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Morocco became the second African country to win the FIFA U20 World Cup after beating Argentina 2-0 on Sunday in the final of the 2025 tournament in Chile.Yassir Zabiri, who plays for Portuguese side Famalicao, bagged a brace at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Santiago to shut out the six-time world champions.Argentina were the overwhelming favourites after winning …

Refereeing expert Luca Marelli agrees with Fiorentina protests that the AC Milan penalty incident was ‘outside the protocol’ of VAR, because it was not a ‘clear and obvious error.’ The moment proved decisive not just for the match, but also the entire Serie A table, as the 2-1 victory sent the Rossoneri into top spot. It was 1-1 at San …

Max Allegri explains his tactical decisions after AC Milan beat Fiorentina with a Rafael Leao brace to go top of the table. ‘I needed to have some options off the bench.’ The Rossoneri knew this was a huge opportunity to go top of the table after defeats for Roma, Napoli and Juventus this weekend, so the pressure was on. However, …

Stefano Pioli feels Fiorentina ‘did not deserve to be on the losing side’ against Milan, as the penalty is ‘encouraging players to continue simulating, because they know it pays off.’ It was always going to be an emotional night for Pioli, who was marking his 500th Serie A game, will celebrate his 60th birthday tomorrow, and was given a warm …

Rafael Leao is Football Italia’s MOTM in Milan’s 2-1 win over an unlucky Fiorentina. Milan: Maignan 5; Tomori 5.5, Gabbia 5.5, Pavlovic 6.5; Athekame 6 (57′ Gimenez 6.5), Ricci 5.5, Modric 7, Fofana 5.5, Bartesaghi 5.5; Saelemaekers 6 (89′ De Winter N/A); Leao 7.5 (92′ Balentien N/A). Coach: Allegri 6.5. Best Milan player – Leao 7.5: His first home goals …

Fiorentina director Daniele Pradè hit out at the ‘scandalous’ VAR decision giving Milan a 2-1 victory, but also accepted ‘blame’ for their current predicament. ‘Stefano Pioli can get us out of this.’ The Viola were understandably furious at the final whistle when suffering a 2-1 defeat at San Siro. Robin Gosens had bundled over the line from point-blank range to …

Rafael Leao feels the ‘team emerged’ after breaking the deadlock to turn Fiorentina around, but Luka Modric warns his AC Milan teammate ‘is one of the best in the world and can still improve.’ The Portugal international has been struggling since a calf strain in early August and this was therefore his first Serie A start of the season, playing …

Semper Fis unbeaten run in the Division One League came to an end on Sunday as they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Golden Kick at the Tuba Astroturf.After a competitive first half that produced few clear chances, the home side found the breakthrough early in the second period. Shaban Abubakar struck in the 49th minute, finishing off a well-worked …

Rafael Leao bagged a brace to turn Fiorentina around after the Robin Gosens opener, including a controversial penalty, sending Milan top of the Serie A table. The Rossoneri were dealing with a huge injury crisis, missing Adrien Rabiot, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christopher Nkunku, Pervis Estupinan and Ardon Jashari. It meant Rafael Leao and Alexis Saelemaekers were rushed back from …

Liverpool manager Arne Slot aimed a dig at Manchester United’s tactics under Ruben Amorim for their Premier League win at Anfield on Sunday. The Dutch tactician spoke after the game, a 2-1 defeat that made it four on the bounce for the Reds, about how unlucky he felt his side was after creating so many chances. Liverpool certainly came close …

Former Italy and Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has reportedly failed to reach an agreement with Nottingham Forest and will not be their new manager. The 60-year-old had been approached by the Premier League side after they fired Ange Postecoglou, who was already their second boss of the campaign following the dismissal of Nuno Spirito Santo in September. Multiple sources …

Atalanta and Lazio eked out a cagey 0-0 draw on Sunday at the New Balance Arena in Bergamo, with the Biancocelesti likely to be the happier of the two sides after enduring a difficult second-half barrage from La Dea. The first half was extremely quiet, with neither side able to fashion any big chances. However, the hosts came alive in …

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has made the big claim that he and his teammates felt Liverpool’s full-backs were weak links in their game today. De Ligt spoke to Viaplay after the game, a surprise 2-1 win for Man Utd at Anfield, and it seems there was some kind of plan beforehand to get at Liverpool’s full-backs. Arne Slot …

Watch and listen to the latest news updates from the world of Calcio courtesy of Football Italia expert Alfredo Pedullà. Today’s focus is on Como’s 2-0 win against Juventus, where Nico Paz once again stole the show with an impressive solo goal to wrap up the three points for Cesc Fabregas’ side. Pedullà was full of praise for the Argentine …