Italy replace suspended Pellegrini with Zaniolo
The Roma midfielder received a straight red card in a 2-2 draw against Belgium on Thursday, so he won’t be available for the upcoming game against Israel on Monday.
The Roma midfielder received a straight red card in a 2-2 draw against Belgium on Thursday, so he won’t be available for the upcoming game against Israel on Monday.
Already during Euro 2024 he took a step up, providing magical moments on the biggest stage.
The interim manager went with an attacking 4-2-4, featuring Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer in central areas, only to see the team struggle for cohesion and defensive security, especially against Greece’s counters.
Forest claimed video assistant referee (VAR) Stuart Attwell was a fan of Luton Town, who were also battling relegation at the time, when they complained on social media platform X about three penalty decisions that went against them during a 2-0 defeat by relegation rivals Everton on 21 April.
Hungary took the lead on 32 minutes as Tijjani Reijnders lost possession in midfield and Zsolt Nagy’s cross to the back post was volleyed in by Roland Sallai, who had been an injury doubt before kick-off.
Brennan Johnson put Wales ahead as he pounced from close range after Harry Wilson's shot was saved, before Wilson himself scored with an assured finish following a sumptuous lofted pass from Neco Williams.
Tied atop League C Group 1, Slovakia and Sweden will continue their battle for automatic promotion in the UEFA Nations League on Friday night, when they lock horns in Bratislava.
Sitting pretty at the summit of their UEFA Nations League section, Germany bid to take another step closer to the quarter-finals when they meet Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica on Friday.
After two high-scoring contests in September, the Netherlands have a lot to live up to entertainment-wise when they head to Budapest for Friday's UEFA Nations League clash with Hungary.
After a tournament where he didn't hold a single press conference, the captain has been, in fact, very vocal about that.
Spain won the tournament in style, beating England in the final, with Morata the captain and focal point of Luis de la Fuente’s attack.
After a night of confusion on and off the pitch at Wembley, the waters were further muddied when Carsley made the surprising admission that he would “hopefully” soon be back in charge of the U21 side.
Pavlidis scored in stoppage time as Greece beat the Euro 2024 finalists 2-1 on Thursday evening - the day after their players learned of Baldock's death.
They had got off to the ideal start at the Stadio Olimpico when Andrea Cambiaso put the ball in the net within 61 seconds, followed soon after by Mateo Retegui’s tap-in from another save on Cambiaso.
Les Bleus suffered a defeat to Italy on the first matchday of the competition but rebounded with a victory against Belgium. The hosts came into the match winless after losing their first two games.
Off the back of a disappointing loss to Paraguay and losing four of their last five qualifiers with a series of poor performances, Brazil had to recover from a goal down as Eduardo Vargas put the locals in front with a fine header from a Felipe Loyola cross in the second minute.
Setting the pace atop League A Group 2 after a superb start in September, Italy will welcome Belgium to Rome for a UEFA Nations League contest on Thursday.
Aiming to make it three for three under the wing of Lee Carsley, England host Greece at Wembley on Thursday evening in League B Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League.
Clashing on neutral turf at the Bozsik Arena in Budapest, Israel and France resume their UEFA Nations League campaigns on Thursday evening in League A Group 2.
He said the Colombian Football Federation will be filing a formal complaint on the matter and submitting photographic evidence to make the case.
The Azzurri are top of their Nations League group following the 3-1 victory away to France and 2-1 win over Israel, so a success tomorrow would be another huge leap towards the knockout rounds of the tournament.
Haaland avoided an FA charge after cameras showed him throwing the ball against the back of Gabriel's head following John Stones late goal.
It is an unsettling time for the club where Stones has practically become part of the furniture, with the charges brought against them by the Premier League, the conflict over associated party transactions (APT), the open hostility on both sides.
The current president and the majority shareholder of the Ligue 2 side, Pierre Ferracci, is thought to be preparing his succession.
According to Fichajes, Tuchel has made the Uruguayan defender’s signing a key condition for accepting the position at Old Trafford, with hopes of securing the deal in the January transfer window.
Manchester City beat Barcelona 2-0 while a 14-minute Pernille Harder hat-trick ensured Bayern started with a 5-2 defeat of Arsenal.
The England-born Greece international was found dead in the swimming pool of his house in Glyfada, southern Athens.
