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Napoli 2-2 Verona – Conte questions ‘unusual’ choices: ‘Ought to Hojlund have his arm amputated?’

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Antonio Conte was left pissed off however defiant after Napoli fought again from two objectives all the way down to , with the coach feeling the reigning champions have been on the improper finish of a ‘unusual’ penalty resolution.

Talking to DAZN at full-time, with , the Napoli coach insisted the outcome was formed by key incidents, together with the penalty awarded to Verona and a objective disallowed for Rasmus Hojlund as a result of handball.

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“There isn’t solely disappointment,” Conte stated. “These are matches you threat dropping. There have been two destructive episodes for us the place we may have accomplished higher.”

ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 04: SSC Napoli head coah Antonio Conte in the course of the Serie A match between SS Lazio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on January 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Pictures)

Conte accepted the officers’ choices, however not with out making his emotions clear.

“The penalty resolution is a wierd analysis, however we settle for it,” he added.

“These two destructive episodes may have killed anybody, however the staff reacted nicely. And with Hojlund, I actually don’t know the place he’s supposed to place his arm, what ought to he do, amputate it? It turns into troublesome like this, however we transfer ahead.”

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Conte focuses on Napoli showdown with Inter after Verona disappointment

Looking forward to Napoli’s upcoming conflict with Inter, Conte performed down discuss of favourites.

“I’m not fascinated by discussing that. If I say one thing, it causes chaos,” he stated.

“We all know we’re going through a really robust staff that has reached two Champions League finals in two years. We’ll go there with dedication and the will to provide the whole lot.”

ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 04: SSC Napoli head coah Antonio Conte in the course of the Serie A match between SS Lazio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on January 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Pictures)

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Conte additionally defended latest feedback praising Inter, Milan and Juventus.

“I didn’t say something unusual. I merely paid compliments to Inter, Milan and Juventus and their historical past,” he concluded. “If I discuss referees, there’s uproar. If others do, nothing occurs. I perceive I’m a media determine, however this solely occurs to me in Italy.”

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Serie A

Atalanta and Roma do battle over ‘absurd’ VAR selections

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Mile Svilar and Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini insisted Giorgio Scalvini’s ‘absurd’ Atalanta aim ought to’ve been disallowed, whereas La Dea contested why Gianluca Scamacca’s aim was chalked off.

with Scalvini bundling a nook over the road from six yards after Svilar fumbled.

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The footage was analysed for fairly some time by VAR, however given the all-clear, as if anybody was impeding the Roma goalkeeper, then it was his Roma teammate Devyne Rensch moderately than Scalvini.

Options of handball had been additionally rejected, because it bounced in off his chest.

Atalanta and Roma each livid with referee and VAR

BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta scores his staff’s first aim in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)

“It is extremely clear for all to see, and it prompts severe doubts on the efficiency of the VAR,”

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“Trying on the footage, that’s an absurd aim to provide contemplating the foundations proper now. It’s not attainable to provide it when taking a look at this. We had been ready for 3 minutes, so seeing that footage, there isn’t a clarification for why it wasn’t disallowed.

“You possibly can’t change the rule each time. There are two causes to disallow it, one is the arm on the goalkeeper, the second is the handball from the participant who scores. It’s completely inexplicable. It’s absurd.”

Svilar himself additionally insisted it was a foul, even after former goalkeeper Walter Zenga within the Sky Sport Italia studio defined to him why the obstacle was brought on by Rensch and never Scalvini.

BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Mile Svilar of AS Roma reacts in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)

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“I perceive that, however I each felt one thing on my arm after which behind my head. In my opinion, when the goalkeeper is touched within the six-yard field, it’s at all times a foul,” mentioned the shot-stopper.

known as the Scalvini incident a “traditional gray space” as a result of “Svilar was impeded by Rensch, however it’s additionally true that Scalvini had each fingers on the goalkeeper’s face earlier than touching the ball. For this, I’d’ve disallowed the aim. There is no such thing as a handball, nonetheless.”

BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta celebrates after scoring together with his teammate Giorgio Scalvini earlier than the aim was disallowed in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)

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In the meantime, Atalanta coach Raffaele Palladino confessed he nonetheless didn’t perceive why the second Atalanta aim was disallowed.

Scamacca scored, however following a really lengthy VAR overview, the referee was despatched for the On-Discipline Evaluation and disallowed it for an energetic offside place.

Nevertheless, arguably Scamacca didn’t problem Mario Hermoso to win again the ball after coming from an offside place, as a result of Hermoso’s poor first contact knocked it into the striker’s path.

BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Mario Hermoso of AS Roma competes for the ball with Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)

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It’s due to this fact simpler to counsel that Hermoso’s contact put Scamacca again in play and the offside in midfield was irrelevant.

