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Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Parma - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - August 24, 2025 Juventus' Jonathan David celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

Former Napoli coach Edy Reja has revealed he once suggested Gian Piero Gasperini to club president Aurelio De Laurentiis before the appointment of Antonio Conte.

Inter coach Cristian Chivu says his team must “stay on their feet with their backs straight” when difficult moments arrive, as the Nerazzurri prepare to face Kairat Almaty in the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola has explained why he gave his Manchester City players, including Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, a full day off ahead of their Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund.

Inter stars dominate the top five of the highest-rated Serie A players in FC26, but Lautaro Martinez is regarded as the best player in the league with an overall of 88.

Gianluigi Buffon believes Juventus have made “the best possible choice” by appointing Luciano Spalletti but admits he regrets not seeing him take charge from the start of the season.

Gigi Buffon reveals that the ‘team’s strength’ convinced him not to resign as Italy’s Delegation Chief after a disappointing European Championship in 2024.

Reports in Italy claim that Paulo Dybala will remain out of action for one month after suffering a muscle injury in a Serie A match against Milan.

Matteo Moretto reports that Joshua Zirkzee is a name ‘everyone agrees on’ at Roma, but the Giallorossi are also following two promising strikers: the 20-year-old Malek El Mala and Jeremy Arevalo.

Igor Tudor, Patrick Vieira and Stefano Pioli were all dismissed within a week, after Serie A clubs had gone the first six matches without a managerial change for the first time in eight years.

Teun Koopmeiners is expected to start his second consecutive game in central defence, and his contribution to the build-up has made him earn a comparison with Italy international Riccardo Calafiori.

Roberto D’Aversa is the hot name to replace Stefano Pioli at Fiorentina, but the Tuscans might wait for the November break to appoint a new coach.

Fiorentina confirm Stefano Pioli ‘has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the first team’ and ‘temporarily’ replaced by Daniele Galloppa.

Newcastle United are reportedly keeping close tabs on Atalanta midfielder Éderson, with the Brazilian emerging as a potential long-term replacement for Joelinton, according to a report from The i Paper.

In a surprising revelation, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk reportedly made a determined push to join Real Madrid last summer before eventually renewing his contract at Anfield, according to a report from Diario AS. The story resurfaced on the same day that the two European giants meet in the UEFA Champions League, adding extra intrigue to an already heated fixture.