Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he cannot believe how good N’Golo Kante is after the Frenchman inspired Chelsea to a statement 3-0 win at Tottenham.After being unhappy with what he saw in the first half in north London, Tuchel sent on Kante at half-time and it paid immediate dividends as Chelsea scored two goals in the opening 12 minutes of the second half.Kante scored the second, after Th...Full Story »

Ancelotti asked Luiz to join Real Madrid (Globo) The Brazilian player instead decided it was time to leave Europe Carlo Ancelotti asked David Luiz to join him at Real Madrid before the centre-back instead chose Flamengo, writes Globo. Luiz ultimately decided to return to his home country of Brazil in order to replicate his European success in a new continent. Pellegrini set for new Roma co...Full Story »

Port Vale forward Devante Rodney will miss Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two home clash with Harrogate as he begins a suspension.Rodney has been handed a three-game ban by the Football Association in relation to an off-the-ball incident not seen by the match officials during the 2-1 win at Swindon last weekend.David Amoo will hope to be back involved after not being included in the matchday sq...Full Story »

The 30-year-old, who has won almost all there is to win for both club and country, was snapped by a fan also doing his shopping. Chelsea star Kante poses with fellow shopper Sarfaz, who is training to be an imam Credit: Twitter / @Sarfraz_A10 And Sarfaz Ahmed had nothing but glowing words for Kante after meeting the French midfielder. Speaking on Twitter, he said: "Went out for some casual gr...Full Story »

Inzaghi blocked Satriano's Inter exit, reveals agent Simeone Inzaghi blocked Martin Satriano's departure from Inter in the summer transfer window, his agent Nick Maytum has revealed. Maytum has told FCInterNews of the offers the 20-year forward received: "There were many teams, Italian and foreign; those who insisted the most were Cagliari and Brest. "It was Inzaghi who wanted to keep him a...Full Story »

The agent of Chelsea midfielder Jorginho admits Juventus have tried to sign him. Jorginho is among the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or this year thanks to his trophy haul at both club and international level. “In the past, when Sarri was the coach, there was a possibility that Jorginho would come to Juventus," agent Joao Santos told Radio Bianconera. “The Juventus director mad...Full Story »

Brazil's World Cup qualifier with Argentina erupted into chaos after ANVISA personnel and Brazilian Federal Police invaded the pitch and stopped the match to detain four Premier League players, who allegedly lied about completing quarantine upon entry to the country. The storm has been brewing for the past few days with Tottenham duo Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero plus Aston Villa pair E...Full Story »

PATRICK VIEIRA’S Crystal Palace are trying to agree a price for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah — and are willing to spend £12million. But the Eagles have also tabled a £15m offer for Celtic’s French hitman Odsonne Edouard as they put pressure on BOTH to commit and join them. Eddie Nketiah is a transfer target for Crystal Palace before the window closes Former Gunner...Full Story »

Despite last weekend’s disappointing 1-0 defeat in the Community Shield, confidence is high in the Manchester City camp as the club embark on the brand new Premier League season. The champions start their title defence away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in a blockbuster fixture which could see new record signing Jack Grealish perhaps handed his first league start for the Blues. Follow...Full Story »

Salford forward Brandon Thomas-Asante is a doubt for the visit of former club Sutton.The 22-year-old, who spent a spell on loan at Gander Green Lane during the 2018-19 season, is dealing with a knee complaint ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two encounter.Salford come into the match off the back of Tuesday’s galling Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Derby after the match ended ...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Mick McCarthy was happy to see fans back in the stadium but distraught his side could not deliver a winning start to the Sky Bet Championship campaign.The game against Barnsley ended in a 1-1 draw after goals from Marlon Pack and Toby Sibbick.“It was emotional and having fans back in was great, it was a shame we couldn’t turn it into a win,” said McCarthy.“Yo...Full Story »

Olivier Giroud is happy taking the No9 shirt with AC Milan. The former Chelsea striker was presented to the local media yesterday. Giroud said, "I am not superstitious, a shirt number cannot change the way I play. Strikers like Inzaghi, Marco van Basten and Jean-Pierre Papin wore this shirt for Milan, but I don't feel the pressure." He continued: “I won many trophies at every club I'v...Full Story »

The Italy goalkeeper was pictured snuggling up to his sweetheart after his saves in the Euro final penalty shootout against England saw his side take all the glory.Gianluigi Donnarumma has been soaking up the sun with girlfriend Alessia Elefante Credit: The Mega Agency Donnarumma, 22, and Elefante, 24, started dating in 2017. And they are still as close as ever if these pictures from the Itali...Full Story »

It's been quite the year already for Nicolo Barella. Having helped Inter to their first Serie A title in over a decade, the Sardinian then went on to play a vital role for Italy as they won their second ever European Championship and first trophy since the 2006 World Cup. Now, rather expectedly, the all-action midfielder is attracting attention from across Europe, most notably from Premier Le...Full Story »

AC Milan are interested in signing Manchester United's Jesse Lingard, according to claims made by journalist Ekrem Konur. Lingard's stock in the football world has risen considerably following the scintillating stint he enjoyed on loan at West Ham. You'd expect the Hammers to be keen on signing him permanently as a result of his influence in getting them into Europe – but AC Milan? Nob...Full Story »

The Portuguese has seen the decision to offload the playmaker in 2014 questioned, but he claims to have always been a big fan Jose Mourinho has faced plenty of criticism down the years for allowing Kevin De Bruyne to leave Chelsea, but the Portuguese claims he never wanted to sanction a permanent move away from Stamford Bridge for the Belgian. Back in January 2014, the classy playmaker left ...Full Story »

Austria boss Franco Foda expressed his pride in his history-making team after they beat Ukraine 1-0 in Bucharest to secure a place in the last 16 of Euro 2020.Christoph Baumgartner netted a 21st-minute winner as Austria leapfrogged their opponents to claim second spot in Group C and reach the European Championship knockout stages for the first time.Marko Arnautovic also side-footed wide from a g...Full Story »

The Blues pair both took part in training on day one of the build-up to Saturday’s clash with Manchester City. Edouard Mendy was back in training today Credit: Getty N'Golo Kante was back in the swing of things at Cobham Credit: Getty Inspirational midfielder Kante has been struggling with a hamstring problem to the extent he missed Sunday’s Premier League finale at Aston Villa. ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hopes N’Golo Kante has avoided injury by coming off early during Chelsea’s crucial 2-1 Premier League win over Leicester.Kante trudged out of the Stamford Bridge clash after little more than half an hour, complaining of twinges in his hamstrings.The World Cup-winning midfielder has been in sparkling form at the end of this campaign and boss Tuchel has admitted Kante&rsq...Full Story »

Leeds struck twice late on to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s and guarantee a top-half Premier League finish.The game looked to be heading for a draw until Patrick Bamford poked the ball through the legs of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to give his side a 73rd-minute lead.It was Bamford’s 16th goal of the season and does no harm to his chances of securing...Full Story »