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Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino would only leave his current club for Napoli, his agent has revealed.

The Italy international has lost his place in the starting line-up at the start of the season, which led to speculations linking him with a January move away from San Siro.

Nocerino has since reclaimed his starting berth and is no longer thinking about leaving the club, according to his representative.

“I don’t think Nocerino will leave,” agent Marco Sommella told Radio CRC. “He has a long contract and he’s just won his place back in the starting eleven.”

The 27-year-old, who was born in Naples, remains a big fan of his boyhood club, hoping to join the Azzurri at one point in the future.

“He’s a Napoli fan. We’ll leave the doo…

Garry Monk s audition for the role of head coach continues on Saturday as Swansea City host Southampton in the Premier League.

The 35-year-old, who started his career with Southampton, has been in the Liberty Stadium hot seat since the departure of former boss Michael Laudrup in February.

After opening his reign with a morale-boosting 3-0 win in the south Wales derby against Cardiff City, Monk then failed to register a victory in the following nine fixtures in all competitions.

However, a 2-1 win at Newcastle United and a 4-1 triumph over Aston Villa have given Swansea their first back-to-back victories since December 2012 and assured them of their Premier League status for another season with a points tally of 39.

But Monk refuses to rest on his laurels and has …

South Korea international Koo Ja-Cheol says his loan stint at Bundesliga club Augsburg has been a huge boost for his career.

The 23-year-old attacking midfielder enjoyed a stellar second half of the season with Augsburg after joining the Bavarian outfit on loan from Wolfsburg.

Koo had struggled for regular first-team opportunities in the first half of the 2011-12 campaign, before his Augsburg stint where he played a huge part in helping the club avoid the drop, netting five goals in 15 games under Jos Luhukay.

After going to Augsburg, the coach acknowledged my talent and had belief in me, Koo told reporters.

The former Jeju United man, who led the K-League in assists in 2010, added: I wanted to play like I did in the K-League, and I think playing with A…

Manchester United could make as many as five big money signings this summer,.

The club are closing in on a deal to sign Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, and that is set to be just the beginning as they look to rebuild their squad after a disappointing 2013/14 campaign.

The 2012/13 champions finished the season in seventh place, their lowest outcome in twenty-five years and so are preparing for a year without European football.

Defensive pair Mats Hummels and Bruno Martins of Borussia Dortmund and Feyenord are being eyed as possible replacements for outgoing duo Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, while Germany international midfielders Marco Reus and Toni Kroos are wanted to add attacking flair.

Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal is expected to be announc…

Chelsea are on the right track under Graham Potter, believes Enzo Fernandez, after they sealed a Champions League quarter-final berth against Borussia Dortmund.

Goals for Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz helped overturn a first-leg deficit for the Blues to secure a 2-0 win on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge and a 2-1 aggregate victory across the tie.

After a frustrating few months for Potter that has seen the former Brighton and Hove Albion boss come under mounting pressure, the result marked back-to-back wins for the first time in 2023.

With those improvements in their back pocket, Fernandez feels the club are headed in the right direction under the Englishman, and says they must stay the course with him.

We re going to be staying on this path, and we keep ho…

Kylian Mbappe felt liberated after he ended his wait to move onto a century of goals for Paris Saint-Germain.

France prodigy Mbappe reached 99 goals across all competitions for PSG when he scored a double against his former club Monaco in a 3-2 defeat on November 20.

He failed to find the net in three appearances – against RB Leipzig, Bordeaux and Manchester United – before adding gloss to a 3-1 win over Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

With Moise Kean having thumped PSG into the lead in the 77th minute, Mbappe came on to score with his only attempt and wrap up the points for Thomas Tuchel s side in stoppage time.

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New Schalke boss Markus Weinzierl has urged star forward Leroy Sane to remain with the Bundesliga club.

The 41-year-old signed a three-year deal to succeed Andre Breitenreiter in Gelsenkirchen earlier this month after completing a long-mooted switch from fellow top-flight club Augsburg.

Sane is currently with Joachim Low s Germany squad at Euro 2016, although he is still waiting for his first action in France ahead of Tuesday s concluding Group C encounter with Northern Ireland.

Manchester City have been heavily linked wth a move for the 20-year-old but Weinzierl hopes he will be part of his push to bring Champions League football back to Schalke.

“He should stay with Schalke, Weinzierl said at an unveiling news conference on Tuesday. “Fans can…

Alexis Sanchez revelled in the best thing to happen to him after Chile claimed back-to-back Copa America titles with a penalty shoot-out win over Argentina on Sunday. 

With the scores locked at 0-0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, penalties were to decide who were crowned champions of South America for a second successive year between the two nations. 

But just like in 2015, when Chile secured their maiden Copa victory, Sanchez and Co. emerged triumphant, this time thanks to a 4-2 shoot-out win. 

Sanchez was also awarded the Golden Ball for best player of the Centenario tournament as Chile successfully defended their Copa crown. 

I have no words. Thanks to the people who came to support us, to my team-mates. This is all so incredibl…

Valencia midfielder David Silva on Tuesday withdrew from Spain s squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Armenia due to a left ankle injury, Spanish media reported.

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque will not replace the 22-year-old who was ruled out of the squad following tests at a Madrid clinic on his injury, the online edition of daily newspaper El Mundo reported.

Silva will be the squad s second big absence. Del Bosque on Monday tipped Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic to replace Liverpool s Fernando Torres who pulled a hamstring during a weekend English Premiership match.

Silva and Torres were two of the squad s best players during Euro 2008 which was won by Spain.

Spain will face Bosnia on Saturday in Murcia and Armenia four d…

Under-fire France coach Raymond Domenech lightened up a press conference ahead of Wednesday s crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier with Serbia, saying thankfully the guillotine doesn t exist anymore .

Domenech has been feeling the heat this week after Saturday s 3-1 hammering at the hands of Austria in their opening World Cup qualifier.

French media has gone into overdrive following the defeat to the 101 world ranked side, calling it a colossal catastrophe , with one newspaper saying it was already Waterloo .

The 56-year-old coach weighed into the media debate on Tuesday with his own brand of histrionic self-deprecation.

In the world today it is the smell of blood that interests you, he said to the assembled reporters.

Thankfully the guillotine …