Roma s potential acquisition of Paulo Dybala can shift the balance in Serie A and make Jose Mourinho s men Scudetto contenders, according to former Giallorossi boss Fabio Capello.
Having left Juventus as a free agent when his contract expired at the end of June, Dybala was strongly linked to Inter and Napoli, but now appears set to join Mourinho s Europa Conference League winners.
With reports on Monday suggesting Dybala was close to joining Roma, the Argentina international arrived in Portugal, where the side are holding a pre-season training camp, for his medical.
Dybala scored 82 goals in 210 Serie A appearances for the Bianconeri after arriving from Palermo in 2015, including 25 from outside the penalty area, more than any other player has managed during tha…
Massimiliano Allegri challenged his Juventus side to pay “attention to detail” when they travel to Verona for Saturday’s Serie A clash.
Juve sit seven points behind league leaders Inter Milan, who have a game in hand, and are in search of their first win in four attempts following losses to Udinese and the table-toppers, which came after a 1-1 draw with Empoli that saw Arkadiusz Milik sent off in the 18th minute.
Verona sit third-from-bottom with four wins in 24 matches but, with just six points separating 19th-placed Cagliari from Lecce in 13th, will be desperate to gain any advantage on fellow relegation-threatened clubs.
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Allegri told a press conference: “We’ve earned a point in two games at home and t…
Southampton are interested in signing Martin Braithwaite from Espanyol in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Southampton are among three Premier League clubs who are keen on securing the services of the Denmark international, who can operate as a striker or as a winger.
AS has noted that Braithwaite is happy at Espanyol, but the financial reward he would get by moving to the Premier League is something that the former Barcelona player have to consider. The former Middlesbrough striker is 33 years of age now.
Braithwaite has been on the books of Espanyol since 2022 when he joined them as a free transfer after leaving Barcelona. The 33-year-old helped the Barcelona club get promoted from the Segunda Division t…
Argentina got their Group B campaign at the Olympics up and running with a 3-1 victory over Iraq, with Thiago Almada, Luciano Gondou and Ezequiel Fernandez scoring.
Javier Mascherano s side made a losing start against Morocco on Wednesday, going down by a 2-1 scoreline in a chaotic match that featured almost 20 minutes of second-half stoppage time and a two-hour delay due to crowd trouble.
They bounced back against Iraq despite Aymen Hussein cancelling out Almada s opener, with Gondou and Fernandez on target in the second half in a deserved victory.
Argentina hit the front after 14 minutes as Julian Alvarez improvised to chest a deflected cross down to Almada, who lashed into the bottom-left corner on the volley.
But Iraq grew into the contest and got th…
Wilfried Nancy has insisted that his full focus remains with Columbus Crew amid links to the vacant United States managerial position ahead of their meeting with Atlanta United this weekend.
The Crew extended their unbeaten run to six matches in the MLS following their 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC in midweek as they aim to keep pace with the top two in the Eastern Conference.
Nancy’s side sit third in the standings, five points behind FC Cincinnati following their defeat to Chicago Fire last time out, with Inter Miami now at the summit of the table.
Despite their recent form, Nancy is hungry for more success with Columbus, going on to rubbish the rumours linking him with a move to the international stage following Gregg Berhalter’s dismissal last week.
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Jack Wilshere hopes his comeback for Arsenal s Under-21 side will prove to be the first step towards winning a place in England s squad for Euro 2016.
The 24-year-old midfielder has not played in 2015-16 after breaking his leg in pre-season, but made his comeback with a 65-minute appearance as the second string defeated Newcastle United 3-1 at Emirates Stadium on Friday.
Wilshere was spoken to by the referee after clashing with Henri Saivet, shot wide with a long-range effort and created a golden opportunity for Chris Willock during an outing he hopes will begin a productive end to the campaign.
I want to go to the Euros. To do that I have to get in the Arsenal team, so I have to show the Arsenal and England managers what I can do, Wilshere told Arsenal Player.<…
Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick for England as the Three Lions secured a 5-0 win in Euro 2020 qualifying at Wembley Stadium on Friday evening.
The Manchester City man gave Gareth Southgate s men the lead mid-way through the first period as he stabbed home Jadon Sancho s excellent cross. Harry Kane then extended the advantage in the final seconds of the first period with a powerful spot-kick. Sterling was then on the scoresheet twice more as he showed great instincts to curl home before netting again via a deflected strike only six minutes later.
A late own goal from Tomáš Kalas rounded off a perfect evening for the Three Lions.
Simple finish for Sterling
England dominated the ball in the opening stages but it could have been the visitors who took the lead…
Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson’s first return to Leicester City since leaving the club in 2015 ended in defeat with a 1-0 victory for his former team who moved back to the top of the Championship.
The match-winning goal came from Jamie Vardy, a player Pearson brought to the King Power Stadium 11 years ago.
When Pearson was in charge, for his second spell at the club, he kept Leicester up in their first season back in the Premier League before being sacked that summer. But he was credited with building the core of Claudio Ranieri’s squad that went on to win the Premier League title in 2016.
Now manager of Bristol City, Pearson came back to Leicester on crutches due to a back problem. But there were to be no celebrations as Vardy’s 67th-minute penalty, af…
Former Southampton and Northern Ireland defender Chris Nicholl, who captained Aston Villa to League Cup glory, has died at the age of 77.
Nicholl, who also managed Southampton before taking charge of Walsall, had been living with dementia, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which he attributed to brain damage caused by repeatedly heading balls over his lengthy career.
The former central defender’s death was confirmed in a family statement on his daughter Cathy’s Facebook account.
It said: “It is with a heavy heart that we write this. Chris Nicholl (our dad) sadly passed away peacefully on Saturday evening in hospital.
“He fought a very long battle with CTE, caused by his dedication to football. Words can’t describe how much we’ll m…
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Germany to win against Ukraine
Odds:
Germany face the Ukraine in their Euro 2016 Group C opener at the Grand Stade Lille Métropole, and are big favourites to pick up all three points to get off to a perfect start this evening.
The world champions are fancied for a deep run in the Euros, and a win against Ukraine today will boost their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts given the expanded format.
Germany come into this summer’s tournament off the back of inconsistent form, having suffered three defeats from their last five games against France, England and Slovakia. They did, however, enjoy a 2-0 win over Hungary in their final friendly before the Euros so they have some momentum ahead of their clash with the Ukrai…