Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti were both approached by the FIGC about the Italy job before Pirlo. Mancini, 61, previously managed Italy from 2018 until 2023 and won Euro 2020 – beating England in the final at Wembley. He led the Azzurri to a world record 37-game unbeaten run, but failed to qualify for the […]
Chelsea are set to sign attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona. The 19-year-old spent the last two seasons on loan at Roma, and Chelsea have been tracking her progress for several years. Dragoni has already made 24 appearances for Italy since her debut aged 16 and has experience in the Women’s Champions League with Roma. […]
This season will see a new version of Aston Villa under Unai Emery. A 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Tuesday will irritate their perfectionist head coach, but there is plenty of time for him to fine-tune the Europa League holders before the start of the new campaign. With Brian Madjo, George Hemmings, Modou Cisse […]
PSG’s Bradley Barcola verbally agrees to join Liverpool, but clubs apart on valuation, Real Madrid have no plans to sell Vinicius Jr and Everton want around £70m for Iliman Ndiaye. Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, has verbally agreed to join Liverpool, but there is no certainty over a move as there is […]
Reaction as Sturm Graz outclass Hearts in the Champions League qualifiers Source link
Despite conceding six goals across two legs, Hearts impressed going forward in spells but lacked a clinical touch in front of goal, failing to score from a combined expected goals value of 2.6. With only a couple of competitive games under their belt, there was a sense of unease around Tynecastle, where many fans left […]
The statistics are not a surprise to Umar Ali, who plays for Route One Rovers – a semi-professional team in Bradford. During Ramadan last year, he was racially abused by a group of opposition spectators as he was waiting to come on as a substitute. “It was our first game playing while we were fasting,” […]
Kilgetty-born Cullen joined the Swansea academy at the age of eight and made his senior debut in a 1-0 EFL Cup defeat by Crystal Palace under Graham Potter in August 2018. He scored his first goal for the Swans in a dramatic 4-1 win over Reading on the final day of the protracted 2019-20 campaign, […]
Manchester City winger Savinho is open to leaving the club with a view to exploring a move to Tottenham. The Brazil international is a key target for Spurs head coach Roberto de Zerbi and City are aware of the interest in the 22-year-old. It is understood Savinho is keen to leave during this transfer window, […]
Motherwell’s players have been told to “go home and eat some barbed wire” as manager Alfred Johansson prepares for a demanding decider away to HB Torshavn on Thursday (18:00 BST). The Fir Park side fly to the Faroe Islands carrying a 2-0 lead from a commanding Conference League second qualifying round first-leg victory last week. […]