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Castrovilli to have another knee operation

7Nov

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SERIE A

Castrovilli to have another knee operation

The Lazio player Gaetano Castrovilli during the Lazio-Empoli match at the Stadio Olimpico. Rome (Italy), October 06th, 2024. Lazio and Italy midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli will be forced to have a new operation on his left knee, confirmed club medics. The former Fiorentina man has barely set foot on the pitch since that initial devastating injury in 2022. That was not just a normal anterior cruciate ligament lesion, as he also damaged the collateral medial ligament and the external meniscus at the same time. Castrovilli injury nightmare Just as he seemed ready to make a full recovery, problems were discovered during a medical test for a potential transfer to AFC Bournemouth in August 2023. That required yet another surgical intervention that kept him out for six months, after which he ra...

Manchester United have three transfer options to fund January rescue act

15Oct

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United have three transfer options to fund January rescue act

It has been five years since Manchester United spent money on a permanent signing in the January transfer window, and the new football structure at Old Trafford will aim to keep the chequebook closed again this winter. Bruno Fernandes was the last mid-season transfer at Old Trafford in January 2020, and if you were making a case for business in that window, you would certainly have Fernandes front and centre of your proposal. He is United's best signing of the last decade and has proved outstanding value for money at £47m. Since then, United have done all their major business in the summer, as the most well-run clubs always aim to do. The winter window in Erik ten Hag's first season was notable for some stop-gap loan deals, in Jack Butland, Marcel Sabitzer and Wout Weghorst. Ralf Rangnick ...

Spalletti: ‘Italy could not have done more,’ takes blame off Pellegrini

11Oct

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SERIE A

Spalletti: ‘Italy could not have done more,’ takes blame off Pellegrini

Luciano Spalletti concedes the red card ‘threw everything out the window’ in Italy’s 2-2 draw with Belgium, but takes some of the blame off Lorenzo Pellegrini for that incident. ‘We could not have done more.’ They had got off to the ideal start at the Stadio Olimpico when Andrea Cambiaso put the ball in the net within 61 seconds, followed soon after by Mateo Retegui’s tap-in from another save on Cambiaso. However, with the Azzurri seemingly in complete and total control at 2-0, Pellegrini lunged into a red card offence on Arthur Theate and Italy went down to 10 men, allowing Maxim De Cuyper and Leandro Trossard to equalise for Belgium. “There are incidents that can throw everything you prepared and did out the window,” confessed Spalletti in his press conference. “We must be better at reac...

Arsenal have golden chance to show Arteta progress in PSG litmus test

1Oct

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Champions League

Arsenal have golden chance to show Arteta progress in PSG litmus test

Rooming with Ronaldinho, playing with Jay-Jay Okocha and making his Champions League debut aged just 18, it is no wonder Mikel Arteta has such fond memories of his time at Paris Saint-Germain.Arteta was just a teenager back then, sent out on loan by Barcelona to gain first-team experience, but his 18 months in the French capital had a profound effect. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, applauds the fans at full-time following the team's victory in the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City FC at Emirates Stadium on September 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) The first seeds about one day becoming a manager were planted thanks to the way head coach Luis Fernandez trusted him and Arteta a...