Looking to extend on their recent purple patch this weekend, Manchester United will travel to the City Ground when they meet Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. While the Red Devils might have opened the new campaign in the midst of another public crisis, Ruben Amorim’s camp have enjoyed a stellar turn in fortune and the […]
Manchester United are planning a blockbuster move for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, according to Fichajes. The report has claimed that the Red Devils are willing to offer as much as €200 million for the Brazil international forward in 2026. Vinicius Junior is out of contract at Madrid in the summer of 2027, and talks […]
Manchester United are planning a blockbuster move for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, according to Fichajes. The report has claimed that the Red Devils are willing to offer as much as €200 million for the Brazil international forward in 2026. Vinicius Junior is out of contract at Madrid in the summer of 2027, and talks […]
Manchester United are planning a blockbuster move for Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, according to Fichajes. The report has claimed that the Red Devils are willing to offer as much as €200 million for the Brazil international forward in 2026. Vinicius Junior is out of contract at Madrid in the summer of 2027, and talks […]
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Today Affinity announced that it was going free to use for everyone, a move that probably surprised a lot of you because it was certainly unexpected to me. However, the more I think about it, the more it makes perfect sense.
With just nine rounds played in 2025/26, Liverpool’s title defence in the Premier League appears to be over. After winning the opening five, the Reds have suffered defeat in the last four matches in the English top flight, with Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Brentford all getting the better of Arne Slot’s team. Even […]
Transfer activities should be judged calmly, but in the Petar Sucic case, there is no doubt that Inter made a real bargain.
The Nerazzurri invested in the young midfielder (born in 2003), who is destined for a bright future with the Serie A giants.
How much did Inter pay to sign Sucic?
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Petar Sucic of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring their team’s second goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and ACF Fiorentina at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 29, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
One could even argue that Inter have already cashed in on the interest from the €14m, plus €2.5m add-ons, they spent to snatch him from Dinamo Zagreb.
The focus is not just on the brilliant goal he scored to kill off the game against Fiorentina on Wednesday, but also on the modernity of a midfielder who makes sharp vertical passes, makes dangerous late runs and has personality and technical qualities clearly superior to the average.
Sucic a smart Inter signing
Inter players Petar Sucic and Thomas Berenbruch during an internal pre-season friendly.
The fact that he was signed in February, allowing him to play in the Club World Cup last summer, helped Sucic settle in perfectly at San Siro.
In short, just a few weeks have been enough to label the Croat as a smart buy.
Juventus are three points below a Champions League spot, but Luciano Spalletti won’t only have to improve results, but also fix some long-term issues in the team.
Luciano Spalletti Italy (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
The agreement is until the end of the season, but includes an option to extend in case of Champions League qualification. To reach the target, Spalletti have to fix some short and long-term issues that have been affecting the team for far too long.
So, what will Spalletti need to adjust in his tenure at the Allianz Stadium?
Attacking threat
One of Juventus’ main issues under Tudor was to simply create goal-scoring opportunities. Before the Croat’s sacking, the Old Lady had gone four consecutive matches without scoring, equalling an unwanted record from 1991. Sky Sport showed on Monday that Juventus are fourth in Serie A for ball recoveries high up the pitch, but are only 18th for chances created from such situations. This means Juventus were pretty good in their high press under Tudor, but then didn’t really know what to do with the ball in the final third. Tudor often rotated Juventus’ starting centre-forward during his tenure and perhaps a clearer hierarchy will help the Old Lady make sharper moves in the final third.
TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus FC scores his goal from the penalty spot during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Udinese Calcio at on October 29, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Lack of leadership
Is this something a coach alone can solve? Not necessarily, but Spalletti has proved to be good at developing players technically and mentally. Tudor insisted that Juventus had many leaders. In his final pre-match press conference, he mentioned Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Mattia Perin, Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic as the current and future standout personalities in the dressing room. The pitch, however, has shown that Juventus lack players who can take responsibility in critical moments, and Spalletti will necessarily have to work on the mental side of things, not just technique and tactics, to build a team that can match the ambition and the tradition of a prestigious club like Juventus.
Edon Zhegrova signs his Juventus contract with Damien Comolli
Work in sync with the club
This was one of the reasons that led to Tudor’s departure and something that Spalletti must work on alongside club directors, especially Damien Comolli. Naturally, the Bianconeri will have to make some acquisitions in the January transfer window to fill the gaps in the team and start bringing players suitable to Spalletti’s playing style. Juventus are still waiting to appoint a new sporting director, but whoever he is, he’ll have to base transfer decisions on Spalletti’s needs and demands. Having a clear identity on the pitch will also depend on the club’s work in the transfer market. Every top team’s success is based on shared projects and a common vision between the directors and those working on the pitch daily, but Juventus have lacked it in recent months and years.
