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Football is about marginal gains, those little extras that can make a difference in the heat of the battle and, for some, verbals are seen as being more effective than a balanced diet. But there is a line. Take Tuesday night’s Coppa Italia derby between Inter and Milan, when Zlatan Ibrahmovic faced up to his former
Manchester United teammate Romelu Lukaku, repeatedly shouting at the Belgian as tensions grew to “go do your voodoo sh1t, you little donkey” – a niche but surely needless reference to Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri claiming the former Toffee turned down a new contract due to a message from the spirits, which in turn prompted Lukaku to threaten legal action.