Suso s spectacular early strike was cancelled out by a Gianluigi Donnarumma own goal as Udinese came from behind to deny 10-man AC Milan in a 1-1 draw at Stadio Friuli.
The Serie A match on Sunday was a showdown between two teams coached by 2006 World Cup winners and former Milan team-mates in Gennaro Gattuso and his Zebrette counterpart Massimo Oddo.
Both men have exerted a positive impact after being appointed by their respective clubs in November, but the Rossoneri, who had Davide Calabria sent off in the 68th minute, were forced to settle for a share of spoils after the hosts battled back to earn a deserved point in front of a noisy home crowd.
Kevin Lasagna had come closest to scoring for Udinese and the striker was heavily involved when Milan s backline w…
Ahead of the Champions League round-of-16 tie against Tottenham, Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has revealed he previously turned down the chance to play for Spurs.
The two sides meet in Turin for the opening leg on Tuesday, with Pjanic set to feature against the club he could have joined in 2012.
Following Luka Modric s departure to Real Madrid, Pjanic then of Roma was approached about a potential switch to the Premier League, having earlier decided against moving to Arsenal when he was at Lyon.
There was the opportunity but at that moment I told them I was happy where I was and that s why we didn t sign the deal, Pjanic told the Telegraph, while warning his team-mates that Mauricio Pochettino s side will be a force to be reckoned with.
But I made …
Phil Neville accepts he is under increasing pressure amid a terrible run of form for Inter Miami but insists he feels the full support of the MLS club s owners.
Inter were thrashed 5-0 by New England Revolution on Wednesday to make it six defeats in a row, scoring just one goal and conceding 13 during that run of losses.
The Herons finished 10th in the Eastern Conference in their maiden campaign under Diego Alonso last time, but they have the worst record of all 27 MLS teams in 2021.
Former Manchester United defender Neville was named as Alonso s successor in January and has won two, drawn two and lost eight of his first 12 league games in charge.
On the back of his side s latest loss, Neville says he does not need the club s owners – who include forme…
Palestine could make history at the Asian Cup on Tuesday by qualifying for the knockout stages for the first time with victory over Jordan.
In only their second appearance in the finals, Palestine have collected a single point so far but remain in contention for automatic qualification heading into the Abu Dhabi clash.
Victory over their neighbours would lift Noureddine Ould Ali s side onto four points, enough to secure a place in the last 16 as they can also go through as one of the four best third-placed teams.
Palestine have not won any of their last six matches, though, and have never beaten Group B rivals Jordan in four meetings – losing three – but Ould Ali remains confident they can come away with all three points.
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s Franck Ribery, whose current deal expires at the end of the season, would like to remain at the Allianz Arena, according to Sport Bild.
Despite turning 35 in a few days, the winger is showing no sign of deterioration. He was a key figure for the Bavarians both in the 6-0 Dortmund annihilation last weekend where he was on the score sheet, and in the narrow win at Sevilla in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals where his shot was deflected into the net by Sevilla s Jesus Navas.
He has spent 11 years in Munich and made 380 appearances across all competitions for Bayern, and scored 117 goals. With this club he has won seven Bundesliga titles (with number eight on the way), five DFB-Pokal trophies, four German Supercups, and the UEFA Champions League togeth…
Jurgen Klopp reiterated Liverpool are not prepared to play monopoly in the January transfer window after signing Cody Gakpo.
The Reds acted swiftly to land Netherlands forward Gakpo from PSV in a deal that will reportedly cost them around £37million (€42m).
Liverpool confirmed Gakpo s arrival before the window opened and the 23-year-old watched Friday s 2-1 Premier League win over Leicester City at Anfield on Friday.
Klopp has stated time and again the Merseyside club are not prepared to splash the cash and the Reds manager says that stance has not changed.
He said ahead of Monday s trip to Brentford: I m now over seven years in the job and every transfer window is the same. We talk about these things as though money wouldn t play any role.
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The excitement around Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the 2021-22 season was palpable.
In scenes reminiscent of the Galactico era at Real Madrid, PSG appeared to be attempting to build their very own version of the Harlem Globetrotters.
The signing of right-back Achraf Hakimi from Inter early in the transfer window not only filled a problem position, but also brought in one the world s leading young defenders.
Nuno Mendes, albeit on loan, followed to fill the left-back slot later in the window, but between those signings, PSG made three sensational free transfers.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sergio Ramos and, to top it all off, Lionel Messi joined. Their joint presentation at the Parc des Princes was the main event ahead of a match against Strasbourg in August.…
Carlo Ancelotti says neither he nor his Real Madrid team full of stars are overly concerned by speculation surrounding mooted target Kylian Mbappe.
The transfer window closes at the end of August and Madrid have so far signed only David Alaba, who was a free agent after leaving Bayern Munich.
Los Blancos are enduring financial difficulties amid the coronavirus pandemic, estimating it had cost them close to €300million , meaning they will continue in the effort so far to contain spending .
These statements have not prevented continued links to Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, however.
The World Cup winner, now a team-mate of Lionel Messi as well as Neymar, is out of contract next year and is widely considered a top target for Madrid.
But Madri…
Naft Tehran s fairytale adventure in the AFC Champions League continued on Wednesday as they sent Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia tumbling out on away goals.
The Iranian side are playing in their first Champions League campaign this season and find themselves in the quarter-finals after seeing off the two-time runners up.
Holding a one-goal advantage from the first leg, Tehran progressed after the tie ended 2-2 as Leandro Padovani s first-half strike in Jeddah was enough to put them through despite losing the second leg 2-1.
Ricardo Goulart was the hero for Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, scoring both goals in their 2-0 second leg success over Seongnam.
The South Korean side had held a 2-1 advantage following the first leg, but Goulart sco…
Jurgen Klopp was keen to pay tribute to the other attributes aside from finishing that make Sadio Mane such a special player on the day he reached 100 goals for the Reds.
Mane opened the scoring on Saturday as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at Anfield, his close-range effort shortly before half-time momentous for more than one reason.
Not only did he set a new Premier League record with this a ninth successive goalscoring appearance against the same opposition, but it took him to 100 goals for the club in 224 games.
He is the 18th player to reach the milestone for Liverpool and the 10th fastest, quicker than the likes of Kenny Dalglish (241 games), Ian St John (270) and Kevin Keegan (318).
Mane s goalscoring accomplishments understandably drew much o…