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• What happens if two or more teams finish level on points in race for UCL spot in Serie A

  05-05-2025 17:30 via football-italia.net
  What happens if two or more teams finish level on points in race for UCL spot in Serie AThe head-to-head record will determine which team qualifies for the Champions League if two finish level on points, but if there are three with the same amount, then the Classifica avulsa applies.The race for a Champions League spot in Serie A is getting wild. Six teams are still involved, including four separated by just one point. Results from the latest round left Juventus, Roma and Lazio level o
  
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• Tottenham identify Manchester City striker as new transfer target after Savinho pursuit

  21-12-2025 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Tottenham identify Manchester City striker as new transfer target after Savinho pursuitManchester City could be subject to transfer attention from Tottenham once again, as the North London side turn attentions to another member of Pep Guardiola’s attacking ranks.After failing in their prolonged pursuit of Savinho in the summer, Spurs appear unwilling to step away from the Etihad entirely as they continue to reshape their attacking options under Thomas Frank.Manchester City officials stood
  
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• Video: Dybala gets standing ovation from Juventus fans after Roma substitution

  21-12-2025 11:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  Video: Dybala gets standing ovation from Juventus fans after Roma substitutionJuventus fans at the Allianz Stadium paid tribute to Paulo Dybala last night with a standing ovation when the Argentine was subbed off in the second half.Juventus beat Roma 2-1 in Turin on Saturday, moving just one point below the fourth-placed Giallorossi in the Serie A table.ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Paulo Dybala of AS Roma in action during the warm up before the Serie A match between AS Roma and Parma Calcio 1
  
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• 😅 Crouch suddenly normal height: "Crouchy" Woltemade meets the original

  21-12-2025 11:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  😅 Crouch suddenly normal height: "Crouchy" Woltemade meets the originalNick Woltemade seems to be feeling right at home in England. Not only did his brace against the Blues yesterday underline this. In 14 Premier League matches, he already has seven goals.You can watch his two goals and the highlights from the draw against Chelsea here in the video. After the match, the German striker experienced a very special moment when he met Peter Crouch in a TV interview on 'TNT Sports.' The t
  
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• OGC Nice interested in Wolves’ Marshall Munetsi

  21-12-2025 11:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  OGC Nice interested in Wolves’ Marshall MunetsiAs reported by L’Équipe, a year after leaving France, Marshall Munetsi (29) could return to Ligue 1 this January. The publication have now provided more details regarding the interest in the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder, revealing that OGC Nice are one of the interested parties.Munetsi left Stade de Reims after six years to join Wolves back in February. Despite initially carving out a place for himself in the side,
  
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• Serie A: Cagliari vs. Pisa – official line-ups and live updates

  21-12-2025 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Serie A: Cagliari vs. Pisa – official line-ups and live updatesCagliari look to Sebastiano Esposito in a relegation battle against Pisa.It kicks off at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari.The home side have collected five points in the last five games, while Pisa have lost the last three games in a row, earning four points in the last five league outings.CAGLIARI, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: Cagliari’s coach Fabio Pisacane looks on during the Serie A match between Ca
  
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• Gags dissects a victory that masks deeper issues

  21-12-2025 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gags dissects a victory that masks deeper issuesSpurs 1 Liverpool 2: Gags Tandon Dissects a Result That Masks Deeper IssuesLiverpool left north London with three points, but few illusions. The 2–1 win over Spurs delivered a vital boost to the league table, yet the performance itself raised familiar questions about structure, control and direction. Speaking in the immediate aftermath, Gags Tandon framed the result as one that mattered in outcome rather than execution, a distinction that con
  
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• Arsenal plan move for in-demand teenage star

  21-12-2025 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsenal plan move for in-demand teenage starArsenal Positioning Strategy in Competitive MarketArsenal have taken proactive steps in the race to sign Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, initiating early contact as they attempt to outmanoeuvre PSG and other elite European rivals. The north London club have made exploratory approaches to the player’s representatives, signalling intent well ahead of what had been expected to be a summer-focused battle.The groundwork is being led by Andrea Berta,
  
