He never quite found the form that propelled him to the top level in the 1990s and left the following summer for Chelsea. A loan to Inter with an option to buy in 2011/12 seemed like Andrea Poli’s big chance at the top. The only thing they’re really missing is a big physical presence but they so rarely need a ‘Plan B’ that it doesn’t matter. Nigerian Taribo West has a fascinating career path that has seen him play in the Italian and German top flights, but also seen him turn out for Al-Arabi and Plymouth Argyle. Staggering. By definition, he was also top goalscorer in Spain in each of those seasons too. Balotelli returned to Milan in 2013 with the Rossoneri and was a hit with fans, replicating some of his best form that has barely been seen since. After a long stint with Lazio, Inter signed Giuseppe Favalli on a free in 2004 and he helped the club to two Coppa Italia trophies and a scudetto. The forward shined at the 1998 World Cup and impressed when back in Italy with Lazio, earning a record move to the Nerazzurri and forging a respected career with the club. Their main rivals are AC Milan and the ‘Derby della Madonnina’ is one of the most followed derbies in football.
Having broke through at Brescia, attacking midfielder Pirlo signed for Inter in 1998. He failed to break through between loans and runs in the side and signed for Milan in 2001, developing into one of the finest deep-lying playmakers around. Injuries and inconsistencies began to get the better of him, however, and despite signing for Inter in 2001, he never made it stick again in European football. He barely got a look in with AC Milan from 2000/01 and never featured for Inter after signing for them at the end of that season. And then there is his family. Tattoo: ‘Jesus’ tattoo on his right arm. The draw of returning to Barcelona is as powerful as the tractor beam on the Death Star, and a swansong with his longtime club seems the right move emotionally. L’enceinte marseillaise est d’ailleurs la deuxième plus grande de France avec une capacité de 60 000 places après de très coûteux travaux réalisés pour l’Euro 2016. Le club du Sud de la France, qui a été dirigé par de grands présidents tels que Marcel Leclerc, Bernard Tapie ou Robert Louis Dreyfus, évolue avec une tenue rouge et blanche, soit les couleurs de la ville de Marseille.
Ronaldo devance ainsi largement son éternel rival Lionel Messi, deuxième du classement avec 125 réalisations (loin devant Robert Lewandowski: 82 buts). Les volleyeurs chinois devraient quand même se plier à certaines contraintes : leur équipe ne pourrait pas être championne de Ligue A, ni descendre en division inférieure mais chaque match joué compterait dans le classement. Caio Henrique, le joueur de l’AS Monaco, récolte un avertissement à la 88e minute, dans cette 2e mi-temps. Cette réforme, la plus radicale depuis vingt ans, a été validée un an après la tempête de la Super Ligue, cet éphémère projet de compétition privée lancé par plusieurs clubs mutins, dont le Real Madrid et Liverpool, qui vont s’affronter le 28 mai en finale de Ligue des champions. Et enfin, alors qu’il était prévu à la base que 2 clubs non-qualifiés pour la Ligue des Champions soient invités chaque saison selon leur coefficient UEFA (en gros, si le FC Barcelone ou Manchester United, par exemple, terminaient 5e de leur championnat), l’UEFA a finalement changé d’idée. UEFA coefficient is based on performances in UEFA competitions over 10 years, including bonus points for winning trophies. He failed to knuckle down, however, and was loaned to AC Milan in February 2010, but returned to Brazil just over a year later.
He returned to Milan in 2004 with Inter, but was again gone after a year. Recovered from injuries and raring to go, Hernan Crespo was signed by Inter in 2002 and tasked with replacing Ronaldo. Following the beginning of the end for Portsmouth’s spell at the top, Sulley Muntari joined Inter in 2008 and started strong before fizzling out. He signed for Inter following the 1998 World Cup and spent two years once again in Milan before moving on. “When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama. Mid season, he joined Milan in the 2000 winter transfer window, but was on loan in England by that November. Davala followed former head coach Fatih Terim to Milan in 2001, but when he was sacked by November that year, it never looked good from then on in. Seedorf impressed but failed to help them in their pursuit of silverware and left for AC Milan in 2002, where he thrived and picked up another two Champions Leagues for his collection. Crespo returned to Italy with Inter in 2006 and eventually made the loan permanent.