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On Sunday evening, two most recent Serie A champions, AC Milan and struggling Scudetto-holders Napoli, will face off at San Siro.
Milan strengthened their hold on third place in the standings with a comeback victory against Frosinone. Meanwhile, Napoli managed to secure a narrow win against Hellas Verona, thanks to a late moment of brilliance.
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Milan continued to keep pace with city rivals Inter, who currently lead Serie A by seven points following last week s Derby d Italia and their win over AS Roma on Saturday. Second-place Juventus play their match against Udinese on Monday.
In their recent game against mid-table Frosinone, Milan staged a comeback in the final 20 minutes.
Trailing 2-1 as time ticked …
Rui Patricio has signed for Atalanta on a one-year deal as a free transfer following his departure from Roma.
The 36-year-old left the Italian capital after the expiry of his contract, being replaced as first-choice keeper by Mile Svilar when Daniele De Rossi took over as manager.
Patricio joined Roma in July 2021 and made 129 appearances, keeping 48 clean sheets in all competitions. He won the inaugural Europa Conference League title with the club.
At international level, he earned 108 caps for Portugal and was part of the team that won the 2016 European Championship.
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— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC)
Atalanta announced the signing hours after goalkeeper Juan Musso moved to A…
Gary Cahill believes Euro 2016 is wide open and does not think England should be overly concerned by their group-stage form.
Despite a win against Wales in Group B, draws against Russia and Slovakia meant Roy Hodgson s men had to settle for second place in the section, behind Chris Coleman s side.
That means England will play Iceland in the last 16 next Monday, with hosts France potential quarter-final opponents if they can defeat the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.
Cahill does not feel England have displayed many weaknesses even though they failed to win two of their first three games and regards the tournament as a whole to be up for grabs.
There are certainly teams that have impressed me, but I do think it is wide open, vice-captain Cahill told reporte…
Michel Platini would be prepared to move the UEFA Champions League s latter stages to June in order to accommodate the 2022 World Cup.
The world game s governing body has attracted significant criticism for its decision to award the tournament to Qatar, with the Arab country s stifling summer climate one of the causes for concern.
Qatar s bidding group remains confident in its assertion that the event can be held in its traditional June/July time slot, but a FIFA taskforce is set to propose January/February 2022 and November/December 2022 as options with May also a potential idea.
While FIFA continues to seek a solution for a competition awarded to Qatar in 2010, UEFA president Platini does not feel the Champions League semi-finals or final represent a problem. <…
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta set out to remind his team that they still have something “beautiful” to play for despite their Champions League exit.
The Gunners slipped out of UEFA’s flagship club competition in midweek when they went down 1-0 to Bayern Munich, losing 3-2 on aggregate.
That defeat followed on from a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa last Sunday – a reverse that significantly dented Arsenal’s title hopes, with the Gunners now two points behind Manchester City who, after this weekend, will have a game in hand.
Arsenal face Wolves on Saturday and, with City in FA Cup action, a win would see them move back to the top of the table, at least temporarily, so Arteta offered a reminder that all is not lost.
“I can guarantee you we are fully focused …
Raheem Sterling wants clarity on his Chelsea future after he was left out of the Blues squad to face Manchester City.
Sterling was a surprise omission from Enzo Maresca s matchday squad for their opening Premier League fixture of the 2024-25 campaign.
The 29-year-old, who joined Chelsea from City in 2022, had featured in all of the Blues pre-season matches.
However, after Sterling was left out of Sunday s clash against his former club, the winger s camp told Mail Sport that they were chasing clarity from the club.
23 Chelsea s starting XI has an average age of 23 years and 180 days; the second-youngest by a Premier League team on MD1, after Manchester City in 2008-09 (22y 360d). Youthful.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)
Raheem Sterling is contra…
Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) head Ricardo Teixeira said on Thursday much preparatory work remained to do ahead of the 2014 World Cup in terms of getting venues and transport infrastructure ready.
With this year s event in South Africa coming to an end with Sunday s final between Spain and Holland the torch is to pass to the Brazilians, who last hosted the tournament in 1950, when they lost the final at home to Uruguay.
It was only eight years later in Sweden that the Selecao won the first of their five titles to date and this year they lost to the Dutch in the quarters.
Teixeira said at a presentation of the 20th edition that various logistical issues had to be resolved in terms of stadium construction or renovation and transport.
He indicated tha…
January 1 ushers the start of a new year and, for many, a chance for a fresh start. That is particularly true in the world of football as it signals the day the transfer window opens and some of Europe s top talents can plot a lucrative move elsewhere.
A number of the sport s top talents, including Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, are due to be out of contract at the end of 2021-22 and can therefore open talks with teams abroad in January.
While the futures of Mbappe and Pogba will be heavily discussed in the coming weeks, other big names across the continent will also become that little more attractive to buyers given their availability on a free (notwithstanding their lucrative salaries, of course!).
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Germany captain Michael Ballack said on Thursday he is confident his side can reach the Euro 2008 knock-out stages and will be in form for Saturday s final warm-up with Serbia.
Germany were held 2-2 by minnows Belarus on Tuesday night and Ballack says while intensive training in Mallorca had taken its toll, the side will be stronger when they open their Euro 2008 campaign against Poland on June 8.
Joachim Loew s side play their final warm-up game against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.
It is not an excuse, but the training camp is very physical, people are tired, but I am sure we will be on form for the beginning of the tournament, said Ballack.
Against Serbia on Saturday, you will see a different match.
The Chelsea midfielder, who ins…
The 2017 Wimbledon takes place at the All England Club from 3rd July to 16th July, and it is set to offer two weeks of premium summer entertainment to tennis fans all over the globe.
The total prize fund stands at staggering £31.6 million, a £3.5 million increase from last year, while men’s and women’s singles winners will pocket £2.2 million each.
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Home favourite Andy Murray will be defending the second Wimbledon title he won last year, and he can be backed at 10/3 to make it three, but it is evergreen Roger Federer who
Chasing his eighth Wimbledon trophy, the Swiss maestro began the year with the Australian Open trophy, while he also won in Halle in the build-up to the upcoming showpiece tournament.
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