• Weather made it 'really difficult' - Stoke boss Robins

    Weather made it 'really difficult' - Stoke boss Robins
    Stoke City boss Mark Robins was wrapped up in his full winter coat at the Bet 365 Stadium [Jan Kruger -Getty Images)]Stoke City boss Mark Robins understandably blamed the weather for his side's comparatively poor showing as the effects of Storm Boelo led to the Potters' first goalless draw of the season."I can't be too critical and I don't want to be," he told BBC Radio Stoke, after the 0-0 stalemateat home to Bristol City. "I don't think it's warranted. "It was really difficult. They've changed
  • 🎥 Abel Ferreira has nothing to say on incident and turns question back

    🎥 Abel Ferreira has nothing to say on incident and turns question back
    🎥 Abel Ferreira has nothing to say on incident and turns question backThere was no shortage of controversy during Sunday's (1st) Palmeiras versus Vasco clash, refereed by Anderson Daronco.And one of the most talked-about incidents involved a potential penalty that was not awarded to Vasco at Nubank Parque. Asked about the referee's decision, coach Abel Ferreira kept his response brief and chose to turn the question back on the reporter. Abel pointed to another possible errorThe incident that
  • Man Utd eye Barcelona's Balde - Monday's gossip

    Man Utd eye Barcelona's Balde - Monday's gossip
    Alejandro Balde could leave Barcelona, sparking interest from Manchester United, Liverpool have shortlisted Murillo and Nico Schlotterbeck as Virgil van Dijk replacements, while Real Madrid are eyeing Bart Verbruggen.Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde could leave the club in January, putting Manchester United on alert, who have shown interest in the 23-year-old Spain international. (Record, via Marca - in Portuguese)If Balde leaves Barcelona, it could free up space for the La Liga club to sign
  • Spalletti: ‘Juventus players deserve credit for victory, but we need fans by our side’

    Spalletti: ‘Juventus players deserve credit for victory, but we need fans by our side’
    Spalletti: ‘Juventus players deserve credit for victory, but we need fans by our side’Luciano Spalletti said Juventus players ‘deserve all the credit’ for the 2-0 win over Napoli, but hits back at the boo boys. ‘We need our fans by our side, the real face of this stadium.’The Bianconeri mood was dire going into this game, especially after the 2-0 defeat to relegation battlers Genoa on Wednesday evening.Juan Cabal hit the woodwork, and Guglielmo Vicario needed a stunning early save on
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  • Injury concerns after McKennie, De Bruyne and Di Lorenzo substitutions in Juventus 2-0 Napoli

    Injury concerns after McKennie, De Bruyne and Di Lorenzo substitutions in Juventus 2-0 Napoli
    Injury concerns after McKennie, De Bruyne and Di Lorenzo substitutions in Juventus 2-0 NapoliNapoli star Kevin De Bruyne was subbed off in an away game against Juventus with a sprained ankle, while Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Weston McKennie suffered adductor injuries.Juventus and Napoli had to make several substitutions during their meeting at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday night.Injury updates on McKennie, De Bruyne and Di LorenzoTURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Kevin De Bruyne of SSC Napoli is challe
  • Di Lorenzo: ‘Napoli struggle with consistency, I was forced to go off’

    Di Lorenzo: ‘Napoli struggle with consistency, I was forced to go off’
    Di Lorenzo: ‘Napoli struggle with consistency, I was forced to go off’Giovanni Di Lorenzo confirms he was ‘forced’ to come off for Napoli at half-time in the 2-0 defeat to Juventus, but was glad to reunite with his old coach Luciano Spalletti.The captain and Kevin De Bruyne went off at half-time with injuries, the Belgium international turning his ankle, and the team never quite stepped up the performance in the same way.Di Lorenzo suffers new Napoli setbackNAPLES, ITALY – MAY 11: Giov
  • 📸 Juve starlet Kerim Alajbegović announces himself to Serie A in style 🚀

    📸 Juve starlet Kerim Alajbegović announces himself to Serie A in style 🚀
    📸 Juve starlet Kerim Alajbegović announces himself to Serie A in style 🚀Juventus dug deep to beat fellow Serie A giants Napoli 2-0 on Sunday, and they have one up-and-coming star to thank. 
    A 19-year-old Kerim Alajbegović was the best player on the pitch by a wide margin, with undeniable creativity and a relentless drive forward.Eventually, he went on to solidify his name as one to watch in front of a roaring home crowd.The Bosnian sent a curling effort from well outside the box off th
  • Landucci: ‘Napoli had a bad second half, Juventus deserved win, but new injury problems’

