Andrea Belotti dedicated Italy s 2-0 win over Poland to Roberto Mancini as the Azzurri coach continues to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.
A Jorginho penalty and Domenico Berardi s late strike secured a comfortable victory for Italy on Sunday, taking them to the top of Nations League Group A1 with one match remaining.
Another win against already relegated Bosnia–Herzegovina on Wednesday will guarantee Italy a spot in next year s finals of the tournament, while a point would be enough should Poland draw with the Netherlands.
Mancini is in isolation at his home in Rome but Torino striker Belotti – who won the spot-kick from which Jorginho opened the scoring and also drew two fouls which saw Jacek Goralski receive a red card – …
Antonio Conte was the coach who started Juventus title-winning streak and as Inter boss he is determined to bring an end to the reign of the Turin giants.
However, Conte knows the will and planning on his part is not enough, and the onus falls on his team to beat direct rivals such as Napoli, who visit San Siro on Wednesday.
Seeing off such opponents could begin to tip the balance in Inter s favour, with the Nerazzurri prominent contenders to deny Juventus a 10th consecutive Serie A crown.
Inter sit second, with Napoli third, going into their midweek tussle, both keen to keep pace with early pace-setters Milan and stay ahead of fourth-placed Juve, who have yet to be beaten.
Head-to-head matches are very important for the standings and from a mental point…
It is too early to declare the Premier League a two-horse race for the title, but the blows Manchester City and Arsenal continue to trade are making for increasingly compelling viewing.
Arsenal will have to respond on Sunday after City s latest majestic showing against sorry Southampton.
Chelsea look re-energised under Graham Potter, while Eddie Howe continues to weave his magic at Newcastle United, who scored more goals than even City on Saturday.
Antonio Conte s Tottenham only needed one goal to round off the day by maintaining their impressive start to the campaign at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Before attention turns to events at Emirates Stadium, Stats Perform picks out the best data from Saturday s matches.
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Liverpool suffered a fourth straight Premier League defeat as Everton ended their miserable run at Anfield with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
In a match that Liverpool went on to dominate after a lacklustre first-half display, Richarlison s third-minute goal and Gylfi Sigurdsson s late penalty proved enough for Everton to claim a first away win over their Merseyside rivals since September 1999.
Liverpool s efforts were not helped by the loss of Jordan Henderson to injury, with Sadio Mane missing two presentable chances that might have made Everton pay for profligate finishing from Seamus Coleman and Richarlison.
The centre of derby drama in recent meetings, Jordan Pickford also played a pivotal role, making a wonderful save from Mohamed Salah, setting the stage fo…
Lazio have reached an agreement with Olympique Marseile over the proposed transfer of Matteo Guendouzi, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The contracts have apparently been checked and signed, and Ligue 1 side is set to receive €1 million as a fee for an initial loan, with Lazio obligated to turn the transfer permanent next summer for €12 million. There are €5 million more to follow in the form of achievable add-ons, as well as 10% of any future sale, all going to Marseille.
If everything goes according to plan, with no unforeseen issues, the French midfielder should travel to Rome today (Tuesday) for his medical.
Lazio and OM have already exchanged signed contracts for Mattéo Guendouzi deal, here we go!
Agreement sealed for €1m loan fee, €12m ob…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Callum Hudson-Odoi from Nottingham Forest in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Forest could have to sell Hudson-Odoi due to financial issues, and Premier League rivals Spurs are looking to take advantage of the situation.
Hudson-Odoi has been on the books of Forest since 2023 when he joined from Premier League rivals Chelsea. The English winger started the campaign slowly for the Reds, but he was one of the best players for the team in the final weeks and months of the campaign, helping Forest stave off the dreaded drop to the Championship.
The youngster made 20 starts and nine substitute appearances in the Premier League for Forest this season. Hudson-Odoi scored eight goals and gave one a…
A record sum of almost £6billion was spent on international transfer deals this summer, with Saudi clubs’ spending topping £700million.
The outlay by clubs in the Pro League was second only to the Premier League, whose teams spent just under £1.6bn on overseas deals alone, according to FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot which was published on Friday.
In total, 7.36bn US dollars (£5.89bn) was spent globally in the summer window, while agents’ fees for 2023 are already at a record annual high – 696.6m US dollars or £558m.
The spending on deals in 2023 is a 47 per cent increase on the same period last year, and 26.8 per cent up on the previous mid-year record set in 2019.
Saudi clubs spent £701m on transfers according to FIFA, with Al Hilal…
France were named as hosts of Euro 2016 by UEFA president Michel Platini here on Friday, the French bid beating off strong opposition from the two other candidates Turkey and Italy.
France prevailed with seven of the 13 votes cast by UEFA s executive committee members in the second round of voting, edging Turkey by one vote.
France s candidacy was supported by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had spoken out in its favour at the final round of presentations to UEFA delegates in Geneva earlier Friday.
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, president of the French Football Federation, in his first reaction, paid tribute to the two losing bidders.
I have a thought for our friends in Turkey and Italy putting myself in their place I can imagine their disappointment and…
Erling Haaland netted the 22nd hat-trick of his career for club and country as Norway eased to a 3-0 win over Kosovo in Wednesday s international friendly at Ullevaal Stadion.
The Manchester City striker, who was crowned the Premier League s top scorer in 2023-24 for the second season running, took just 15 minutes to get off the mark in Oslo.
Haaland headed home David Moller Wolfe s cross inside the six-yard box, before doubling his tally in the 70th minute with a clipped finish after being played through on goal.
The third and final goal arrived three minutes later as the prolific striker exchanged passes with Aron Donnum and fired home after Kosovo made a mess of cutting out the danger.
Haaland now has 30 goals in just 32 appearances for Norway, who fac…
Although there might be plenty of speculation surrounding s potential move to Napoli, it appears that a number of Italy s elite could be heading in the opposite direction.
While it might appear that Nigerian marksmen will not be completing a blockbuster move to Chelsea ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, many of Serie A’s top stars are attracting plenty of Premier League interest.
Ahead of what looks set to be another frantic summer transfer window, we have taken a look at some of the top Serie A talent that could be heading for the Premier League.
Joshua Zirkzee Bologna
Watching spring an almighty upset last season as they stormed their way to a famous Champions League ticket, the Greyhounds have continued to receive a string of plaudits from across the contin…