In the wake of their 1-0 defeat at third-placed Nottingham Forest last weekend, Capello gave an interview to Spanish newspaper El Mundo in which, while praising Guardiola’s tactics, he said the City manager was “arrogant” and had “caused enormous damage” to Italian football because coaches tried to imitate his tactics. Guardiola was clearly aware of

NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 01: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli and Lautaro Martinez speak with the referee Daniele Doveri of Inter during the Serie A match between Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Luciano Spalletti’s former side Napoli have

TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 29: Khephren Thuram of Juventus breaks away from Dodo of Fiorentina before scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Fiorentina at Allianz Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Alessandro Draghi, the vice-President of the Florence city council

For the first time in their history, Spain are close to earning a fifth Champions League spot through league position. With Italy as their closest rival, Athletic Club’s defeat of Roma in the Europa League dramatically increased the chances of La Liga taking said spot from Italy. Last season the Bundesliga and Serie A qualified

Starting eleven of Italy poses during the UEFA Nations League A soccer match Italy vs Israel in Udine, Italy, 14 October 2024. EPA-EFE/DAVIDE CASENTINI Italy national team head coach Luciano Spalletti has confirmed his squad of 25 players to take on Germany across two legs of the Nations League quarter-finals coming up during the

Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures on the touchline during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Etihad stadium, in Manchester, north-west England, on September 18, 2024 (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Pep Guardiola has responded

As we approach another weekend of action in the Premier League, our writers have had a go at naming the starting XIs for the upcoming matches. There could be late changes or injuries, but our staff have predicted these line-ups given the information available at the time of writing. Ben Dinnery will also be holding his

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola offered a warning then a “big hug” to Fabio Capello in response to the Italian’s comments that the Manchester City manager is arrogant and “ruined” the game in Italy because of his era-defining style of play. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo last week, Capello — the

Forever destined to fall short? Killed by the misfortune of injuries and red cards? Stung by a failure to strengthen their squad? Arsenal’s Premier League struggles this season have prompted debate as to the causes but, ahead of their Super Sunday clash with Chelsea, we ask: what is the true narrative of their campaign? The

Speaking to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has commented on the national team and it future. The former Bayern Munich head coach was asked about extending his contract as Bundestrainer earlier this year until 2028. On if he did so because he believes the national team will peak then, Nagelsmann said: “No. I