Reports in Italy claim that Romelu Lukaku hopes to be available for Napoli’s last three games of the season, but the Belgian striker only met club director Giovanni Manna today, not coach Antonio Conte. Napoli striker Lukaku briefly returned to Naples to meet club directors on Monday morning, but then returned to Belgium, with the

Romelu Lukaku and Napoli have agreed that the striker will continue his recovery from injury in Belgium following constructive talks between player and club. Lukaku returned to Italy on Monday for discussions with Napoli in an effort to resolve a stand-off over his rehabilitation from injury. The 32-year-old striker has been away from the club’s

What a weekend of European soccer! In the English Premier League, Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 to take control of the title race with just over a month to go; will we look back on Sunday’s game as the turning point? Erling Haaland (who else?) scored the decisive goal, and Kai Havertz missed a last-minute

The word “infamous” in this article’s title keeps this off top spot.  By all means, Arsenal’s failure to win the Premier League title in 2023 is the worst example of blowing a title race. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners were top of the table for 248 days, the most of any side to then go on and

Arsenal‘s quest for their first Premier League title since the Invincibles’ famous triumph in 2003-04 took a major dent on Sunday when they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City — leaving their rivals just three points behind them with a game in hand. After the game, boss Mikel Arteta insisted “everything is still

Kombouaré’s savage dig at Italian football 😭 After beating Metz with a decisive Ciro Immobile, Antoine Kombouaré took the opportunity to fire a huge stray shot at Italian football after the match. Haaland loves Rayan Cherki 🫂 Both on the scoresheet in the clash against Arsenal, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland share a special relationship.

It now looks almost set in stone that Elliot Anderson will end up at one of the Manchester clubs when he inevitably departs Nottingham Forest this summer. While the Midlands outfit will do their utmost to keep hold of the coveted star, there will be an acceptance behind the scenes that he’s ready to embark

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Brazilian prodigy Endrick scored one goal and set up another as Lyon won 2-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, denting the reigning European champions’ bid for another Ligue 1 title. Endrick gave Lyon an early lead at the Parc des Princes and then released Afonso Moreira to double their advantage. Advertisement PSG rested several