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Daniel Boffey
Daniel Boffey is on the ground in Istanbul.
“We’ve nothing to lose”, said Francesco Camisso, 50, a banker from Milan, as he posed by giant football on Taksim Square. “We have heart but Manchester City are a very powerful team”, added Stefana Mattero, 27, an electrician, with a shrug.
Yet, the diagnosis by Joe Royle, City manager in the tumultuous 1998-2001 period, of “City-itis”, that fear held deep…