“I’d’ve nonetheless disallowed the aim, as a result of Scamacca took benefit of being in an offside place and actively participated within the transfer,”

Sky Sport Italia pundits, then again,

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With World Cup draw carried out, Mauricio Pochettino turns to ‘Miracle’ mantra as USMNT roster choices loom

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With the — aka FIFA’s gratuitous circus — full and the following coaching camp three-plus months away, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino will put most of his rapid efforts into evaluating gamers competing for golf equipment on each side of the Atlantic.

And because the second for choosing subsequent summer season’s squad inches nearer, Pochettino is drawing from an American coach — who many years in the past confronted lengthy odds in a distinct worldwide sporting enviornment — in composing his 26-man roster.

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“I used to be watching ‘Miracle’ and I listened from the coach when he mentioned, ‘We don’t want one of the best gamers; we’d like the correct gamers to make a staff a robust staff,’” Pochettino mentioned, echoing the message of Herb Brooks, performed by Kurt Russell, about assembling the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey staff, which gained the gold medal.

“Good and proper,” Pochettino added, “are fully totally different.”

A primary-time nationwide staff coach, Pochettino has a finite participant pool. This isn’t Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain, the place expertise is bought to suit a coach’s wants. With a nationwide staff, what Pochettino sees is what he will get. And from what he has, he should profit from it by way of, not simply expertise, however chemistry.

Issues have come collectively properly in current months and, with a five-game unbeaten streak in opposition to World Cup-bound groups, confidence and optimism is swelling. Now comes Pochettino’s time to slender focus and take into consideration which gamers, no matter membership affiliation and previous accomplishments, are proper for the World Cup marketing campaign.

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With and Mexico’s Liga MX nearing its winter pause, Pochettino will, in the intervening time, focus solely on his European-based gamers in league play and continental competitions.

USMNT hopeful Sebastian Berhalter squared off with Lionel Messi in Saturday’s MLS Cup.

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On Friday evening, after attending the World Cup draw on the Kennedy Middle in Washington, Pochettino flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Saturday’s MLS Cup. He watched one severe World Cup roster hopeful (Sebastian Berhalter) and two fringe candidates (Brian White and Tristan Blackmon) from the Vancouver Whitecaps lose to Inter Miami, which was loaded with Pochettino’s Argentine compatriots. White assisted on the equalizer early within the second half.

With the season over, the three Whitecaps and not less than a dozen different MLS gamers within the U.S. participant pool is not going to return to aggressive play till February. Some will begin early within the month for the CONCACAF Champions Cup and others will debut late within the month for the beginning of the 2026 common season.

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Both manner, they might want to hit the bottom working to make an impression earlier than Pochettino selects his coaching camp roster for the Belgium and Portugal friendlies in late March in Atlanta — the final get-together earlier than he selects his World Cup squad in late Could.

In Europe over the weekend …

Accidents sidelined ahead Folarin Balogun (Monaco), midfielder-defender Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyonnais) and midfielders Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) and Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).

Antonee Robinson, who hasn’t performed for the U.S. staff in additional than a 12 months, continues his restoration from a knee ailment that has stored him off Fulham’s gameday squad for 2 months.

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England

Leeds midfielder Brendan Aaronson was concerned in a wild one in opposition to Liverpool, getting into within the sixty fifth minute and aiding on Anton Stach’s Seventy fifth-minute objective to cap a two-goal comeback. After the guests went again forward within the eightieth, Leeds tied it once more deep in stoppage time.

Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams served a yellow-card suspension and missed a 0-0 draw with Chelsea. Middle again Chris Richards went the gap as fourth-place Crystal Palace gained at Fulham, 2-1.

Striker Haji Wright returned from a three-game harm absence, getting into within the Seventy fifth minute of front-running Coventry Metropolis’s 3-0 loss at Ipswich City, a consequence that ended a five-game profitable streak.

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Striker Josh Sargent ended a 15-game scoring rut for membership and nation, tallying on a diving header within the eleventh minute of Norwich Metropolis’s 3-2 loss at Watford. It was the sixth league objective for Norwich, which sits second to final within the 24-team league. Ahead Patrick Agyemang performed 90 minutes in Derby County’s 3-1 loss to Leicester Metropolis.

Italy

Having recovered from a minor leg harm that compelled him to overlook final weekend’s Serie A match, Christian Pulisic has been cleared to affix his AC Milan teammates for Monday’s match at Torino after an sickness initially threatened to sideline him.

Midfielder Weston McKennie (90 minutes) offered a tremendous help on Juventus’ second-half equalizer, however Napoli prevailed, 2-1.

Yunus Musah was left on the bench for Atalanta’s 3-1 loss at Hellas Verona.

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Netherlands

In his second consecutive begin, Ricardo Pepi scored once more and logged 90 minutes for first-place PSV Eindhoven throughout a 2-0 victory at Heerenveen. A substitute a lot of the season, Pepi (5 league targets) is bolstering his prospects of changing into one in all Pochettino’s prime three strikers together with Balogun and Wright.