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• Spalletti explains what Juventus must avoid: ‘It gives me anxiety’

  21-12-2025 11:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Spalletti explains what Juventus must avoid: ‘It gives me anxiety’Luciano Spalletti was delighted with Juventus‘ performance against Roma, but urged the team to show even further improvement: ‘If you’re not modern in the way you play, you’ll pay for it.’The Bianconeri beat Roma 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday, moving just one point below the Giallorossi in fourth.After his interview with Sky Sport Italia, Spalletti analysed his team’s perfor
  
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• Monaco predicted XI v Auxerre: Eric Dier, Paul Pogba, and Ansu Fati out

  21-12-2025 11:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  Monaco predicted XI v Auxerre: Eric Dier, Paul Pogba, and Ansu Fati outAS Monaco are without several key players for their trip to face AJ Auxerre in the Coupe de France on Sunday afternoon. Paul Pogba remains sidelined with his calf issue that also ruled him out of the defeat to Olympique de Marseille. Ansu Fati also remains sidelined with a hamstring injury and has consequently not featured at all this month. Vanderson is out with a minor quadriceps injury, whilst Monaco’s back-up g
  
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• Former Ligue 1 manager announces his retirement 👋

  21-12-2025 11:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  Former Ligue 1 manager announces his retirement 👋At 68 years old, Lucien Favre, a major figure in Swiss and international football, has announced the end of his coaching career. The Vaudois technician, who has been discreet since his departure from OGC Nice in January 2023, reveals that he made his decision some time ago.“Everything is accomplished, it’s over. I’m stopping.” he declares to Bild in an exclusive interview.Favre explains that he feels no regrets and
  
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• Liverpool told €150m Mo Salah replacement is NOT for sale anytime soon

  21-12-2025 11:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool told €150m Mo Salah replacement is NOT for sale anytime soonMohamed Salah’s future at Anfield has never been less certain, and the search for his successor is underway. With the Egyptian King now at AFCON and not due to return until the turn of the new year, and therefore after the opening of the transfer window, it is entirely possible Salah has played his final game for Liverpool.A public falling out with the club’s hierarchy sparked talks of a January sale and, alth
  
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• Falkirk in 'good place right now', says Graham

  21-12-2025 11:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  [SNS]Match winner Brian Graham insists Falkirk will continue to keep their feet on the ground after his second-half finish proved decisive in the 1-0 win away to Kilmarnock.The 38-year-old played the entirety of the match for the first time in the Scottish Premiership this season as John McGlynn's side ended a four-game run without a goal to win their first match in five."I know there was a lot of noise about it [the lack of goals], but in one of those games, it was a 0-0 at Ibrox," Graham expla
  
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• Well not getting 'carried away' with third place - Slattery

  21-12-2025 11:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  [SNS]Callum Slattery says nobody at Motherwell is getting "carried away" despite their late winner against Dundee moving them up to third in the Scottish Premiership table. The win moved the midfielder's side on to 30 points after 18 games and extended their unbeaten run to 10 league matches."I think we definitely don't get too ahead of ourselves and carried away," the 26-year-old told BBC Scotland. "The club's in a fantastic place at the moment. There's plenty of talk about the club and the sty
  
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• Barcelona veteran’s record at La Ceramica makes strong case for starting role against Villarreal

  21-12-2025 11:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Barcelona veteran’s record at La Ceramica makes strong case for starting role against VillarrealBarcelona’s final game of 2025 will kick off later today at Estadio de La Ceramica against one of La Liga’s most in-form teams at the moment – Villarreal.The Yellow Submarines currently sit in third place on the league standings, and deservedly so given that they have only lost two of their 15 games so far this season.Heading into the clash, however, Villarreal are on the back
  
