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Recent reports claim there are growing doubts over the feasibility of playing the Serie A match between Milan and Como in Australia, with suggestions that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are under increasing pressure to stop the game from going ahead. 

Fabio Capello has compared Antonio Conte’s predicament with Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay to his own difficulties with Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard while in charge of the England national team between 2007 and 2012. 

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee. (Reuters/Andrew Couldridge)

Sandro Tonali is becoming an increasingly integral figure for Newcastle United in the Premier League and Champions League alike, asserting himself as an essential player under Eddie Howe, and recent revelations regarding his contract extension only strengthens the bond between the player and club. 

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has earned big praise from pundit Peter Crouch for the way he’s come back after so much criticism and ridicule.

Lautaro Martinez claimed his third Champions League goal of the 2025-26 campaign during Inter’s 4-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise on Tuesday evening, which brings his European tally up to 11 for the calendar year, a record that is only matched by Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. 

Black Queens head coach, Kim Lars Bjorkegren, says fans can expect a determined and hard-working performance from his side when they take on Egypt in the 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier.The Swedish tactician praised his players’ fighting spirit and resilience, noting that the team has developed a strong mentality to overcome difficult moments in games."You can expect always a hard-working team that’s going to do everything we can to win. We have shown that even if we are struggling a little bit in the game, we always come back, and that shows that we have a great fighting spirit, that we’re fighting for each other and do everything to win every single game," Bjorkegren said.Ghana, who finished third at the previous WAFCON in Morocco, will face Egypt in the first leg in Ismailia before returning to Accra for the second leg on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Black Queens are aiming to secure qualification for the continental showpiece once again.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has made the intriguing choice of removing references to the club from his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Napoli collapsed to a 6-2 defeat away against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, and now, outlets in Italy are beginning to question whether star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is becoming a ‘problem’ for the Partenopei from a tactical point of view. 

Massimiliano Allegri insists that Milan’s goal is not to win the Serie A title in 2025-26, but rather to achieve Champions League qualification, and the Rossoneri tactician has an exact points target in mind in order to achieve that feat. 

Massimiliano Allegri believes that Milan are in for a tough test against Pisa in Serie A on Friday evening, and has identified one area where his side need to improve despite sitting at the top of the league table after seven matches: ‘You can’t ruin 95 minutes for one moment of laziness at the end’. 

Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee is reportedly ready to push to leave the club this January, with West Ham looking like an option for him.

Arsenal and Chelsea players are among the big names to be selected in the Champions League team of the week by Spanish publication Marca.

Arrigo Sacchi believes that losing 1-0 away against Real Madrid in the Champions League is not necessarily the worst thing in the world, but claims that there is ‘only one medicine’ for Juventus and head coach Igor Tudor to get back to winning ways after going over a month without a victory in any competition. 

Juventus are currently on their longest winless run in 16 years despite an encouraging performance away against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday evening in an evening of mixed emotions for the Bianconeri.