Chris Smalling s header saw Roma come from behind to beat Inter in Serie A for the first time in over five years.
Federico Dimarco gave Inter a first-half lead at San Siro, but Paulo Dybala equalised against the side he was heavily rumoured to join before he completed a move to Roma.
Hakan Calhanoglu struck the crossbar with a ferocious free-kick in the second period, before Smalling scored the winning goal to inflict more misery upon Simone Inzaghi s side.
Inter have now lost back-to-back Serie A matches and three of their last four, drifting eight points behind early pacesetters Napoli.
Edin Dzeko saw an early attempt, which would have been his 100th Serie A goal, disallowed for offside but Dimarco broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark, teeing Nicolo…
Paris Saint-Germain moved five points clear at the top of Ligue 1 as Danilo Pereira s late header gave the champions a 2-1 win over Lorient.
Neymar continued his stellar campaign with the opening goal inside nine minutes, but PSG were unable to extend their lead at the Stade du Moustoir.
Lorient s equalised eight minutes into the second half, with Terem Moffi firing home his ninth goal of the league campaign and then promptly hitting the bar.
It seemed that would be the closest either side came to a decisive second until Danilo rose highest from an 81st-minute Neymar corner to nod the winner.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Neymar opened the scoring when he tapped in after unselfish play from Hugo Ekitike – the Brazil…
Lasse Sorensen has been studying fairytales after going back to school – now he is ready to write his own against West Ham.
Online lessons, assignments and a six-hour exam has made the Lincoln midfielder an expert.
The works of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, which include the Emperor’s New Clothes, the Ugly Duckling and the Princess and the Pea, have been the focus.
Enrolling in the Voksenuddannelsescentre, adult education courses, Sorensen completed his Danish literature class in the summer, all part of the 23-year-old’s plan to earn the qualifications he missed growing up.
It is apt, playing for a club known for its recent romantic cup stories, as Lincoln target another against the Hammers in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
“The sc…
Stefano Pioli says Milan s Scudetto triumph was fully deserved as they were more consistent than Inter and showed more belief than their fierce rivals.
Milan ended their 11-year wait to finish top of Serie A with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo on Sunday, rendering Inter s win at home to Sampdoria by the same scoreline meaningless.
The Rossoneri finished two points ahead of erstwhile champions Inter to claim their first trophy since the 2016 Italian Super Cup some 1,976 days ago.
Pioli s men won their final five matches and went 15 without defeat to see out the campaign, with their final tally of 88 points their second best ever in the three-points-per-win era.
And after a gripping title battle with Inter that went down to the final game – the first time that has…
Aitana Bonmati has refused to rule out a move to the Women s Super League in the future, though she is also open to the prospect of ending her career at Barcelona.
Bonmati, who won the Ballon d Or last year after helping Spain become world champions for the first time, recently put pen to paper on a new four-year contract with Barca.
She has been with the club since 2012, winning 23 trophies with the senior side to sit eighth in the all-time ranking for most titles with the Catalan giants.
Bonmati, who is Barcelona s all-time leading scorer, has won the Champions League on three occasions, netting in last season s final victory over Lyon.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Bonmati was asked if she could foresee a scenario in which she never leaves Barca, an…
“There’s Aussie Rules, that’s the indigenous sport of Australia. It’s kind of unique to them and they take great pride in protecting as their code. The rugby codes dominate.
“It’s very hard for football to make an impact in that space and I guess then the flipside of that is just how global the sport of football is.
“If I can compare that to a country like Japan, who also have the tyranny of distance and baseball’s pretty strong, they plant a lot of resources into football and you can see that’s making an impact. I don’t see Australia down that road.”
Japan was Postecoglou’s next destination when he walked away from the Socceroos job after he helped his country qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
The ex-Yokohama boss had managed Austra…
Teenager Gavi’s solitary goal was enough for Spain to secure their Euro 2024 qualification with a 1-0 victory over Norway.
The 19-year-old midfielder scored his fifth international goal in his last 25 matches to put the 2008 and 2012 champions through, while also ending Norway’s hopes with Scotland the major beneficiaries of the result as they too qualified.
Georgia’s earlier 4-0 win over Cyprus had kept alive their slim hopes of staying in contention in Group A but Spain’s result ended that prospect.
An update to your Group A table…
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— Schottland (Q) (@ScotlandNT)
Turkey qualified from Group D after a resounding 4-0 win over Latvia, with former Everton striker Cenk Tosun scoring two late goals.
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Luton midfielder Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu is to continue his remarkable journey from non-league football to the Premier League after agreeing a new contract, the Hatters have announced.
The 29-year-old midfielder, the first man to have won promotion from the Conference to the English top flight with the same club, has committed himself to an 11th season at Kenilworth Road.
Former West Ham trainee Mpanzu has made 364 appearances, the most recent of them in last season’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final victory over Coventry, for the club he initially joined on loan in November 2013 before completing a permanent move in January 2014.
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— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown)
He told Luton’s official website: “It’s great to be …
Girona are hoping to round off their most successful campaign in LaLiga with victory against Granada on Friday, while Artem Dovbyk is in the hunt to finish as the league s top scorer.
Michel s team, the surprise package of the season, already know they will finish third in the standings behind champions Real Madrid and runners-up Barcelona.
Girona, whose previous best finish was 10th in 2017-18 and 2022-23, have clinched their place in next season s Champions League and simply want to enjoy their outing on Friday.
Tomorrow the stadium will be full and afterwards we want to celebrate with our fans, Michel said on Thursday.
The best way to end the season is to win and make the fans proud, that s what we re playing for. We have to end the season in the be…
England and Montenegro face off in Podgorica on Friday with both sides fighting to book their places at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
England only need a point to qualify as group winners while Montenegro trail Fabio Capello s men by six points with an inferior goal difference.
Montenegro will be going all out for victory against England and hope a win over Switzerland four days later will earn them the playoff spot.
The Montenegrins will clinch a playoff berth if they beat England and fail to beat Wales.
Switzerland, who are third in the group, play away to Wales on Friday and at home to Montenegro on October 11.
With eight points from six games, they will clinch a play-off spot if they win both their remaining matches.
Montenegro he…