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Juventus confirm that CEO Maurizio Scanavino will leave the club ‘at the end of his term of office’ on November 7.

Andrea Pirlo ‘did not like Cristiano Ronaldo’ when he was coach of Juventus, revealed his assistant manager. ‘He didn’t want Ronaldo, but he couldn’t do anything about it.’

Matias Soulé has had a promising start to the season at Roma, but Italy fans won’t see him wear the Azzurri shirt as the 22-year-old will wait for an Argentina call-up.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Lille v Borussia Dortmund - Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - March 12, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck celebrates their first goal scored by Emre Can REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Neil El Aynaoui is impressed with the ‘demanding’ nature of Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini. ‘We all know exactly what we need to be doing on the pitch.’

Bournemouth attacker Antoine Semenyo has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months.

Arsenal are preparing to return to Champions League action on Tuesday night as they host Atletico Madrid for what should be an intriguing clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool are interested in signing Nico Williams from Athletic Club Bilbao. 

Youssouf Fofana says Milan players think about winning the Scudetto ‘every year’ and feels players have ‘even more desire to do things right’ under Massimiliano Allegri.

Juventus are expecting a penalty from UEFA over Financial Fair Play violations, which could mean the restriction of new players in 2026-27.

Wales' Kieffer Moore in action with England's Elliot Anderson. (Reuters/Peter Cziborra)

FIGC President Gabriele Gravina admits he can’t understand those claiming that Italy should have boycotted their latest game against Israel: ‘Were we supposed to send them to the World Cup?’

Federico Pastorello reveals that Antonio Conte threatened to leave Inter if they had not signed Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United in 2019 and that Carlo Ancelotti wanted the Belgian striker at Real Madrid in 2023.

Kenan Yildiz remains a topic of hot discussion in Juventus circles, but discussions and negotiations over a new and improved contract extension shouldn’t be allowed to drag on and become a long-term saga, writes Football Italia expert Alfredo Pedullà. 

Inter owners are reportedly reluctant to extend expiring contracts of Henrik Mkhitaryan, Matteo Darmian, Francesco Acerbi and Stefan de Vrij, but even talks over a new deal for Davide Frattesi have been put on hold.