Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri said success does not come by chance after guiding the Italian giants to an eighth successive Serie A title.
Saturday s 2-1 victory over Fiorentina extended Juve s domestic dominance with five rounds remaining – a streak dating back to 2011.
Allegri has claimed five successive Scudetto honours since replacing Antonio Conte in 2014, however, he has been criticised for Juve s failure in Europe.
Juve – who have finished runners-up in the Champions League twice under Allegri amid their drought which goes back to 1996 – were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals this season.
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will leave the North London club when his contract expires at the end of June.
The 26-year-old English international is putting an end to a decade-long stint with his boyhood club.
Wilshere made the total of 197 first-team appearances for the Gunners since 2008 but will largely remain remembered for frequent stints on the sidelines due to numerous injury problems.
Jack Wilshere has been negotiating a new deal with his club for months but has ultimately decided to leave the Emirates-based side once Unai Emery was appointed new manager. Wilshere was not given first-team assurances and has ultimately opted to leave the club.
Arsenal football club thanked Jack Wilshere for his service during the last ten years during whic…
Could Gareth Bale s time in Madrid be coming to an end?
Linked to the Chinese Super League previously, former club Tottenham have emerged as a possible destination for Real Madrid s Bale.
A Spurs star could move in the opposite direction as part of the deal…
TOP STORY – SPURS WANT BALE BACK IN EXCHANGE FOR ERIKSEN
Tottenham want to bring Gareth Bale back to North London in a swap deal that would see want-away midfielder Christian Eriksen join Real Madrid, claims The Sun.
It is said that LaLiga giants Madrid would receive £25.7million (€30m) as well as Eriksen in a deal that could reunite Bale with the club he left in 2013.
Eriksen has been linked to Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter and other clubs in E…
Paul Pogba s sensational strike sent Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League as a 2-1 victory at Fulham extended their unbeaten away run to a record-equalling 17 matches.
United had slipped below both Leicester City and rivals Manchester City in the prior 24 hours but had a response at Craven Cottage despite trailing again to Ademola Lookman s early effort on Wednesday.
It was the seventh time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side had conceded first on the road in the league this season, yet goals from Edinson Cavani and, in spectacular fashion, Pogba ensured this encounter ended in the same fashion as the previous six with a United win.
The Red Devils have not lost a league fixture away from Old Trafford in more than a year and their 17-game streak now ma…
Inaki Williams was proud of his match-winning strike against Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana final, labelling it the best goal of his career.
Williams was the hero for Athletic, who upstaged Barca 3-2 after extra time thanks to his 93rd-minute goal in Seville on Sunday.
Barca star Antoine Griezmann had opened the scoring in the 40th minute, but Williams teed up Oscar de Marcos for the equaliser two minutes later at Estadio de La Cartuja.
Griezmann struck again with 13 minutes remaining before Athletic substitute Asier Villalibre forced extra time at the death, and Williams completed the shock result in the 93rd minute as Barca captain Lionel Messi saw red.
It secured a third Supercopa crown for Athletic – who shocked Real Madrid in the semi-final …
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Looking to widen their buffer at the top of the table this weekend, Atletico Madrid will welcome Valencia to the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night.
Atletico Madrid
Starting with the hosts, managing to come from behind and snatching a 2-1 win away at Eibar earlier in the week, the mood in Atletico Madrid s camp should be at a real high. Despite crashing out of the Copa del Rey thanks to a shock 1-0 loss away at lower-league Cornellà on January 6th, Los Colchoneros have continued on a real La Liga romp so far this season. Building off of both Barcelona s and Real Madrid s continued slip-ups, Diego Simeone s men already find themselves holding a seven-point buffer at the top of the table. Now seen as the leading contender in the La Lig…
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With all eyes falling on the Lusail Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Argentina and France will meet with this winter s World Cup crown up for grabs.
Argentina
Starting with Argentina, although the South American icons might have opened their World Cup adventure last month with a stunning 2-1 loss at the hands of Saudi Arabia, Lionel Scaloni s men have proven that was nothing more than a minor blip. Clinching their sixth spot in a World Cup final after breezing their way to a 3-0 romp against Croatia earlier in the week, the mood in their camp appears to be at a red-hot high. Suffering just a single defeat from any of their last 41 straight appearances across all competitions a run that stems all the way back to July 2019 La Albiceleste a…
LaLiga s title race was thrown wide open as Atletico Madrid slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Sevilla despite Jan Oblak s penalty heroics.
Atleti s lead could be cut to a solitary point if Barcelona beat Real Valladolid on Monday after Marcos Acuna s fine header handed fourth-placed Sevilla their first LaLiga win over the capital club since 2016.
Sevilla registered 12 attempts on goal in the first half, one of those seeing Oblak, who also saved a penalty against Deportivo Alaves before the international break, denying Lucas Ocampos from the spot.
Yet Atleti s luck ran out with 20 minutes remaining, Jesus Navas crossing for fellow full-back Acuna to head home and deliver a blow to Atleti s hopes of glory.
Oblak s penalty save against Alaves came in the closin…
Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player to score 10 World Cup goals on the way to dragging France level with Argentina in Sunday s Qatar 2022 final.
The forward gave Les Bleus hope from the penalty spot in the 80th minute, before a stunning volley squared things up just 97 seconds later at Lusail Stadium, where Lionel Messi s spot-kick and a goal from Angel Di Maria had seemingly put Argentina in control.
Taking his World Cup tally to 11 goals, Mbappe is the youngest player to reach double figures at the finals – aged 23 years 363 days – surpassing Gerd Muller s record (24 years, 226 days).
The Paris Saint-Germain star also became the fifth player to score three times in a World Cup final, having also netted against Croatia in the 2018 showpiece, along with …
Tottenham star Gareth Bale said he is still working his way back to full match fitness after struggling to make an impact in the Europa League victory over LASK.
Bale made his second full debut for Tottenham after leaving Spurs for Real Madrid in 2013 and the 31-year-old loanee played a role in the opening goal of Thursday s 3-0 win.
A second-half substitute against West Ham in the Premier League over the weekend, Bale forced an own goal in the 28th minute but the Welshman recorded an unwanted four-year first.
It was the first time Bale started a club match and not had either a shot or create chance for his team-mates since November 2016 for Madrid – his 78th start since then, per Opta.
0 Tonight against LASK was the first time Gareth Bale has started a…