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54 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 JUNE 2015 Sport FOOTBALL ATHLETICS Giuseppe Baresi to visit Malta INTER Club Pupi Zanetti Malta announces with pleasure anoth- er surprise to all Inter support- ers and followers of the football game. Giuseppe Baresi, team cap- tain of F.C. Internazionale for a number of years, will be visiting Malta between the 16 and 20 of July. Beppe Baresi is an iconic fig- ure in the Italian football 's his- tory and was considered as one of the best defenders of his gen- eration. Apart from this, he was also a versatile player and was capable of playing both as a full- back and centreback. Baresi spent most of his ca- reer playing for the nerazzurro team and spent four seasons as a team captain. He joined Inter in 1976 and after honouring the shirt for 16 seasons, he retired in 1992. With Inter, he won dif- ferent honours, mainly two Se- rie A titles, two Italian Cups, one Italian Supercup, and one UEFA cup. In 2008, with Mourinho's ap- pointment as the new Inter coach, Baresi was handed the role of an assistant team man- ager. Alongside the coach, his work was fundamental in guid- ing the team to the historical treble win in 2010. As well-evident in his biogra- phy as both player and assistant team manager, it is surely an honour for all Maltese Inter sup- porters to be given this unique opportunity to host Giuseppe Baresi who forms part of the team's historical past. More de- tails about his visit will be an- nounced by the club's commit- tee in the near future on their official website w w w.icpupizanettimalta.com. Baresi (L) taking on Napoli's Maradona First race of the BSJ 5k Road Running Series on 23 June THE thirteenth edition of the Birkirkara St. Joseph 5K Road Running Series will start on Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 7:30 p.m. on the Mtarfa By-pass. This Series, organised under the auspices of the Malta Ama- teur Athletic Association, will consist of three races with the other two races being held on the 21st July at 7:00 p.m. and on the 18th August starting at 6:30 p.m. on the Mtarfa By-pass. The win- ners of the series will be those athletes with the best accumulat- ed time in the three races, in the males and females categories. Trophies will be presented to the first six athletes in the over- all final classification in the Male and Female categories. Trophies will also be awarded to the win- ners of the respective categories, while a commemorative token will be given to all athletes fea- turing in the final classification. The race route will be closed for vehicular traffic by the police during the events. Entry Forms and Regulations may be downloaded from the Club's website www.bkarast- joseph.com YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt Liverpool sign Joe Gomez for €4.9 million LIVERPOOL confirmed the signing of the England Under-19 defender Joe Gomez from Charl- ton for €4.9 million , becoming the fourth signing of what has already been a busy off-season at Anfield. The 18-year-old will start pre-season with the Reds but is expected to go out on loan, with Championship side Derby thought to be interested. "It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't really hit me yet. But I'm buzzing and just excited to get started," said Gomez. "The club has got great history, it's a great club and one that I've always been following from when I was young. Gomez won the 2014 European Championship in Malta with the England Under-17 side. He impressed in his first league campaign at The Valley and joins James Milner, Danny Ings and Adam Bogdan on the list of play- ers to have signed with Brendan Rodgers' team since last season, when they finished sixth, eight points adrift of the Champions League places.