In terms of mentality, he is stronger than anyone else. Every day he finds personal objectives to hit and he can find them within himself, said Allegri, who won the 2011 Scudetto with Milan before joining Juve in 2014.

A player who has won everything he has at the age of 34 will find it difficult to feel hungry, but he is deadly in that sense. He has this determination that is incredible.

We should all learn from Ronaldo, and I too have learned, because it s not everyone who gets to work with the best player in the world.

For example, on Saturday morning we have a game between ranks in training. He has fun, but his fun is winning the game. I explained it to him, and I ve written the same about Ibra in the book, his idea of fun is winning, but I told him not e…

Christophe Galtier was relieved to see his Paris Saint-Germain side bounce back from an average  first half to beat Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in Champions League Group H on Wednesday.

The Ligue 1 champions fell behind to Tiaronn Chery s strike midway through the first half, but they went in at the break level thanks to Lionel Messi s close-range finish.

The Argentinian s goal saw him move clear of long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the player to have scored against the highest number of opponents in the Champions League (39).

It also meant he became the first player in history to score in 18 different Champions League seasons.

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar added to Messi s goal in the second half as PSG won their opening two matches in a Champions League campa…

Gareth Southgate says Harry Maguire is one of England s best centre-backs after the defender was named among the Three Lions Qatar 2022 World Cup squad.

The Manchester United captain will head to his third major tournament with the national team, following Russia 2018 and Euro 2020, despite struggling for regular minutes at club level.

One of a dozen players retained from the squad that reached the semi-finals four years ago, Maguire has been a regular for England under Southgate.

That experience in major knockout encounters has helped him keep his spot despite underwhelming for United, with inclusion indicating the strong support Southgate has for his player.

He s one of our best centre-backs, he stated. I think within the squad, we ve got a lot of play…

Liverpool are interested in bringing in Renato Sanches from Lille OSC as a potential replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum, according to French outlet Le10Sport.

Sanches went through the ranks of the academy at Benfica, and earned his first-team promotion in 2015. Less than a year later, he was sold to Bayern Munich as an exciting young talent for a reported fee of €35 million, but he never made significant impact for the Bundesliga champions. He spent 2017/18 on loan at Swansea and returned for his final season at the Allianz Arena, after which he was sold to Lille for €20 million. This season the 23-year-old has made 10 appearances for the Ligue 1 side in all competitions, scoring once from his position in central midfield.

Lille are reportedly in a very difficult s…

Alessandro Bastoni, 23, is a player on the rise at Inter, having made his Italy debut in 2020 and winning the Scudetto in 2021.

But the central defender s future with the Nerazzurri is uncertain amid an inability to come to an agreement with the club on a new contract.

Bastoni s contract expires in 2024 and he has been in talks with Inter on a new deal, but two of European football s giants are reportedly circling.

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Powerhouse clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will both attempt to sign Alessandro Bastoni from Inter in the off-season, reports Tuttosport.

The report claims Bastoni has been offered an improved deal by Inter but it does not meet his salary expectations, meaning no agreement ha…

Gregg Berhalter is not speaking to Gareth Southgate – or at least Southgate is not speaking to Berhalter – but the United States head coach knows the huge pressure his England counterpart is under.

Berhalter and Southgate have grown close in recent years as they have led their countries respective national teams, with the USMNT boss describing Southgate as a mentor after the two sides were drawn together at the World Cup.

The outcome of that draw has seen the pair drift apart of late, however, ahead of a meeting between the USMNT and England at Al Bayt Stadium on Friday.

I ve been WhatsApping him, but I haven t seen the blue checkmarks, so I don t know what s going on, Berhalter said with a smile on Thursday.

We kind of took a hiatus. We ll pick up …

Canada were eliminated from the World Cup after just two matches despite again playing their part in an entertaining encounter as Croatia won 4-1 at Khalifa International Stadium.

Back at the finals after 36 years away, Canada thrilled in their opening game against Belgium, only to be narrowly beaten.

It looked to be a similar story again on Sunday, although Croatia were ultimately deserving winners after two goals from Andrej Kramaric and one each from Marko Livaja and Lovro Majer overturned an early Canada lead.

Alphonso Davies opener was his country s first goal at a World Cup, but still it was a fifth defeat from five on the global stage, ending their hopes of progression as Croatia join Morocco on four points in Group F.

Croatia pick up their first …

Unai Emery says Aaron Ramsey could be back in action for Arsenal in the next two to three weeks.

Ramsey had to be substituted during the first half as Arsenal knocked Napoli out of the Europa League, booking a semi-final spot, on Thursday.

With the midfielder set to join Juventus when his contract runs out at the end of the season, there were fears Ramsey had played his last game for the club.

But as Arsenal continue to fight for a place in the Premier League s top four, Emery said Ramsey s hamstring injury is not as serious as initially anticipated.

His progress this season is amazing, Emery told Sky Sports of the Wales international, who joined Arsenal in 2008.

At the beginning [of the season], he was a little confused maybe, because he is i…

Philippe Clement was left puzzled after Rangers conceded a rare penalty in the 3-1 win over Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

The Ibrox club had called for more transparency over VAR’s interpretation of handball after there had been no spot-kick awarded after the ball had come off Celtic defender Alistair Johnston’s hand inside the box in the 2-1 defeat at Parkhead on Saturday.

Rangers were leading 2-0 against fourth-place Killie through goals by Ross McCausland and Abdallah Sima when VAR called for a penalty check after Rory McKenzie’s cross struck the arm of Gers defender John Souttar inside the box.

Referee John Beaton went to his pitchside monitor and then pointed to the spot, with Danny Armstrong giving Jack Butland no chance before Todd Cantwell restored the two-g…

The Football Association has condemned the actions of a fan at Wembley who wore a jersey referencing the Hillsborough disaster.

The Metropolitan Police Events Twitter account retweeted a picture on Saturday of a man wearing a Manchester United shirt that had the number 97 on the back and the words “Not Enough”.

Wembley was hosting the FA Cup final where Manchester City beat their rivals Manchester United.

— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson)

Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken into custody.

On Sunday, the FA said in a statement: “The FA strongly condemns the actions of the individual who wore a shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster ahead of the Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley Stad…