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Telegraph
Former Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack requested that a speeding ticket costing nearly $13,000 be reduced to $1,300 because the 36-year-old no longer has a job after being released by Bayer Leverkusen over the summer. Before he left Chelsea in 2010, Ballack was earning closed to $130,000 per week.
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Football Italia
Referees in Italy's Serie A have come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks for allegedly favoring bigger clubs. On Wednesday, following his team's 3-2 loss to Inter at the San Siro, Sampdoria vice president Edoardo Garrone fumed that Italian refs are "killing football."
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