Marco Giampaolo is the latest in a string of hopeful appointments by AC Milan in their bid to bring the glory days back to the red side of San Siro, and his tenure begins away to Udinese. The Rossoneri have not finished in the top four since 2012-13 and have gone through numerous coaches in [...]
Europe
The qualifying draw for Euro 2020 has been made and with any draw, some nations are much happier with their opponents than others. The likes of Italy and England will be pleased with the draw but and Holland have been left cursing their luck. Winners Italy After failing to qualify for World Cup, the Azzurri [...]
It looked like being a summer without any tournament football for England. Up until the 85th minute against Croatia, the Three Lions were staring at relegation to the second tier of the Nations League, before skipper Harry Kane slid in the winning goal to send Wembley Stadium into raptures. The country will be hoping for [...]
The 2020 EURO qualification just got a little more interesting with the news that UEFA has confirmed that Italy will be in Pot 1 and that Germany and Iceland will be in pot 2. Joining Italy will be seeded alongside Belgium, France, Spain, Croatia and Poland. Switzerland, Portugal, Netherlands and England are in their own [...]
Holland scored twice in the last five minutes to recover from two goals down and earn a 2-2 draw against relegated Germany in the Nations League, thereby securing a spot in next year’s finals ahead of world champions France. Virgil van Dijk struck a close-range volley in stoppage time to equalise for the visitors after [...]
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s participation in the Audi Cup will be the perfect preparation for the 2017/18 season. The Reds boss, who was beamed into the Munich launch of the competition by hologram from Melwood, is relishing the return to his homeland. Liverpool will play two matches at the Allianz Arena on August 1 and [...]
It is fair to say that current Italy national team boss Antonio Conte is not a big fan of Major League Soccer. Conte decided not to include Sebastian Giovinco or Andrea Pirlo in Italy’s provisional 30-man Euro 2016 squad because of where they play. The former Juventus coach admitting that their decision to play in [...]
Fifa have announced the three names that make up the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or awards. Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar will compete with current holder Cristiano Ronaldo for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or. Real Madrid forward Ronaldo has won the award for the past two years, with Messi winning it for each of [...]
Another day full of EURO 2016 qualifiers has passed, with Spain, England, Sweden and the Ukraine coming out as the winners on the way to next year’s major soccer tournament in Europe. Slovenia 2-3 England: The Three Lions have won all six of their EURO qualifiers so far, and thanks to Jack Wilshere‘s brace and [...]
UEFA has announced that the seeding for the Champions League will change next season, a decision that will have potentially a huge impact on the fortunes in Europe of English and Spanish sides. The existing UEFA format means that seeding is based on the results of clubs competing in the five previous seasons of the [...]
