Ahead of their first Serie A match, Juventus have released the full list of squad numbers, which included some unforeseen changes. After donning the number 72 last season, Manuel Locatelli will have a more prestigious jersey, as he’ll wear the number 5 next season. According to ilBianconero, this is another clear sign that Arthur Melo has become an outcast in …

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan got off to a winning start in their Italian title defence with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Udinese on Saturday as Denzel Dumfries’ stoppage-time strike earned Inter Milan a late win at Lecce. Champions Milan bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three points thanks to …

Barcelona started La Liga in terrible fashion, as Rayo Vallecano held them to a goalless stalemate at the Camp Nou. For the first time in years, the home attendance touched 80,000 for a non-El Clasico game, but they left the stadium in sour taste. While the game was extremely frustrating, Barça’s offensive performance was especially terrible tonight. Raphinha and Robert …

On Monday, Juventus will host Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium in their first official match of the campaign. Max Allegri is probably facing some major headaches ahead of the match, but so is his counterpart Alessio Dionisi. The young tactician lost the services of Gianluca Scamacca who joined West Ham United, while Giacomo Raspadori might follow suit by signing for …

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were held 0-0 by Rayo Vallecano in their opening game of the La Liga season and had captain Sergio Busquets sent off late on. The Catalans had 21 shots on goal and the majority of possession at the Camp Nou but were unable to break the deadlock. Barca boss Xavi started close-season signings including defender Andreas …

Barcelona kicked off their La Liga campaign vs Rayo Vallecano tonight in front of a near-sold-out Camp Nou. Three new signings in the form of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Andreas Christensen were handed their official debuts. The first half, though, was largely uneventful. Barring some sketchy refereeing – welcome back, La Liga -, there was not a lot separating the …

Paris (AFP) – Neymar continued his outstanding run of form at the start of this season with a brace, while Kylian Mbappe marked his return to the side with a goal as Paris Saint-Germain trounced Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Mbappe had a first-half penalty saved in his first competitive outing of the campaign after suspension and injury, …

The Spotify Camp Nou brimmed with excitement for the first time in several months as Barcelona took on Rayo Vallecano in their La Liga curtain raiser. The focus was on the starting lineup as the world waited to see whom Xavi would pick on the night out of his mine of talents. In the end, the manager opted for an …

London (AFP) – Erik ten Hag’s bad start as Manchester United manager descended into an embarrassment as a 4-0 thrashing by Brentford on Saturday left the Red Devils bottom of the Premier League. The former Ajax boss’ reign began with Brighton’s first ever win at Old Trafford last weekend, but much worse was to come as the Bees punished a …

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he had the “main responsibility” for a humiliating 4-0 loss away to Brentford on Saturday left the one time kings of English football bottom of the Premier League. Brentford, who only ended a 74-year absence from English football’s top flight with promotion to the Premier League in August 2021, scored …