The Austrian energy drinks producer has landed a public relations coup by hiring one of the most respected figures in German and European football.
Those two other Group D teams last met in the 2020/21 quarter-finals, when Barcelona won 4-2 on aggregate on their way to their first title, but City prevailed 2-1 in the home second leg, the Blaugrana's only European loss that season.
City, two-time semi-finalists in the past, are now in the group stage for the first time, having suffered two qualifying defeats by Real Madrid; their last five European eliminations have been by Spanish clubs. (Source: Uefa.com)
Manchester City make their return to the group stages of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday when they host the current champions Barcelona at the Joie Stadium.
Manchester City head coach Gareth Taylor says that UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage opponents FC Barcelona are the best team in the world but that doesn’t mean that his side have a ‘free hit’ when they face the Spanish giants.
Two seasons ago these teams met in an exciting quarter-final where Bayern won 1-0 at home but Arsenal turned the tables in London with a 2-0 victory. Last season the Gunners missed out on the group stage and Bayern did not make the knockouts after conceding an 88th-minute Matchday 6 equaliser at home to Paris Saint-Germain to move from first to third in their section. (Source: Uefa.com)
A third-place finish in the Women's Super League last season forced Arsenal to endure a fairly arduous qualifying process to put themselves in the hat for the group stage draw.
Alisson to miss crucial run of games in Premier League, Carabao Cup and Champions League for Liverpool after suffering hamstring injury at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
There were around ten months between Hammarby clinching their first Damallsvenskan title in 38 years on a dramatic final day, pipping eventual Women's Champions League quarter-finalists Häcken, and the Stockholm side making their European debut. That was against another of the 2023/24 last eight, Benfica, and despite Hammarby losing the home leg 2-1 in front of a qualifying record crowd of 12,062, they produced a memorable 2-0 victory in Lisbon, clinched in added time by recent signing Cathinka Tandberg, who has been prolific since joining from Linköping. (Source: Uefa.com)
As a result of their title success, Hammarby entered the Women's Champions League in the second qualifying round for a tricky tie against Portuguese champions Benfica.
The 57-year-old German will begin the role on 1 January 2025.
Vålerenga have never previously been among the last 16 under any format but got past Anderlecht to earn a group debut. Brann were the first Norwegian team to get to the group stage last season and made it to the quarter-finals, but they were dethroned as domestic champions in 2023 by Vålerenga, who are on course to retain the title.
Juventus missed the group stage last season and on the domestic front have been eclipsed by Roma of late but have made quite the start under new coach Massimiliano Canzi, knocking out 2023/24 semi-finalists Paris Saint-Germain in round 2, winning home and away. (Source: Uefa.com)
Valerenga are set to become the second Norwegian team to feature in the Women's Champions League group stage after they successfully negotiated two rounds of qualifying.
Following the successful UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 ticketing launch on the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps on 1 October, more than 137,000 tickets have been sold within the first week.
Despite taking the early lead in West London, Chelsea’s performance did not mirror their usual energetic selves as sloppy defensive mistakes opened the door for Real Madrid to get back in the game.
Begiristain joined City in October 2012, having been Barcelona’s director of football for seven years until 2010.
With midfield stalwart N’Golo Kanté also absent and Antoine Griezmann announcing his retirement from international football, there is growing uncertainty within the France camp regarding the identity of the player who will lead Les Bleus for their next away games in the UEFA Nations League.
Chelsea saw off Real Madrid 3-2 in perhaps the game of the opening night of the 2024/25 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage. Last season's runners-up Lyon also made a winning start, while Roma held off Wolfsburg and Twente claimed three points on their group stage debut.
Luis de la Fuente has seen his plans disrupted by a host of pull outs due to injury in recent days.
The meeting, a regular diary appointment of the executive committee, took place in Knightsbridge, at the offices of Ineos.
The 60-year-old Spaniard joined City in 2012 and was instrumental in bringing Pep Guardiola to the club as manager four years later.
City wrote to the other 19 clubs and the league on Monday night to challenge the league’s interpretation of the outcome, and the four-in-a-row champions insisted their position was that all the associated party transaction (APT) rules were now void.
Iniesta is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, thanks in part to the midfield partnerships he formed with Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Busquets for Spain and Barcelona.