Proper again Sergiño Dest made his seventh straight 90-minute look for PSV, which, at 13-1-1, has gained 9 straight within the league and is unbeaten in 14 in a row total.

France

Middle again Mark McKenzie stays a fixture for Toulouse, going the gap in a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg, whereas Tim Weah went 90 in third-place Olympique Marseille’s 1-0 defeat at Lille.

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Germany

Coming off a formidable exhibiting at U.S. camp in November, Gio Reyna made his second consecutive Bundesliga begin for Mönchengladbach in a 1-0 victory at Mainz. Teammate Joe Scally, a proper again, performed 90 minutes.

In a match that includes Individuals on both facet, defender Noahkai Banks (90 minutes) and Augsburg acquired the higher of midfielder Malik Tillman (81) and Bayer Leverkusen, 2-0. Midfielder James Sands went 73 minutes in St. Pauli’s 1-1 draw at Köln, whereas within the second division, left wing again John Tolkin was changed at halftime of Holstein Keil’s 1-1 draw at Braunschweig.

Others

In Scotland, heart again Auston Trusty logged one other 90 in Celtic’s 2-1 loss to Hearts, spoiling Wilfried Nancy’s teaching debut following his departure from the Columbus Crew. … Membership América winger Alex Zendejas is on break between Liga MX’s cut up seasons.

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With World Cup draw finished, Mauricio Pochettino turns to ‘Miracle’ mantra as USMNT roster choices loom

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With the — aka FIFA’s gratuitous circus — full and the following coaching camp three-plus months away, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino will put most of his rapid efforts into evaluating gamers competing for golf equipment on either side of the Atlantic.

And because the second for choosing subsequent summer time’s squad inches nearer, Pochettino is drawing from an American coach — who a long time in the past confronted lengthy odds in a special worldwide sporting enviornment — in composing his 26-man roster.

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“I used to be watching ‘Miracle’ and I listened from the coach when he stated, ‘We don’t want the perfect gamers; we’d like the proper gamers to make a workforce a robust workforce,’” Pochettino stated, echoing the message of Herb Brooks, performed by Kurt Russell, about assembling the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey workforce, which received the gold medal.

“Good and proper,” Pochettino added, “are fully completely different.”

A primary-time nationwide workforce coach, Pochettino has a finite participant pool. This isn’t Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain, the place expertise is bought to suit a coach’s wants. With a nationwide workforce, what Pochettino sees is what he will get. And from what he has, he should benefit from it via, not simply expertise, however chemistry.

Issues have come collectively properly in latest months and, with a five-game unbeaten streak in opposition to World Cup-bound groups, confidence and optimism is swelling. Now comes Pochettino’s time to slim focus and take into consideration which gamers, no matter membership affiliation and previous accomplishments, are proper for the World Cup marketing campaign.

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With and Mexico’s Liga MX nearing its winter pause, Pochettino will, in the meanwhile, focus completely on his European-based gamers in league play and continental competitions.

USMNT hopeful Sebastian Berhalter squared off with Lionel Messi in Saturday’s MLS Cup.

(Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

On Friday night time, after attending the World Cup draw on the Kennedy Middle in Washington, Pochettino flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Saturday’s MLS Cup. He watched one severe World Cup roster hopeful (Sebastian Berhalter) and two fringe candidates (Brian White and Tristan Blackmon) from the Vancouver Whitecaps lose to Inter Miami, which was loaded with Pochettino’s Argentine compatriots. White assisted on the equalizer early within the second half.

With the season over, the three Whitecaps and a minimum of a dozen different MLS gamers within the U.S. participant pool is not going to return to aggressive play till February. Some will begin early within the month for the CONCACAF Champions Cup and others will debut late within the month for the beginning of the 2026 common season.

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Both manner, they might want to hit the bottom operating to make an impression earlier than Pochettino selects his coaching camp roster for the Belgium and Portugal friendlies in late March in Atlanta — the final get-together earlier than he selects his World Cup squad in late Could.

In Europe over the weekend …

Accidents sidelined ahead Folarin Balogun (Monaco), midfielder-defender Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyonnais) and midfielders Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) and Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).

Antonee Robinson, who hasn’t performed for the U.S. workforce in additional than a yr, continues his restoration from a knee ailment that has saved him off Fulham’s gameday squad for 2 months.

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England

Leeds midfielder Brendan Aaronson was concerned in a wild one in opposition to Liverpool, coming into within the sixty fifth minute and helping on Anton Stach’s Seventy fifth-minute aim to cap a two-goal comeback. After the guests went again forward within the eightieth, Leeds tied it once more deep in stoppage time.

Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams served a yellow-card suspension and missed a 0-0 draw with Chelsea. Middle again Chris Richards went the space as fourth-place Crystal Palace received at Fulham, 2-1.

Striker Haji Wright returned from a three-game harm absence, coming into within the Seventy fifth minute of front-running Coventry Metropolis’s 3-0 loss at Ipswich City, a end result that ended a five-game profitable streak.

