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Juventus beat Roma to finish top of Serie A after the first round

Juventus beat Roma to finish the first round of Serie A at the top of the standings. One player from each side had to leave the game early due to serious injury (2-1). The big game in the Italian capital grabbed the attention of the soccer public immediately after the Spanish Super Cup match. For some, a separate battle between the two Madrid teams was not mandatory to watch, and preference was given to the game in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, where in the nineteenth round of the local Roma under Paulo Fonseca tried to protect their position in the standings from the encroachment of Atalanta Bergamasque. And the picture for the "wolves" was, let's face it, far from reassuring. Of the teams in the top four of Serie A, only Roma and Juventus had disappointing statistics in the stretch of five previous meetings. And so, in a match that began exactly one day before the Inter-Atalanta clash, both the Zebrette and the Romans were given unexpected opportunities. For Paulo Fo...

Koeman turns down Barcelona job Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman has turned down an invitation from Barcelona. The former Blaugrana player has decided to continue working for his home team, according to Marca. Barcelona prepare two options to replace Valverde after Xavi's refusal Barcelona are preparing two options to replace Valverde after Xavi's refusal. After the failure with Xavi, Barcelona made Koeman an offer to replace Ernesto Valverde immediately, but the Dutch specialist refused. He plans to play with the Dutch national team at Euro 2020 and only then consider returning to the Camp Nou as a coach. Koeman's contract with the Orange has a special clause that allows him to end his cooperation prematurely if he receives an invitation from Barcelona. As a reminder, the Dutch national team are Ukraine's rivals in the group stage of Euro 2020. Leicester suffered a defeat in the match against Southampton Leicester City 1 : 2 Southampton. The match is o...

Leicester suffered a defeat in the match against Southampton Leicester City 1 : 2 Southampton. The match is over. In the match of the 22nd round of the APL Leicester on his field unexpectedly lost to Southampton. In the standings "foxes" after this match are in second place (45 points), "saints" in 12th place (28 points). Leicester, King Power Stadium Leicester City - Southampton 1:2 (1:1) Goals : Pratt 14 - Armstrong 19, Ings 81 Leicester City : Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyunju, Evans, Chilwell, Choudhury, Perez (Gray 69), Prat (Tielemans 77), Maddison, Barnes (Iheanacho 58), Vardy. Head coach : Rodgers Brendan. Southampton : McCarthy, Cedric Soares, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong (Genepo 78), Ward-Prowse, Heybjerg, Redmond (Romeu 90+2), Long (Adams 78), Ings. Head Coach : Hasenhuttl Ralph. Bookings : Armstrong 16, Heybjerg 71, Ings 81. Referee : Mason Lee. In the other match, Chelsea beat Burnley. Zidane shared his thoughts on Valverde's p...

Zidane shares his thoughts on Valverde's problems at Barcelona - Real Madrid coach awaits Catalans in Super Cup final Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has spoken about his team's preparations for the Spanish Super Cup final against Atletico Madrid, who knocked out Barcelona earlier in the day. "Nothing has changed, I am happy to play in another final. Real Madrid live for these games and here we are. I'm not going to tell you how we're going to play. Not only the plan is important, but also what we do when we have the ball. We have good players on the team and that is important. We accepted the changes in the format of the tournament and we were lucky to play here. This is another title and we want to win it. I accept other people's opinions and wishes, but I'm happy with what I'm doing in this team. What Valverde is going through happens to all coaches. It's not going to change. I thought Barcelona were ready to win the other semifinal,...

Why Russian football needs a foreign head of referees Dmitry Egorov - that Dyukov's decision looks logical, no matter how much he is criticized. Football referees in Russia will now be managed by Hungarian Viktor Kaszsály and Russian Sergey Fursa. Although controversial, it is a logical decision by RFU head Alexander Dyukov. And no offense to our other referees, but they themselves have eaten each other up, having lost their strength and trust. In general, we live in such a time in football, when there is no point in dwelling on personalities. Personally, I may like Alexander Egorov, someone else - Nikolai Levnikov, a third - Valentin Ivanov. Maybe someone will like Mr. Budogossky. But the problem is not whether they are good performers, honest comrades and talented craftsmen - it is simply that they are all ultimately the heads of one Russian refereeing monster. A monster whose heads will never stop framing and disfiguring each other. And so - at all stages of a strong and unc...

Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a war for the sake of a transfer The legendary captain of the Reds could leave more than once, but always remained loyal to the club and only before the end of his career went to the United States. Europe's top clubs tried more than once to sign Steven Gerrard when he shone at Liverpool. In conversation with his old friend and former clubmate Jamie Carragher, Stevie G recalled these stories. Perhaps the closest he came to leaving was in 2005, when he submitted a transfer request and seriously considered a move to Chelsea. "The Blues were then offering £37.5m for Steven - money which, as Harry Neville put it, could now buy half of Fred. "I took into account the way I was playing, the flirtations from Chelsea, the ego and the coldness between me and Rafa Benitez," says Gerrard. - 'Maybe if there had been a bit more maturity and experience there, we could have avoided some of the shit that came out or how far things went....