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Fiorentina’s medical director, Luca Pengue, rules out a serious ankle injury for Moise Kean, but the Italy international continues training separately ahead of a Serie A game against Milan. Fiorentina have provided the latest injury updates regarding their star striker Kean, who was subbed off in Italy’s win over Estonia last week, shortly after scoring the opening goal in the …

Juventus are unwilling to sell Kenan Yildiz and are in talks to extend his contract, given that Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal are interested in the Turkish star who earns less than €2m in Turin. Yildiz’s future at Juventus has been one of the talking points during the international break in October as several sources claim the Serie A giants are …

Mario Balotelli picks Francesco Pio Esposito over Francesco Camarda and feels he was ‘more consistent’ than Milan star Rafael Leao. Balotelli was one of the guests at the Festival dello Sport over the weekend, when he got to talk about Italian and Serie A strikers, starting with his former Inter teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic. “He’s a pain in the a**, but …

Rolando Mandragora has agreed to sign a contract extension until 2028 with Fiorentina, despite reports of a possible exit over the summer. Fiorentina midfielder Mandragora will continue his career at the Stadio Franchi, having agreed to extend his expiring contract to 2028. Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me that the two parties shook hands circa 20 days …

Carlo Ancelotti admits his Brazil side ‘didn’t react well’ to a Fabricio Bruno error, leading to a 3-2 loss against Japan. Ancelotti lost his second game as the Brazil head coach on Tuesday, suffering a 3-2 comeback defeat to Japan. Brazil wasted a two-goal lead in the second half as Japan began their comeback when Fabricio Bruno gave the ball away …

Milan have officially announced that they have extended their partnership with long-standing front-of-shirt sponsors Emirates, who will continue as the club’s airline and principle partner for the next five years.  Milan have announced that they have extended their sponsorship agreement with the airline Emirates. Reports in Italy suggest that this new extension will be worth around €100m to Milan over …

Italy striker Mateo Retegui has scored five goals in four matches under Gennaro Gattuso, just one more than those netted in 17 appearances with Luciano Spalletti. Former Atalanta striker Retegui has left his mark on Gattuso’s opening games as Italy coach, as the 26-year-old has netted five times in four matches. The Al-Qadsiah star is the best goal scorer for …

Roberto D’Aversa is now free to take on new opportunities after agreeing to terminate his contract with Empoli following his departure from the club at the end of the 2024-25 season.  D’Aversa was dismissed as head coach of Empoli following their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.  He had originally been appointed in the summer …

Gennaro Gattuso has seen Italy’s improvements in the last two games against Estonia and Israel, but will only take credit if the Azzurri qualify for the World Cup: ‘Otherwise, I’ll move far away from Italy.’ Italy secured a play-off placement in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, beating Israel 3-0 in Udine. Gattuso has won his opening four games …

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have officially confirmed the re-appointment of former Juventus executive Fabio Paratici as the club’s new sporting director, his second stint with the North Londoners: ‘I’m delighted to be returning to a club that I love’. Paratici, who spent a decade with Juventus as sporting director and later managing director, had previously served as Tottenham’s director …

Christian Pulisic is at high risk of missing out on Milan’s upcoming Serie A test against Fiorentina after picking up a hamstring injury while away on international duty with the USA, which leaves Massimiliano Allegri with a series of decisions to make for the return of domestic league action this weekend.  Pulisic lined up as a starter for the USMNT …

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Joshua Zirkzee wants to leave Manchester United in January to get more playing time and Como are set to rival Roma for the purchase of the ex-Bologna star. Como are ‘seriously considering’ signing unhappy Manchester United striker Zirkzee in January as the Dutchman seeks more playing time in the second part of the campaign. …

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has now overtaken Diego Maradona and drawn level with Hernan Crespo in Argentina’s all-time top goalscorer charts after his brace during his nation’s 6-0 win over Puerto Rico in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  El Toro started among the substitutes, but emerged off the bench to score twice in the second half as Argentina picked …

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni says Nico Paz and Franco Mastantuono will get more playing time in the coming games and is confident the Como star and the Real Madrid talent can ‘coexist in the future.’ Nico Paz and Mastantuono are two of the brightest talents in Argentine football, and the former’s quality is very well known to Serie A …

RAI Sport presenter Alessandro Antinelli wore a black ribbon on air during coverage of Italy-Israel on Tuesday night to honour the ‘250 journalists killed in Gaza.’ RAI journalist Alessandro Antinelli honoured the 250 journalists killed in Gaza over the last two years during live coverage of Italy-Israel on Tuesday night. Antinelli showed the ribbon and explained that he wore it to …