Antonio Conte has backed Inter to leave their mark on history by sinking Sevilla in the Europa League final.
In a warning to his players, head coach Conte said the thrill of their run to the showpiece will be soon forgotten if they fail to come away with the trophy.
Although the former Juventus boss knows his team will be facing Europa League specialists, who won the competition in three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016, he is confident Inter can triumph in Cologne.
Speaking in a news conference ahead of Friday s game, Conte said Inter would have no fear of the opposition, declaring his team have grown braver over the first season of his reign.
I was involved in a number of finals in my playing career, said the former Juventus and Italy star. I w…
We are day by day, he said. We live day by day. Specifically, I live hour by hour. I know what I have to do next and I still have a lot of work to do.
For me, it s more important I focus on what I have to do today and how we prepare the game for tomorrow [against West Ham].
Those are the words of Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo who hasn’t done a whole lot to reassure Wolves fans that he’ll be staying put in the midst of rumours linking him with a move to Arsenal.
The sacking of Unai Emery has led to many fans questioning who is going to be the man to take over, with Nuno being thrown out there as a great selection. Despite him being viewed as one of the primary candidates, Nuno doesn’t seem to feel the need to confirm or den…
Stefano Pioli has challenged Milan to hit the ground running at the start of the new Serie A season as they aim for a top-four finish.
The Rossoneri finished the 2019-20 campaign impressively, producing a 12-game unbeaten run in the league to rise up to sixth spot, enough to secure Europa League qualification.
Their fine form during the run-in also led to a new contract for Pioli, who acknowledges there will now be added pressure this term.
While a title tilt may be a tall order, the Milan boss revealed his determination to avoid losing ground on their main rivals ahead of Monday s opening fixture against Bologna.
If we want to finish in the top four, we need to start well, Pioli told the media. We can t be chasing the whole time.
Starti…
Having come through the youth setup at Cardiff, Collins left the Welsh club to join West Ham in 2005. Four years later, he moved on to Aston Villa but went back to the Hammers in 2012. He spent the following six years there and was released upon the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2018. In January 2019, he joined Ipswich for the remainder of 2018/19, and was without a club since the summer of 2019.
The centre-back played a total of 279 games in the Premier League, 188 for West Ham, and 40 in the Championship of which 34 were for Cardiff. He also has 51 international caps for Wales to his name.
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Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan headline a star-studded United States squad for the Women s World Cup as veteran Ali Krieger was a surprise inclusion.
Many of the 23 players coach Jill Ellis selected were expected to make the trip to France, but there were also a few surprises that came with Thursday s announcement.
Krieger, 34, was added to the squad, even though she has only played for the national team once in the past 25 months. But Krieger helped the Americans win the World Cup in Canada four years ago after playing every minute of every USA game in the 2011 event, and Ellis indicated earlier this month that experience was crucial.
Morgan (set to compete in her third World Cup), Megan Rapinoe (third) and Lloyd (fourth) were among those expected to make the…
Former Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic has undergone a third kidney operation after a donor was found.
The 37-year-old suffered kidney failure in 2006 while playing for Werder Bremen and after his body rejected a transplant from his mother, he received a donor from his father.
His kidneys failed again in September last year, though, and the 37-year-old has endured an anxious wait to find a new donor.
Klasnic, who played for Bolton Wanderers between 2009 and 2012, was due to attend their Championship game against QPR at the Macron Stadium on Saturday.
The club issued a statement on its official website, saying we are looking forward to seeing him back at the Macron Stadium in the future .
extend our best wishes to Ivan Klasnic who has undergone a sud…
Barcelona signed off a tough Champions League campaign with a win after coming out 4-2 victors in an action-packed clash with Viktoria Plzen.
The Blaugrana were already condemned to a place in the Europa League ahead of their final match of Group C, with Inter and Bayern Munich s progression assured last week.
Barca s only other victory of a dismal Champions League campaign came in the reverse fixture against Plzen in September, but Xavi s team rallied to win in style at the Doosan Arena.
Ferran Torres scored twice after Marcos Alonso s early opener and though Plzen hit back through Tomas Chory s double, Pablo Torre marked his first Barca start with a goal to settle the contest.
2 Pablo Torre (19 years and 212 days) is the second youngest Barcelona player…
Kylian Mbappe has revealed he asked to leave Paris Saint-Germain in July amid interest from Real Madrid as he wanted the Ligue 1 side to receive a transfer fee.
The France international was repeatedly linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu during the most recent transfer window after entering the final year of his contract.
Madrid are reported to have had three bids turned down for the France international in July and August, the last one said to be worth up to €200million.
Speaking about his future in detail for the first time, Mbappe confirmed in an interview with RMC Sport, which will be released in full on Tuesday, that he does not intend to sign a new deal at the Parc des Princes.
I asked to leave, he said. From the moment where I did not wa…
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The Premier League is back in action after the final international break of 2020, and there are a few very interesting matches to note this weekend when it comes to the title race. Chelsea have beaten Newcastle United away and temporarily took the top spot. It s another round between old enemies Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola when Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City do battle in north London later today (Saturday). And on Sunday, champions Liverpool will welcome their ex-manager Brendan Rodgers and his Leicester City team to Anfield.
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Liverpool are currently heavily hit by an injury crisis with manager Jurgen Klopp s first-choice centre-back pair of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez likely out for the rest of the season and r…
Casemiro has made clear Real Madrid s squad are firmly behind Zinedine Zidane as they aim to avoid a hugely embarrassing Champions League exit.
Madrid have become accustomed to success in Europe s premier club competition under Zidane, having lifted the trophy three times during his first spell in charge.
However, the reigning LaLiga champions were dumped out at the last-16 stage last season, going down 4-2 on aggregate to Manchester City, and are in serious danger of failing to make it out of their group for the first time ever.
Los Blancos sit third in the table going into the final round of fixtures, when they will play host to leaders Borussia Monchengladbach in the Spanish capital on Wednesday.
Having also faltered in the early…