Juventus have confirmed the appointment of Thiago Motta as their new head coach.

The former Bologna boss has signed a three-year deal at the Allianz Arena, and comes in as Massimiliano Allegri s replacement following his sacking on May 17.

Allegri was relieved of his duties with immediate effect last month, with the club citing his behaviour during their Coppa Italia final win against Atalanta as a factor in their decision.

Motta was immediately linked with the vacancy after he opted not to renew his contract with Bologna, having led the Rossoblu to a fifth-place finish in Serie A and Champions League qualification for the first time in their history.

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And following the announcement on Wednesday, the 41-year…

Gianluigi Donnarumma was part of a transfer saga a couple of years ago when he was very close to leaving AC Milan. In the end his agent Mino Raiola managed to get the young goalkeeper a huge contract at San Siro and he signed a big contract extension.

However, this coming summer we might see another of those sagas, as Juventus have targeted the Italian as one of their leading targets for the 2020 summer transfer window. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus want to get the AC Milan goalkeeper in order to continue reaching their goal of making the squad younger. Matthijs De Ligt arrived this summer to do that in central defence and Donnarumma might be the solution in goal.

By the time the summer of 2020 comes by, the youngster will have just one year left to run on…

Alex Ferguson and Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton will be among those guiding the six-man FIFA team inspecting England s 2018 World Cup bid around Old Trafford on Wedesday

United manager Ferguson was in no doubt of England s suitability to stage the World Cup, saying: The facilities for both players and fans are magnificent, from training grounds to stadia and the passion of the English people for the game would ensure that everybody would be made to feel welcome.

It would be a memorable occasion and would inspire people all over the world, the Scot added.

Russia are seen as England s main rivals to stage the 2018 World Cup.

But FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who has already praised Russia s bid, said it would be easy to hold the competition in…

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has urged the national side to concentrate on their football at Euro 2024 and block out the noise surrounding the RFEF.

Former RFEF president Luis Rubiales was dismissed following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso during the Women s World Cup trophy ceremony in 2023 and was then arrested in early April as part of a corruption investigation.

Pedro Rocha, who was initially named as Rubiales’ replacement, is also under investigation amid the corruption probe.

The RFEF then created a special committee at the end of April, led by former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, to oversee the federation until there is an official election for their next president.

However, De la Fuente told Reuters that he wants his squad’s f…

Luciano Spalletti has said that his side must aspire to retain their European Championship crown, even if it seems a longshot.

The Azzurri travel to Germany as reigning champions having beaten England on penalties in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley three years ago.

That victory proved to be an exception to Italy s recent form, though, given the Azzurri failed to qualify for either the 2018 or 2022 World Cups.

However, after replacing Robert Mancini last year, Spalletti is confident his team can do big things in Germany, though he explained that his squad must take on the responsibility that the title of European Champions brings.

We will never be calm, wearing the Italy shirt, so we must aspire to a lot, said Spalleti ahead of Italy s meeting with Bos…

Liverpool will not struggle once Jurgen Klopp leaves in the same way Manchester United did following Sir Alex Ferguson s exit, according to Stephen Warnock.

The Reds are still coming to terms with last week s announcement that Klopp is to depart Anfield at the end of the season, ending a hugely successful nine-year period at the club.

Parallels have been drawn to when Ferguson stepped down as United manager in 2013 and when Arsene Wenger left Arsenal five years later.

However, ex-Liverpool defender Warnock believes there is enough quality and longevity in the current squad to help the new manager pick up from where Klopp leaves off.

There s a big narrative around filling people s shoes, Warnock told Stats Perform. We look at Alex Ferguson, we look at Ars…

Arsenal want £30 million in transfer fees for Eddie Nketiah, according to . The report has claimed that Ligue 1 club Marseille are keen on securing the services of the striker, buy they would like the Gunners to reduce their asking price for the 25-year-old striker.

TEAMtalk has reported that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is open to keeping Nketiah and is not actively looking to sell the striker. But if the North London club do get a good offer, then they will cash in on the 25-year-old, who has been previously linked with Crystal Palace.

Nketiah has been on the books of Arsenal since 2015 and has been established in the first team after coming through the North London club’s youth academy. The striker has scored 19 goals and given five assists in 116 appearances in t…

Hector Moreno and Raul Jimenez helped Mexico re-claim their three-point lead in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win away to El Salvador on Wednesday.

Moreno headed in Jesus Corona s 30th-minute corner before Mexico star Jimenez rounded out the win with a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time.

Hirving Lozano put an early chance wide, while Osvaldo Rodriguez also pushed a header off target before Moreno broke the deadlock with a glancing effort which crept in at the back post.

Both sides were then reduced to 10 men, with El Salvador losing Mario Jacobo to a straight red card for a foul on Rogelio Funes Mori in the 48th minute.

Mexico saw Nestor Araujo sent off with 23 minutes remaining for a second bookable offence, ruling him out of next m…

Asamoah Gyan is making his 7th AFCON appearance this year, but will this be the end to Ghana and his long wait? (Photo: Getty Images)

It goes without saying that Ghana have waited a long time to get their hands on the coveted AFCON title. The last time the Black Stars tasted victory in Africa s premier national competition was back in 1982. Before Twitter. Or Facebook. Or Youtube, iPods, laptops, flat-screen TVs, cellphones, or evne before the internet became common place. And it was also before quite a few of Ghana s current players were even born.

In terms of AFCON prestige, Ghana are definitely up there alongside Africa s most decorated sides. With four titles, they are only behind Egypt s seven and are tied with Cameroon. The sole time the Black Stars have successfu…

Everton have announced that Toni Duggan will leave the club when her contract expires at the end of this month.

The forward is departing after her second spell at the club, having started her career at Everton in 2007-08 before rejoining in July 2021.

She appeared in all but one of Everton s matches during her return season but missed the entirety of the second after going on maternity leave, but returned to action last October.

The 32-year-old initially broke into the first team at 16 years old and scored an extra-time winner against Watford to send Everton into the Premier League Cup final.

In her first spell, she was named FA Women’s Young Player of the Year in 2009 and went on to lift the FA Women s Cup the following year.

Duggan played 92 g…