Month: November 2024

Roma and Milan have banned Corriere dello Sport from their training grounds and told players not to speak to the newspaper for the rest of the year.

On Thursday, the Italian sports daily published the headline Black Friday  – accompanied by pictures of Roma s Chris Smalling and Inter s Romelu Lukaku – ahead of the Serie A clash between the two sides.

The headline was widely criticised as being racial insensitive, with Smalling and Lukaku both expressing disappointment.

However, Corriere dello Sport s editor described the headline as innocent and insisted the words reflected  the pride of difference, the wonderful wealth of difference , adding: If you don t get it, it is because you can t or you don t want to.

— Chris Smalling (@ChrisS…

With the making its return from October’s international break this weekend, all of England’s elite will be looking to lay down their own respective markers.

Watching the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and all feature in what is a stacked Premier League schedule, we have found some of the most intriguing betting markets that are available.

Saturday, October 22nd

12:30 Liverpool vs Everton

While might have eventually fallen short in their bid to claim a Champions League ticket, Jurgen Klopp’s side have certainly made a string of improvements since returning from the summer break. Mustering just a single Premier League defeat since opening up the 2023/24 campaign and with some around Anfield dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine title charge this t…

Caleb Porter has praised the New England Revolution’s fighting spirit as they aim to turn their luck around against New York City FC on Saturday.

New England currently sit bottom of the Eastern Conference with seven points after winning just two of their opening 12 matches in the league.

After losing back-to-back games, the pressure is increasing on Porter, though he does not shy away from the hard work needed to move them up the table.

This team is united, Porter said. They re fighting. We re all committed to this club and this season.

This team is on board. They re fighting. They re not happy with the results, but the locker room is together. The key is to win the next game.

The other thing is, I m not going anywhere; I m committed to this …

Premier League leaders Arsenal went into the international break with an eight-point advantage, and the Gunners will be hoping for a favour from Liverpool on Saturday.

Before Arsenal host strugglers Leeds United, Liverpool travel to the Etihad Stadium to face second-placed Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola s side have a game in hand on Arsenal, but surely they must beat the Reds to give themselves a realistic chance of retaining the title.

Elsewhere, there are more huge fixtures at the bottom of the table, including West Ham v Southampton, while Newcastle United and Manchester United play in a repeat of February s EFL Cup final.

Manchester City v Liverpool

Liverpool, who won the reverse league fixture 1-0, are looking to complete the league double o…

On June 30, we discovered Euro 2016 to be inspiring songwriting and campaigns grounded in economic common sense. Just no jokes. Well, not for a certain curmudgeonly coach.

GARETH UNLEASH THE DRAGON!

Wales have written a glorious chapter in their football history by reaching the Euro 2016 quarter-finals at their first major tournament for 58 years. Along the way, they are amassing a hefty songbook.

Rock icons Manic Street Preachers penned their official tournament song, Together Stronger (C mon Wales), while their anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau arguably lays an emotional charge before kick-off unlike any other at Euro 2016.

Gareth Bale s three goals in as many group games before prompting Gareth McAuley s decisive own-goal in the last-16 game with Northern Ir…

Sir Bobby Charlton was remembered by the club he loved as Manchester United paid an emotional tribute to him at their first home match since the World Cup winner died.

The jewel in the crown for club and country, the news of the England great’s death on Saturday reverberated around the world and devastated all connected to Old Trafford.

Charlton survived the trauma of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster and went on to lift the European Cup a decade later, scoring 249 goals over 758 appearances for United during 17 years at the club as a player.

Here in spirit. Always.

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

There were expressions of remembrance during Saturday’s win at Sheffield United but the Champions League game against Copenhagen provided the …

Paris Saint-Germain will begin their Ligue 1 title defence against Caen when the 2018-19 season gets underway.

Lyon will host Amiens on the opening day and Monaco will face a trip to Nantes, with those fixtures to take place across August 10-12.

Newly promoted Reims and Nimes will face respective away games against Nice and Angers in the round one of the new campaign.

The first game between any of the top four sides will see Marseille visit Monaco in early September, with Rudi Garcia s side travelling to Lyon later in the month.

Marseille also host the first Classique of the season against PSG on October 28, with the return fixture scheduled for March 17.

The latter months of the season could prove testing for the champions, as they face Monaco on…

Spain may have breezed through to the Euro 2024 knockout stages but Luis de la Fuente refused to compare his side to the dominant La Roja team that lifted European and World Cup glory.

De la Fuente s side have eased through Group B, making it to the last 16 with a game to spare after beating Croatia 3-0 and Italy 1-0.

That dominance has left some comparing the current crop of Spain stars to the side that triumphed at the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship two years later.

De la Fuente says there can be no such praise yet, however, as his new-look Spain squad have not achieved anything.

We have a long way to go to catch up with that national team you mentioned because they won the Euros, De La Fuente said at a pre-match press conference on Su…

Julen Lopetegui says he expects to be under pressure after West Ham s recent struggles at home but hopes to put that right against Ipswich Town.

West Ham have won just one of their six Premier League matches so far, away to Crystal Palace, but have lost all three of their home fixtures, conceding eight goals and scoring twice.

Having failed to win any of their last four in the league, along with a heavy 5-1 defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup before last week s draw at Brentford, Lopetegui is coming under a little pressure already.

However, the Spaniard is not fazed by that, explaining his team are working hard to change their fortunes at the London Stadium.

Always it s very important to win, and that s why we work hard every day. We want to win for sure,…

In the wake of England s big win over Germany in the Round of 16, many fans are of the belief that football could indeed be coming home after all. Whether or not that s a realistic line of thinking is something we ll have to wait and see but with Ukraine and Czech Republic/Denmark ahead, you just never know what could happen.

Today, we re going to run through a few players who we believe could serve as the major difference-makers in the race to become European champions.

Jordan Pickford

At the 2018 World Cup, Jordan Pickford announced himself to the international stage as a legitimately top goalkeeper and three years later, he s doing the same thing. The Everton stopper has been absolutely integral in the rise of this England team in the Euros and if they re going to g…