Mauro Icardi might be only 23 but he's already released an autobiography ... and it's caused him a few problems.
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Mauro Icardi might be only 23 but he's already released an autobiography ... and it's caused him a few problems.
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Following the publication of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sperling.it%2Fsempre-avanti-mauro-icardi%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"><em>Sempre Avanti</em></a><em>, </em>Icardi has been embroiled in a battle with his own supporters. The Argentine is not just a star player for Inter, but the captain -- and many fans since have called for the armband to be removed.
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Following the publication of Sempre Avanti, Icardi has been embroiled in a battle with his own supporters. The Argentine is not just a star player for Inter, but the captain -- and many fans since have called for the armband to be removed.
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Inter Milan "Ultras" voiced their displeasure at Icardi against Cagliari on Sunday with a banner reading "You're not a man, you're not a captain, you're just a piece of "s**t."
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Inter Milan "Ultras" voiced their displeasure at Icardi against Cagliari on Sunday with a banner reading "You're not a man, you're not a captain, you're just a piece of "s**t."
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Another was unfurled proclaiming "100 goals & 100 trophies don't cancel out the s**t you are!"
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Another was unfurled proclaiming "100 goals & 100 trophies don't cancel out the s**t you are!"
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Things came to a head when Icardi won a penalty in the 25th minute and was jeered by his own supporters as he stepped up to take it. The striker missed, the Curva Nord cheered, and Inter went on to lose the game 2-1.
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Things came to a head when Icardi won a penalty in the 25th minute and was jeered by his own supporters as he stepped up to take it. The striker missed, the Curva Nord cheered, and Inter went on to lose the game 2-1.
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This isn't the first time Icardi has hit the front page headlines. The 23-year-old married his wife Wanda Nara, left, last year. But, as always, the path of true love has not run smooth.
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This isn't the first time Icardi has hit the front page headlines. The 23-year-old married his wife Wanda Nara, left, last year. But, as always, the path of true love has not run smooth.
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Nara used to be married to Maxi Lopez, who was a teammate of Icardi's when they were at Sampdoria together.
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Nara used to be married to Maxi Lopez, who was a teammate of Icardi's when they were at Sampdoria together.
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After Icardi switched to Inter, he took on Lopez's Sampdoria last April. Lopez, middle, refused to shake his hand before the game.
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After Icardi switched to Inter, he took on Lopez's Sampdoria last April. Lopez, middle, refused to shake his hand before the game.
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But for all the his off-pitch antics, Icardi continues to thrill on it. He has scored six goals in eight league appearances this season, and more in total for the Nerazzurri than Brazilian Ronaldo.
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But for all the his off-pitch antics, Icardi continues to thrill on it. He has scored six goals in eight league appearances this season, and more in total for the Nerazzurri than Brazilian Ronaldo.
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