Raffaele Palladino has said his first words as new Atalanta coach and will hold a press conference just hours before his debut against Napoli on November 22. The tactician was appointed today on a contract to June 2027, as predecessor Ivan Juric was fired following a poor start to the campaign. Advertisement The former Monza…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted he is worried about Ryan Gravenberch after seeing the Dutch midfielder sustain an ankle problem during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Anfield. Gravenberch has since been ruled out of the Reds’ Champions League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt and Slot is concerned his presence will be missed as…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby…
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is purring in the Bundesliga after a perfect start to the season. Eintracht Frankfurt – arguably the only side that looked capable of challenging the Bavarian powerhouse – lost at Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, leaving a far-from-perfect Borussia Dortmund team and overachieving Cologne and St. Pauli as Bayern’s closest rivals…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt has signed Japanese winger Ritsu Doan to strengthen a squad depleted by the sale of Hugo Ekitiké as it prepares to return to the Champions League. Doan joins on a five-year contract from fellow German club Freiburg, where he was top scorer with 10 goals as the team placed…
Filip Kostic is set to leave Juventus after his loan at Fenerbahce, with Atalanta the favourites, ahead of Roma and Bologna. The 32-year-old spent this season in the Turkish Super Lig on loan and returned to base in time to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. Advertisement He started last night’s 5-2 defeat to…