Romelu Lukaku claimed a brace while new signing Achraf Hakimi scored one and made another as Inter coasted to a 5-2 Serie A victory at Filippo Inzaghi s Benevento.
Antonio Conte s side needed two goals in the final three minutes to begin their campaign with a thrilling 4-3 win against Fiorentina, and while they found the net frequently again, this triumph was much more straightforward.
Lukaku scored twice in the opening 28 minutes, either side of Roberto Gagliardini s effort, before newly promoted Benevento pulled one back through Gianluca Caprari.
Yet Hakimi and substitute Lautaro Martinez also found the net as Conte comprehensively won the battle of the former Juve team-mates, despite a second Caprari goal late on.
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Pep Guardiola insists his Manchester City players are not lacking for either confidence or effort even though their Premier League title defence continues to falter.
City were twice pegged back during Saturday s 2-2 draw at Newcastle United, leaving them third in the table and 11 points behind leaders Liverpool after 14 games.
Jurgen Klopp s men have only dropped two points so far this term to establish their dominant position, but Guardiola rejected the suggestion that belief is fading among his own squad ahead of a Tuesday trip to Burnley that precedes the Manchester derby.
I think honestly you have to see how the players run, how they fought, how they tried to do it, the body language, he said, after Jonjo Shelvey s superb long-range effort cancelled out …
Fikayo Tomori is not considering a Chelsea return as the Milan centre-back dreams of Champions League success with the Rossoneri.
Tomori has starred for Milan, who completed a permanent deal for the one-time England international in July following his initial loan move in 2020-21.
The 23-year-old emerged from Chelsea s academy in 2016 before eventually leaving his boyhood club, but he is not thinking about a Stamford Bridge comeback.
I don t know, I love Milan, I love being here, Chelsea was a big part of my life, 15-16 years, Tomori told DAZN, with seven-time winners Milan back in the Champions League this season for the first time since 2014.
I think I managed to have that dream. Play at Stamford Bridge, play in the Premier League and the Champions Le…
Former Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc is backing Kylian Mbappe to step up and fill the void after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo hang up their boots.
One of the most exciting talents in the game, the France international has scored 138 goals in 184 appearances for PSG since arriving in 2017, while supplying a further 62 assists.
The World Cup winner s contract is due to expire at the end of the season, with Real Madrid widely expected to sign him on a free transfer.
After 42 goals in 47 appearances last term, Mbappe has been included on the 30-man shortlist for this year s Ballon d Or – an award won by either Messi or Ronaldo in 11 of the past 12 years.
Now in their mid-30s, the decorated duo have set the standard for well over a decade.
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Jose Mourinho has been given a shot at Premier League redemption with Tottenham.
Almost a year on from his acrimonious exit from Manchester United, the two-time Champions League winner has an unexpected chance to prove his best work is not confined to the past.
As the Special One aims to rise again, we reflect on the highs and lows of a managerial career full of highlights and high drama.
HIGHS
Upstaging the elite with Porto
Mourinho made his name at Porto, where he orchestrated perhaps the most unlikely Champions League triumph of the 21st century. Deco and Ricardo Carvalho were among the stars of the side that overcame future employers United, Lyon and Deportivo La Coruna en route to a meeting with Monaco in Gelsenkirchen. An emphatic 3-0 win secur…
Livingston manager David Martindale believes he has landed a high-calibre defender after signing Scotland international Michael Devlin from Hibernian.
The 29-year-old former Hamilton, Aberdeen and Fleetwood player joined Hibs on a short-term deal in January after serious injury derailed his career following his three outings for the national team in 2019.
Devlin’s only appearance for the Edinburgh club came as a late substitute in last weekend’s season-ending draw with Hearts.
With his Hibs contract due to expire, he will make the short-distance switch across the Lothians to join Livingston and replenish a defence depleted by the departures of key duo Nicky Devlin and Jack Fitzwater under freedom of contract.
“I’m delighted to get Mikey over the l…
Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle to sign midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid for a fee in the region of £60million.
The Brazil international is set to become the fourth arrival of this window after Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez.
Casemiro, who had three years remaining on his contract with Madrid, brings plenty of quality and experience to Erik ten Hag s midfield after racking up over 300 appearances during nine trophy-filled years at Santiago Bernabeu.
Indeed, the 30-year-old won five Champions Leagues with Los Blancos scoring against Juventus in the 2017 final as well as four LaLiga titles and three Club World Cups.
We are delighted to have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of
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Raheem Sterling was the focus of Pep Guardiola s praise after the Manchester City attacker netted a hat-trick in the 4-0 win at Norwich City.
Having opened the scoring with a superb long-range strike, Sterling headed home a Ruben Dias cross, then scored left-footed after seeing a weak penalty parried away by Canaries stopper Angus Gunn, giving the England international a perfect hat-trick as City moved 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Sterling has now racked up 10 goal contributions (eight goals and two assists) in his last eight Premier League games against Norwich, and has scored five Premier League hat-tricks since joining the club in 2015.
He is the third City player to score a perfect hat-trick in the Premier League, after Edin Dzeko and S…
She told The Times: “(It was) the saddest moment of my life – she was my best friend. In the Euros you park it. And afterwards, then you get hit a little bit.
“She had told me to seize this prize, and I had just done so. I was still calm, not emotional. The only thing I felt was a deep connection with my sister.
“She said ‘I’ll sit by the post or on the crossbar. I will help a little bit.’ So she was there all the time. It’s still very fresh. The missing part is just a big gap now.”
Diana was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the summer of 2021 and died three weeks before the start of Euro 2022.
“We celebrated life every day,” said Wiegman. “It was so quick, but it was very special too. We had moments to treasure together.”
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Both Barcelona s Adama Traore and Western Sydney Wanderers Adama Traore got on the scoresheet as the Blaugrana saw off the A-Leagues All Stars in a 3-2 friendly win on Wednesday.
Xavi s men beat their hosts at Accor Stadium in front of an engrossed local crowd in New South Wales, as Ansu Fati s strike with 13 minutes to go claimed victory for the visitors.
In just the third-ever A-Leagues All Stars game – and first since 2014 following the format s revival – Dwight Yorke s side fell behind to the Spanish heavyweights just past the half-hour mark.
Ousmane Dembele – potentially playing his final match for Barca – latched on to a throughball before striking a clean left-footed strike into the bottom-right corner to ensure the visitors were ahead at the inter…