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Striker Josh Sargent ended a 15-game scoring rut for membership and nation, tallying on a diving header within the eleventh minute of Norwich Metropolis’s 3-2 loss at Watford. It was the sixth league aim for Norwich, which sits second to final within the 24-team league. Ahead Patrick Agyemang performed 90 minutes in Derby County’s 3-1 loss to Leicester Metropolis.

Italy

Having recovered from a minor leg harm that pressured him to overlook final weekend’s Serie A match, Christian Pulisic has been cleared to hitch his AC Milan teammates for Monday’s match at Torino after an sickness initially threatened to sideline him.

Midfielder Weston McKennie (90 minutes) offered a effective help on Juventus’ second-half equalizer, however Napoli prevailed, 2-1.

Yunus Musah was left on the bench for Atalanta’s 3-1 loss at Hellas Verona.

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Netherlands

In his second consecutive begin, Ricardo Pepi scored once more and logged 90 minutes for first-place PSV Eindhoven throughout a 2-0 victory at Heerenveen. A substitute a lot of the season, Pepi (5 league objectives) is bolstering his prospects of turning into certainly one of Pochettino’s prime three strikers together with Balogun and Wright.

Proper again Sergiño Dest made his seventh straight 90-minute look for PSV, which, at 13-1-1, has received 9 straight within the league and is unbeaten in 14 in a row total.

France

Middle again Mark McKenzie stays a fixture for Toulouse, going the space in a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg, whereas Tim Weah went 90 in third-place Olympique Marseille’s 1-0 defeat at Lille.

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Germany

Coming off a powerful exhibiting at U.S. camp in November, Gio Reyna made his second consecutive Bundesliga begin for Mönchengladbach in a 1-0 victory at Mainz. Teammate Joe Scally, a proper again, performed 90 minutes.

In a match that includes Individuals on both aspect, defender Noahkai Banks (90 minutes) and Augsburg bought the higher of midfielder Malik Tillman (81) and Bayer Leverkusen, 2-0. Midfielder James Sands went 73 minutes in St. Pauli’s 1-1 draw at Köln, whereas within the second division, left wing again John Tolkin was changed at halftime of Holstein Keil’s 1-1 draw at Braunschweig.

Others

In Scotland, middle again Auston Trusty logged one other 90 in Celtic’s 2-1 loss to Hearts, spoiling Wilfried Nancy’s teaching debut following his departure from the Columbus Crew. … Membership América winger Alex Zendejas is on break between Liga MX’s break up seasons.

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With World Cup draw performed, Mauricio Pochettino turns to ‘Miracle’ mantra as USMNT roster selections loom

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With the — aka FIFA’s gratuitous circus — full and the following coaching camp three-plus months away, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino will put most of his speedy efforts into evaluating gamers competing for golf equipment on each side of the Atlantic.

And because the second for choosing subsequent summer season’s squad inches nearer, Pochettino is drawing from an American coach — who many years in the past confronted lengthy odds in a distinct worldwide sporting enviornment — in composing his 26-man roster.

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“I used to be watching ‘Miracle’ and I listened from the coach when he stated, ‘We don’t want the most effective gamers; we’d like the correct gamers to make a group a robust group,’” Pochettino stated, echoing the message of Herb Brooks, performed by Kurt Russell, about assembling the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey group, which gained the gold medal.

“Good and proper,” Pochettino added, “are utterly completely different.”

A primary-time nationwide group coach, Pochettino has a finite participant pool. This isn’t Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain, the place expertise is bought to suit a coach’s wants. With a nationwide group, what Pochettino sees is what he will get. And from what he has, he should profit from it via, not simply expertise, however chemistry.

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Issues have come collectively properly in current months and, with a five-game unbeaten streak in opposition to World Cup-bound groups, confidence and optimism is swelling. Now comes Pochettino’s time to slim focus and take into consideration which gamers, no matter membership affiliation and previous accomplishments, are proper for the World Cup marketing campaign.

With and Mexico’s Liga MX nearing its winter pause, Pochettino will, in the meanwhile, focus completely on his European-based gamers in league play and continental competitions.

USMNT hopeful Sebastian Berhalter squared off with Lionel Messi in Saturday’s MLS Cup.

(Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)

On Friday night time, after attending the World Cup draw on the Kennedy Heart in Washington, Pochettino flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Saturday’s MLS Cup. He watched one critical World Cup roster hopeful (Sebastian Berhalter) and two fringe candidates (Brian White and Tristan Blackmon) from the Vancouver Whitecaps lose to Inter Miami, which was loaded with Pochettino’s Argentine compatriots. White assisted on the equalizer early within the second half.

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With the season over, the three Whitecaps and no less than a dozen different MLS gamers within the U.S. participant pool won’t return to aggressive play till February. Some will begin early within the month for the CONCACAF Champions Cup and others will debut late within the month for the beginning of the 2026 common season.

