Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has urged his players to not feel sorry for themselves after a humbling and potentially decisive 3-0 defeat to Milan, adamant they still have a chance of finishing in the top four.
Milan left Turin with a comprehensive victory on Sunday that propelled them back into the Champions League spaces at the expense of Juve.
It was Milan s first away win at Juventus since March 2011, with the Bianconeri conceding for the 11th league game in succession, their worst such run in just over 11 years.
Milan, who are third, now have a three-point cushion to Juve in fifth, though Pirlo s men are only one adrift of bitter rivals Napoli.
All three and Atalanta – ahead of Milan on goal difference – have three matches left this term, and Pirlo…
West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui was pleased with his side’s character as they overcame a poor start to draw 1-1 away to Brentford.
Lopetegui’s side were coming off the back of a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in their last league game and a 5-1 EFL Cup thrashing at Liverpool in midweek.
Bryan Mbuemo’s goal a minute into the encounter could have spelled the worst for the Hammers, but they recovered well and got back on level terms early in the second half through midfielder Tomas Soucek.
Lopetegui now has something to build upon as his side face a vital match at home to Ipswich Town before the next international break, and their overall performance pleased the Spaniard.
He told BBC Sport: “We showed this [Brentford s record of scoring early] to …
Ben Chilwell s thunderous strike ensured Chelsea retained their place at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Brentford on Saturday.
The first league meeting between the pair since 1947 was settled by a wonderful first-half effort from Chilwell, keeping Chelsea one point clear of Liverpool and two ahead of Manchester City at the summit.
Thomas Tuchel s side dominated possession throughout but did not force David Raya into a single save, with Chilwell s goal coming from their only shot on target.
Bryan Mbeumo twice hit the post but Chelsea did enough to become the first team in the history of the English Football League to win seven London derbies in succession.
After a tepid start, the game burst to life when Mbeumo rattled the upri…
After an illustrious and successful playing career, Queensboro FC is David Villa s next frontier.
Villa finds himself at the forefront of Queens first professional football club, albeit off the pitch, having called time on a career that spanned 20 years in January and culminated in World Cup, Euro 2008, Champions League and LaLiga glory.
Spain s all-time leading goalscorer is part of the ownership group of start-up franchise Queensboro FC, who are preparing to compete in the USL Championship (USLC) – the second tier of football in the United States.
But why Queensboro FC for the former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker?
During my four years in New York, I developed my project of the DV7 Academy and launched a school for children in Queens, the 39-y…
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has handed a first call-up to forward Tim Kleindienst in his latest squad.
Kleindienst scored 12 Bundesliga goals for Heidenheim last season.
Those goals propelled Heidenheim to an eighth-place finish, and secured Kleindienst a move to Borussia Monchengladbach.
Since the start of last season, Kleindienst has contested the most duels (622) and made the most sprints (1216) of any player in the Bundesliga.
The 29-year-old has already netted twice for his new club, and with West Ham s Niclas Fullkrug out injured, Nagelsmann has given Kleindienst the nod for October s Nations League clashes with Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Netherlands.
Kleindienst at Heidenheim performed well over an entire year and he has integrated him…
Sadio Mane scored a sublime goal to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals at the expense of Cape Verde, who had two players sent off in their 2-0 defeat.
Tuesday s encounter at Kouekong Stadium, the first between these sides in the continental competition, swung the way of Senegal when Patrick Andrade was dismissed after 21 minutes following a VAR check on a foul on Pape Gueye.
Cape Verde, who scraped into the knockout phase as one of the top third-placed teams in the groups, proceeded to contain Aliou Cisse s side to good effect and keep alive their chances of reaching the last eight for the first time since 2013.
However, another VAR intervention just before the hour mark left them with an arduous task, goalkeeper Vozinha eventually being s…
Manchester United s search for a new manager continues after axing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November.
The Red Devils are taking their time with the appointment, with Ralf Rangnick in an interim role until the end of the season.
United hope the next man in can turn their fortunes around, having struggled to be Premier League contenders since Alex Ferguson s retirement in 2013.
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Manchester United have added Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl to their shortlist, according to The Mirror.
PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax’s Erik ten Hag remain the front-runners, but United face a battle to persuade either to head to Old Trafford.
Current United interim manager Ralf Rangnick worked wi…
Barcelona took another big step towards Champions League qualification as Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets scored superb goals in a 2-1 LaLiga win over Real Mallorca.
Looking to avoid a fourth consecutive home defeat, the Blaugrana calmed a nervous Camp Nou crowd through Depay s excellent first-half volley on Sunday.
Busquets then fired a low effort beyond Sergio Rico and the Catalan giants held on for the win despite Antonio Raillo s 79th minute goal.
After being forced to watch rivals Real Madrid win the title on Saturday, Xavi s side at least look likely to join them in next season s Champions League after moving back into second place.
Rico was forced into an excellent save after five minutes, diving to his right to turn away Pierre-Emerick Aubam…
Arsenal are interested in signing Luca Netz from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Arsenal are on the hunt for a new left-back, and that Netz is on their shortlist.
Netz is one of the best young left-backs in the Bundesliga and has established himself as a regular in the Monchengladbach first team. The Germany Under-21 international has been on the books of Die Fohlen since 2021 when he joined from Hertha Berlin. The 20-year-old left-back has made 20 starts and two substitute appearances in the Bundesliga this season. He has given three assists in those games.
The youngster made seven starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Bundesliga last season. Netz scored one goal and provided three assists in thos…
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes believes her side have simply lived up to expectations by securing passage to the Champions League semi-finals after a 1-1 draw with Ajax at Stamford Bridge.
Mayra Ramirez opened the scoring 33 minutes into in the first half of her Champions League debut for Chelsea and, while Chasity Grant netted a second-half consolation for the visitors, the Blues ultimately booked their place in the final four with a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.
The Blues, who progressed to the semi-finals for the fifth time in seven seasons, will face the winners of the last-eight clash between holders Barcelona and Norwegian side Brann, who play their second leg on Thursday.
Hayes said: “If you look at our record in the Champions League, even in the last five…