While many of England’s elite might have turned their attention back to EFL Cup duties earlier in the week, we have a stacked Premier League schedule on Saturday. Watching Chelsea travel across the capital to historic rivals Tottenham on Saturday evening, we have seven top-flight battles on the cards. For those of you looking to […]
Inter: Sommer 6; Akanji 6.5, Bisseck 6.5, Bastoni 7; Dumfries 6 (77′ Carlos Augusto N/A), Barella 7, Calhanoglu 8, Sucic 7.5, Dimarco 6.5; Lautaro Martinez 6.5, Pio Esposito 6 (77′ Bonny 6.5). Coach: Chivu 7.
TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Hakan Calhanoglu of Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and FC Internazionale at on September 13, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Best Inter player: Calhanoglu 8 – Broke the deadlock with a shot from distance after some unreal saves from David De Gea. Converted a spot kick to make it three for the Nerazzurri. But his performance went beyond the goals: three key passes, 85% accurate passes in the opposition half (via Sofascore) and seven duels won. An all-round performance.
Lowest Inter rating: Pio Esposito 6 – No Inter player was actually below par. Esposito fought hard and would have deserved to be awarded a penalty kick in the second half. It’s the lowest Inter rating, but still a good performance.
Inter coach: Chivu 7 – The second-half performance was enough to claim all three points. The Nerazzurri were ruthless in every corner of the pitch after the break and continued to attack even after scoring the opener through Calhanoglu.
PISA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: David de Gea of ACF Fiorentina reacts during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and ACF Fiorentina at Arena Garibaldi on September 28, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Best Fiorentina player: De Gea 7.5 – Four key saves which kept Fiorentina in the game until Calhanoglu opened the scoring from the edge of the box. The best one was probably the one with which he denied Bisseck in the second half.
Lowest Fiorentina ratings: Comuzzo, Viti and Fazzini 5 – The defence was shaking, to say the least. Comuzzo took a few too many risks inside the box and was lucky not to cause any penalty. Viti did it instead and even received a second yellow card. Fazzini was soft in every tackle.
Fiorentina coach: Pioli 4.5 – Fiorentina are still winless in the opening nine games. It was already meant to be a tough game, and Pioli’s substitution didn’t really help matters.
While there might have been plenty of speculation during October’s international break that Ruben Amorim could be removed from his position in the Old Trafford dugout, Manchester United have certainly claimed a recent boost. Last seen over the weekend securing an action-packed 4-2 victory at home against Brighton, the former Sporting Lisbon boss has seen […]
While there might have been plenty of speculation during October’s international break that Ruben Amorim could be removed from his position in the Old Trafford dugout, Manchester United have certainly claimed a recent boost. Last seen over the weekend securing an action-packed 4-2 victory at home against Brighton, the former Sporting Lisbon boss has seen […]
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Liverpool have now suffered four consecutive Premier League defeats, with the latest misery for the defending champions inflicted by Brentford at the Community Stadium on Saturday evening. Goals from Dango Ouattara (5’), Kevin Schade (45’), and Igor Thiago (60’ pen) secured the win for the Bees, while Milos Kerkez (45+5’) and Mohamed Salah (89’) struck […]
Barcelona defeated arch-rivals Real Madrid four times in 2024/25, but Real Madrid drew blood first by triumphing over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock for Los Blancos in the 22nd minute, and Fermín López equalized in the 38th. The final word of the half (and eventually the whole match […]
Extending on their recent turn in fortunes, Manchester United skyrocketed their way into the Champions League spots as they secured a thrilling 4-2 victory against Brighton at Old Trafford. Looking to use last weekend’s famous 2-1 win away at Liverpool as a major platform to build on, Ruben Amorim’s men didn’t take long to open […]
Turning their attention back to Premier League duties on Sunday afternoon, Arsenal will welcome Crystal Palace to north London. Laying down another European marker earlier in the week and opening this weekend’s fixtures leading the chase at the top of the Premier League standings, the Gunners will be confident of extending on their sensational run […]
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Kevin De Bruyne of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic 6; Di Lorenzo 6.5, Buongiorno 5.5, Juan Jesus 6.5, Spinazzola 6.5; Gilmour 5.5; Politano 6 (81′ Elmas N/A), Anguissa 7.5, De Bruyne 6 (37′ Olivera 6), McTominay 7; Neres 6.5 (81′ Lang N/A). Coach: Conte 7.
Best Napoli player: Anguissa 7.5 – The second half was absolutely stunning. Anguissa dominated in central midfield and even scored the third goal for the Partenopei, finalising a perfect counter-attack.
Lowest Napoli rating: Buongiorno 5.5 – Same rating as Gilmour, but Buongiorno caused a penalty kick with a clumsy handball that could have had worse consequences for the Partenopei.