Both means, they might want to hit the bottom operating to make an impression earlier than Pochettino selects his coaching camp roster for the Belgium and Portugal friendlies in late March in Atlanta — the final get-together earlier than he selects his World Cup squad in late Could.

In Europe over the weekend …

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Accidents sidelined ahead Folarin Balogun (Monaco), midfielder-defender Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyonnais) and midfielders Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) and Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).

Antonee Robinson, who hasn’t performed for the U.S. group in additional than a yr, continues his restoration from a knee ailment that has stored him off Fulham’s gameday squad for 2 months.

England

Leeds midfielder Brendan Aaronson was concerned in a wild one in opposition to Liverpool, coming into within the sixty fifth minute and aiding on Anton Stach’s Seventy fifth-minute aim to cap a two-goal comeback. After the guests went again forward within the eightieth, Leeds tied it once more deep in stoppage time.

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Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams served a yellow-card suspension and missed a 0-0 draw with Chelsea. Heart again Chris Richards went the gap as fourth-place Crystal Palace gained at Fulham, 2-1.

Striker Haji Wright returned from a three-game harm absence, coming into within the Seventy fifth minute of front-running Coventry Metropolis’s 3-0 loss at Ipswich City, a end result that ended a five-game profitable streak.

Striker Josh Sargent ended a 15-game scoring rut for membership and nation, tallying on a diving header within the eleventh minute of Norwich Metropolis’s 3-2 loss at Watford. It was the sixth league aim for Norwich, which sits second to final within the 24-team league. Ahead Patrick Agyemang performed 90 minutes in Derby County’s 3-1 loss to Leicester Metropolis.

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Italy

Having recovered from a minor leg harm that compelled him to overlook final weekend’s Serie A match, Christian Pulisic has been cleared to hitch his AC Milan teammates for Monday’s match at Torino after an sickness initially threatened to sideline him.

Midfielder Weston McKennie (90 minutes) offered a superb help on Juventus’ second-half equalizer, however Napoli prevailed, 2-1.

Yunus Musah was left on the bench for Atalanta’s 3-1 loss at Hellas Verona.

Netherlands

In his second consecutive begin, Ricardo Pepi scored once more and logged 90 minutes for first-place PSV Eindhoven throughout a 2-0 victory at Heerenveen. A substitute many of the season, Pepi (5 league objectives) is bolstering his prospects of changing into one in all Pochettino’s high three strikers together with Balogun and Wright.

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Proper again Sergiño Dest made his seventh straight 90-minute look for PSV, which, at 13-1-1, has gained 9 straight within the league and is unbeaten in 14 in a row total.

France

Heart again Mark McKenzie stays a fixture for Toulouse, going the gap in a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg, whereas Tim Weah went 90 in third-place Olympique Marseille’s 1-0 defeat at Lille.

Germany

Coming off a powerful exhibiting at U.S. camp in November, Gio Reyna made his second consecutive Bundesliga begin for Mönchengladbach in a 1-0 victory at Mainz. Teammate Joe Scally, a proper again, performed 90 minutes.

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In a match that includes People on both aspect, defender Noahkai Banks (90 minutes) and Augsburg obtained the higher of midfielder Malik Tillman (81) and Bayer Leverkusen, 2-0. Midfielder James Sands went 73 minutes in St. Pauli’s 1-1 draw at Köln, whereas within the second division, left wing again John Tolkin was changed at halftime of Holstein Keil’s 1-1 draw at Braunschweig.

Others

In Scotland, heart again Auston Trusty logged one other 90 in Celtic’s 2-1 loss to Hearts, spoiling Wilfried Nancy’s teaching debut following his departure from the Columbus Crew. … Membership América winger Alex Zendejas is on break between Liga MX’s cut up seasons.

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Serie A

Intense Coaching At Appiano As Cristian Chivu Weighs Two Key Inter Milan Selections Forward Of Lazio Conflict

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Cristian Chivu turned up the depth at Appiano Gentile on Friday, with shouts and directions clearly audible from outdoors the gates throughout a demanding coaching session forward of Inter Milan vs Lazio.

In line with , the Inter coach continues to fine-tune his plans for Sunday’s showdown with Lazio.

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Nonetheless, two main choice doubts stay.

The primary considerations the centre of defence, the place presently has a slight edge over Yann Bisseck to start out alongside Akanji and Bastoni.

The veteran defender might be handed a begin after a number of video games on the bench.

Inter Milan Vs Lazio – Chivu To Make Late Name On Thuram

MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale in motion through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

The second query mark hangs over Marcus Thuram’s health.

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The French striker has returned to full coaching however remains to be being rigorously assessed.

Certainly Chivu is but to resolve whether or not to with Lautaro Martínez.

Following immediately’s session, the squad left La Pinetina and can regroup tomorrow morning for one ultimate run-out.

After that, Chivu will make his ultimate name on the beginning eleven to face the Biancocelesti at San Siro.

