Former Inter and AC Milan coach Leonardo has no regrets after his short stints coaching the Serie A powerhouses.
The Brazilian, 44, was handed the reins at Milan in 2009 for his first mentoring role, but would last just one season before hopping to rivals Inter, and seeing out only one Serie A campaign there too.
Out of the coaching hot seat for almost three years now, Leonardo said he does not rue any opportunity missed at the Milanese clubs.
I left Milan because of personal problems and misunderstandings, seeing as I started to feel left to one side by the club, Leonardo told UOL Esporte.
I was free at that point to accept any proposal and I had an excellent rapport with Massimo Moratti. I accepted the challenge of coaching Inter, which for me was a grand exper…
Diego Milito is confident that Roberto Mancini can return Inter to the top of Italian football in his second spell at the club.
Mancini was reappointed as Inter coach last Friday as a replacement for Walter Mazzarri and will take charge of his first game back at the club in Sunday s derby with city rivals Milan.
The 49-year-old won three Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia crowns in his first stint with Inter, which came to an end in 2008 when he was sacked and succeeded by Jose Mourinho.
Three-and-a-half seasons at Manchester City, in which he won the Premier League and the FA Cup, followed before a one-campaign reign at Galatasaray.
Despite Mancini s failure to enjoy sustained success with his previous two employers, Milito who ended his five-year spell…
Antoine Griezmann is taking time out to decide whether to stay at Atletico Madrid, says strike partner Diego Costa, who expects the France forward to stay.
Griezmann struck twice to deliver Europa League glory for Atletico, who beat Marseille 3-0 in the final earlier this month, but has been strongly linked with a switch to LaLiga champions Barcelona.
The striker is reported to have a release clause of €100million in his contract, with Barca ready to bolster a forward line that already boasts Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.
But Costa, who re-joined Atletico in the January transfer window, feels Griezmann can be persuaded to stay at the Wanda Metropolitano.
He is taking a little time to say what is next for him and I think there is perha…
Barcelona may have suffered a humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Roma, but Ernesto Valverde s men have written their names into the European history books nonetheless.
Saturday s 2-1 win against Valencia at Camp Nou means Barca have gone 39 games unbeaten in LaLiga, breaking the Spanish top-flight record in the process, with Valverde yet to taste defeat in the league since taking over as head coach.
Barcelona are in similarly elite company as a result of their new landmark, joining the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Bayern Munich in holding a European league record.
Here, we take a look at the longest unbeaten runs in each of the continents top five divisions: the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and Serie A.
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Goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero either side of half-time helped Manchester City to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2012-13 at the expense of Middlesbrough.
Silva opened the scoring from close range after just three minutes, before Aguero completed the 2-0 win at Riverside Stadium after the break with a fine finish.
City boss Pep Guardiola had acknowledged ahead of Saturday s encounter that a lack of silverware in 2016-17 would mean his first season at the club will be considered a failure and he thus fielded a strong XI regardless of the upcoming Champions League trip to Monaco.
And the former Bayern boss decision paid off as City were well in control throughout the game, eventually cruising to a comfortable win to prevent a repea…
Tottenham Hotspur could be signing a player! That might sound as the most common thing, especially in modern football, but considering Spurs have not bought a single player during 2018-19 season, this is news. And that player could be Layvin Kurzawa.
Spurs have identified Paris Saint-Germain defender as a summer transfer target, as the Frenchman has only one year remaining until the end of his contract. Calciomercato claim that could be the biggest reason for this deal to happen, as Spurs have been known for waiting to secure deals, especially if they are potential bargain deals.
Layvin Kurzawa is not playing much this season, as he fell in the squad pecking order following the arrival of Thomas Tuchel. The German coach has not been impressed with Kurzawa, who …
Former Inter and Argentina star Juan Sebastian Veron has questioned Jorge Sampaoli s decision to leave Mauro Icardi out of his World Cup squad, saying only the national team coach knows why the in-form goalscorer was excluded.
Icardi scored 29 goals in 34 Serie A appearances in 2017-18 – his most prolific season since joining the club in 2013 – but only featured in three of Argentina s World Cup qualifying matches.
Veron, who played for Inter on loan from Chelsea between 2004 and 2006 and made 73 appearances for Argentina, said he struggled to see why La Albiceleste would leave the 25-year-old forward behind.
From outside it is difficult to judge his exclusion from the World Cup, Veron told RMC Sport. I would need to be in the head of Sampaoli.
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Steve Cook has penned a new four-year deal with Bournemouth, according to the Mail Online.
Watford had been interested in signing the twenty-six year old centre-back but he has committed his future to the Cherries, who achieved their best ever league finish last season as they ended in ninth place.
Cook can certainly take his fair share of the accolades after playing every single minute of the 2016/17 Premier League campaign – a feat achieved only by him and five other players.
He also scored two goals for Eddie Howe’s side netting in the wins against both Liverpool and Hull City.
Since signing from Brighton and Hove Albion initially on loan in October 2011, he has racked up one hundred and eighty-five appearances for the club in all competitions…
Talksport understands that a number of clubs are looking at signing Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller.
Premier League trio Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have been linked with a move for the World Cup winner as have Serie A champions Juventus.
Muller has spent his entire career so far with Bayern, scoring one hundred and sixty-one goals in three hundred and ninety-eight appearances across all competitions.
He has helped the club to a number of major honours including six Bundesliga titles, four German cups and the Champions League.
The twenty-seven year old has also had success internationally having been the top scorer at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before helping his country win the tournament four years later in Brazil.
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Roberto Firmino has offered supporters the opportunity to have their No.11 jerseys signed by the Brazilian in another move that proves Liverpool really remains one of the most caring club towards its vast base of supporters.
Moving in to his new number, Roberto Firmino probably did not give too much thought of the significance of Liverpool’s No.9. A detailed look at the history of this number at Anfield might be enough to have Firmino regret his decision, however, as No.9 appears to have caught a curse of sorts during the last six years.
Will Firmino break the No.9 curse?
From the Premier League’s point of view – as a competition renamed and established in the current format back in 1992 – Robbie Fowler was the first Liverpool striker to don the No.9 sh…