Milan moved into second in Serie A, taking advantage of a slip-up by Napoli with a 4-2 win at Empoli.
The Rossoneri entered the game having only lost one of their last nine Serie A meetings with Empoli and Franck Kessie s double, sandwiched by Nedim Bajrami s equaliser, put them on course to continue that run.
Despite a spirited effort from the hosts, Milan pulled away in the second half as Alessandro Florenzi s 62nd-minute free-kick and a fine Theo Hernandez strike made sure of the points despite Andrea Pinamonti converting a late penalty after VAR ruled Tiemoue Bakayoko had handled in the area.
With Napoli beaten at home by Spezia, Milan head into a two-week break in second and four points behind arch rivals and defending champions Inter.
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MLS has announced a new format for its annual All-Star game.
To mark the league s 24th season, MLS All-Stars will face Liga MX All-Stars – drawn from Mexico s top flight – at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on July 29.
LAFC head coach and former United States boss Bob Bradley will lead the MLS select side.
As we celebrate our 25th season, we wanted to deliver an unique and unprecedented format for our annual All-Star Game, MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.
Our first ever game between the best of MLS and Liga MX’s top players is the perfect way to build on the growing relationship between the two top soccer leagues in the region.
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Brenden Aaronson is about to leave Leeds United for Union Berlin, according to . The report has claimed that Aaronson will leave Leeds on loan for Union in the summer transfer window. The German club will have the option to make the loan deal of the 22-year-old permanent next summer.
Aaronson joined Leeds from RB Salzburg in the summer of 2022. The USA international, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, did well for the Whites. The 22-year-old made 28 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League for Leeds last season, scoring one goal and providing three assists in the process.
Leeds will play in the Championship next season after getting relegated from the Premier League. As for Union Berlin, they will play in the UEFA Champions L…
John Aldridge says Luis Diaz has the full package and backed the Liverpool forward to rise to the occasion in the Champions League final on Saturday.
Diaz has been a revelation at Anfield following his move from Porto in January for a fee of €45million (£37m), which could rise to €70m.
The 25-year-old has already won the EFL Cup and FA Cup during his short time with the Merseyside club and could lift the biggest trophy in European club football at Stade de France this weekend, with Real Madrid standing in the way of the Reds and Champions League glory.
Diaz has scored eight goals and provided five assists, offering another dimension to an already potent Liverpool attack.
Aldridge has been hugely impressed with the impact Diaz has made and thinks t…
Sky Sports understands that Edin Dzeko would be open to a return to the Premier League.
The thirty-two-year-old spent four-and-a-half years playing in England’s top flight for Manchester City during which time he played one hundred and eighty-nine times in all competitions, scoring seventy-two goals.
He won two Premier League titles with the Citizens as well as lifting both the EFL and FA Cup with one of his most vital goals often overlooked.
He netted the equaliser against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2011-12 season, moments before Sergio Aguero’s infamous winner clinched a first league championship in forty-four years.
Since leaving the Etihad Stadim, Dzeko has racked up one hundred and forty-eight appearances for Roma, scoring s…
Xabi Alonso has revealed he left Real Madrid for Bayern Munich because he was curious to find out Pep Guardiola s coaching secrets.
The 37-year-old swapped clubs in 2014 after five seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu, where he won six major trophies.
Alonso left Madrid three months after helping them to Champions League glory and went on to spend three years with Bayern before announcing his playing retirement.
Explaining his reasons for wanting to leave the Spanish giants, Alonso told The Athletic: I was so curious to find out [Guardiola s] secrets.
Feels good to be back home
— Xabi Alonso (@XabiAlonso)
He has a relentless natural enthusiasm. Football seasons are long but right until the very end, Pep never seemed to be tired.
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Former Real Madrid and Tottenham attacker Rafael van der Vaart has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.
The 35-year-old signed with Esbjerg in August but has been plagued by injury, only seeing a total of 55 minutes in the Danish Superliga.
And the 109-times capped Netherlands international, who also played for Ajax, Hamburg, Real Betis and Midtjylland, feels he cannot play on.
I just have to stop now. I m not here to rehabilitate, but to play football, Van der Vaart, who played in his country s World Cup final defeat to Spain in 2010, told De Telegraaf.
I would have wanted to become a football grandpa, but that is not the case. I can only be grateful for all the years I was allowed to play football, all those players, staff,…
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Marseille and Panathinaikos will lock horns with each other this week. The French club and the Greek outfit will take on each other in the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Third Round tie. The first leg of the tie last week in Greece ended in a 1-0 win for Panathinaikos. The second leg will take place at Stade Vélodrome and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Tuesday.
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Marseille are one of the biggest clubs in France and regularly finish in the UEFA Champions League places in the Ligue 1 table or at least try to. Les Phocéens also challenge for the Ligue 1 title, but it has been hard for them in recent years because of the domination of Paris Saint-Germain.
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Gabriel Jesus grabbed four goals as Manchester City all but secured their place in the EFL Cup final with a crushing 9-0 first-leg victory over Burton Albion on Wednesday.
The Premier League champions have now put 16 goals past lower-league opposition in the past four days, Pep Guardiola s men having thrashed Rotherham United 7-0 in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Kevin De Bruyne s first headed goal in English football set the hosts on their way, with Jesus adding a quickfire double before Oleksandr Zinchenko fortuitously opened his City account.
Jesus took his tally to four either side of Phil Foden s tap-in, before Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez completed a miserable night for Burton s cup heroes.
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly looking to leave the Spanish club this summer
According to and virtually every other news agency out there, Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid and Spain this summer.
The Portuguese international is believed to be furious with the way he has been treated by the Spanish authorities concerning allegations that he owes the country £14.7million in taxes, something he has vehemently denied.
A summer move for Ronaldo would be quite incredible. The 32-year-old has become a club legend in Madrid and broken a whole host of records with Los Blancos. However, if he wants to leave, then no doubt the Spanish club are unlikely to stand in his way.
Most high profile transfer of the summer
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