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Champions League

Some Slot choices ‘ignored’ – Rooney

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report goalscorer Wayne Rooney believes Arne Slot’s choice to play Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back within the Champions League in midweek “backfired”.

“I believed they had been actually poor,” he informed The Wayne Rooney present.

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“I feel a fear for me can be dropping the sport. It seemed like, even with nonetheless fairly a little bit of time left to go, he [Slot] has simply put each attacking participant on the pitch and simply mentioned ‘proper go and determine it out’ after which it may have gotten quite a bit worse for Liverpool in the course of the sport.

“There was lots of instances they provide the ball away on the again and dropping it and getting damaged on. Alisson clearly getting injured comes from a mistake the place they provide the ball away.

“I believed they did not look good and I feel for the reason that begin of the season actually. In fact the outcomes have papered over a number of the cracks which they’ve had and the place they have not carried out nicely, however I feel there is a concern by way of if they do not get it collectively then groups can catch them up.

“What they do not need to do is give the likes of and a little bit of momentum to imagine they’ll go and take that title off them.

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“I feel whenever you win the league, like Arne Slot did final season with Liverpool, then generally a number of the choices you make get ignored. I feel the choice to play a midfield participant at proper again, and a proper again at proper wing – as an example, if that was Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, he’d get completely slaughtered for making that call.

“And that exhibits you the distinction within the Champions League. Szoboszlai performed there within the league and did nicely. You go into the Champions League and also you get came upon.

“So I feel that was an enormous choice which backfired.”

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Premier League

Mark Clattenburg backs Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor after Everton star hits out at ‘mind-boggling’ referee selections

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has leapt to the defence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor after the midfielder made his dismay at officiating requirements identified following a “mind-boggling” reserving in opposition to West Ham.

Dewsbury-Corridor was handed his fifth yellow card in six video games on Monday night for a wonderfully authorized problem on , one which noticed him get to the ball first in a 50-50 earlier than the Hammers full-back went down.

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This newest warning means he’ll miss Sunday’s sport in opposition to and comes after he obtained one other questionable yellow card – booked for taking a free-kick too shortly.

“Forgive me if I am flawed, and I is likely to be, however a few of these selections are so laborious to take. Thoughts boggling,”

And former Premier League referee Clattenburg doesn’t blame Dewsbury-Corridor for venting his frustrations, sympathising with the participant and accepting that his disappointment is greater than legitimate.

Clattenburg informed : “I can perceive the referee’s judgment as Dewsbury-Corridor goes into the deal with with some velocity, catching his opponent on the foot after enjoying the ball. Personally, I believe the referee might have performed on as he performs the ball and his foot unintentionally hits his opponent’s foot within the follow-through.

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“Dewsbury-Corridor might be upset that he’ll get a one-match suspension for his fifth yellow card. This disappointment was even made worse when, within the final week, he was given a yellow card late within the match in opposition to for taking a fast free kick, which I imagine the referee might have managed in a greater means.

“You can’t attraction yellow playing cards, so you’ll miss this weekend’s match.”

Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor will likely be suspended for Everton’s subsequent sport because of an accumulation of yellow playing cards (Getty Pictures)

, questioning the place the rule that enforced a reserving from a quickly-taken free-kick had appeared from.

And Everton boss joined Grealish in blasting the extent of officiating within the Premier League, branding referee Samuel Barrott’s resolution to indicate a card as “shabby”.

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“I believe the selections we have had in the intervening time (have been irritating), however I believe all of the managers is likely to be saying that in the intervening time,” Moyes stated.

“I imply there’s been a normal poor stage in the intervening time. I believed the choice on Dewsbury-Corridor was a extremely shabby resolution.”

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Serie A

Conte: ‘Napoli conceding too many objectives, however I made proper selections’

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Antonio Conte admits Napoli are ‘conceding too many objectives’ just lately after , however defends his selections for the beginning XI and substitutions.

The Partenopei went into this sport with a completely new defence, having misplaced Leonardo Spinazzola, Mathias Olivera, Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno to damage, so summer season signings Luca Marianucci and Miguel Gutierrez made their debuts.

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan is challenged by Luca Marianucci of Napoli throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

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It was a shock begin for Marianucci, who was shrugged off by Christian Pulisic to arrange the Alexis Saelemaekers opener within the third minute, then the American scored the second himself.

The sport modified on the hour mark when Pervis Estupinan noticed pink for a foul on Giovanni Di Lorenzo, permitting Kevin De Bruyne to transform the penalty, however David Neres noticed his stoppage-time strike clip the woodwork, as 10-man Milan held on.

Conte stands up for Napoli after first defeat

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

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“It’s a pity we conceded so early, the group as a complete may’ve achieved higher on each these conditions,”

“Beginning at San Siro and being a objective down after 4 minutes shouldn’t be simple. We performed our sport general, I favored the group within the first half too, we pressed Milan very excessive, created scoring alternatives, however there’s work to do, as a result of we’ve been conceding too many objectives currently. In the event you have a look at the 2 in opposition to Pisa and the 2 in the present day, they’re including up.

