Massimiliano Allegri applauded Claudio Marchisio as an outstanding servant to Juventus following the mutual termination of his contract.

The Turin-born 32-year-old became a free agent on Friday after 389 appearances for his hometown club.

His influence has been curbed in recent seasons by a succession of injuries, including a ruptured cruciate ligament in April 2016.

MLS has been mooted as a possible destination for the former Italy midfielder, who represented his country at the World Cup in 2010 and 2014.

He leaves Juve as seven-time Scudetto winner, the last four of which have come under Allegri.

269 Claudio played 269 games in Serie A for Juventus, more than any other midfielder for the Bianconeri in the last 20 top italian leagues campaigns. …

The football world has been shocked by a sensational report claiming Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid.

Madrid were rocked on Friday when Portuguese newspaper A Bola claimed the 32-year-old no longer wanted to play in Spain amid scrutiny over his tax affairs, a story that sources close to the player have seemingly since confirmed to other international news outlets. 

Ronaldo s representatives have strongly denied an accusation that the forward concealed earnings and defrauded the Spanish tax authorities out of €14.7million.

Madrid have expressed full confidence in Ronaldo and believe he will be proved innocent of any wrongdoing, but nonetheless he is claimed to have made an irreversible decision to leave Santiago Bernabeu.

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After months of speculation, Manchester United have confirmed Erik ten Hag will take over as the club s new manager at the end of another frustrating season at Old Trafford.

The 52-year-old will have a huge job on his hands when he arrives this summer, with the Red Devils looking unlikely to qualify for the Champions League after struggling under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick this term.

High up on Ten Hag s to-do list will be deciding who amongst the current squad will be suited to playing his high-pressing, possession-based style of football.

Here, Stats Perform uses Opta-powered data to give an insight into three players who could impress under the Dutchman, and three who may find their days numbered after his arrival…

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Chelsea forward Armando Broja is expected to miss the rest of the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a friendly against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Broja, who spent the 2021-22 season on loan at Southampton, has made 18 appearances for Chelsea this term, scoring his first Blues goal in October s Premier League win over Wolves.

The Albania international was chosen to lead the line against Villa in Abu Dhabi, with Graham Potter looking to get his squad up to full speed ahead of the Premier League s resumption later this month.

However, Broja was carried from the field after going down clutching his left knee, having fallen awkwardly when appearing to catch his studs in the turf.

A Blues statement read: Having sustained…

Yannick Carrasco has re-joined Atletico Madrid from Dalian Yifang on loan until the end of the season and Diego Simeone has not ruled out further deadline-day arrivals.

Belgium international Carrasco trained with Atletico prior to confirmation of the deal being announced on Friday and coach Simeone hopes to be able to call upon him in the LaLiga meeting with rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The 26-year-old joined Atletico from Monaco in 2015 and left for Chinese Super League side Dalian in February 2018, but Simeone is pleased to have him back.

[Carrasco] is excited and wants to be here, said Simeone. If the paperwork is done, he will certainly be with us [against Madrid].

I want him to come with the same commitment we spoke abou…

RB Leipzig thrashed Mainz 8-0 and moved above Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga table as Germany international Timo Werner had a hand in six goals.

Julian Nagelsmann s team were 5-0 up at the interval after Marcel Sabitzer, Werner, Christopher Nkunku, Marcel Halstenberg and Yussuf Poulsen all found the net.

Werner scored again three minutes into the second half and then provided his third assist of the afternoon for Nordi Mukiele to make it 7-0 with 40 minutes still to play.

It was 8-0 when Werner swept home to complete his hat-trick three minutes from time and Leipzig s big win, coupled with Bayern s shock 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, meant Nagelsmann s side moved above the champions and into third in the Bundesliga table, four points behind leaders Borussia…

Marko Arnautovic s agent says they have received an offer from a well-known club amid reports linking Manchester United with a move for the Bologna forward.

The Austria international joined the Serie A outfit last term, having spent two years with Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League, and remains under contract until 2024 with them.

But news broke over the weekend that United, who suffered an opening Premier League defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion, were exploring a remarkable move for the 33-year-old.

Bologna have reportedly rejected an opening offer from the Old Trafford club, but now Danijel Arnautovic both agent and brother to the star has confirmed the existence of a bid and says they are working for a result.

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Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic insists speculation linking winger Leroy Sane with a move to Manchester United is wide of the mark.

Reports have suggested the Premier League club enquired about the availability of the Germany international, who spent four years in England with United s cross-city rivals Manchester City between 2016 and 2020.

Sane scored 25 goals in 90 Premier League appearances for the Citizens before moving back to Germany in order to join Bayern, where he has won two Bundesliga titles in two seasons.

Bayern left Sane out of their starting eleven for a 6-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga opener on Friday, but Salihamidzic says the 26-year-old is not going anywhere.

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According to a recent report from Sport Bild, Borussia Dortmund are interested in bringing two Juventus stars to the club during the January transfer window – Emre Can and Mario Mandzukic, with an offer reportedly being put in place of around £25 million for the pair. Can has been a known target of Dortmund’s for a while now, but the Mandzukic interest certainly appears to be a little bit more fresh. 

Mandzukic has made no secret whatsoever of the fact that he is interested in sealing a move away from the Italian champions sooner rather than later, and Dortmund seems as good of a place as any to go. 

There’s always the possibility that he leaves Europe entirely in favour of a move to Major League Soccer with David Beckham’s Inter Miami, or perhaps another cl…

Zinedine Zidane is targeting a return to football coaching before the start of next season, the former Real Madrid boss has confirmed.

In the meantime he has accepted a role as an ambassador for the Formula One team Alpine, but Zidane stressed the flirtation with four wheels will not prevent him returning to his first love.

The 50-year-old ended his second stint in charge of Madrid after the 2020-21 season and has not coached since.

It appeared he had his heart set on taking over from Didier Deschamps as France boss, but that option was ruled out when Deschamps signed up to stay until the 2026 World Cup.

Zidane won the Champions League three times and triumphed twice in LaLiga during his time as boss of Madrid, making him an attractive potential recruit f…