Lukas Podolski has not been named in Inter Milan’s squad for the knockout stages of the Europa League as manager Roberto Mancini preferred Xherdan Shaqiri to the Germany international. According to UEFA’s Europa League regulations: “one player from the above quota of three who has been fielded in a UEFA club competition group stage match […]
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Despite bringing a renewed optimism to the club, and bringing in some quality players, the second coming of Roberto Mancini at Inter is not going according to plan as the Nerazzurri have struggled under their new boss. Consecutive league games without a goal are suggestive of a team that is struggling to create. New signing […]
The agent for Paul Pogba believes that his client will leave Juventus within 18 months and could even be sold in the summer. But Pogba’s agent has warned that the midfielder will only be available for a fee in excess of £80million. ‘If Paul leaves Juventus, it is for the absolute top. If it does […]
Deloitte have released their 2014 Football Money League standings and while Real Madrid maintain their hold on first place, Manchester United have leapfrogged Bayern Munich and Barcelona and moved into second place after their revenues rose to £433.2m from £363.2m. United’s rise is down to its rapid commercial growth, and with more deals announced this […]
In a statement that will have all the big clubs in Europe reaching for their checkbook, Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola says that the France international could leave Juventus in the not too distant future. Pogba recently signed a new deal with the Serie A champions until June 2019, but his representative has stressed that […]
After seeing his client dropped/rested against Southampton at the weekend, Radamel Falcao’s agent Jorge Mendes admits the striker’s Manchester United future is uncertain amid reports that the Monaco striker could move to Serie A side Juventus at the end of the season. Falcao has scored just three Premier League goals while on loan at United […]
Ever since Roberto Mancini took over from Mazzarri he has moaned how the structure of the squad was not set up to play his style of football. In particular Mancini has commented repeatedly about the team’s lack of wingers. Well that has all changed with the signings this week of Xherdan Shaqiri and Lukas Podolski. […]
The Derby d’Italia is always a tense affair due to the intense rivalry between Juventus and Inter, but rarely do we see the pressure cause players from the same team square up against each other. That is what happened on Tuesday when Mauro Icardi and fellow strike partner Dani Osvaldo disagreed on Icardi’s decision to […]