“Defending has all the time been our biggest energy, so we’ve obtained to maintain working and enhancing. Nonetheless, coming right here with this type of authority in opposition to a stable Milan aspect at San Siro, that also ought to provide us constructive sensations. On the similar time, we all know that there’s work to do and enchancment in sure areas.”

This end result signifies that Napoli are actually caught on the prime of the Serie A desk on 12 factors by each Milan and Roma, dropping their excellent begin to the season.

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“It was our first defeat in 5 rounds, which was in opposition to a really sturdy Milan aspect at San Siro. It could occur for them to attain two objectives, however the lads additionally know we should do higher as a group. I need to reiterate, it’s about the entire group needing a bit extra focus and focus, as a result of we made life tough for ourselves at 2-0 down.

“We nonetheless pushed onerous and created scoring alternatives, however you’ve obtained to complete them too.”

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli

scores a penalty objective throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

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Conte was pressed on a few of his selections, as Marianucci and Gutierrez had not performed a single minute of soccer for Napoli till their debuts this night within the beginning XI. Was the previous Empoli man chosen as a result of he’s not on the Champions League checklist, due to this fact resting Sam Beukema for midweek?

“Marianucci is a participant who was purchased by Napoli, so he’s a part of the squad. He has been coaching properly and earned this chance to play, he has nice potential and proved he can belong on this group,” defined the coach.

“On Wednesday, we hope that nothing occurs to Juan Jesus and Beukema, as a result of we don’t have some other centre-backs. Di Lorenzo is suspended within the Champions League too, whereas Spinazzola and Olivera have muscular issues.

“If you play each three days and all the defence will get injured, you must make evaluations,” added Conte.

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“We should recognise that these gamers arrived to not exchange the primary selection stars, so we’ll want time and persistence to allow them to develop. On the similar time, they should play in aggressive video games to undergo that course of.

“Gutierrez hadn’t performed for a lot of months, however Pasquale Mazzocchi was not totally match both, so we needed to power the scenario there.”

as a part of a triple change on 73 minutes, additionally taking off Rasmus Hojlund and Scott McTominay.

“I attempted to introduce recent legs, as Milan have been clamming up, and we would have liked one thing completely different. I feel these have been the best adjustments to make at the moment,” replied Conte.

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The coach was additionally requested particularly about De Bruyne’s indignant muttering within the press convention, and gave a robust response.

“I hope he was irritated on the end result, as a result of if he was irritated about one thing else, he’s coping with the flawed particular person,” stated Conte.

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Premier League

Accidents, Maresca’s choices and questionable transfers? Assessing Chelsea’s underwhelming begin to the season

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Seven video games into the brand new season, Chelsea aren’t the place they might wish to be.

The Blues sit sixth within the Premier League desk, having received simply two of their opening 5 league video games.

However why has the begin to the season been worse than many would have anticipated? Can all of it be blamed on the Membership World Cup, or is there extra to it?

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Membership World Cup fatigue and accidents

Chelsea have been one among solely two Premier League golf equipment, alongside Manchester Metropolis, who have been current at FIFA’s revamped Membership Wold Cup event within the USA over the summer time.

It meant that whereas the opposite 18 Premier League golf equipment, together with the Blues’ rivals resembling Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have been capable of have a minimum of six weeks off, Enzo Maresca and his gamers have been solely capable of take two weeks off after the event, and solely returned to coaching a few weeks earlier than the Premier League began.

They did, in fact, win the event, , which might have gone some solution to making up for the burden of the occasion, however the bodily pressure on the gamers can’t be underestimated.

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That pressure has been proven by Chelsea’s early accidents.

for the brand new season. The English centre-half performed 38 video games for Chelsea final time period, then flew out with England for a camp and two video games, earlier than going straight to the FIFA event and enjoying 5 video games there.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea’s greatest and most necessary participant, has had points with a groin damage because the season started. The ahead began the opening league recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace, earlier than lacking two video games and returning in opposition to Brentford. He performed in that recreation and in opposition to Bayern Munich within the Champions League, however was taken off after 20 minutes in opposition to Manchester United due to the persistent downside.

Palmer performed 52 instances for Chelsea final marketing campaign, together with the Membership World Cup. It can’t be purely coincidental that Colwill and Palmer – – have now picked up severe accidents.

Enzo Maresca and Cole Palmer (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Photos)

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Colwill is Chelsea’s greatest centre-back and an enormous defensive miss, but when Palmer is to overlook giant components of the season he’s virtually irreplaceable. He scored 18 objectives and registered 13 assists final time period.

And it’s not simply these two. Dario Essugo, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia and Liam Delap are all gamers who performed in the summertime event and now discover themselves injured.

Tactical points and particular person errors

Regardless of clear points which have arisen on account of the heavy workload on the gamers, not all of Chelsea’s shortcomings might be attributed to that.

