By MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER Published: 17:12 GMT, 21 December 2025 | Updated: 09:44 GMT, 22 December 2025 Fiorentina expect Fabio Paratici to join them as their new director of football and are planning to make an approach to Tottenham. Daily Mail Sport reported on Sunday night that Spurs had not yet had been contacted by

2 Dzenan Pejcinovic’s Bundesliga scoring debut this weekend could have hardly gone better. The 20-year-old’s very first goal in the German top flight was quickly followed up by two more. Pejcinovic was able to commemorate not only his first Bundesliga goal, but his first hat trick as well. Unfortunately, Pejcinovic’s three goals were not enough

2 Sport Bild reports that Czech striker Tomas Cvancara may be headed back to his Bundesliga parent club early. Borussia Mönchengladbach loaned the 25-year-old out to Turkey’s Antalyaspor on a season-long arrangement this past autumn. Thus far, Cvancara has scored two goals in 11 appearances across all competitions for the Scorpions. The German tabloid nevertheless

1 A member of the academy ranks at Premier League giants Liverpool secured for himself a signed jersey from Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. on Saturday night. This came after the Brazilian played his part in Los Blancos closing out the year with a third victory on the bounce. Xabi Alonso’s troops marked their return to

Fiorentina picked up their first Serie A win of the season at the 16th time of asking thanks to an early Maduka Okoye red card in an eventual 5-1 victory over Udinese on Sunday evening: Rolando Mandragora, Albert Gudmundsson, Cher Ndour, Moise Kean and Oumar Solet with the goals. Fiorentina had not won any of

For fans of a certain age, Valencia are one of Spain’s most significant clubs, but lately, that hasn’t proven to be true. Between 2002 and 2019, Valencia won the league twice and finished in the top four seven times. European football was regular, competing with the best was expected, making the Mestalla a tough place to

2 Patrik Schick’s goal in Saturday evening’s Bundesliga victory over RB Leipzig enabled the Czech international to reach a club milestone. Schick’s 80th Bundesliga goal in the colors of Germany’s red company team made him Leverkusen’s highest scoring foreign professional in the German top flight. Schick officially passed famous Bulgarian captain Dimitar Berbatov, who scored

1 A member of the loan army at La Liga giants Barcelona was responsible for a moment of sheer individual brilliance on Sunday. The player in question? Héctor Fort. Youngster Fort was for his part afforded his latest starting berth in the colours of Elche this evening. As much comes after the newly-promoted outfit welcomed Rayo

Fabio Paratici’s arrival at Fiorentina appears to be moving into the final stages as the former Juventus and Tottenham director looks to reshape the club’s sporting department. According to a report by FirenzeViola, Paratici has already given his approval to the move and is now focused on assembling his specialized backroom staff. A key figure

1 Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media, to issue a simple response to the gesture sent his way by Kylian Mbappé. Frontman Mbappé of course grabbed the headlines across world football once more on Saturday evening. This came upon the Frenchman etching his name into the history books at Real Madrid.

A brilliant brace from Morgan Rogers fired Aston Villa to a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday in the Premier League. The superb strikes came in each half and secured Villa a 10th successive win in all competitions. Unai Emery’s side, which had failed to win any of their first six games of the

A high-stakes batch of festive fixtures awaits the Premier League’s teams, many of them in the hunt for much-needed points as they approach the business end of the campaign. Arsenal remain the oddsmakers’ choice to win the title and Manchester City have provided a real challenge so far, but unpredictability has been the theme of

Atalanta finally broke Genoa’s resistance deep into stoppage time, with Isak Hien scoring a dramatic 90+4th minute winner to seal a hard-earned 1-0 victory after a long night of frustration. The match was turned on its head almost immediately when Genoa were reduced to ten men inside the opening three minutes. Advertisement Goalkeeper Nicola Leali

2 AFCON gets underway tonight as hosts Morocco take on Comoros at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Of all the leagues most affected by the month-long African tournament, Serie A is tied sixth, with a total of 21 players heading south-west from Italy to North Africa. Of those involved, we’ve selected five of

Genoa host Atalanta this evening in what promises to be an exciting affair between two teams showing steady signs of improvement. For the hosts, the club have looked in a healthier place since Patrick Vieira was replaced by Daniele De Rossi as head coach, climbing clear of the relegation zone. Advertisement UDINE, ITALY – DECEMBER