Person: Paolo Cannavaro

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Legacy of Maradona sustains emblem of Italy’s south through the hard times

You might say that Naples is a city of three volcanoes. Vesuvius looms behind the city and the bay, Campi Flegrei is the super volcano nine miles wide that lurks beneath - and then there is the football club, writes David Shonfield.

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Another milestone for Messi

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Napoli deducted two points after match-fixing scandal

Tardelli keen to avoid do-or-die battle

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Ivanovic the hero as Blues march into last 16

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Chelsea rescue League season with great comeback

Chelsea in danger of crashing out of League

Napoli 3 Chelsea 1

Tue, 21 Feb, 2012

Napoli thrive on back of Cavani

Fernando Torres and Edinson Cavani — tonight’s match in Naples is packed with intriguing contrasts but none perhaps as telling as the contrasting fortunes of two strikers.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2012

Napoli leave City on the brink

MANCHESTER CITY may be riding high in the Premier League but their Champions League hopes are out of their hands after Roberto Mancini’s side crashed to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli last night.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2011

Cavani brace sinks City's Champions League hopes

Napoli 2 Manchester City 1

Tue, 22 Nov, 2011

‘Small clubs’ begin to lose faith with refs

ONE of the unique privileges of Italian football referees is that they get to have audiences with the Pope.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2006