Lost in the World Cup headlines this week was the comment from Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti that 22-year-old striker Alvaro Morata will be sold this summer. “The player wants to look for an opportunity where he can play more and the club agrees with this,” Ancelotti said. “If he leaves it would be good […]
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Imagine my surprise when my newsfeed went into overdrive today with the news that Inter President Erick Thohir was going to invest €200m in the club. Was the Nerazzurri going on a massive summer spending that would make them title contenders next season? The answer unfortunately was a lot less glamorous. When Erick Thohir and […]
Jurgen Klinessman is not the only national team coach making head scratching squad decisions for this summer’s World Cup. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has opted for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne over Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi. Rossi missed four months of the season between January and May after suffering another right-knee injury, but despite scoring two […]
The ongoing contract squabbles between Serie A champions Juventus and their manager Antonio Conte have been put on hold for a while after Conte committed to returning to Juve next season, despite is contract being up in a years time. I don’t understand why Juventus are not signing up, arguably the third best young manager […]
According to the Italian sports daily Tuttosport, Inter have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Chelsea flop Fernando Torres on loan next season. It is common knowledge that Inter are in the market for a big name striker this summer and it looks like they will do former boss Jose Mourinho a favor and take […]
The title races in both Spain and England look like they will come down to the final weeks of the season after wins for the top three in both countries left Liverpool and Atlético Madrid still holding narrow leads. England Two more penalties for Steven Gerrard penalties helped Liverpool beat West Ham 2-1 and lifted […]
Manchester United is not the only massive European club to be falling apart this season. But things at United look calm compared what is going on at the San Siro where media reports suggest that AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf might not even survive the month. According to Sport Mediaset, Milan President Silvio Berlusconi has […]
The inability of any Italian club to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season is due to finances says Inter Milan boss Walter Mazzarri. It has been a bad season all around for Italian sides in the Champions League. Juventus and Napoli did not make it out of the group stages while AC […]