{
  "id": 5210971,
  "title": "El Shaarawy returns ‘home’ to Genoa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/el-shaarawy-returns-home-to-genoa-5210971",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T23:22:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/03/el-shaarawy-returns-home-to-genoa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stephan El Shaarawy, the former Italy forward, has returned to his childhood club Genoa, according to the Serie A side's announcement on Wednesday. The 33-year-old made his senior debut for Genoa when he was just 16 years old back in 2008. Prior to joining Roma in 2016, El Shaarawy had stints with AC Milan and Monaco.\n\nSpeaking about his return, El Shaarawy expressed his emotions, saying, \"With Genoa, I experienced my first joys as a professional, I experienced my first emotions, and returning to wear this jersey is a bit of a full circle moment.\" He added, \"Being back home fills me and my family with pride: Genoa is part of our DNA, and the desire to fight for these colours and these fans is a drive I feel very strongly.\"\n\nGenoa, coached by El Shaarawy's former Roma teammate Daniele De Rossi, have also signed Robinho Junior, the 19-year-old son of former Brazil international Robinho. Robinho Junior made headlines in May after being slapped by his team-mate Neymar, the Selecao's record goalscorer. The incident occurred at Santos when Neymar reacted negatively to being dribbled past by the younger player.\n\nCurrently, Genoa find themselves in 16th position in the Serie A table after opening the season with two defeats. They face Como in their next match on Friday.",
  "summary": "Former Italy forward Stephan El Shaarawy returns to his formative club after almost a decade at Roma.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "El Shaarawy returns ‘home’ to Genoa",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T23:22:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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