    Landucci: ‘Napoli had a bad second half, Juventus deserved win, but new injury problems’
    Landucci: ‘Napoli had a bad second half, Juventus deserved win, but new injury problems’Max Allegri’s assistant Marco Landucci reveals new Napoli injury problems, but ‘we had a bad second half and Juventus deserved to win, there’s not much else to say.’The coach completed his two-match touchline ban by sitting in the stands of a stadium he knows so well thanks to 10 years at Juve in two different spells.Assistant Marco Landucci was on the bench for this evening’s big match, but the
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  • Malek El Mala (21) celebrates his turn to make an impact for Cologne

    Malek El Mala (21) celebrates his turn to make an impact for Cologne
    Malek El Mala (21) celebrates his turn to make an impact for CologneCologne head coach René Wagner praised Malek El Mala following the striker’s remarkable Bundesliga debut against Union Berlin on Sunday afternoon. The 21-year-old came off the bench to rescue a 1-1 draw for the visiting side, scoring just seven minutes after entering the pitch and earning the Bundesliga’s Man of the Match award. Malek polished off one of his brother’s crosses that happened to be flicked on by Alessio Cast
  • 🎥 Keeper's assist proving decisive in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watch

    🎥 Keeper's assist proving decisive in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watch
    🎥 Keeper's assist proving decisive in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watchIt's not every day you see an assist from a goalkeeper.And Grêmio took the lead against Atlético-MG this Sunday (1) in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal, with a decisive contribution from Weverton.His superb long ball led to Carlos Vinícius's goal.
    Carlos Vinícius was grateful!Galo started the stronger side.Weverton even had to make a save to deny Cuello.Then came the moment in question.The Grêmio goalkeeper p
  • 🎥 Keeper's assist makes the difference in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watch

    🎥 Keeper's assist makes the difference in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watch
    🎥 Keeper's assist makes the difference in Grêmio v Atlético-MG; watchIt's not every day you see an assist from a goalkeeper.And Grêmio took the lead against Atlético-MG this Sunday (1) in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal, thanks to a decisive contribution from Weverton.It was his superb long ball that led to Carlos Vinícius's goal.
    Carlos Vinícius was grateful!Atlético started the stronger side.Weverton even had to make a save to deny Cuello.Then came the moment in questio
  • Liverpool sour on star just months after record-breaking deal

    Liverpool sour on star just months after record-breaking deal
    Liverpool sour on star just months after record-breaking dealLiverpool have soured on one star and it's just a matter of months since his record-breaking deal with the club. Can he turn things around?Liverpool have struck many, many massive deals in the last 18 months. It's been quite ridiculous, really, as the spending is unlike anything we've ever seen at Anfield before.They've broken their transfer record at least twice. Possibly three times depending on who you believe on the final price for
  • Aston Villa Results ‘Not Enough’, Admits Emery: What Must Change Before Barcelona?

    Aston Villa Results ‘Not Enough’, Admits Emery: What Must Change Before Barcelona?
    Aston Villa Results ‘Not Enough’, Admits Emery: What Must Change Before Barcelona?Aston Villa’s unbeaten Champions League run has offered Unai Emery much to admire, yet their domestic performances tell a less convincing story. Villa sit ninth in the Premier League with three wins, three draws and three defeats from nine matches, while three European victories have lifted them to second in the league-phase table.The contrast became harder to ignore after Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Fulham. V
  • 👊Di Carlo hits out at everyone: They're destroying Argentine football

    👊Di Carlo hits out at everyone: They're destroying Argentine football
    👊Di Carlo hits out at everyone: They're destroying Argentine footballRiver Plate president Stefano Di Carlo leveled harsh accusations at the refereeing establishment after the Superclásico against Boca Juniors, igniting controversy in Argentine sports.Scathing criticism of refereeing decisionsThe head of the Núñez-based club sharply criticized the decisions made on the pitch, claiming there is clear bias in the domestic competition: "When mistakes always favor the same teams, they stop bei
  • West Ham Sound Out Former Premier League Boss: Is Keeping Nuno A Risk?