On paper, the Blues had a really beneficial begin to the season. Crystal Palace, West Ham, Fulham and Brentford as the primary 4 league video games.

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To take eight factors from these video games is a disappointment. Chelsea would have anticipated to beat Palace at residence, and they might additionally count on to beat seventeenth place Brentford, who’ve misplaced their two greatest gamers and their supervisor.

It’s not solely the outcomes that have been disappointing however the performances have been too. Chelsea have been lacklustre in opposition to Palace, might and maybe ought to have gone behind in opposition to Fulham, and have been sloppy and defensively poor in opposition to Brentford.

The Brentford recreation was 4 days earlier than Chelsea’s journey to the Allianz Enviornment, and Enzo Maresca opted for an experimental aspect. Jamie Gittens and Facundo Buonanotte began, while Jorrel Hato debuted in defence, and regarded overwhelmed.

The sport required the late substitutions of Palmer and Alejandro Garnacho to see Chelsea rating twice, and so they nonetheless conceded within the final minute.

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Followers have been curious as to why Maresca selected to present two gamers their full debuts, Buonanotte and Hato, a call which backfired.

And issues appear to have gone downhill since that final minute equaliser that Brentford’s Fabio Carvalho inflicted on them.

earlier than catastrophe struck in opposition to Manchester United.

Robert Sanchez’s daft choice to take out Bryan Mbeumo within the fifth minute and scale back the Blues to 10 males was pricey, however so have been Maresca’s ensuing choices.

The Italian made three substitutions instantly following the purple card. Palmer was an enforced one, however Estevao and Pedro Neto have been additionally taken off. Three ahead gamers left the pitch, and no ahead gamers got here on, leaving just one attacker, Joao Pedro, on the pitch.

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Followers have been baffled at Maresca’s defensive substitutions, and United scored twice earlier than the tip of the primary half anyway. Chelsea ultimately acquired one again within the eightieth minute, however it was too little, too late.

Maresca mentioned after the sport: “All the sport modified after the purple card, all of the planning and every little thing, it doesn’t exist anymore.”

Whereas that could be true, a part of a supervisor’s job is to be reactive to in-game occasions. These quotes, and Maresca’s substitutions, have been regarding.

After three video games and not using a win and in want of some positivity, a Carabao Cup recreation in opposition to League One aspect Lincoln Metropolis appeared well timed.

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Maresca fielded a reasonably robust aspect with a number of regulars beginning. Chelsea prevailed 2-1, however Lincoln have been the higher staff within the first half and went forward within the recreation. It took an excellent strike from George and a primary aim from Buonanotte for the Blues to keep away from a Manchester United v Grimsby fashion embarrassment.

Questionable switch technique

Chelsea’s switch technique is one thing that predates Maresca and was applied when Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took management of the membership in Might 2022.

The possession and sporting administrators have all the time had a youth-led method within the switch market, aiming to signal the most effective younger expertise from world wide earlier than they turn out to be famend stars.

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The technique made sense within the early years. Chelsea had an ageing squad and gamers like Jorginho, Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger and lots of others wanted changing.

There was additionally a interval of grace for the brand new house owners and sporting administrators. They needed to get their ft beneath the desk and work issues out.

Failed transfers like Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Axel Disasi, Badiashile and others have been to be anticipated. However with funding comes expectation.

Now the possession have been in place for 3 years and spent £1.5 billion. So rightly, the expectations for the membership have elevated. Whereas they’ve had some success, profitable the Convention League, Membership World Cup and qualifying for the Champions League final season, followers count on a Premier League title difficult staff. Not essentially title profitable, however title difficult.

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Chelsea made some questionable choices this summer time. Letting go of Noni Madueke and signing Gittens and Garnacho doesn’t seem an enchancment.

Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)

Hato could turn out to be an excellent defender. However he’s not presently, and so doesn’t make an enormous impression on Chelsea’s hopes within the quick future.

After Colwill acquired injured, Maresca emphasised the necessity for a brand new centre-back signing. There was nonetheless virtually a month left of the window however nothing was achieved.

So is it any shock that with mounting accidents and younger gamers resembling Gittens and Hato who don’t appear prepared, as but, for the highest degree of the Premier League, Chelsea are having a blended season up to now?

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How they transfer ahead

Maresca will little doubt to proceed to rigorously handle his squad to attempt to keep away from accidents, however he should hope his younger signings can rapidly attain the extent required if squad rotation is to not hamper the staff an excessive amount of.

Chelsea can have minimal expectations of qualifying for the knockout rounds of the Champions League and on the very least ending within the high 4. A home cup win would assist issues however total, there needs to be clear indicators of progress in direction of turn out to be a title contending staff.

The switch technique has to alter, that’s clear. Chelsea want world-class gamers, not doubtlessly world-class gamers. However they might must endure an underwhelming season earlier than they get one other go at enhancing.

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