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Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has taken a fresh swipe at club legend Jamie Carragher, following the pundit’s controversial comments about Mohamed Salah earlier this week. Carragher sparked intense backlash last Monday after launching into an eight-minute rant criticising Salah after his explosive interview following draw vs Leeds United. Many fans felt the criticism crossed the line, accusing the former …

Fiorentina have not yet made any decisions regarding the future of head coach Paolo Vanoli despite the various different rumours that have been circulating following Sunday’s 2-1 loss against Hellas Verona.  It is only natural that after such a poor start and under increasing pressure that changes around the club might be made. The situation is one that could still …

The referees have been assigned for the upcoming Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals, as Napoli face AC Milan on Thursday and Inter play Bologna on Friday. The winners of those two clashes will go on to play each other in the Final of the EA Sports FC Supercup on Monday evening. All these fixtures kick off at 19.00 GMT at the Al-Awwal …

Soccer Football – Premier League – Crystal Palace v Manchester City – Selhurst Park, London, Britain – December 14, 2025 Manchester City's Erling Haaland with teammates celebrate after the match Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES, NO …

Davide Calabria is continuing his career at Panathinaikos, but feels bitter over how his experience at AC Milan ended. ‘Honestly, I no longer wanted to have to deal with certain people.’ The 29-year-old had spent his entire football life in the Rossoneri jersey, coming up through their youth academy, climbing to the senior squad and even becoming captain. However, just …

Man United are hoping to make a signing or two in January, but they will almost certainly see a couple of players move on too. One of those is expected to be Kobbie Mainoo, who remains out of favour under Ruben Amorim. As recently as 18 months ago, Mainoo had been the jewel of Man United, but now, he is …

Manchester United face a difficult test as they take on Unai Emery’s in-form Aston Villa side away from home in what should be an unmissable Premier League clash. BUY ASTON VILLA VS. MANCHESTER UNITED TICKETS Villa have been one of the most in-form teams in the country in recent weeks, and it will be intriguing to see if they can …

Roma have lost their appeal to use Neil El Aynaoui in tonight’s Serie A match against Como, as Morocco refused permission, but Evan Ndicka and Assane Diao will play. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT. This is the final match of Serie A Week 15 and in theory the players who have been called up for …

Alexis Saelemaekers has put pen to paper on a new and improved contract with Milan, which will tie him to the club until the summer of 2031.  Saelemaekers’s new deal is a five-year contract, which will take effect from July 1, 2026. He will continue on his current terms until the end of the 2025-26 campaign.  The Belgian had been …

Normally a big game that you’d expect to have consequences nearer the very top of the Premier League table, Tottenham vs Liverpool is looking like being more of a mid-table affair this season. BUY TOTTENHAM VS. LIVERPOOL TICKETS Both sides have endured disappointing starts to the 2025/26 campaign, and that could make this tie all the more interesting as they …

Liverpool defeated Brighton over the weekend, with the big story being Mohamed Salah’s return to the squad. He had not featured in three of their last four matches after falling out with Arne Slot, but the matter has now appeared to be resolved. It has been a season of struggle by Salah’s standards, with only five goals and four assists …

Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane are the only four players to have been directly involved in more than 10 goals in each of the last seven seasons in Europe’s top five leagues, reports Opta. Inter captain Lautaro Martinez inspired the Nerazzurri’s 2-1 win over Genoa on Sunday providing one goal and one assist at Marassi. The …

Thomas Frank has had a difficult start to life at Tottenham, made more so by Sunday’s dismal 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. The former Brentford manager is under severe pressure in North London, as his side sit 11th in the Premier League standings. In the last 24 hours, it has been reported that Tottenham are looking into replacements for Frank, …

Khephren Thuram is the present and future of Juventus, and has recently received the backing of Giorgio Chiellini, so here is the reasoning behind the recent rumours involving the Frenchman and a possible Bianconeri move for Inter’s Davide Frattesi.  In recent weeks, there had been far-fetched suggestions that Juventus were considering the possibility of a swap deal with Inter that …

Napoli have been dealing with several injuries in recent weeks, and many of their stars, including Scott McTominay, have played 100% of the available minutes in the last month. Napoli suffered their second consecutive defeat across all competitions on Sunday, seeing Udinese secure a 1-0 win at the Bluenergy Stadium. Earlier last week, Napoli had lost 2-0 away against José …