Stefano Pioli is not surprised by Milan s incredible run of form as his side look to match a club record when they travel to Udinese on Sunday.
The Rossoneri are unbeaten since resuming action in June following the coronavirus-enforced break, including winning four of their opening five Serie A matches this campaign.
Only in 1995-96 and 2003-04, under Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti respectively, have Milan won five of their opening six matches since it became three points for a win in the competition.
However, the 18-time Italian champions dropped points for the first time in the 3-3 draw with Roma on Monday and Pioli is wary about Sunday s opponents Udinese, even though they are in the bottom three.
I am not surprised, no, because I ha…
Juventus wide player Juan Cuadrado has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the clash with Serie A leaders Milan on Wednesday.
The Colombia international is asymptomatic but has begun a period of self-isolation, the Italian champions confirmed.
The news comes just a day after left-back Alex Sandro was ruled out after returning a positive test for the virus.
It means head coach Andrea Pirlo will be without two of his first-choice full-backs for the game at San Siro against Stefano Pioli s side, who are the only unbeaten team in Europe s top five leagues in the 2020-21 season.
The club said in a statement: Juventus Football Club announces that, during the checks provided for by the protocol in force, Juan Cuadrado has emerged positive with COVID-19…
Leicester’s boss Brendan Rodgers is addressing the rumours surrounding the possibility of James Maddison’s exit from the club. The manager admits that, should a really high bid come in for the midfielder, there would be nothing he could do to stop the transfer, .
The Foxes’ coach would really like to keep the 22-year-old at the King Power Stadium, but he acknowledges that such offers can be tempting for a player. Rodgers said that Maddison is one of the young players he would like to keep, but said he knows how the market works and is being realistic. However, selling Maddison is not an idea he wants to entertain and he doesn t wish to invite any offers.
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Hoping to find a route to the top of the Premier League table in midweek, Manchester City will make the trip to Villa Park on Wednesday night.
Aston Villa
Starting with the hosts, marking their return from November s international break with a new boss in their dugout, Aston Villa certainly appear to be enjoying life under Steven Gerrard. While some in their camp might have been looking over their shoulder at the drop zone, the now-former Rangers boss once again saw his side impress over the weekend. Finding a way to build off of their 2-0 victory against Brighton, the Clarets were last seen on Saturday landing a 2-1 win away at Crystal Palace. Now sat within touching distance of finding a route into the top-half of the table, Villa w…
When FIFA last year announced they were set to introduce limits on the number of players teams could send out on loan, unsurprisingly many people s first thoughts turned to Chelsea.
At the time, the Blues remarkably had 28 players at other clubs, though this was by no means a recent trend: in 2018-19 that figure was 41.
The hoarding of talent might be a solid ploy when looking to stunt the growth of a rival team or generate long-term revenue on Football Manager, but in the real world it was a practice that had long attracted criticism.
While by no means the only club in the world to have lots of young players out on loan, Chelsea have – rightly or wrongly – arguably been the most synonymous with it.
Some feel this has directly contributed to the club …
Diego Simeone said he knew Atletico Madrid had to win after the LaLiga leaders moved a step closer to the title after defeating Real Sociedad.
After Barcelona dropped points, Atletico could be within one victory of claiming their second league crown of Simeone s tenure following Wednesday s 2-1 win over Sociedad.
Yannick Carrasco and Angel Correa struck in the space of 12 first-half minutes to give Atletico a 2-0 lead inside half an hour in the Spanish capital midweek.
Carrasco has been involved in 14 LaLiga goals this season (six goals and eight assists), equalling his record in a same campaign in the competition (14 in 2016-17 – 10 goals, four assists).
La Real set up a grandstand finish through Igor Zubeldia but Atletico held on to move four points c…
Mikel Arteta has cautioned his Arsenal team they must be at their best if they are to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
After title rivals Manchester City won 4-0 at Fulham on Saturday to put Pep Guardiola s men within two victories of the Premier League title, Arsenal will look to keep the pressure on with a triumph at Old Trafford.
Those have been hard to come by of late for the Gunners, however, winning just one of their last 16 Premier League visits to United.
With that history in mind, Arteta knows his side will have to put in a top performance to claim the three points on Sunday, telling reporters: I think every game has a different context.
We know the difficulty. It s in our history when you look at what we ve done over there. So …
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos revealed Carlo Ancelotti sought advice from senior players when making tactical changes in the incredible Champions League semi-final win over Manchester City.
A late double from substitute Rodrygo – who became the first player in Champions League history to score twice in the 90th minute of a knockout match – saw Los Blancos force extra time in Madrid. Karim Benzema s penalty then secured a 6-5 aggregate triumph and kept alive Madrid s hopes of a 14th crown in the competition.
Madrid boss Ancelotti has now reached a fifth Champions League final, having done so in 2003, 2005 and 2007 with Milan, and in 2014 and 2022 across two spells with the Spanish champions, and his introduction of Rodrygo, who replaced Kroos after 68 minutes, p…
Philadelphia Union closed the gap to Columbus Crew, while Inter Miami fell to another defeat in MLS on Saturday.
Eastern Conference leaders Columbus produced a late comeback to draw with Chicago Fire, but their lead is now just three points after Philadelphia enjoyed a win.
Philadelphia left it late to overcome New England Revolution 2-1 at Subaru Park.
With the game locked at 0-0, New England were reduced to 10 men when Matt Polster was shown a second yellow card in the 56th minute.
Just 17 minutes later and Philadelphia took the lead, Anthony Fontana chipping in from close range.
But a fine equaliser from Tajon Buchanan appeared to have New England set to earn a point.
However, there was late drama as Fontana drilled in a wonderful goal …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Olivier Giroud s trophy-winning experienced would be welcome at Milan and has urged Gianluigi Donnarumma to reconsider his decision to leave San Siro.
France international Giroud is out of contract at Chelsea later this month and has been strongly linked with a move to Milan as they seek a replacement for departing striker Mario Mandzukic.
Giroud has spent the past three and a half seasons at Stamford Bridge, winning three major trophies across including the Champions League last weekend.
The 34-year-old did not play any part in a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the final in Porto, but his six goals were the most of any Chelsea player in the 2020-21 competition.
Only Kylian Mbappe (eight) and Erling Haaland (10) scored more Cha…