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Davide Nicola says he won’t ‘play these games’ as Juventus coach Igor Tudor claimed the Bianconeri would have been table leaders if they had met Cremonese rather than Milan. Nicola previewed tomorrow’s Serie A game against Atalanta at a press conference, where he was asked his thoughts about Tudor’s recent claims. The Juventus boss had argued before a Champions League …

The 2025-26 season of Serie A has started with some real drama. The current top five teams are only separated by three points after seven games. Milan are at the top of the standings with 16 points, but Napoli, Inter and Roma came behind on 15, followed by Bologna with 13. The table is significantly closer than expected. Last season’s …

Jan Ziolkowski has been criticised by the Italian press and Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini following a 2-1 loss against Viktoria Plzen, but the Giallorossi’s main problem comes from the fact that the coach’s transfer requests were not satisfied over the summer. Roma defender Ziolkowski found himself in the middle of a storm on Thursday, when he was subbed off …

Napoli and Inter will go head to head in a top-of-the-table Serie A match on Saturday evening, which will be just the second time that Antonio Conte and Cristian Chivu have gone up against each other in the dugout. Here’s what happened the last time the two coaches clashed in Serie A.  The only other time that Conte and Chivu …

Italian agent and intermediary Giovanni Branchini says that Xabi Alonso wants to bring Juventus’ star Kenan Yildiz to Real Madrid: ‘He’s willing to let everyone go, except for Kylian Mbappé, to get him.’ Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso wants to bring Yildiz to the Bernabeu, according to Italian agent Branchini. “Xabi Alonso wants Yildiz at Real Madrid,” Branchini told TMW. …

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has discussed one possibility behind Mohamed Salah’s dip in form and struggles to finish off his chances. The Egypt international has not looked quite like his old self so far this season, managing only three goals in all competitions , and none in his last six games for his club. Still, it seems Slot isn’t too …

Italy international Federico Chiesa has been awarded as the Liverpool Player of the Month for September: ‘I hope I keep on pushing and keep on giving something back to the fans.’ Chiesa was the best Liverpool player this past September, as the Italian topped a supporter poll on the Liverpool website with 34% of votes, ahead of Alisson Becker and Ryan …

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Australian FA has given the green light to host Milan-Como in Perth in February 2026, so the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA now need to give their final approval. The Australian FA has given its approval for the Serie A game Milan-Como to be played in Perth next year through a formal letter …

Liverpool will make the trip to the capital this weekend for their Premier League clash with Brentford, after securing their first win in four in the Champions League. The Reds earned an unwanted statistic when they lost to Manchester United last weekend, recording four consecutive defeats for the first time since Brendan Rodgers was in charge back in November 2014. …

Former Serie A star Amauri reveals Liverpool and Arsenal could not sign him because of ‘bureaucratic issues’, but José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti had also set their sights on him. Former Juventus, Parma, and Chievo striker Amauri spoke about his career as a footballer in his latest interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. Scorer of 85 goals in 336 appearances, Brazil-born …

Manchester United had another busy summer in the transfer window and will be hoping that their business has significantly improved the squad this season. Ruben Amorim had his first proper opportunity to attack the market after joining the club in November 2024, having not been given much to work with in the January window. Senne Lammens, Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha …

Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Ruben Amorim “loves” what Mason Mount brings to his team. The former Chelsea midfielder had a bit of a slow start to life at Old Trafford, having struggled for form and also with some bad injuries that kept him out of the team. Now, however, Mount looks back to his best in a Man …

According to Tycsports in Argentina, Inter are preparing an offer close to €58m to sign Como star Nico Paz, despite Real Madrid’s option to re-sign the 21-year-old. Inter remain interested in Como talent Nico Paz, and according to the latest report from Argentina, the Nerazzurri are preparing an offer worth €58m. Nico Paz is formally under contract with Como until …

Manchester United have a new name on their list of midfield transfer targets, and that name is Aleksandar Pavlovic, as first reported on the Daily Briefing. The talented young Bayern Munich midfielder has impressed at the Allianz Arena, though there’s plenty of competition in that part of their squad. This has Man Utd keeping tabs on Pavlovic’s situation in case …

Zion Suzuki has been linked with Milan and Chelsea, but he remains focused on ‘Parma and the World Cup’ and wants to become ‘one of the best goalkeepers in the World.’ Parma star Suzuki released an interview with Corriere dello Sport amid links of a possible move to Chelsea or Milan in the summer. The Rome-based newspaper claims that both …