Antonio Cassano has retired from football – again – but had time for another typically no-filter interview. “All the players suck nowadays.”

The 36-year-old had only joined Virtus Entella for training a week ago and was yet to sign a contract, but this morning released a statement confirming he had decided to call it a day.

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Hellas Verona risk losing the Serie B leadership after a shock 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Lecce.

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This result allowed Lecce to climb into second place, only one point behind, but Pescara can leapfrog Verona with a positive result this weekend.

Verona 0-2 Lecce

La Mantia 45 (L), Mancosu 69 (L)

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Palermo fought back from a goal down to conquer Foggia, while Giampaolo Pazzini bagged a hat-trick as Verona crushed Carpi 4-1.

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Foggia 1-2 Palermo

Kragl 37 (F), Salvi 54 (P), Trajkovski 62 (P)

Salernitana 3-0 Padova

Di Tacchio 26 (S), Casasola 65 (S), D Anderson 69 (S)

Verona 4-1 Carpi

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Fabio Pecchia has seen it all at Real Madrid, Napoli and Hellas Verona, revealing Cristiano Ronaldo “has loved Serie A and Italy for years.”

The former assistant manager to Rafa Benitez is now a Coach of his own accord and spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport about his career.

He spent a lot of time working with Ronaldo in Madrid and wasn’t surprised by the transfer to Juventus.

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Cosenza risk a 3-0 defeat to Hellas Verona after their Serie B match was called off due to the awful state of the pitch.

Despite delaying kick-off for an hour and attempting to get the situation under control, the referee felt the turf failed his pitch inspection.

Now Cosenza risk a 3-0 defeat, as it was their responsibility to keep the playing surface in a playable condition at the Stadio San Vito-Marulla.

The work to relay the turf was not completed on schedule and large patches were completely different to the rest of the surface.

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Turkish club MKE Ankaragucu unveiled new signing Alessio Cerci with a bizarre Godfather-themed video.

The 31-year-old was a free agent after Hellas Verona’s relegation, having played for the likes of Roma, Torino, Atletico Madrid, Milan and Genoa.

He signed a three-year contract with Ankaragucu, who relied on Italian stereotypes by announcing his arrival with a Godfather video.

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Alessio Cerci has signed a three-year contract with Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü.

The 31-year-old Italian was a free agent after the end of his experience with Hellas Verona.

According to multiple sources, he has put pen to paper on a deal worth €1.1m per year net.

Cerci also had a proposal from Bursaspor.

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Alessio Cerci and Udinese defender Thomas Heurtaux are both on their way towards Turkish side MKE Ankaragucu.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the Serie A pair agreed terms and will sign over the next 48 hours.

Former Torino, Roma, Milan and Atletico Madrid forward Cerci is a free agent after the end of his experience with Hellas Verona.

Last season, Cerci scored three goals in 24 games for Hellas, but could not prevent their relegation.

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Juventus have reportedly decided to keep hold of teenage sensation Moise Kean, despite interest from Marseille, Nice, Borussia Dortmund and more.

The striker is only 18 years old, yet already has 22 Serie A appearances under his belt with five goals.

He spent last season on loan at Hellas Verona and was expected to go out on another temporary spell, perhaps with option to buy and counter-option.

There was interest from the likes of Olympique Marseille, Nice, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Udinese, Parma and Leganes.

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There were several upsets in the Coppa Italia, as Parma, Empoli, Frosinone and Hellas Verona crashed out, but Sassuolo ran riot.

The tournament entered its third knockout phase and the next fixtures won’t be until December.

Parma’s participation in the Coppa Italia was short-lived, beaten at home 1-0 by Pisa.

Roberto Zammarini scored the decisive goal after 28 minutes, though Leo Stulac went close to an equaliser.

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