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Former Italian striker Paolo Di Canio brushes aside Lazio’s complaints following an incident between their defender Patric and Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz. Saturday night’s encounter ended 1-0 in favor of the Old Lady thanks to a late own-goal from Mario Gila. However, the match featured several much-discussed incidents, beginning with Alessio Romagnoli’s dismissal. The Lazio defender received his marching orders …

An audit into the Confederation of African Football, or CAF, found unmarked expenses that totaled $16 million in another scandal. Official accounts and expenditure reports failed to mention $16 million in spending. Those financial numbers apply to the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023. Consequently, there are new musings and reports of scandal within African soccer, which is …

The teams have been confirmed for Monday night’s big Premier League game at the City Ground. Forest have yet to win at home this season while Palace are one of four sides yet to win a single game in the league all season. Here’s how the sides line up in the crucial fixture. Nottingham Forest team news Your Forest XI …

Caoimhin Kelleher, Liverpool’s backup option between the posts, has been getting plenty of gametime since the start of last season, with regular first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker suffering occasional injury problems which tend to keep him out of action for longer than anyone at the club would’ve liked; including Kelleher, it seems. At the age of 25, Kelleher is obviously past …

According to Portuguese outlet O Jogo, Newcastle United could battle Benfica for the signing of Boca Juniors winger Kevin Zenon, who has a release clause of £14m in his contract.  It seems Newcastle have been watching the 23-year-old for a while now – he’s been linked on several occasions over the past 12 months – but we’ve never actually made …

October 21 – The French football league (LFP) has condemned homophobic chanting by a section of Paris St Germain fans during Saturday’s win over Strasbourg.  PSG’s 4-2 win was marred by home fans targeting their former midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who played for the club for seven years and whose move to their bitter rivals Marseille is regarded as a betrayal. …

Legendary Roma striker Francesco Totti urges the fans and the media to stop comparing Juventus teenager Kenan Yildiz to his fellow icon Alessandro Del Piero. The two 2006 World Cup winners shared a great rivalry on the pitch, as they were widely considered the finest Italian two Number 10s in their generation. But they were also great friends outside the …

The Premier League is working to bring the Summer Series friendly competition back in 2025, but it faces major hurdles. In the summer of 2023, the competition debuted with six Premier League teams each playing three friendlies in the United States. However, for the summer of 2025, no Premier League teams have committed to the Summer Series. As a result, …

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery wants to make Champions League football a regular occurance at Villa Park. Villa are competing in Europe’s elite competition for the first time in 41 years this season and have won their first two games, winning 3-0 away at Young Boys before a famous 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich. The West Midlands club continue to …

According to multiple sources, both Real Madrid and Manchester City are interested in getting Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso to take charge of their respective teams at the end of the season. This is hardly the first time top clubs have been reported to hold interest in the former Spain midfielder. There was plenty of speculation on the subject …