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ROME – Italy’s new coach Gennaro Gattuso on Thursday pledged to restore enthusiasm and create “a family” at the battered national team, aiming to secure qualification for the next World Cup after the Azzurri missed out twice in a row. Gattuso replaces Luciano Spalletti, who was sacked this month following a 3-0 defeat by Norway…
The role of manager at Parma has been empty for the last few weeks given that Cristian Chivu left to take charge of Inter. Now the club have decided on their new appointment – 29-year-old Carlos Cuesta. He will leave the role of Mikel Arteta’s assistant manager at Arsenal to take over this role. Cuesta…
Gav says… Our start is obviously very favourable. According to a bunch of different analytic websites, Sunderland actually have the most appealing start to the season of any club in the Premier League, which I suppose is a good thing. On the flipside, you look at Burnley’s first five games and can’t help but feel…
Long-ball football has, for better or worse, been on the decline for years. Football was once a kick-and-run game, shaped by long balls and the thinking that getting the ball close to the opposition’s goal as quickly as possible increased the chances of scoring, well, more quickly. That was swiftly disproved and left further and…
Napoli won Serie A last season for the fourth time in their history and the second time in three seasons. The first two titles, in 1987 and 1990, came during the Diego Maradona era. In 2023, Luciano Spalletti won their first Scudetto in 33 years before Conte steered I Partenopei to last season’s triumph. Conte’s…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insists Italian football is being left behind and the Champions League Final proved it for Inter. ‘Only in Italy do they still think players are too young and that experience is what wins you games.’ The 45-year-old is fresh from winning the Conference League trophy for Chelsea and he spoke to…
Less than 24 hours after La Liga President Javier Tebas claimed that Barcelona were not under their salary limit, and by proxy, in the so-called ‘1:1 spending rule’, Barcelona chief Joan Laporta has directly disputed that idea. After making noises about potential signings, Laporta told the Barcelona senate that they were indeed under said rule….
Trent Alexander-Arnold got his his Real Madrid career up and running this evening, making his debut against Al Hilal – and one of his old team mates could be about to join him in the Spanish capital – to join Madrid’s rivals. Andy Robertson appears to be up for a fresh challenge in La Liga….
Bayern Munich are reported to have Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Kaoru Mitoma on their transfer radar after learning that Nico Williams would rather join Barcelona this summer. Williams stayed with Athletic Club in the wake of a breakout at Euro 2024 last summer, but the Spanish winger is still considered one…
Auckland City FC earned their spot in the FIFA Club World Cup by winning Oceania’s OFC Champions League. The team of amateurs played Bayern Munich first up, losing 10-0 to the German giants. Next, the New Zealanders will play Portuguese giants Benfica. But is it a privilege or is it painful to be rubbing shoulders…