Alessandro Costacurta’s first visit to San Siro lasted only 15 minutes. He was not on the pitch that day, but had accompanied his older brother to watch the club he supported. “I was raised in the province of Varese, north of Milan,” he explains. “When I was young, I followed Varese, while my brother supported […]
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Real Madrid have emerged as the frontrunners to recruit Manchester United youngster JJ Gabriel after he informed the Premier League side that he wants to end his registration with the club. The 15-year-old’s impressive displays at academy level have drawn attention from several leading European teams. Barcelona have shown interest in signing him, while Bayern […]
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A single piece of inside information transformed Ian Hart’s life permanently. Hart, a funeral director from Worthing and co-editor of the Brighton fanzine Gull’s Eye, received a call in July 1995 from Crystal Palace director Gordon Lucking. “Gordon had always hoped to become part of the Brighton board, but they did not want him,” Hart […]
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Raphinha struck three times as Barcelona demolished Racing Santander 7-2 in a thrilling La Liga encounter on Wednesday. The result made Hansi Flick the first manager in the club’s history to win his opening seven competitive fixtures. João Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also found the net for the dominant Catalan side. Barcelona have […]
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In the space of four days, Manchester United have been beaten in the 199th derby with Manchester City, learned that JJ Gabriel intends to depart, and suffered elimination from the Carabao Cup at the hands of Brighton. Surrendering a 2-0 advantage may be the most painful of those setbacks, judging by the lengthy boos that […]
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Thomas Tuchel continues to defend the much-criticised defensive changes he made during England’s World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina this summer, although the head coach admits he adopted that approach prematurely. Tuchel said England were effectively “waiting for death” because they could not contain Argentina’s increasingly aggressive tactics in Atlanta after Anthony Gordon opened the […]
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Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is expected to receive his first call-up to the United States men’s national team later this month, according to a source familiar with the squad selection. The source spoke anonymously because they were not permitted to publicly discuss the roster. The US will play Chile, Peru, Mexico and Canada across […]
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The United States exited the U-20 Women’s World Cup in the round of 16 on Wednesday after losing a penalty shootout to Brazil. The match ended 1-1 following extra time before Brazilian goalkeeper Thaís Lima denied Emeri Adames with the opening attempt of the shootout, helping her team secure a 5-4 victory in Katowice, Poland. […]
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Mikel Merino has compared Max Dowman’s mentality to that of Lamine Yamal after the Arsenal prospect scored twice in a 4-2 victory over Ipswich. Dowman has already received several first-team opportunities from Mikel Arteta and impressed after making his first appearance of the season at Portman Road on Tuesday. The 16-year-old forward’s composed double helped […]
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Enzo Maresca believes Manchester United have little reason to protest Sunday’s disputed derby winner, pointing out that Manchester City are still waiting for referees’ chief Howard Webb to apologise for a decisive call in the same fixture three years earlier. City were beaten at Old Trafford in 2023 after Bruno Fernandes scored an equaliser while […]
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