Stunning Italian TV presenter goes viral at FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup currently being held across the United States certainly has its share of problems, but there is one very bright spot: Eleonora Incardona.
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The Italian TV host for DAZN has gone viral for her glamorous outfits and the sheer amount of kilometres that she has traveled just days into the near-month-long tournament.
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Incardona was on hand in Miami, Fla., on Saturday night to watch the tournament's opening game between Lionel Messi's Inter Miami and Egyptian outfit Al Ahly, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
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There was no time to relax on South Beach after the game ended, however, as the head-turning host packed up to fly cross-country for her next assignment: Covering the game between Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain against Atletico Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. – more than 4,000 km away.
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