    West Ham Sound Out Former Premier League Boss: Is Keeping Nuno A Risk?
    West Ham Sound Out Former Premier League Boss: Is Keeping Nuno A Risk?West Ham’s defeat to West Brom has increased questions surrounding Nuno Espírito Santo, yet the table gives the board a reason to resist a change. The Hammers sit eighth after 13 Championship matches, with six wins, four draws and three defeats. They have scored 33 goals, the division’s highest total, but conceded 18.Saturday’s 3-1 home loss followed another defeat against Southampton. Back-to-back setbacks have frustra
  • Serie A Round 10 table: Lazio back on top after 16 years, Juventus overtake Napoli

    Serie A Round 10 table: Lazio back on top after 16 years, Juventus overtake Napoli
    Serie A Round 10 table: Lazio back on top after 16 years, Juventus overtake NapoliLazio are alone at the top of the Serie A table after Round 10, while Juventus have overtaken Napoli following a 2-0 win on Sunday night.Serie A Round 10 will complete on Monday with Sassuolo-Fiorentina and Atalanta-Parma, but Lazio already know they’ll spend the next week alone at the top of the Serie A table.ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Andrea Pinamonti of SS Lazio celebrates a second goal during the Serie A ma
  • Serie A | Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Alajbegovic and Boga magic revives Juve

    Serie A | Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Alajbegovic and Boga magic revives Juve
    Serie A | Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Alajbegovic and Boga magic revives JuveJuventus got back on track by beating 10-man Napoli 2-0 thanks to a pair of long-range screamers by Kerim Alajbegovic and Jeremie Boga, but Luca Marianucci saw red.Both teams were locked together on 14 points going into this clash, so desperately in need of a result. The Bianconeri put their squad in a training camp after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Genoa, losing three of the last four Serie A games, but Nico Gonzalez, Francis
  • Boy, 14, hands himself in to police over Bradley Lowery video

    A huge Sunderland fan, Bradley Lowery was honoured by the club in May [Getty Images]A 14-year-old boy has "handed himself in" to West Midlands Police after a video posted on social media appeared to show a fan taunting Sunderland with a photo of Bradley Lowery during Saturday's Premier League match.Sunderland fan Bradley died aged six in 2017 from neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.Coventry said on Sunday they were investigating the video footage while Bradley's mother, Gemma, releas
  • Union Berlin gift quiz-show contestant “Spassikowski” shirt after amusing blunder

    Union Berlin gift quiz-show contestant “Spassikowski” shirt after amusing blunder
    Union Berlin gift quiz-show contestant “Spassikowski” shirt after amusing blunderOne of the Bundesliga’s more amusing recent stories has acquired a rather fitting sequel. After failing to identify Union Berlin head coach Mauro Lustrinelli on Germany’s popular quiz show Wer wird Millionär? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), unfortunate contestant Noah Petrik has the Köpenick club up on their invitation. And Union have ensured that the 26-year-old will never forget the name he mistakenly
  • Star confirms it: He remains on course to leave Liverpool

    Star confirms it: He remains on course to leave Liverpool
    Star confirms it: He remains on course to leave LiverpoolOne Liverpool star has completely confirmed it. He remains on course to leave the Reds and his situation is yet to change.2026 was a year of goodbyes at Liverpool as they saw some key players depart the club. Three of them were planned, though not all of them.Mohamed Salah was the biggest departure. He left along with Andy Robertson at the end of the season, with Liverpool allowing both to leave on free transfers. Ibrahima Konate then did
  • Video: Alajbegovic first Serie A goal is a stunner for Juventus

    Video: Alajbegovic first Serie A goal is a stunner for Juventus
    Video: Alajbegovic first Serie A goal is a stunner for JuventusWatch as Kerim Alajbegovic scores a screamer of a debut Serie A goal to give Juventus the lead against Napoli, with an unstoppable strike from outside the area.See how the game unfolded on the Serie A Liveblog.The Bosnia and Herzegovina talent had attracted the attention of numerous clubs over the summer, including Chelsea, Roma and Atalanta, but decided to come to Juventus for the next step in his career.He had found the net in the
  • Sensational playmaker who plays like Philippe Coutinho is coming to Liverpool

    Sensational playmaker who plays like Philippe Coutinho is coming to Liverpool
    Sensational playmaker who plays like Philippe Coutinho is coming to LiverpoolLiverpool have agreed a deal and have secured their new Philippe Coutinho in the process. The Brazilian was simply a sensation footballer.His Liverpool exit left a bitter taste there is no denying that, but looking back, it's difficult to begrudge him for that decision.The money the Reds received from Barcelona also helped fund the arrivals of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, so it's fair to say Liverpool got a prett
  • I'll tell my players to dive in future - Iraola

