Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has hinted Antonio Cassano will be included in his Euro 2012 squad, and is satisfied with the striker s condition.
The Azzurri boss watched Cassano train with his Milan team-mates to check up on the forward, who returned to action earlier in April after being sidelined since October following an emergency heart procedure.
Cassano played a major role in Italy s qualification for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, so the fact that he is now working his way back to full fitness is a major boost.
I can see that he is playing more and more, and that s important for a quality player like him, the former Fiorentina coach told Milan Channel.
I thing he s doing very well. I came here to see exactly that and I m satisfied.
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Starting with England, putting in another rampant display earlier in the week as they cruised their way to a routine 3-0 semi-final romp against Israel, the Young Lions have continued to shine this summer. Reaching their first European Championship final since 2009, Lee Carsley’s men find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Storming their way to the knockout stage after winning each of their three Group C appearances by a 2-0 scoreline, the one-time Everton midfielder will be hugely excited by his side’s continued success at the back. In fact, England are yet to concede a single European Champions…
Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho thinks success in Euro 2016 will be the first of many major trophies for his country.
Fernando Santos men stunned hosts France in winning Sunday s final 1-0 thanks to substitute Eder s superb long-range strike in extra time.
The victory at Stade de France saw Portugal taste continental glory 12 years after they were stunned as hosts at the final hurdle, losing out in the Euro 2004 showpiece to Greece.
Monaco midfielder Moutinho, 29, now believes the ingredients are in place for further Portugal silverware in future tournaments.
We have a team with a mixture of experience and youth really good young players, he told reporters after the match.
This is the first title, but God willing, we can go on to have mo…
Arsenal interim manager Renee Slegers revealed that she was shocked when she heard that head coach Jonas Eidevall had stepped down from his role at the club on Tuesday.
Slegers has been the assistant coach with the Gunners since September 2023, having previously taken over from Eidevall as head coach at Rosengard in Sweden.
After following him to north London, she will once again step into his role albeit on a temporary basis but she made it clear that it was a surprise to find that out, and has sympathy for him.
“I spoke to him yesterday afternoon and was shocked by the news,” she said in her first press conference in her new role ahead of their Champions League match at home to Valeranga on Wednesday.
“I was very sad because he has been a good lea…
Albania coach Sylvinho looked up to Arsene Wenger as his inspiration, while he hailed Pep Guardiola as a genuis .
Sylvinho did not have much success during spells in charge of Lyon in France and Corinthians in his homeland of Brazil, but has excelled in his first job as a national team manager.
He took over Albania s national team at the start of 2023, and guided them to the Euro 2024 qualification. It is just the second time the Balkan nation have progressed to the finals of UEFA s flagship competition, and his efforts saw him rewarded with the Golden Decoration of the Eagle by Albania s prime minister.
Sylvinho lost just one of his opening eight games as Albania coach, with that defeat coming in his first match against Poland, though his side did slip to a 3-0 …
Halfway through last season, Borussia Dortmund were in pole position to dethrone Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
The new year saw Lucien Favre s bright young side falter just enough for Bayern s know how to tell, with Niko Kovac s men claiming a seventh successive top-flight crown.
But it means the anticipation is for a memorable tussle once again this time around, with the processions of recent campaigns hopefully a thing of the past. Throw in an ambitious chasing pack and you have quite a spectacle.
Before the first ball is kicked, five Omnisport journalists have put their necks on the line with some top-four predictions.
We totted up the overall scores and here s what we came up with. Apologies in advance to all at Signal Iduna Park…
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As we gear up for another edition of the Women s Champions League, the excitement around this iconic club competition is as tantalising as ever.
This season s tournament, which starts on Tuesday, brings with it new managers and big moves from some top players, as the best and brightest across women s European football go toe-to-toe.
Sixteen teams have qualified and will now battle it out to be crowned champions of Europe in Lisbon next year.
The tournament will welcome Celtic and Galatasaray, who have become the first teams from Scotland and Turkiye, respectively, to reach the group stage in this current format.
There are also debutants in the form of Swedish side Hammarby, who turned heads in the qualifying rounds by knocking out last season s quarter-fi…
Pep Guardiola says he is happy Manchester City s hearing into 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial rules begins on Monday.
Following a four-year investigation, the club were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023.
Man City strongly deny all charges.
The alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial rules relate to a period between 2009 and 2018, with the trial expected to run for 10 weeks and a verdict likely to come in early 2025.
While some are dubbing it sport s trial of the century , Guardiola is just pleased that it is now close to the start date.
It starts soon and hopefully finishes soon, Guardiola said of the hearing. An independent panel will decide, and I am looking forward …
Top of the table, sack your head coach, lose El Clasico, return to the top of the table.
It is hard to argue with where Barcelona stand as LaLIga s season pauses amid the coronavirus pandemic, although their means of staying on course for a ninth title in 12 seasons have often been unconvincing.
Here, we take a look back at the Opta numbers behind a campaign where Quique Setien has replaced Ernesto Valverde in the Camp Nou hot seat and many of the old certainties seem not to exist anymore.
Well, apart from one man s enduring brilliance.
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Barcelona s points haul of 58 from 27 games is enough for a two-point lead o…
Former England striker Michael Owen announced he would retire at the end of the season on this day in 2013.
Owen, then 33, had signed a one-year contract with Stoke after leaving Manchester United the previous summer but his time in the Potteries was hampered by a hamstring injury, contributing to his decision to call it a day.
Owen scored 40 goals in 89 England appearances – making him the fourth highest scorer for his country’s men’s team at the time – and played at the top level for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester United.
“It is with an immense amount of pride that I am announcing my intention to retire,” Owen said on March 19, 2013.
“I have been very fortunate in that my career has taken me on a journey I could only have…