Juventus have held preliminary talks with Antonio Conte about a possible return to Turin, according to Sky Sports.
Following spells with Arezzo, Bari, Atalanta and Siena, Conte spent three years, from the summer of 2011 to the summer of 2014, at Juventus, guiding them to three consecutive Serie A titles. He then spent two years as the Italian national team head coach, before taking over at Chelsea in 2016. He also spent two years at Stamford Bridge and won the 2016/17 Premier League title there. He hasn t worked since receiving his marching orders last summer for missing out on top four, when the London club replaced him with Maurizio Sarri.
As the end of the season approaches, the Italian, who turns 50 this July, has been linked with a possible appointment as the head …
The two most successful sides in the Premier League era do battle again on Sunday as Chelsea host Manchester United.
These two clubs have claimed 18 of the 25 titles since the rebranding of English football s top tier, and some of the game s greatest names have graced this fixture down the years.
Chelsea will, of course, reacquaint themselves with a familiar foe this weekend as Jose Mourinho manager for three of those Premier League triumphs returns to Stamford Bridge, tasked with guiding United back to the heady days of the Alex Ferguson reign.
Reigning champions Chelsea come into Sunday s meeting trailing red-hot leaders Manchester City by nine points while United are four points and two places better off in the chase to catch Pep Guardiola s runaway juggernau…
Antoine Griezmann has been urged to cut his losses and leave Barcelona by former France left-back Bixente Lizarazu.
After joining Barca from Atletico Madrid for €120million in July 2019, Griezmann scored 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions last season – his worse return since 2012-13 with Real Sociedad.
The 29-year-old attacker averaged one LaLiga goal every 285 minutes for the Blaugrana, way below his best return of one every 112 minutes for Atletico in 2014-15.
He has been vocal about his frustration at playing on the right wing since Ronald Koeman took over as Barca coach in August and only played eight minutes off the bench in the 3-1 Clasico defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday, having been an unused substitute in the midweek thrash…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United s rapid climb up the Premier League table has shown why the Old Trafford board stuck with him.
United will go top of the standings again if they beat Fulham on Wednesday, in the game that will see the Red Devils reach the 19-game halfway mark in the 2020-21 campaign.
Despite relinquishing top spot to Leicester City after the Foxes beat Chelsea on Tuesday, United have played one fewer game and can go two points clear of Brendan Rodgers men.
The transformation in United s Premier League fortunes has been astounding since early November, with a 3-1 win at Everton coming at a time when Solskjaer was looking on rocky ground.
Although a Champions League exit in December was a jolt, on the domestic front they have…
Andrea Pirlo is not about to call time on Juventus Serie A defence despite fuming at the way they ceded control to Inter in a damaging defeat on Sunday.
Juve are now seven points behind leaders Milan and Inter, and could fall 10 points off the pace if the Rossoneri win on Monday.
The Bianconeri lost 2-0 at Inter, who led through Arturo Vidal s header – one of 11 first-half efforts to Juve s three – and netted again seven minutes after the break as Nicolo Barella ran clear.
The midfield duo were outstanding, with ex-Juve man Vidal gaining possession nine times as well as having four shots, while Barella created the opener for his team-mate and had three key passes, playing a team-high 41 passes in the opposition half.
The Inter pair set a tempo that Ju…
Bayern Munich could be willing to allow Corentin Tolisso to join Paris Saint-Germain, according the German publication Bild.
The midfielder went through the youth ranks at Olympique Lyon, where he earned first-team promotion in 2014. He joined Bayern three years later for a fee reported to have been set at just over €40 million, and has gone on to play 90 games in all competitions for the Bavarians, scoring 17 goals and assisting his teammates on 12 occasions. Primarily a central, box-to-box midfielder, Tolisso is also capable of playing further up as a No.10, or deeper down, protecting the back line.
The 26-year-old s contract expires in 2022, and Bayern apparently wish to avoid history repeating itself with defender David Alaba set to leave this summer for free. The…
With the Championship taking center stage this weekend, we have a string of interesting affairs from across England s footballing tiers. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday December 17th
BST 15:00 Barnsley vs Burton
Although Barnsley might have lost their Championship status last season, Saturday s hosts have an immediate second-tier return at the top of their agenda this time around. Last seen on December 2nd as they laid down another League One marker thanks to an eye-catching 2-1 win away at Peterborough, the Tykes are enjoying what has been an extended purple patch. Along with cruising their way to a 3-0 romp against Crewe last month while on FA Cup dutie…
An emotional Igor Angelovski suggested a sensational win over Germany was comparable to European Championship success for his North Macedonia side.
In the biggest shock of the World Cup qualifying campaign so far, North Macedonia claimed a remarkable 2-1 victory in Duisberg on Wednesday.
North Macedonia are set to make their major tournament debut as an independent nation at Euro 2020 and have now also improbably boosted their Qatar 2022 hopes, sitting above Germany in Group J, three points behind early leaders Armenia.
Angelovski s men had just 30.5 per cent of possession against the 2014 World Cup winners but were clinical when their chances came.
Veteran forward Goran Pandev and midfielder Eljif Elmas scored as North Macedonia registered six goal atte…
Pep Guardiola is expecting captain Fernandinho to be out of action for between four to six weeks after the midfielder sustained another injury in Manchester City s win over Porto.
The Brazil international was brought on in the 85th minute of Wednesday s Group C clash at the Etihad Stadium but failed to see out the game after pulling up with a suspected leg injury.
He has suffered several muscle issues in recent seasons, seeing him sit out 15 games two seasons ago as City won a clean sweep of domestic honours.
And Guardiola, who was also without Gabriel Jesus, Nathan Ake, Benjamin Mendy, Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte against Porto, is predicting another lay-off for the versatile midfielder.
It is bad news. It is in the place he was injured before, G…
Former Tottenham and Wales legend Gareth Bale produced one of the top highlights from the amateur ranks while playing at the AT T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Bale, 33, retired from professional football in January after spending six months with MLS club LAFC.
Playing in his first PGA Tour event, Bale was partnered with Korn Ferry Tour Championship winner Joseph Bramlett, who he said he met around a year ago and has kept in contact with since.
We met about a year ago and we have just been speaking over the year, he said. I said to him last week let s prepare for this week – he had a great week last week, and what a player.
He is a world-class player. Just watching these players play, you can learn things and how they go about their business and how they do th…