List of major Juventus free transfer signings by Giuseppe Marotta- from 2010 till date

Ever since he took as over as Juve’s general manager (Direttore Generale or DG in Italian) in 2010, Giuseppe Marotta has made some astounding free transfers in the market. The latest is Emre Can, who will move from Anfield to Turin for the 2018/19 season (four year contract) after completing his medical today (June 21, 2018)

DG Beppe Marotta’s major free transfer signings for Juve.

2010/11- Luca Toni
2011/12- Andrea Pirlo
2012/13- Lucio, Paul Pogba, Nicolas Anelka
2013/14- Fernando Llorente
2014/15- Kingsley Coman
2015/16- Sami Khedira, Neto

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2018 FIFA World Cup Attendances- Crowds at Russia 2018- Stats & Figures

Here are the official crowd numbers from the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia. There are a total of 12 stadiums hosting games at the World Cup. Most of the venues seem to register consistent, 40k plus crowds, as the stats below show.

Last updated after France v Croatia Final (78,011) game on 15 July, 2018

Group A World Cup 2018 Attendances:-

Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia 14 June, 2018 Attendance 78,011
Egypt 0-1 Uruguay 15 June, 2018 Attendance 27,015
Russia 3-1 Egypt 19 June, 2018 Attendance 64,468
Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia 20 June, 2018 Attendance 42,678
Uruguay 3-0 Russia 25 June, 2018 Attendance 41,970
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Egypt 25 June, 2018 Attendance 36,823

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Alan Sugar Racist Tweet Senegal Footballers 2018- Lord Sugar Beach Vendors

Alan Sugar has come in for criticism after a tweet of his that compared footballers from the Senegalese national team to vendors selling bags and sunglasses on beaches.

Sugar was seemingly comparing them to the Lookie-Lookie men from Senegal who are renowned for selling counterfeit items in Spain.

After his initial tweet, Sugar, well known for his appearances in the Apprentice, went on to say that he found nothing wrong with his tweet and that people were overreacting, but eventually deleted his tweet.

Senegal became the first African national to pick up points at the World Cup last night after beating Poland 2-1. They’re also the only country at Russia 2018 to have a black coach in the form of Aliou Cisse.

Here are the tweets- offensive or not?

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