Roberto Mancini has confirmed the Italy squad for the 2020 UEFA Euro, including Chelsea’s Champions League-winning pair, Emerson and Jorginho. Italy are drawn in Group A of the tournament, alongside Turkey, Switzerland, and Wales. With Chelsea duo relieved from their club duties, the head coach has finally confirmed his 26-man Italy squad for the 2020 UEFA Euro. Mancini has instead decided to drop youngster Moise Kean from the final squad, alongside young defender Gianluca Mancini and Atalanta’s rising star Matteo Pessina. Napoli winger Matteo Politano also missed out on the final selection, as did Freiburg stalwart Vincenzo Grifo. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Nazionale Italiana di Calcio (@azzurri) Despite troubles at the…
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Lionel Messi is expected to finalize a new agreement with Barcelona, reports in Spain suggest. The Argentinian came close to leaving the club last summer but was stopped from doing so through legal discourse. The 33-year-old will sign a new contract with Barcelona, putting an end to an incredible saga during which the forward formally asked his club to leave last summer. AS reports that the Argentinian – who had lost faith in the project the previous year – is now ready to commit two more years at Camp Nou, following which he could return to his native country. A…
Over the last decade, Sergio Aguero made his mark at Manchester City, both on and off the pitch. The striker left the club to join Barcelona recently but not before leaving a barrage of expensive gifts, thanking the City staff. Sergio Aguero left Manchester to join Barcelona after the former’s defeat in the Champions League final. The Argentine’s impending departure was common news after both the player and the club announced their decisions to part ways towards the end of the previous season. However, before leaving for Spain, Aguero left a string of expensive gifts for the club staff, including…
After delivering the biggest piece of silverware in club football just five months since taking over Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel is heading into his first transfer window at the London club. According to a report by Portuguese news outlet A Bola, Chelsea boss has asked the board to sign Julian Weigl – the German central midfielder who first rose to prominence under him at Borussia Dortmund. Weigl was among the first signings of Tuchel at Dortmund. The German – who usually plays as a defensive midfielder – was signed from his boyhood club 1860 Munich and would go on to play over 170 matches for Dortmund.…
The Rossoneri have begun reinforcing their team after they secured qualification to the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 on the dramatic final day of the Serie A season. Italian giants are closing on the double-signing of Chelsea pair Fikayo Tomori and Olivier Giroud. English defender has been in Milan since January 2021, where he has spent half a season on loan. French striker, meanwhile, is expected to leave London on contract expiry in the coming days. His current deal runs out in July, and there have been no talks regarding an extension. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1399334334352474115 Fabrizio Romano and Antonio Vitiello confirm that Milan are indeed very close…
CONMEBOL announced Brazil as the new host for the 2021 Copa America. The tournament was initially supposed to take place in Colombia and Argentina, but both countries were dropped due to different crises. “The CONMEBOL [Copa America] 2021 will be played in Brazil! Tournament start and end dates are confirmed. The venues and fixtures will be informed by CONMEBOL in the next few hours. The oldest national team tournament in the world will thrill the entire continent!”CONMEBOL statemend said. Argentina and Colombia lost their status as joint hosts last month, on May 20 and May 31, respectively. While Argentina is…
Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and Germany will contest the semi-finals of the 2021 U-21 European Championship after they secured their last-four berths on May 31 at the expense of some of the other favorites for the trophy. https://twitter.com/UEFAUnder21/status/1399503243257028615 Tournament favorites France suffered a shock exit at the hands of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the U-21 UEFA Euro. France, who had Dayot Upamecano, Houssem Aouar, and Ibrahima Konate in the line-up, were beaten 2-1 by the Netherlands, with Myron Boadu scoring both goals a come-from-behind win. France took the lead midway through the first half through centre-back Upamecano. The Bayern Munich-bound youngster rose highest following a corner…
Manchester United are set to complete their first signing of the 2021 summer transfer window. Former United academy player, and ex-England international, Tom Heaton, will join the club after leaving Aston Villa. Goalkeeper Tom Heaton will rejoin Manchester United in the coming days, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The 35-year-old will return to his boyhood club a decade after leaving in search of better opportunities. During that time, Heaton has represented Burnley and Aston Villa and has been capped by England three times. Romano confirms that Heaton is expected to undergo his Manchester United medical in the coming days. Following this, the…
CONMEBOL has announced that Argentina will no longer act as the hosts for the 2021 Copa America – reverting its decision to play the competition in the country just days ago. As of now, the tournament has no host. Argentina has been removed as the host of the 2021 Copa America, CONMEBOL has announced. The South American country was expected to host the tournament jointly with Colombia this year, but the latter was removed as the host due to ongoing domestic troubles. The South American footballing body revealed the news via their social media account in the early hours of…
Arsenal are set for a massive summer overhaul if reports are to be believed. The Gunners are targeting reinforcements all over the pitch and are hoping to sign as many as six players. Converting Martin Odegaard’s loan deal into a permanent one remains a priority. The Athletic reports of Arsenal’s interest in strengthening as many as six positions this summer. The Gunners are prepared for a massive squad overhaul, prompted by manager Mikel Arteta, who called for the club to be “ruthless” in the market. The report, as such, claims that the North London outfit is looking for several key…