Champions League 2016/2017 groups

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Big Fat Higuain

After turning out in Juventus' friendly win over West Ham, Gonzalo Higuain attracted some attention for the size of his belly, rather than his goalscoring ability...

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/08/09/26129342/cartoon-of-the-day-august/cartoon-9816#photo

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Goal's Yearbook Battle

As Goal's Yearbook Battle reached its final stage, the class of 1992 could prove no match for Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez's class of 1987, who ran out comfortable winners...

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/08/02/26129342/cartoon-of-the-day-august?ICID=HP_TN_7_5

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De Laurentiis slams Higuain

Gonzalo Higuain cited Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis as the main reason for his move to Juventus, but the 67-year-old has hit back, calling the striker "an actor or a liar"...

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/07/30/25223312/cartoon-of-the-day-july?ICID=HP_PN_2
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Juventus sign Higuain

Juventus have confirmed the signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli, but is he the man to guide them to Champions League glory?

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/07/27/25223312/cartoon-of-the-day-july/cartoon-juventus-sign-higuain#photo

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Messi's Silver Hair

Lionel Messi unveiled a new hair colour on Sunday, though the silvery tone has seen him mocked for the series of international final defeats he has suffered in recent years...

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/07/25/25223312/cartoon-of-the-day-july?ICID=HP_BN_3

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Higuain hurts Napoli

For money, not love: Diego Maradona says he has been left "hurt" by Gonzalo Higuain's decision to join a direct Serie A rival in Juventus.

Goal cartoon link: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3947/cartoon-of-the-day/2016/07/24/25223312/cartoon-of-the-day-july/cartoon-higuains-juve-medical#photo

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Juventus the Champions

Juventus were crowned champions of Italy for the fifth consecutive season on Monday after Roma defeated Napoli.

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Simone Zaza broke Gonzalo Higuain's heart on Valentines weekend, with Juventus' 1-0 win over Napoli, Wayne Rooney also had a weekend to forget due to Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Sunderland...

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Party like it was 1990

Higuain shows shades of Maradona as the Argentine's goals look set to drag Napoli to their first Scudetto since Diego's reign

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Lewandowski's agent has laughed off Bayern München's interest in Higuain, stating "those who have a beautiful bride should not look at other beautiful brides".

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Roma and Fiorentina out of of Coppa Italia

Roma and Fiorentina crashed out of the Coppa Italia, while Napoli and Juventus managed to avoid an emergency.

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Mad Messi attacking Higuain who loses chances

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El Pipita: Gonzalo Higuain

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Rafa Benitez was given the ultimate birthday present as Wolfsburg succumbed to a 4-1 drubbing by Napoli in the Europa League

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Higuain helps Napoli to win Supercoppa

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Higuain eyes Maradona's crown

Gonzalo Higuain has set himself quite the task.

In similar fashion to Diego Maradona, the 26-year-old forward wants to help guide Argentina to the World Cup in Brazil before inspiring Napoli to the Serie A title.

"This is an important moment for me and for my career," Higuain told La Gazetta dello Sport.

"I want to do what Maradona did: first win the World Cup and then the Scudetto. He triumphed in Mexico with Argentina in 1986 and, a year later, he made Napoli go crazy.

"If I could do this it would really be the ultimate dream. I want to stay in Naples for a long time - here I'm going to be a king."

No pressure, Gonzalo.

Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:00

New version of the cartoon without Rafa

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Footballers enjoy the boom after €1.2bn bonanza

This week at Goal we've been running through the 10 biggest transfer deals of the year, and giving you the inside track on how each was completed.

After massive transfer fees, bumpers wages, taxes and agent fees are totted up the sums are truly staggering: Gareth Bale's move will cost Real Madrid €198.8m!

With so much money flying around, no wonder the players have been enjoying themselves!

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 07:00

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Higuain in tears as Napoli miss out on last 16

Napoli agonisingly missed out on a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Despite beating Arsenal 2-0 with goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon, the Italian side were eliminated after Borussia Dortmund defeated Marseille, meaning the Bundesliga outfit progressed top of Group F, with the Gunners finishing second by virtue of a superior goal difference.

And it was all too much for goal scorer Higuain, who could not hide is disappointment after the game.

"Not going through is incredible," he said. "It is an injustice, really.

"Going out with 12 points – winning four games in such an immensely difficult group with two sides as strong as Arsenal and Dortmund - when you see teams going through with only one or two wins, with six or seven points, it's disappointing.

"It cannot be anything else but bad luck because to win four games out of six and be eliminated is not something that happens often."

Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:00

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Ghost buster: Wenger hopes to avoid being haunted by Napoli

Arsenal take on Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday with manager Arsene Wenger set to face Gonzalo Higuain, a man he tried, and failed, to sign in the summer transfer window.

The Argentine striker, is not the only familiar face for the Gunners as Rafael Benitez brings his Serie A side to the Emirates Stadium, including goalkeeper Pepe Reina another one-time transfer target of the Gunners.

Wenger's men go into the game in confident mood, two points clear at the top of the early Premier League table, but will be hoping the ones that got away do not return to haunt his men.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:46

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