Luciano Moggi has stoked the fires ahead of Juventus clash against Napoli by saying Walter Mazzarri was never considered by his old club.
The 51-year-old coach shot to prominence at the end of the 2010/11 campaign after leading Napoli to third place in the Serie A and Champions League football the following season.
His exploits sparked rumours that he was in the running to replace sacked Juve boss Luigi Delneri but, according to the former director, it was not the case as Antonio Conte eventually took on the vacancy.
It was Mazzarri looking for Juve and not vice versa, Moggi told Radio Mana Sport.
I know for a fact that Juventus have never thought of hiring Walter Mazzarri, but rather he was the one to have proposed to them before the appointment of Co…
N Golo Kante knows Chelsea are counting on him after receiving offers to leave Stamford Bridge over the close season.
Two-time Premier League winner Kante helped Chelsea to the title in 2016-17, having starred in Leciester City s unlikely march to glory in the previous campaign.
The major honours continued to roll in for the holding midfielder as he anchored France on their way to World Cup glory this year, with those performances heightening speculation Paris Saint-Germain were keen to sign the 27-year-old.
But Kante was offered assurances over his importance under new Blues boss Maurizio Sarri, who has deployed him in a roving central role this season to fine effect.
There was no urge to go anywhere else after the World Cup, he told RMC Sport.
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Eric Dier will remain at Bayern Munich for another season after a pre-agreed clause was met, the Bundesliga giants have said.
The 30-year-old joined Bayern on loan from Tottenham in January and has made seven appearances.
With Dier’s Spurs contract set to expire on June 30, an option to make his transfer permanent if he played a certain number of games was included in the deal.
Eric Dier s contract has been extended by a season until 2025.
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Dier’s stay at Bayern will now run until at least June 30, 2025, and he said on fcbayern.com: “I’m happy in Munich. Now my future is sorted and I can focus on playing well for the club and trying to help the club to win games, win compet…
Wolfsburg made Bundesliga history on Sunday after Mark van Bommel s table-topping side preserved their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win over RB Leipzig.
Jerome Roussillon scored the only goal of the match as leaders Wolfsburg made it three victories from three games – the only team with a 100 per cent record heading into the international break.
Wolfsburg have collected nine points from their opening three games of a Bundesliga campaign for the first time.
They also ended the day top of the table for the first time since winning the title in 2008-09 (minimum three games played).
9 VfL Wolfsburg have collected nine points from their first three games of a Bundesliga campaign for the very first time. They will end a day top of the table for the …
Declan Rice is confident that England can do something really special at Euro 2024 as the team set off for Germany on Monday.
The Arsenal midfielder was part of the side that fell short in the tournament three years ago against Italy at Wembley, and has since become a mainstay in the side under Gareth Southgate.
This will be Rice s third international tournament for the Three Lions, and he believes that the current squad have what it takes to lift the trophy in Berlin on July 14.
“We want to make history,” the 25-year-old said on England’s departure show on YouTube. “We say it all the time, but genuinely we have a group, a manager, that really believes.
“We have a confidence that we can go there and do something really special and, of course,…