Mario Balotelli

Adana Demirspor hammered Gaziantep FK 4-0 in a Turkish Süper Lig game on Sept. 25.

Adana took an early lead with Yunus Akgun's goal in the 12th minute at New Adana Stadium and the first half ended 1-0.

Gaziantep's Steven Kaulker scored his own goal and made it 2-0 for Adana Demirspor in the 65th minute.

Former Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has been given the job of reviving the fortunes of Italy's national team, the Italian football federation (FIGC) has confirmed.

Hitting the town in Manchester, Jenny Thompson, who rose to fame as Wayne Rooney’s escort – turned heads last night thanks to a skintight and very daring dress. Hitting the town in Manchester, the 26-year-old ditched her underwear completely, which was evident thanks to the cut-out section down the side of her dress.

Mario Balotelli made her “famous”. After their break-up, however, she was lost to the public eye, and has strived hard to get back in it. The hotness, the beauty called Melissa Castagnoli was caught by the lens on a Miami beach wearing a tiny bikini and showing off her curves to everyone around.

Hakan Ar?kan, the Turkish goalkeeper of Trabzonspor who conceded four goals against Napoli in the last 32-stage first leg game of the Europa League on Feb. 19, has uniquely bad memories with Napoli coach Rafael Benitez.

The agent of Mario Balotelli led the growing criticism of former Italy and AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi following remarks criticising the number of "blacks" playing at youth level in Italy.
      
Sacchi, a renowned football coach and innovator who notably helped Milan to back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990, has claimed he is "not racist".
      

Liverpool kicked off their return to UEFA Champions League after beating Bulgaria's Ludogorets 2-1 on Tuesday night.

It was far from plain sailing for the hosts at Anfield, as the Bulgarian champions proved worthy opponents in their first ever Champions League appearance.

Italian experience overcame England's youthful exuberance in an intriguing clash of styles at the World Cup on June 14 and in Group D's other game unfancied Costa Rica beat twice champions Uruguay in the tournament's biggest upset so far.