The meeting, a regular diary appointment, is expected to be attended by Ratcliffe, who controls the football department, and include Omar Berrada, the chief executive, Dan Ashworth, the sporting director, and Jason Wilcox, the technical director.
But captain Harry Kane has been passed fit by England's medical staff after going off in Bayern Munich's draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Kvaratskhelia is on a contract until the summer of 2027 as things stand, but following the mishandling of Victor Osimhen’s contract situation, which led to his departure on loan to Galatasaray this summer, Napoli are keen to get a new deal wrapped up as swiftly as possible.
Celta had Ilaix Moriba and Iago Aspas sent off within a few minutes of each others, which meant that Las Palmas had over half an hour to claw back the one-goal deficit.
However, unless anything unexpected is picked up in the examination, it’s expected that the centre-back will remain with his national team during the international break.
The midfielder was part of the generation that were credited with introducing “total football” and part of the team that reached two consecutive World Cup finals in the 1970s.
The 20-year-old moved to Villa Park in January 2023 in a £18m deal from Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire, signing a five-and-a-half year deal until 2028.
With a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit, the Orlando Pride clinched the NWSL Shield on an electric Sunday night in front of their home crowd at Inter&Co Stadium.
Much-changed Manchester City warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League group-stage game against European heavyweights Barcelona with a routine 2-0 victory over West Ham.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox, United’s top brass, had the best seats in the house and will surely review Ten Hag’s position over the international break.
Spurs were 2-0 up after 37 minutes and heading for their sixth successive win in all competitions after goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, but conceded three times in the second half as Brighton took the three points.
A goal from Chanté-Marie Dompig was enough for Milan to secure their second win on the bounce and to climb to seven points in the standings
The Rossoneri had won three Serie A games in a row, but lost 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen midweek in the Champions League. Alvaro Morata returned to the starting XI, though Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Luka Jovic, David Calabria, Ismael Bennacer, Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi didn’t make the trip.
Robert Lewandowski was the main man for Barcelona, as he netted a hat-trick. His first came in the opening seven minutes, as he flicked home Raphinha’s excellent delivery. That was his 10th of the season in all competitions, and 15 minutes later, it was 11 after he finished from close range after another excellent Raphinha assist.
With this victory, America remains in 4th place in the general table ; while the Amazonas are left wanting to try to climb to the top of the championship.
Jesus Navas sealed a final derby win as Sevilla beat Real Betis with Atletico Madrid held to a late draw at Real Sociedad.
Nice, and Evann Guessand in particular, began the game brightly and on the front foot. Twice in the first five minutes, he burst down the right and flashed a ball across the face of the goal.
Chivas Femenil recorded their first victory after a five game winless-streak with a 3-1 win over Xolos on Monday morning.
The Red Devils have made a truly dismal start to Ten Hag's third campaign in charge, with any good-will left over from last season's FA Cup triumph having dissipated. Following an underwhelming 3-3 draw with Porto in the Europa League midweek, time is running out for the former Ajax manager. (Source: 90min.com)
Manchester United are in desperate need of a win when they take on Aston Villa on Sunday, with the pressure piled on Erik ten Hag after last week’s sorry 3-0 loss at home to Tottenham.
Sunday’s matchup is one of the most anticipated matchups of the season with the undefeated and top-ranked Orlando Pride playing host to the #2-ranked Spirit. While the Spirit is only one shy of matching Orlando’s NWSL record 16 wins this season, seven points separate the two teams.
The NWSL Shield is still in play, so a win over Orlando this weekend is crucial to the Spirit’s hopes of capturing the best regular season campaign in the NWSL. (Source: washingtonspirit.com)
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire says it is easy for the club's players to "blame the staff and tactics" but they have "got to do better" as manager Erik ten Hag comes under increasing pressure.
The Spirit clinched its 15th win of the season last Friday in a road battle with Angel City FC. Ashley Hatch netted the first goal of the match, extending her club record (44) for career regular season goals.
