43 h. ago The year of Napoli and Scott McTominay: the Serie A season review

The Scottish influence inspired title winners in Naples, Inter blew up and Claudio Ranieri enjoyed his Roman returnThe season has barely ended and already it is clear Serie A will look very different next term. Five of the league’s top 10 sides have parted ways with their managers and a sixth, Claudio Ranieri, is moving upstairs at Roma. More changes may soon follow, with Igor Tudor’s future at Juventus uncertain and Como’s Cesc Fàbregas drawing attention from richer clubs – including the runners-up, Inter, who need a replacement for Simone Inzaghi.Could we equal the turnover of last summer, when 14 out of 20 teams got a new coach? It’s not impossible, especially with several lower-half teams and their tacticians still exploring the options available. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Russell Martin missed final Tottenham humiliation because he'd already walked down the tunnel

A disgusted Martin missed the final goal his Southampton side conceded before he was sacked that evening

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3 d. ago Simone Inzaghi leaves Inter Milan just THREE days after Champions League humiliation

It was decided that Simone Inzaghi should depart Inter Milan during a meeting between the former Italy international and the club on Tuesday afternoon

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3 d. ago ‘I will never forget you’: Simone Inzaghi leaves his post as Inter head coach

Inzaghi departs after heavy Champions League final lossLed Inter to Serie A title during four-year spell at clubSimone Inzaghi has left his position as manager of Inter, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday.The 49-year-old is departing three days after a humiliating 5-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final and with Inter having missed out on the domestic title, to Napoli, by one point. The Nerazzurri also lost 4-1 to city rivals Milan in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Simone Inzaghi leaves Inter Milan following historic Champions League final demolition

Inzaghi leaves after his side suffered the worst final defeat in Champions League history

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5 d. ago ‘La débâcle’: Italian press turn on Inzaghi after Inter’s night of misery | Nicky Bandini

Writers bemoaned Inter’s ‘climax of suffering’ in Munich but saved their harshest words for Simone InzaghiOn the front pages of Italy’s newspapers, the Champions League final was told as a “nightmare”, a “humiliation”, and a “rout”. Tuttosport at least found room for humour with a “DisIntergrated” pun. La Stampa, in deference to the victors Paris Saint-Germain, went instead with a French phrase: “La débâcle”.Any team can lose a Champions League final but Internazionale were the first to do so by a five-goal margin. The final indignity of a season in which they aspired to repeat the treble they won under José Mourinho, only to come unstuck at the last: losing the Coppa Italia semi-final to neighbours Milan and then missing out on the Serie A title by one point. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Simone Inzaghi coy over Inter future after latest Champions League heartbreak

The Inter boss, who has led the team to two Champions League finals in three seasons, has been linked to the vacant Al Hilal job.

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5 d. ago Inter boss Simone Inzaghi speaks out on future after embarrassing Champions League final loss

Simone Inzaghi has spoken out about his future after Inter Milan were beaten 5-0 in the Champions League final by Paris Saint-Germain, with Al-Hilal interested in the Italian

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6 d. ago ‘Always in my heart’: Luis Enrique pays tribute to late daughter after PSG triumph

Manager says fans’ banner left him ‘very emotional’Simone Inzaghi backs Inter to come back strongerAs Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first Champions League title, Luis Enrique’s thoughts turned to his late daughter. Six years ago Xana died of osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. She was nine. And at the moment when he scaled the peak of his coaching career, Luis Enrique paid tribute to the child who he said was “always in my heart”.At full-time the Paris fans unveiled a tifo depicting Luis and Xana, recreating the moment when he planted a flag in the pitch alongside her after winning the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015. “It was very emotional with the banner from the fans for my family,” Luis Enrique said. “But I always think about my daughter.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Simone Inzaghi: Inter coach dodges Saudi probe after Champions League final humiliation

Saturday’s defeat could prove the Italian’s last match in charge of the Nerazzurri

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7 d. ago We don’t want to stop now – Simone Inzaghi wants final push from Inter Milan

Inter lost to Manchester City in the final two seasons ago.

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7 d. ago Simone Inzaghi threatens to overshadow Champions League final with Inter Milan refusal

Inter Milan face Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday night in Munich with European football's biggest club prize on the line - but the future of Nerazzuri boss Simone Inzaghi is far from certain and he's added more fuel to the fire

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7 d. ago Champions League final: Simone Inzaghi focused on PSG preparation amid rumoured Saudi switch

The Italian’s four-year tenure in Milan could be approaching its end

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7 d. ago Francesco Acerbi the symbol of Inter Milan’s bid for Champions League glory

Veteran defender’s fighting spirit epitomises what Simone Inzaghi’s experienced Inter are all about

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8 d. ago Now or never? Inter ready to seize moment in Champions League final | Nicky Bandini

Simone Inzaghi’s talent-packed team will be underdogs against PSG but believe they have learned from 2023 agonyTaking part in a Champions League final is not a thing anyone should take for granted, but some players more than others at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday will recognise that this might be their last chance. Francesco Acerbi, at 37 years and 110 days, would become the third-oldest man to play in and win the competition’s showpiece if he can help Inter beat Paris St-Germain.“I’m calm, but also agitated,” said the centre-back during the Italian club’s media open day at the start of this week. “The closer it gets the more tense I feel. We hope it will be a beautiful final but in the end the important thing is lifting the cup It’s a thing that drives you out of your mind, gives you goosebumps. I would do anything to lift it.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ravel Morrison reveals cruel treatment from Champions League final boss as mum lay on life support

Ravel Morrison will watch with interest as Simone Inzaghi leads Inter Milan out in the Champions League Final next weekend, having almost quit football after working with him at Lazio

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3 w. ago Crunch clásico offers Madrid chance to salvage season despite Barcelona dominance

They have lost three times to their oldest rivals but a win would give Ancelotti’s men a path to retaining the leagueReal Madrid’s players arrived at training on Wednesday morning to find seven teddy bears waiting for them. Lined up on a bush outside Valdebebas, they wore white shirts and a banner had been placed in front of them, alongside a couple of Spain flags with the club badge in the middle where the crown should go. “Grazie, Inter,” it said. The night before, Simone Inzaghi’s side had done for them what they had not been able to do for themselves, at least not yet. Now perhaps it can be their turn, one last chance to salvage something from what has been somebody else’s season.Barcelona had been beaten: there would be no Champions League and no treble, reason alone to celebrate or at least seek consolation in Madrid, if not the only one. Because if it’s tempting to ask: “Is that all you’ve got?” somehow the answer may still be: “Actually, no.” Four days on from Barcelona’s Eu...

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