Napoli coach: Conte 7 – His argument with Lautaro is already a classic scene in Italian football, but Conte will rightly make headlines thanks to a perfect game plan. Napoli were happy to leave the ball to Inter and hurt the Nerazzurri on counter-attacks. The penalty kick in the first half, more than debatable, helped them, but the Napoli defending was even more resolute once they took the lead.
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Best Inter player: Calhanoglu 7 – Converted a spot kick to keep Inter in the game and maintained a high passing accuracy despite the physicality and press from Napoli midfielders. It wasn’t enough to get a result.
Lowest Inter rating: Acerbi and Akanji 5 – Both poor in the build-up, but mostly unable to cope with Napoli’s counter-attacks, especially in the second half.
Inter coach: Chivu 5 – Inter were probably the better side in the first half and had a convincing reaction after Napoli had taken the lead. However, they showed no balance and were too exposed defensively after the break. Not even Calhanoglu’s goal gave them the push to go for the equaliser.
Chelsea want Moises Caicedo to sign a new contract, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported that Chelsea, who won the Conference League last season and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the summer of 2025, have been very impressed with Caicedo and want to reward him with a […]
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Marc Guehi, according to Fabrizio Romano. Guehi is out of contract at Crystal Palace at the end of the season, and, according to Italian journalist Romano, Tottenham, who won the UEFA Europa League in 2024-25, are among the clubs keen on a deal for the England international defender. Romano […]
Chelsea want Moises Caicedo to sign a new contract, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported that Chelsea, who won the Conference League last season and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the summer of 2025, have been very impressed with Caicedo and want to reward him with a […]
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Marc Guehi, according to Fabrizio Romano. Guehi is out of contract at Crystal Palace at the end of the season, and, according to Italian journalist Romano, Tottenham, who won the UEFA Europa League in 2024-25, are among the clubs keen on a deal for the England international defender. Romano […]
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are among the clubs keen on a deal for Aston Villa central defender Ezri Konsa, according to TBR. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are also said to have been keeping tabs on Konsa and have scouted him in the last 12 months. Journalist Graeme Bailey said: “Ezri Konsa’s name is […]
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are among the clubs keen on a deal for Aston Villa central defender Ezri Konsa, according to TBR. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are also said to have been keeping tabs on Konsa and have scouted him in the last 12 months. Journalist Graeme Bailey said: “Ezri Konsa’s name is […]
Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League delivered drama, goals, and statements of intent from Europe’s heavyweights. Across two nights, the continent’s top clubs flexed their muscles, while others were left scrambling to keep their campaigns alive. Here’s a full roundup of the action from October 21 and 22. Tuesday, October 21: Fireworks in Spain, […]
Arne Slot explained that Alexander Isak was withdrawn at half-time of Liverpool’s thumping 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League with a groin injury. The big-money transfer window signing from Newcastle United was selected in the starting XI alongside fellow new arrival Hugo Ekitike, who was on the scoresheet against his former club […]
Liverpool thumped Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League to end a run of four straight defeats in all competitions on Wednesday. The Reds were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United on Sunday to continue a miserable run that included a 1-0 reverse to Galatasaray in matchday two. It looked like things could worsen at Deutsch […]
Chelsea made it back-to-back Champions League victories as Enzo Maresca’s talented teenagers starred in their 5-1 rout of 10-man Ajax at Stamford Bridge. The game was put to bed during a frantic opening period that saw a red card, three penalties and five goals, though it was the Blues who eased to victory. Ajax were […]
Lennart Karl made Champions League history as Bayern Munich powered to their third straight victory with a 4-0 hammering of Club Brugge. The Bundesliga champions celebrated head coach Vincent Kompany’s contract extension in style, having never looked back from Karl’s brilliant fifth-minute opener on Wednesday. Teenager Karl received possession midway into Brugge’s half before dancing […]
Jude Bellingham scored the winner on his first Champions League start of the season as Real Madrid continued their perfect opening run with a 1-0 victory over Juventus. Xabi Alonso’s side have now won all three of their outings to open the 2025-26 campaign, though they struggled for fluidity during large parts of Wednesday’s clash […]
Jude Bellingham scored the winner on his first Champions League start of the season as Real Madrid continued their perfect opening run with a 1-0 victory over Juventus. Xabi Alonso’s side have now won all three of their outings to open the 2025-26 campaign, though they struggled for fluidity during large parts of Wednesday’s clash […]
With the European action rolling onto Wednesday night, we have another stacked schedule from across the continent. With a string of heavyweight Champions League showdowns on the cards, the likes of Real Madrid and a struggling Liverpool will steal centre stage. So, for those of you looking to stick on a midweek flutter, we have […]
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