Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims the club s history should only be traced back to when the current owners took over in 2011.
The Ligue 1 champions have experienced a transformation in fortunes since Qatar Sports Investments arrived in the French capital, winning three league titles and three cup crowns.
A domestic treble last season saw some tip PSG for a Champions League push this term and Laurent Blanc s men head to Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 advantage over Chelsea in their last-16 tie on Wednesday.
And Ibrahimovic has drawn comparisons between PSG and Chelsea, whose Champions League win in 2012 was the culmination of almost a decade of investment from Roman Abramovich.
The project was launched three years ago [Ibrahimovic s firs…
Bologna have announced the appointment of Filippo Inzaghi as their new head coach.
The former Italy international has signed a two-year deal that will tie him to the club until June 2020.
His appointment follows the departure of Roberto Donadoni, who left the club after the team picked up one point in six games at the end of last season.
Inzaghi joins the Rossoblu following a two-year spell at Venezia, where he gained promotion to Serie B and won the Coppa Italia Lega Pro in his first season with the club.
His first coaching role was with AC Milan s Primavera youth side, before being placed in charge of the first team and spending the 2014-15 campaign at the helm of the Rossoneri.
Inzaghi won Serie A, the Champions League and the World Cup a…
Bournemouth have started the Premier League campaign in good fashion, winning their opening league games beating Cardiff 2-0 on the opening day of the campaign before winning 2-1 at West Ham last time out.
That winning run faces a stern test on Saturday afternoon, as the Cherries welcome a seemingly revitalised Everton under Portuguese boss Marco Silva.
I am a big fan of Eddie Howe
I am a big fan of Cherries boss Eddie Howe, and not just because he was a childhood Evertonian either! The 40-year-old has done an exceptional job with the south coast club taking them from rags to riches during his reign. He deserves even more credit for keeping the Cherries in the Premier League.
What I like most about Howe is the fact that he believes in his own ideas, and will de…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted he slept pretty well despite Manchester City s thumping of Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola s defending champions City produced a brilliant performance to thrash Watford 8-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
But Liverpool still managed to restore their five-point lead at the top on Sunday, overcoming Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Klopp said he lost no sleep after seeing City s result, with the two clubs again expected to be pushing each other in the title race.
I wanted to see the goals. I saw a two-minute, 50 seconds summary after I left the training pitch, he said, via the Telegraph.
UP THE REDS!
— Liverpool FC (@LFC)
Eight goals and two crossbars. I need to watch it fu…
Jose Mourinho wants to sign Torino striker Andrea Belotti for his new club AS Roma, according to . Mourinho will become the new manager of Italian club Roma at the end of the season following his recent sacking by Tottenham Hotspur, and the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss is already drawing up transfer targets.
Belotti is one of the best strikers in Serie A and has been banging in the goals for fun for a number of years now. Despite Torino fighting for survival in the top flight of Italian club, the 27-year-old has consistently found the back of the net. Belotti has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in Serie A , and he found the back of the net 16 times in the league in 2019-20 and 15 times in the league in 2018-19.
However, Roma are not the only club …
United States international Matt Miazga has again left Chelsea on loan, signing a one-year deal with Anderlecht.
Miazga moved to Stamford Bridge from New York Red Bulls in January 2016 but has appeared just twice for the Blues in all competitions.
The centre-back has previously had loan spells with Vitesse, Nantes and Reading, spending the past season and a half with the Championship club.
Miazga has two years left on his contract at Chelsea, having extended his initial deal due to expire at the end of last season when he left for Nantes in 2018.
Ciepłe powitanie. A warm welcome, Matti. Central defender, age 25. On loan from .
— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht)
Anderlecht sporting director Peter Verbeke said: Matt can win duels but…
Feyenoord have confirmed the signings of Luke Wilkshire and Bilal Basacikoglu from Dinamo Moscow and Heerenveen respectively.
Australia international Wilkshire joins on a free transfer following his release from Russian outfit Dinamo, signing a one-year deal with an option to extend that by a further 12 months.
The 32-year-old previously enjoyed a spell in the Premier League with Middlesbrough, before stints at Bristol City and Twente ahead of a move to Dinamo in 2008.
Basacikoglu has signed a four-year contract with the option of another year.
The Netherlands Under-19 international scored six goals in 24 Eredivisie appearances for Heerenveen last season.
Our policy is aimed to fill with great talents from outside, technical director Martin van G…
Barcelona director Mateu Alemany has confirmed holding talks with Antonio Rudiger s agent, but insists the Chelsea defender s future was not discussed during the meeting.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel revealed following Sunday s late win over West Ham that Rudiger intends to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Tuchel suggested that Rudiger s decision was influenced by the financial restrictions imposed on Chelsea while a new owner to succeed Roman Abramovich is being sought.
Barcelona are one of a number of teams to have been linked with the Germany international, along with fierce rivals Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
Speaking ahead of Barca s home LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano later on Sunday, Alemany was p…
Victor Piturca left his position as Romania coach on Thursday to take charge of Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.
Romania have made an encouraging start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, taking seven points from three matches to sit second behind surprise package Northern Ireland in Group F.
However, a 2-0 victory in Finland on Tuesday has proven to be the final game of Piturca s third spell in charge of the national side.
The 58-year-old was reappointed in June 2011, having guided Romania to the European Championship finals in 2000 and 2008, but will now continue his career in Saudi Arabia.
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) announced that Piturca s contract had been cancelled by mutual agreement on Thursday, with his backroom staff also departing…
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Looking to collect a first Champions League victory at the second attempt on Tuesday night, Inter Milan will welcome Benfica to the San Siro.
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Starting with the hosts, while Inter Milan might have slumped to a shock 2-1 loss at home against Sassuolo on September 27th, the Italian heavyweights certainly came roaring back over the weekend. Putting in a rampant performance away at Salernitana as they breezed their way to a 4-0 romp, Simone Inzaghi’s men will be looking to use that display as a platform to build on. Gaining a string of plaudits last season as they reached the Champions League final before suffering a 1-0 loss at the hands of Manchester City, the Nerazzurri have their sights firmly set on mounting another genui…