    I'll tell my players to dive in future - Iraola
    Andoni Iraola says that he will tell his players to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty in Sunday's defeat by Arsenal.With Liverpool trailing 1-0 after Kai Havertz's opener, Alexander Isak's shirt was pulled by Jurrien Timber in the first half as he went for a header from Bradley Barcola's cross.However, the Liverpool striker stayed on his feet and referee Andy Madley did not point to the spot.Stuart Attwell, on video assistant referee (VAR) duty, determined that there was no
  • Picture: Furious Inter ultras slam players after derby defeat

    Picture: Furious Inter ultras slam players after derby defeat
    Picture: Furious Inter ultras slam players after derby defeatInter ultras put up a banner after a 3-1 loss against Milan, criticising the players’ attitude during and after the game: ‘A derby lost without even playing. Not even the guts to say goodbye.’Inter lost their first Serie A game of the season on Saturday, falling 3-1 to city rivals Milan.ITALY – OCTOBER 31: Fans of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Octo
  • Palmeiras beat Vasco to move closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷

    Palmeiras beat Vasco to move closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷
    Palmeiras beat Vasco to move closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷Palmeiras beat Vasco 1–0 at Nubank Park, taking an important step toward a place in the Copa do Brasil final.Maurício scored the only goal on Sunday (1) in the first leg of the semifinal.The match was marked by TWO controversies, with Vasco players protesting a penalty that was not awarded and a sending-off.What's next 🏆The return leg between Vasco and Palmeiras will take place next Sunday (8), at 5 p.m., at São Janu�
  • Palmeiras beat Vasco to edge closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷

    Palmeiras beat Vasco to edge closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷
    Palmeiras beat Vasco to edge closer to the Copa do Brasil final 🇧🇷Palmeiras beat Vasco 1-0 at Nubank Park and took an important step toward a place in the Copa do Brasil final.Maurício scored the only goal this Sunday (1) in the first leg of the semifinal.The match was marked by TWO controversial incidents, with Vasco players protesting a penalty that was not given and a sending-off.What's next 🏆The return leg between Vasco and Palmeiras will take place next Sunday (8), at 5 p.m., at S
  • 🩴 No flip-flops? Cerro try to stop rival captain's ritual; here's why

    🩴 No flip-flops? Cerro try to stop rival captain's ritual; here's why
    🩴 No flip-flops? Cerro try to stop rival captain's ritual; here's whyThe build-up to the Paraguayan derby between Cerro Porteño and Olimpia, which kicks off this Sunday (1), featured a rather "unusual" moment.
    Olimpia captain and veteran midfielder Richard Ortíz has a superstitious ritual of inspecting the pitch at their rivals' home ground, La Olla Azulgrana, wearing flip-flops.But there was an attempt to stop him from repeating that ritual before the Clausura matchday 17 clash.Ortíz, 36,
  • 🩴 Flip-flop ban? Cerro bid to stop rival captain’s ritual; find out why

    🩴 Flip-flop ban? Cerro bid to stop rival captain’s ritual; find out why
    🩴 Flip-flop ban? Cerro bid to stop rival captain’s ritual; find out whyThe buildup to the Paraguayan derby between Cerro Porteño and Olimpia, which kicks off this Sunday (1), featured a rather "unusual" moment.
    Olimpia captain and veteran midfielder Richard Ortíz has a superstitious ritual of inspecting the pitch at their rivals' home, La Olla Azulgrana, wearing flip-flops.But there was an attempt to stop him from repeating that ritual ahead of the Clausura matchday 17 clash.Ortíz was le
  • Celtic Hold Talks With This Frozen Out Midfielder: Should O’Neill Allow A January Exit?

    Celtic Hold Talks With This Frozen Out Midfielder: Should O’Neill Allow A January Exit?
    Celtic Hold Talks With This Frozen Out Midfielder: Should O’Neill Allow A January Exit?Celtic’s position at the top of the Premiership gives Martin O’Neill some room to rotate, but maintaining that advantage will require contributions from across his squad.O’Neill has already indicated that rotation will matter, particularly with Celtic facing an artificial surface and several players carrying fitness concerns. The season could therefore offer opportunities to those waiting for minutes,
  • Warnock hid seizures from Liverpool as a youngster

    Warnock hid seizures from Liverpool as a youngster
    Stephen Warnock made 541 appearances as a professional [Getty Images]Former Premier League footballer Stephen Warnock says he hid his seizures from Liverpool as a youngster because he feared he would be released.The 44-year-old, who works as a pundit for 5 Live, started his career in Liverpool's youth setup, before going on to make 67 appearances for the club.Speaking on 5 Live in response to an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy, Warnock opened up about his own ex

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