Both Sean Dyche and Roberto De Zerbi declared themselves satisfied with a point from the 1-1 draw at Goodison Park but the Everton manager had more cause to rue a missed opportunity than his Brighton counterpart.Having taken a seventh-minute lead through Vitalii Mykolenko’s first goal in 18 months the hosts put up a resilient defensive performance against opponents who enjoyed 80 percent p...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi was frustrated with Brighton’s 1-1 draw against Fulham but insisted there were positives to their performance at Amex Stadium.Joao Palhinha’s stunning 65th-minute equaliser cancelled out Evan Ferguson’s opener as Fulham fought to earn a point on the road.And De Zerbi believes the Seagulls lacked a cutting edge on a day where they rued missed first-half opportun...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi stressed the importance of changing the mood at Brighton after they beat Ajax 2-0 at the Amex Stadium to claim a first European victory.It ended a run of five games without a win as the club have struggled with injuries during their debut Europa League campaign, though their European hopes were firmly revived here with a comprehensive triumph over the four-time European champion...Full Story »

Barcelona right-back Sergi Roberto is expected to join former team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in Major League Soccer next season. Roberto, who started out as a midfielder before featuring as a right-back under Luis Enrique and going on to play most of his games for the Catalan club in that role, is out of contract at the end of the current campaign. The 31-year-old ha...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi praised an “incredible” reaction from Brighton after they recovered from two goals down at the Stade Velodrome to salvage a point against Marseille and keep alive their hopes of progressing in the Europa League.Substitute Joao Pedro scored an 88th-minute penalty to earn a 2-2 draw that kept Brighton in contention in Group B following their defeat to AEK Athens two we...Full Story »

Mourinho shortlists Spurs' Dier and Salzburg's Solet Roma are interested in bringing Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier to Rome to reunite the defender with their manager, Jose Mourinho, according to Calciomercato. Dier, a 29-year-old center-back, has not played a single minute in the current season and has a contract set to expire in the summer of 2024. Additionally, Roma are eyeing RB Salzburg...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi claimed Brighton’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth was one of their worst performances since he took charge.The Seagulls trailed to Dominic Solanke’s opportunist strike but went in level at half-time thanks to a Milos Kerkez own goal.Boss De Zerbi, who had made nine changes to his starting line-up from Thursday’s Europe League defeat by AEK Athens, sent on Ansu Fati a...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi congratulated his Brighton players in the dressing room for their performance despite losing 3-2 to AEK Athens on their European debut.Despite dominating the ball and dictating the shape of the game in wet and difficult conditions at the Amex Stadium, Brighton were undone by an AEK side who made the best of what little they created and were clinical when their moments came.First...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi believes Brighton star Evan Ferguson can develop into one of Europe’s leading strikers after he became only the fourth teenager to hit a Premier League hat-trick.The 18-year-old joined late former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Chris Bart-Williams and ex-Liverpool strikers Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen on an exclusive list with a match-winning treble in Saturday evening&r...Full Story »

Luciano Spalletti is set to be appointed as Italy's new head coach, GOAL understands. WHAT HAPPENED? The 63-year-old looks set to replace Roberto Mancini, who stepped down last week. Spalletti left Napoli on sabbatical after guiding the club to a sensational first Scudetto in 33 years. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is expected to give the move his blessing, thus removing Spalletti's ...Full Story »

Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi had a not-so-subtle dig at Chelsea and their lack of European football next season while discussing Moises Caicedo. ·Chelsea made Caicedo top target·Brighton standing firm on midfielder·De Zerbi makes snide comment WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea are attempting to sign Caicedo from Brighton, but are meeting resistance from the coastal side. De Zerbi has po...Full Story »

Roberto Firmino has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli as a free agent after his contract at Liverpool expired at the end of last season, it was announced Tuesday. The forward, 31, has agreed a three-year deal with the Saudi team and joins former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy at the Jeddah-based club. The Brazil forward spent eight years at Anfield, scoring scoring 110 goals in 361 games. ...Full Story »

Napoli confirm Spalletti will leave Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti will leave the club to take a year-long sabbatical, president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed. The coach still has a year left on his contract with Napoli, but has asked to be allowed to leave at the end of the season. Jovetic and Ejuke leave Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin have confirmed the departures of Stevan Jovetic and ...Full Story »

Liverpool are preparing to wave goodbye to Roberto Firmino after eight stellar seasons this weekend - and the Brazilian could still have a huge say in the race for Champions League football A mural dedicated to Roberto Firmino has been painted by Liverpool supporters (Image: Getty Images) Roberto Firmino's new Liverpool mural has been the setting for a hilarious Everton prank, which fans can't...Full Story »

LIVERPOOL hero Roberto Firmino used the club's team bus to take his family and friends on a VIP tour following his final Anfield goodbye. The Brazilian, 31, scored a late equaliser against Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon in what was his last home game in front of the Reds faithful. Less than 24 hours later, he was suited and booted outside his Cheshire home as he prepared for a special tri...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi told Brighton supporters to get their passports ready but warned the club must continue improving ahead of their maiden European campaign next season.Evan Ferguson netted twice in the first half of Albion’s 3-1 victory over Southampton in front of a sold-out Amex Stadium, where Pascal Gross restored the two-goal advantage following Mohamed Elyounoussi’s header for th...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi credited Brighton’s Wembley agony as the stimulus for Saturday’s history-making 6-0 Premier League demolition of Wolves.De Zerbi hailed the finest performance of his managerial career after the ruthless Seagulls ripped apart Wanderers to emphatically reignite their European push.Doubles from Deniz Undav, Pascal Gross and Danny Welbeck at the Amex Stadium paved the wa...Full Story »

A fresh insight into the ongoing managerial hunt at Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur has been provided on Sunday evening. The subject of the bench at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, of course, has taken its place back centre stage in the English media headlines over the course of the day to date. This comes after Spurs were put to the sword in nothing short of embarrassing fashion, by si...Full Story »

Roberto Firmino to join Barcelona for free (Daily Mail) Roberto Firmino will join Barcelona when his Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season, according to the Daily Mail. Jurgen Klopp recently confirmed that the Brazilian's Anfield career would come to an end in the summer after eight glittering years. Liverpool and Tottenham to battle it out for Ndicka According to Footbal...Full Story »

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi accused Cristian Stellini of a lack of respect after watching his side lose 2-1 at Tottenham in a fiery encounter.Drama occurred before kick-off when De Zerbi was involved in a heated exchange with Spurs’ acting head coach Stellini and could be seen pointing animatedly at his fellow Italian.It was the catalyst for a chaotic clash between the two top-four riva...Full Story »