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Marash Kumbulla claimed he has got ‘plenty to learn’ after Roma’s 3-3 draw against Milan. “It’s easy and nice for us to score from set-pieces,” Kumbulla told Sky Sport. The Albianian defender netted his second goal in a row at the Stadio Meazza allowing Roma to bring one point home. “I can improve in everything. I made a mistake on the first goal we conceded, I could have avoid it, then luckily I made up by scoring.” read also:Tottenham open talks with Vertonghen successor Kumbulla joined Roma from Verona in…

West Ham United should offer manager David Moyes a contract extension - according to his players. The Hammers have improved since a dodgy start to the season, with their latest impressive result a 1-1 draw with Manchester City. According to the Daily Mail, the club are hesitant as they want to ensure no relegation fight happens this season before giving Moyes a new deal. read also:West Ham’s defensive display against Man City thrills Moyes But the players are huge fans of the 57-year-old, and they believe he has…

Andrea Pirlo sees positives despite preparing for his biggest match since taking over as Juventus coach with Covid-19 -stricken Cristiano Ronaldo in doubt against Lionel Messi's Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. Pirlo took over after Maurizio Sarri was sacked immediately after Juventus' last 16 exit to Lyon in August, the veteran coach lamenting another failure in a "competition cursed for Juve". The Turin side have won the tournament twice, but not since 1996. They have been runners-up seven times, including…

Chelsea hero, Michael Essien, is enjoying his coaching stint with FC Nordsjaelland. Essien is acting as an on-field training coach with the Danes this season. "When I was a player, I said I didn't think I would ever be a coach but one day everything changed," he told Goal. "The simple love of the game made me want to do it. It was like a click of the fingers when I made the decision to start doing my coaching badges and I just finished my 'B' Licence. read also:Essien warns Chelsea: You must raise your game…

Harry Kane believes Tottenham Hotspurs can do something special this season. The England captain laid on his eighth assist of the season for Heung min-Son to score in Monday's 1-0 win over Burnley. The win moves Spurs two points behind top-placed Everton, and Kane is hopeful the club can end their trophy drought this season. Kane told Sky Sports: "I think we are at a stage where we have been so close for so many years, a lot of us have been together for four or five years. The additions this year have been great and…

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has lamented the lack of transfer funds at his disposal - after not signing a striker. Despite City spending significant sums on the likes of Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake to strengthen a defence that is already incredibly expensive, Guardiola wanted more backing from City's board. He is now without Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus for a midweek Champions League game against Marseille. "Maybe yeah we considered it , we thought about it, another may be type of striker but we could not…

Alisson has declared himself "100-per-cent fit" after defying his initial prognosis of six weeks on the sidelines and making his Liverpool return last weekend. The Brazil international damaged his shoulder in training ahead of the October 4 trip to Aston Villa, which the Premier League champions lost 7-2 in his absence. https://twitter.com/Alissonbecker/status/1320840975242174465 He also sat out the 2-2 draw with Everton and 1-0 win away at Ajax in the Champions League but was back between the sticks for Saturday's…

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm on Monday announced his retirement from the sport, bringing an end to his 15-year career. Vorm, 37, began his career at Dutch club Utrecht in 2005 before moving to Swansea in 2011, where he won the League Cup. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGz3fznAjs_/ The former Netherlands international spent six seasons with Spurs, mainly as a backup to Hugo Lloris, before leaving the north London club when his contract expired last season.…

Juventus could be without key defender Leonardo Bonucci for their Champions League tie with Barcelona on Wednesday night. The Italian international was withdrawn after 75 minutes in Juventus’ 1-1 Serie A draw at home to Verona last weekend after picking up a thigh injury. According to the front page of Tuesday’s edition of Diario AS, the veteran centre back could now miss the visit of Ronald Koeman’s side. Juventus have confirmed that tests on the injury have revealed no significant problems, but he is rated as…

Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas said on Monday Manchester City are "a machine ready to win the Champions League", on the eve of the two teams' group-stage meeting. City have never reached the Champions League final and are yet to even reach the semifinals in four attempts under Pep Guardiola. https://twitter.com/OM_English/status/1320788479404552193 "(City) are a machine ready to win the Champions League," said Villas-Boas. "They may not be at their best level, their coach admitted that. "That's why I…