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Atletico Madrid's Thiago Almada, Giuliano Simeone and Julian Alvarez. (REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura) Chelsea’s impressive campaign under Enzo Maresca continues to build momentum. Despite the occasional slip, the Blues sit third in the Premier League after the opening quarter of the season and look well on track to progress comfortably in the Champions League. A major factor behind their success has …

Former Juventus winger Massimo Mauro feels Kenan Yildiz hasn’t yet become a leader at the Allianz Stadium, but would ‘fit perfectly at Manchester City or Real Madrid, where responsibilities are shared among five or six players.’ Former Juventus winger Mauro believes Yildiz is not yet a leader in the Bianconeri’s dressing room, despite his undisputed technical qualities. “He’s the most …

Germany's Leroy Sane and Karim Adeyemi. (REUTERS/Annegret Hilse) Manchester United’s resurgence under Rúben Amorim continues to gather momentum, with their 2–2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend stretching their unbeaten league run to five matches. A last-minute header from Matthijs de Ligt secured a valuable point and highlighted just how far the team has come since last season’s chaos. Amorim …

Arsenal are reportedly the latest big club to join the race for the transfer of Nottingham Forest central midfielder Elliot Anderson, and it’s easy to see why. The talented young England international has been earning rave reviews in recent times, including for his performance against Serbia last night that has surely all but cemented his place as a starter for …

Carlo Ancelotti feels Antonio Conte was right to take some days off and is not surprised by Luka Modric’s impact at Milan: ‘Last season, he was the only Real Madrid player who didn’t miss a single training session.’ Ancelotti didn’t only talk, Italy, Brazil and the 2026 World Cup during his latest interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, but also commented …

Carlo Ancelotti is confident that Italy will qualify for the 2026 World Cup and hopefully meet Brazil in the Final: ‘Emotionally, it would be wonderful.’ Brazil coach Ancelotti released an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, talking about next year’s World Cup, among other things. Gennaro Gattuso’s Italy will likely be forced to go through the playoffs to qualify, but Ancelotti …

Chelsea scouts have reportedly started showing an interest in Brazilian wonderkid Felipe Morais, who has been compared to the legendary Kaka. The talented 17-year-old attacking midfielder can play behind the striker or on either flank, and it seems he’s caught the eye of big clubs at the Under-17 World Cup. Chelsea are one of those showing the strongest interest in …

Ardon Jashari and Christian Pulisic are back in the Milan XI for a friendly against Entella this morning. Swiss international Jashari is set to start for Milan in an exhibition game on Friday morning, as reported by Gazzetta. Most of the Rossoneri stars are currently on international duty, but Allegri still wanted to play this friendly to test players coming …

The 2026 World Cup playoff draw will take place on Thursday, November 20, at 13:00 CET, and Italy will be in pot one. Italy will certainly need to go through the World Cup playoff in March next year as only a victory by nine goals against Norway on Sunday would guarantee direct qualification for the tournament. As reported by Corriere …

Italy are practically guaranteed to end up in the playoffs in March, as they will need to defeat Norway by nine goals on Sunday to secure a direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Italy are already preparing for the World Cup qualifying playoffs in March 2026, as they’ll need an unlikely result against Norway on Sunday to secure a …

Como’s start to the 2025-26 Serie A season has caught just about everyone off guard. Eleven games in, the Lombardy club sits seventh with 18 points, only four shy of the Champions League places. For a side that only returned to the top flight last year, it’s a position few would have predicted. What has made a real difference is …

Moldova was only beaten in the dying minutes (2-0). Italy struggle, now in the playoffs. Goals from Mancini and Esposito. Gattuso gets angry with the fans. ‘Protests against us are a shame.’ World Cup playoff on Thursday. Ancelotti interview: European Inter, practical Milan, Gasp the surprise Inter and Milan, first time in the club-owned stadium Napoli in trouble, Anguissa out …

There have been transfer rumours in the last few days about Liverpool’s interest in signing Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry. This story has now been rubber-stamped by reliable German journalist Christian Falk via CF Bayern Insider. According to Falk, Liverpool have enquired about Gnabry, along with Juventus, with the Germany international facing an uncertain future at the Allianz Arena. Gnabry …

Elliot Anderson is justifying the hype with every passing game at the moment, with the Nottingham Forest midfielder putting in another superbly polished display for England last night. The 23-year-old has shone in the Premier League this season and is now a regular in Thomas Tuchel’s starting XI for England, showing once again what a top player he is in …

Michael Olise continues to be linked with Liverpool, and Reds fans will be drooling after watching how good he was for the French national team last night. The Bayern Munich winger scored in France’s 4-0 win over Ukraine in the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifying, and he was also rated as player of the match with a 9.6/10 …