Gareth Taylor's side narrowly beat Brighton at the same venue last time out, while the Hammers fought back to draw 1-1 against Liverpool at home. The visitors were in League Cup action on Wednesday night, but City have next week's visit of Barcelona looming large. (Source: 90min.com)
It's one of the big games of the weekend following the postponement of Chelsea's meeting with Manchester United. Both Arsenal and Manchester City, who are in action this week despite their Champions League involvement, have a big opportunity to pile pressure on their title rivals. (Source: 90min.com)
Tottenham Hotspur will look to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign when they play host to Liverpool in Sunday's Women's Super League fixture. Meanwhile, the Reds will be hoping to claim their first victory after failing to win any of their three competitive matches this term. (Source: Sports Mole)
Leicester City and Crystal Palace will both be keen to claim their first win of the season when they face off in Sunday's Women's Super League contest. The hosts have taken one point from their first two league matches, while Palace have started their first WSL campaign with consecutive defeats. (Source: Sports Mole)
The Blues have won their last five matches in all competitions to stabilise themselves after a rocky period at the start of the Enzo Maresca era, with Cole Palmer once again shining at Stamford Bridge. The effortless attacking midfielder scored four goals in the first half of last weekend's 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion and is already flying in 2024/25. (Source: 90min.com)
The Blues have won back-to-back games 4-2 against Brighton & Hove Albion and Gent over the past week, while their visitors were conquered 1-0 by Fulham in the top flight last weekend.
Barcelona roared back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to hammer Madrid CFF 8-1 in Liga F on Saturday and maintain their 100% record at the start of the season.
The two sides have shown their proficiency in the final third and vulnerabilities in their own box during the start of the 2024/25 season, although form favours Spurs ahead of their trip to the south coast. The Lilywhites have won their last five matches in all competitions, most recently beating Ferencvaros 2-1 during their Europa League trip to Hungary. (Source: 90min.com)
As recently as a week ago, Brighton and Hove Albion were in high spirits, while Tottenham were hoping to get their season back on track.
In the first half, the Bianconere immediately crushed Sampdoria in their own half and the Blucerchiati defence was forced to work overtime to contain the opponents' attempts.
Dani Carvajal has confirmed he will need surgery after suffering a "serious" cruciate ligament injury in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Villarreal at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Everton and Newcastle United were both left frustrated after playing out a scrappy stalemate at Goodison Park.
Mateo Kovacic scored twice as Manchester City overcame a dogged Fulham to pick up a first Premier League win in three games.
Arsenal came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against winless Southampton at Emirates Stadium.
Liverpool continued their impressive start to the season by securing a sixth successive victory in all competitions with victory at Crystal Palace - but it came at a cost as goalkeeper Alisson went off with an injury.
Nikita Parris scored on her full Women’s Super League debut for Brighton as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Broadfield Stadium.
Real Madrid will be aiming to bounce back from their first defeat since January when they continue their 2024-25 La Liga campaign with a home match against Villarreal on Saturday night.
Locked together on 11 points in the Serie A standings, reigning champions Inter Milan and surprise package Torino clash at San Siro on Saturday evening.
Nuri Sahin's Borussia Dortmund will look to pick up their third win in a row when they travel to face Union Berlin on Saturday at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei in the Bundesliga.
Fresh from a record-breaking evening in the Champions League, Liverpool return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon, squaring up to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the lunchtime kickoff.
Undefeated hosts meet winless visitors in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, as Arsenal and Southampton cross paths at the Emirates Stadium.
Seeking to avoid going three consecutive Premier League games without a victory, champions Manchester City welcome Fulham to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Struggling to maintain possession and create compelling runs, they managed just one shot on target from six total attempts.
The win cemented the Red Stars' position within the playoff zone of the NWSL while mathematically eliminating Dash from contention.
Adding to the challenges, they have not had a reliable goalscorer since Aleksandar Mitrovic’s departure a year earlier and lost several first-team players in the past transfer window.
They were quickly reminded that no comfort zone exists under their new head coach, however, as he pinpointed the improvement that must be attained and sustained to bridge the gap on Manchester City.
Ten Hag is under pressure after a run of four games without a win and faces a crunch fixture against Aston Villa on Sunday but Ratcliffe, who is expected to be in attendance at Villa Park, said it will not be his call if the club decide to make a change.
It’s the Spaniard’s first managerial role at the highest level and after a difficult first few months in charge, Alonso’s career is on an upward trajectory.
Los Blancos sign off for the October international break with a tie against the Yellow Submarine in the Spanish capital.
The Partenopei rose to a 3-1 victory over Cesc Fabregas’s side at the Stadio Maradona on Friday evening, thanks to a goal after 25 seconds from Scott McTominay, plus second-half strikes from Romelu Lukaku and David Neres.