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American star Christian Pulisic was named the second best young player in the World on Monday at the Ballon d’Or ceremonies in Paris.

Frenchman superstar Kylian Mbappe was the unanimous winner of the Kopa Trophy, named after the late Raymond Kopa, the first French winner of the Ballon d’Or and presented to the best U-21 men’s player in the world.

The 20-year-old Pulisic, who is in his fourth season at German club Borussia Dortmund, received 10 second-place votes, including those from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and one third-place vote for 31 votes.  Read more... (212 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Manchester City are reportedly facing a Champions League ban for breaking Financial Fair Play regulations.

The English champions were the subject of a series of stunning revelations made by the Football Leaks hackers last month, not least with regard to inflated sponsorship deals seemingly designed to beat UEFA’s FFP system.

Among the reports, based on documents seized by Football Leaks, was a claim that City’s holding company paid £59.5million of Etihad’s annual sponsorship deal, with only £8m coming from the airline.

On Monday, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin confirmed that what he described as ‘a concrete case’ was being investigated.  Read more... (377 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Luka Modric saw off competition from France’s World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d’Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Modric was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in Paris ahead of Ronaldo and French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann.

Paris Saint-Germain’s teenage forward Kylian Mbappe came fourth, leaving Messi to settle for fifth position. Another Frenchman, Modric’s Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, was seventh, just behind Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.  Read more... (376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Inter Milan star Mauro Icardi has become the first non-Juventus player to win Serie A Footballer of the Year since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2011, while Massimiliano Allegri scooped the coach’s prize for a fourth time.

Icardi finished joint top-scorer in Serie A last term alongside Ciro Immobile on 29 goals in 34 Serie A appearances and helped get Inter back into the Champions League.

The Argentina international has carried that form into the current campaign as well, having netted eight times in 11 outings.

Icardi also won the best goal award for his spectacular backheel during a four-goal haul against Sampdoria last March.  Read more... (213 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Manchester United owners, the Glazers care about only one thing and that is making money. They don’t care about winning the Champions League. What they care about is participation in the competition and the money that comes with that.

So the latest comments from Jose Mourinho must have set off alarm bells from Manchester to Tampa Bay as the United boss has claimed United will need “almost a miracle” to finish in the top four this season.

Mourinho’s blunt admissions come as the United manager faces another major defensive headache ahead of a crucial clash against in-form Arsenal tomorrow amid doubts over the availability of as many as eight defenders.  Read more... (477 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

It’s the best domestic cup competition in the world and the FA Cup third round draw could non-league side Solihull Moors meet Arsenal in a tantalizing money-spinning tie

The National League high flyers, managed by Tim Flowers, need to beat League One Blackpool in a replay at Bloomfield Road next Tuesday in order to face Unai Emery’s side.

Arsenal arriving at the 3,050-capacity Damson Park would represent the biggest occasion in Solihull’s history.

Arsenal’s North London rivals Spurs could also meet non-league opposition as they will travel to either League Two Tranmere or National League North Southport.  Read more... (358 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

Arsenal versus Tottenham is one of those few rivalries that rarely disappoint and that was the case at the Emirates on Sunday. This North London derby had everything, goals, a comeback, an imminent boil-over, quality, mistakes and theatre. In the end, nobody will grudge the Gunners their 4–2 win. The game also highlighted that while one team is on the ascendancy, the other is at a risk of stagnating.  Read more... (524 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has acknowledged he was forced to tinker with his side’s tactics this season and admits it has affected their attacking flair.

Liverpool won the Merseyside derby on Sunday thanks to a 96th-minute goal by Divock Origi,

Klopp’s side is the only team that has been able to keep pace with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City’s blistering start to the season, yet there is a perception that they have failed to reach the heights of last season.

Gritty wins have replaced high scoring routs for Liverpool in recent weeks, yet Klopp has told Sky Sports that the balance of his side has been altered in a bid to find a winning formula.  Read more... (483 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

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.

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Italy

After failing to qualify for World Cup, the Azzurri have been given a real chance of reaching this major tournament with Bosnia the only real threat in their group.

Manager Roberto Mancini was particularly happy to avoid Germany after his side were drawn in Group J, which also holds Finland, Greece, Armenia and Liechtenstein.  Read more... (699 words, estimated 2:48 mins reading time)