In the context of a generally disappointing season for Juventus, securing one last trophy for a club great before he begins a new chapter would ve at least provided one reason to look back on 2021-22 with a degree of positivity.

It remains to be seen exactly what happens next for Giorgio Chiellini. After all, he suggested on Tuesday that he might not have even been playing football at all this season were it not for Italy s Euro 2020 success.

But remaining at Juventus has become increasingly unlikely over the past few weeks, with a move to MLS – rather than retirement – strongly mooted despite him being contracted to Juve until next June.

In Tuesday s pre-match news conference ahead of the Coppa Italia final, Chiellini – perhaps as you d expect – at least…

Giorgio Chiellini says his  love affair with Juventus will never come to an end, but admits he is unsure on his next steps after confirming his international retirement.

The Italy captain announced that June s Finalissima encounter with Argentina at Wembley will be his last game for the Azzurri, a year on from success at Euro 2020.

The veteran centre-back oversaw a second successive failure by the national team to qualify for the World Cup earlier this year, ensuring their absence at Qatar 2022.

While his future on the global stage will come to a close, Chiellini says he will take time to consider his club career – but added he will always carry a torch for the Bianconeri.

My love affair with Juventus is not ending, he stated after Juventus win ove…

Giovanni van Bronckhorst  couldn t be prouder after Rangers overcame PSV to book their place in the Champions League group stages.

The Scottish Premier League side are back in the main stages of Europe s premier competition for the first time since the 2010-11 season, having prevailed 3-2 on aggregate against the Dutch giants.

Van Bronckhorst s men held out for a hard-earned 1-0 win at Philips Stadion, with Antonio Colak s 60th-minute strike settling the tie and booking their place in Thursday s draw.

And the Rangers boss was delighted by the efforts of his players, and the control they demonstrated throughout the second leg.

It feels great to win this game, to get the whistle at the end and to achieve what we wanted, he told BT Sport.

I was mo…

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Desperate to find some kind of stability, Brazil will travel over to Texas when they meet Mexico in the early hours of Sunday.

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Starting with Mexico, suffering Nations League heartbreak during March’s international break as they fell to a 2-0 loss against the USA, El Tricolor have continued to show some real issues over the past the year. Last seen earlier in the week putting in a nightmare performance as they slumped to a 4-0 drumming against Uruguay in Denver, Jaime Lozano could already have some mounting pressure on his shoulders. Signing off 2023 with an action-packed 3-2 defeat against Colombia, Mexico have won just a quartet of their previous 11 appearances across all competitions. Likewise, suffering a 2-0 defeat when th…

Stuttgart scored two late goals to snatch a 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday, spoiling the Bavarians preparations for their Champions League semi-final return leg against Real Madrid.

Bayern, who are in second place on 69 points, two ahead of Stuttgart in third with two games left, face Real in Spain on Wednesday after their 2-2 draw in Munich.

Stuttgart took a deserved lead through Leonidas Stergiou s flick over keeper Manuel Neuer just before the half hour mark after missing three golden chances.

Bayern levelled with a penalty from Harry Kane in the 37th minute his 36th league goal of the season.

21 VfB Stuttgart celebrated their 21st win of the season a joint-club record; only in their title-winning seasons of 1991-92 and 2006-0…

UEFA president Michel Platini believes Euro 2020 could be held in as many as 12 or 13 cities across Europe.

Platini presented the idea at a press conference on Saturday and claimed that the proposal had the support of most of UEFA s executive committee.

Turkey were the first to announce that they would be bid for the tournament, with joint bids between Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland and later Azerbaijan and Georgia also confirmed.

The hosts were due to be announced in late 2013 or early 2014 but Platini has revealed that a decision on his new plan will be made in January or February.

The proposal is likely to generate controversy as it would theoretically vastly increase the distances between stadiums and therefore the costs of attending the…

Rodri described Scotland s style of play as rubbish after Spain fell to a surprise 2-0 defeat in Tuesday s Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park, accusing Steve Clarke s hosts of time-wasting.

Scott McTominay scored early in both halves as Scotland maintained their perfect start in Group A, dealing Luis de la Fuente his first defeat since he replaced Luis Enrique as Spain boss.

While the result represents Spain s first European Championship qualification defeat since October 2014 (2-1 v Slovakia), it is also the first time La Roja have lost a game by more than a one-goal margin since Euro 2016 (2-0 v Italy).

Spain were visibly frustrated as Scotland produced a resolute defensive performance in Glasgow, with players from both teams involved in a series of altercatio…

Mikel Arteta lauded “tremendous” Gabriel Jesus who he claims “changed Arsenal’s world last season”.

Gunners boss Arteta could start the Brazil striker for the first time this term at Everton on Sunday after he recovered from a spate of injuries.

Jesus has made two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season, scoring last time out in the 3-1 victory over Manchester United on September 3.

But Arteta insists the former Manchester City forward’s game is about more than goals.

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“He is a tremendous player,” said Arteta, whose s…

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With the mood in their camp at a continued high, Finland will welcome a struggling Greece to the Ratinan Stadion on Thursday night.

Starting with the hosts, coming off the back of a very eye-catching display in their 2-0 win away in Liechtenstein back in June, Finland have continued to shine and Markku Kanerva s side have their sights firmly set on securing a spot at Euro 2020. Now winning each of their three Group J appearances since a close-fought 1-0 loss against Italy in their qualifying opener, fans around the Ratinan Stadion will be most excited by Finland s continued defensive resolve. Along with Norwich ace Teemu Pukki leading the line, Huuhkajat have also now not picked the ball out of their net in almost 300 minutes of actio…

Memphis Depay will find happiness at Atletico Madrid and be welcomed with open arms, according to Alvaro Morata.

The Spain striker s 54th-minute strike and Marcos Llorente s cool late finish saw Diego Simeone s side into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory at Levante on Wednesday.

Atleti were somewhat uninspiring for large parts against second-tier Levante, though, not registering a shot on target until Morata swept into the bottom-left corner.

Simeone has sought to ease some of those attacking struggles with the imminent arrival of Depay, who will reportedly join from Barcelona on a five-and-a-half-year deal.

Morata looks forward to linking up with Depay, who Atleti are reportedly paying just €4million for, as Simeone s side battle for a…