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• Roma confident in landing Zirkzee as player opens to move

  21-12-2025 11:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  Roma confident in landing Zirkzee as player opens to moveJoshua Zirkzee is the name Roma are working on for the January transfer window, and that’s now a given. Artem Dovbyk could leave to finance the transfer window, and Evan Ferguson, as Gian Piero Gasperini has repeatedly reiterated, isn’t convincing the Giallorossi coach. The Dutchman therefore presents the perfect opportunity to please Gasperini and restart the race for fourth place. His playing time at Manchester United is scar
  
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• Everton 0-1 Arsenal: What Arteta said

  21-12-2025 11:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the 1-0 win at Everton: "Very happy obviously it is a really tough place to come. I must say, what a stadium, they have built. It was incredible to witness the atmosphere."We knew it would be a really tough match. In the second half we should have scored a second or third goal to be more relaxed. We didn't do that and against this type of team it can be tense."Every team brings different situations. They used the keeper to play
  
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• 'We're just getting knocked by ourselves'

  21-12-2025 11:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Getty Images]Referee Andy Madley and the officials felt the full force of the crowd as they walked off the field to a soundtrack of deafening boos at full-time. But Newcastle United players and staff were ultimately left with a familiar "hollow" feeling in the words of Eddie Howe. No other side have now dropped more points – 13 - from winning positions in the Premier League this season. "Every time we're stepping forward, we're just getting knocked by ourselves," the Newcastle head coach
  
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• ‘It’ll be a different game’ – Manchester United boss Skinner expecting adaptations from Spurs

  21-12-2025 10:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  ‘It’ll be a different game’ – Manchester United boss Skinner expecting adaptations from SpursManchester United head coach Marc Skinner is expecting a different game when his side play host to Tottenham Hotspur in the Subway Women’s League Cup quarter-finals this afternoon.The game comes just a week on from the two sides’ last meeting in the Barclays Women’s Super League. Manchester United were three goals down before coming back to draw 3-3 in Leigh.When
  
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• Kings or kingmakers? Villa entering decisive run

  21-12-2025 10:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Could 2026 be Aston Villa's year?Nine straight wins in all competitions - closing in on the club record 11 set in 1897 - have catapulted Unai Emery's side into title contention.The run has come after Villa failed to win any of their opening five Premier League matches and went longer than any other side in the football league without scoring.They host Manchester United on Sunday before travelling to Chelsea and playing leaders Arsenal to finish the year - three games which could define their rol
  
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• Former Barcelona defender opens up on difficult spell and painful exit – ‘I suffered from loneliness’

  21-12-2025 10:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Former Barcelona defender opens up on difficult spell and painful exit – ‘I suffered from loneliness’Playing for big European clubs is a matter of pride for any player in world football. However, what is less known is the pressure and expectation that comes with it.While many go on to embrace the responsibility and spotlight that come with playing for a big club, other players struggle to make the same adaptation and begin sinking.In the case of Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti is one
  
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• Liverpool ready for opportunity to sign Serie A defender in 2026

  21-12-2025 10:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Liverpool ready for opportunity to sign Serie A defender in 2026Liverpool plot long-term defensive succession as Bastoni future monitoredLiverpool’s recruitment team are continuing to map out life beyond Virgil van Dijk, with growing awareness that Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni could be open to exploring a move away from Serie A in the coming years. While no formal approach is imminent, sources with knowledge of the situation indicate that 2026 is shaping up as a realistic window for o
  
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• Arne Slot shares honest thoughts on Liverpool’s win over Spurs

  21-12-2025 10:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Arne Slot shares honest thoughts on Liverpool’s win over SpursSlot addresses nervy Spurs victory as Liverpool edge closer to controlLiverpool claimed a vital victory over Spurs, but the manner of it left as many questions as answers. Despite playing against nine men late on, the contest drifted into chaos rather than comfort, forcing Arne Slot to confront a familiar issue: why his side struggle to close out games that should be beyond doubt.The result itself strengthens Liverpool’s l
  
