Massimiliano Allegri called on Juventus to turn around their recent poor form when they host Atalanta on Sunday as he expressed his disappointment at a run that has seen them fall 18 points behind Inter Milan.
Juve topped Serie A as recently as late January, but their title challenge looks all-but over after they collected just five points from their last six games.
They were beaten by defending champions Napoli last time out, with Inter now looking increasingly likely to claim their first title since 2021.
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Two camps looking to pick up some real momentum ahead of EURO 24, the Netherlands will welcome Scotland to Amsterdam for a friendly showdown on Friday night.
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Starting with the hosts, while the Netherlands might have initially struggled to find their feet when Ronald Koeman was reappointed last year, the European giants signed off 2023 in the midst of a real purple patch. Eventually cruising their way to a major tournament return, the former Barcelona boss will be dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine EURO 24 charge this summer. Drawing a line under their qualifying adventure with a routine 6-0 romp away at Gibraltar, Holland also collected six victories from their final seven Group B appearances. Although the Netherland…
Said Benrahma’s loan move from West Ham to Lyon has gone through after the Ligue 1 side appealed to FIFA over the possible collapse of the deal.
The Algeria international underwent a medial on Thursday but the switch appeared to have been called off by West Ham, with Lyon describing the club’s behaviour as “incomprehensible” and lacking respect.
The French side maintained that they had filed the relevant information in time for the deal to be ratified, and called on the world governing body to intervene.
West Ham United can confirm Saïd Benrahma has joined Olympique Lyonnais on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season.
— West Ham United (@WestHam)
The Hammers confirmed on Friday afternoon that Benrahma’s loan move for the rest of the…
Ilkay Gundogan revealed Jurgen Klopp was one of the first to congratulate him after Manchester City beat Liverpool to the Premier League title on Sunday.
Gundogan came off the bench to score twice as City came from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The win meant Klopp s Liverpool remained a point from City in the race for the Premier League, but that did not stop the 54-year-old from getting in touch.
Gundogan played under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund between 2011 and 2015, before the latter left for Anfield, and the 31-year-old revealed his former boss was quick to put his own ambitions aside.
He was one of the first, Gundogan told Sport1. We have always treated each other with the utmost respect. He had another very…
Newcastle United had not played a game under their new ownership group last October when Amanda Staveley confirmed a desire to win the Premier League on Tyneside.
We have the same ambitions as PSG and Manchester City in terms of trophies, the co-owner added.
Newcastle were winless and in the bottom three, where they would remain until February, so this seemed an optimistic target, even given the wealth of Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund.
The Magpies are highly unlikely to challenge City for their title this season either, but they are at least looking up now.
From the date of the takeover until the end of the season, Newcastle earned the sixth-most points in the division (46); in 2022, they have earned the fourth-most (38); in points-per-game terms…
AC Milan are interested in signing Real Madrid attacking midfielder Marco Asensio in the summer of 2023, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that defending Serie A champions Milan are among the clubs keen on securing the services of the Spain international, who can also operate as a winger, on a free transfer at the end of the season when he is out of contract at last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Madrid.
Asensio has been on the books of Madrid since 2014 when he joined from Real Mallorca. During his time at Los Blancos so far this season, the 27-year-old has won La Liga thrice and the UEFA Champions League on three occasions.
So far this season, Asensio has made five starts and 10 substitute appearances in La Liga for…
Tom Pearce is hoping to use his experience from suffering relegation and earning promotion during his time in England to help CF Montreal reach the playoffs this weekend.
Pearce joined the club in July from Wigan Athletic, a team he won the League One title with in the 2021-22 campaign, but was then a part of the Latics side who came straight back down the following season.
Montreal knows that a point will be enough to secure their spot in the postseason, though slipping up allows an opportunity for either Philadelphia Union or Atlanta United to pounce.
Having featured in high-pressure games throughout his career, Pearce is relishing the opportunity of helping his new team reach the playoffs.
“It’s exciting that we’re going into the last game of the…
The last time Barcelona beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, the home side sacked their coach nine days later.
No wonder Carlo Ancelotti was shuffling uncomfortably on the touchline when Ferran Torres rammed in Barcelona s third goal of Sunday s bizarre Clasico rout.
Florentino Perez will surely not be speed-dialling Zinedine Zidane this time – it was the Frenchman who replaced Santiago Solari soon after Barcelona s 1-0 win at this stadium on March 2, 2019.
But if Madrid s Clasico car crash was an early signal of the future dynamic between these teams, then godspeed Don Carlo. Four-nil in the end, and Madrid were lucky to get nil.
Madrid will surely win LaLiga this season, and they might even add the Champions League title, but they did not let …
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Sevilla and Getafe will face each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between Los Nervionenses and the Azulones will be held at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Sunday.
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Sevilla are one of the biggest clubs in Spain who consistently feature in the UEFA Champions League and/or the UEFA Europa League. While the Andalusian outfit may not win the La Liga title, they always do tend to end up in the top four or the top six in the standings. Los Nervionenses have finished fourth in the La Liga table for the past four seasons, and ended up sixth in 2018-19 and seventh in 2016-17. Sevilla won the UEFA Europa League in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 an…
Erling Haaland fluffed his lines as Norway were held to an underwhelming goalless draw by Kazakhstan in their Nations League opener.
Norway failed to secure promotion from League B in the last edition of the Nations League in 2022-23, and their attempt to escape Group B3 got off to a frustrating start in Almaty.
Haaland was the joint-leading goalscorer in the 2022-23 tournament (alongside Aleksandar Mitrovic) with six goals, but he was unable to find the target despite being presented with several good chances on Friday.
The Manchester City man sent a 24th-minute header spiralling over the crossbar, then dragged another effort wide from the edge of the six-yard box five minutes later.
Norway dominated possession as newly promoted Kazakhstan dug in to pres…