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• Roma to meet with Atletico Madrid for Raspadori tomorrow

  21-12-2025 10:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Roma to meet with Atletico Madrid for Raspadori tomorrowRoma wants to overhaul their attack in January. The Giallorossi are considering several departures to make room for new signings. Keep an eye on Artem Dovbyk and Leon Bailey, who could leave the capital to make way for Joshua Zirkzee and Giacomo Raspadori. The match against Juventus once again highlighted Roma’s problems. The attack is struggling to make an impact, and the situation is dire in terms of numbers. Therefore, the two forw
  
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• Report: European giants plot £43m move for Manchester United star

  21-12-2025 10:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Report: European giants plot £43m move for Manchester United starBayern Munich Weighs £50m Move for Fernandes as Man Utd Face Defining DecisionManchester United are once again braced for a summer shaped by uncertainty, with Fernandes emerging as a central figure in the early transfer conversation. Bayern Munich are actively assessing the feasibility of a deal worth around £50 million for the Portugal international, a move that would test both Man Utd’s resolve and their l
  
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• ❌ Napoli, major blow for Conte: Beukema ruled out of the Supercoppa

  21-12-2025 10:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  ❌ Napoli, major blow for Conte: Beukema ruled out of the SupercoppaNapoli continues to suffer misfortunes regarding injuries, which are severely affecting Antonio Conte's team.Looking ahead to the Super Cup final, the coach will have to do without another key player: Sam Beukema did not train today due to a contusion on his foot.The Dutch central defender will be evaluated upon his return to Italy, after missing the final training session before the match against Bologna, according to Tut
  
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• Real Madrid explore surprise loan move for Manchester City centre-back – report

  21-12-2025 10:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  Real Madrid explore surprise loan move for Manchester City centre-back – reportReal Madrid’s defensive planning has taken centre stage once again, with injuries and lack of depth forcing the club to examine short-term solutions very carefully. Interestingly, a recent revelation from Fichajes has shed light on one such option, reporting that Los Blancos have already made contact to understand the situation of Abdukodir Khusanov, currently on the books at Manchester City.The outle
  
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• Gasperini: I’ll pick Dybala ‘every time’ over Ferguson, I have January transfer hope

  21-12-2025 10:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gasperini: I’ll pick Dybala ‘every time’ over Ferguson, I have January transfer hopeRoma coach Gian Piero Gasperini insists he’ll pick Paulo Dybala over Evan Ferguson ‘every time’ and hopes the January transfer window will ‘help’ the Giallorossi.Roma lost 2-1 to Juventus on Saturday, seeing the Bianconeri move just one point below them in the Serie A table.Dybala started the game in attack for the Giallorossi, but Ferguson was introduced as a subst
  
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• Club source snubs Manchester United as City’s biggest commercial rivals for Premier League giant

  21-12-2025 10:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Club source snubs Manchester United as City’s biggest commercial rivals for Premier League giantManchester City have long viewed Manchester United as their main rivals, although in the boardroom, a club source has snubbed the Old Trafford outfit.On the pitch and among supporters, Manchester remains home to one of English football’s most intense footballing rivalries, defined by geography, history, and bragging rights across the city.However, the rivalry landscape changes significantl
  
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• Antoine Semenyo reveals preferred club ahead of January transfer race

  21-12-2025 10:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Antoine Semenyo reveals preferred club ahead of January transfer raceSemenyo transfer race intensifies as Liverpool and Man Utd weigh January movesLiverpool and Manchester United are both active in the early stages of planning for January, with Antoine Semenyo – according to The Guardian – emerging as a significant point of crossover in their thinking. Senior figures at both clubs are assessing forward and wide options ahead of the winter window, with Bournemouth’s Semenyo firm
  
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