Milan must sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to end their four-year drought without a Serie A title, according to Antonio Cassano.

Ibrahimovic has been linked to Milan throughout the current transfer window, with club president Silvio Berlusconi claiming the Sweden international would be welcomed back to the San Siro with open arms .

Cassano s two-year stint at the San Siro matched that of Ibrahimovic, and the former reckons Milan cannot win the Scudetto without the latter.

The attacking duo played together at Milan in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, combining for 49 Serie A goals and 39 assists.

Juventus have won the past four Italian championships, and when Cassano was asked which club would be best placed to challenge Massimiliano A…

Last summer Real Madrid loaned out James Rodriguez to Bayern Munich on a two-year deal, which saw the Bavarians commit to paying Madrid the sum of €13 milllion. Now, , they are willing to make the deal permanent by activating the €42 million option to buy included in the the original loan agreement.

The Colombian attacking midfielder shone in the 2014 World Cup, earning a move from Monaco to Real that summer; but things haven t really gone his way since. Looking for more balance in the team, manager Zinedine Zidane change the default formation from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3 upon his arrival, and this is where Rodriguez lost his place in the starting XI to Brazilian defensive powerhouse Casemiro.

He made a slow start to life at the Allianz Arena, but he soon blended in and no…

Milan roared back from 2-0 down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 on Saturday and claim top spot in the Serie A table.

Unbeaten in their opening seven league games of the season, the Rossoneri were 2-0 down at the break against a side previously without an away win against them in 29 attempts.

Gianluca Caprari and a penalty from Antonin Barak had Verona heading for an unlikely three points before the home side produced a second-half turnaround.

After Olivier Giroud had headed home a third goal in three league games, Franck Kessie equalised from the penalty spot before Koray Gunter s own goal settled a gripping contest.

22 Milan have gained 22 points in the first eight seasonal games: a record at this point of the season for the Rossoneri since 1994/95 (three poin…

Millie Bright has been recalled to the England squad for the Lionesses upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers against France, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.

Bright, who led her country to last year s World Cup final, is named in the 24-player party for the first time since October, having missed most of the season with a knee injury.

The Chelsea defender is joined in Sarina Wiegman s squad by team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones, who will hope to win her first cap after an impressive Women s Super League campaign in which she has scored 11 goals in 15 games.

The reigning European champions, who are second in their qualifying group and two points behind leaders France, play back-to-back games against the French on May 31 and June 4. They will then host the Irish on July 12, …

Laurent Blanc looks set to be unveiled as Roma s new head coach according to the Frenchman s close friend Didier Deschamps.

According to Italian and French media, Blanc has moved to the front of a short-list of candidates that apparently also includes Lille s head coach Rudi Garcia, ex-Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini and Marcelo Bielsa of Athletic Bilbao.

Roma had reportedly been interested in Massimiliano Allegri but after the 45-year-old Italian head coach opted to stay with AC Milan, Blanc became the capital club s top priority and Deschamps has claimed the deal is on the verge of being finalised.

I want to wait until it is official but I know they are on the right track with talks, Deschamps said.

Laurent wants a bench and a new opportunity to …

The Formula One title race boiled over on Sunday as Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton clashed in Azerbaijan.

Vettel accused Hamilton of so-called brake-testing behind the safety car and promptly pulled alongside the Briton and swerved into his Mercedes.

Hamilton branded Vettel s actions disgraceful and disgusting after the race, while Vettel protested his innocence.

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Sevilla president Jose Castro has urged fans not to insult Vitolo on Wednesday when he returns to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with Las Palmas following a contentious transfer.

The Spain international enjoyed four successful years with Sevilla after initially leaving Las Palmas in 2013, but he forced through a permanent departure to Atletico Madrid during the close-season by depositing his €37.2 million release clause at LaLiga s offices, before moving on loan to the Canary Island side as his new parent club serve a player registration ban.

Sevilla claim Vitolo s agent had agreed a contract extension earlier in the day which took his release clause to €50m.

Since then, Sevilla have opened legal proceedings against Vitolo, his agents, Atletico and Las Palmas, wit…

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Looking to put last years Champions League heartache behind them, Diego Simeon s Atletico Madrid side will look to get the new campaign off to a winning start when they travel to Stade Louis II on Tuesday night.

Monaco

Starting with Leonardo Jardim s Monaco side, although they secured their customary second-place finish in Ligue 1 last season, Tuesday s hosts did finish 13 points adrift of bitter rivals PSG and many are worrying that the gulf between the two sides is only widening. Coming off the back of a lackluster 1-1 draw away at Toulouse over the weekend, Monaco are without a win in their last four matches in Ligue 1 and currently find themselves 15th in the table with morale around the camp ve…

Paco Alcacer scored twice on his Spain recall as Luis Enrique s men cruised to an easy 4-1 friendly win against Wales on Thursday.

The striker s superb performances on loan at Borussia Dortmund earned him a call-up and he continued that form with a first-half brace for his first international goals since 2015.

Sergio Ramos converted a Suso free-kick in between Alcacer s double and Marc Bartra s header wrapped up Spain s scoring as they brushed a lacklustre Wales aside at the Principality Stadium.

With Gareth Bale not fit to play, Ryan Giggs was shorn of his star man and Wales rarely looked like threatening a surprise result, although Sam Vokes did net a late consolation.

Alcacer opened the scoring in the eighth minute on his first international appearan…

Luke Shaw has stated that he wants to fight for a new contract over the course of the 2018/19 season, after spending years fluctuating in and out of the Manchester United first team. The Englishman, 23, has had to deal with several setbacks including injuries, poor form and other stars coming into the squad.

Now, however, he seems more determined than ever to make something of himself at Old Trafford. He initially joined the club from Southampton back in 2014 and despite spending more time with United as a professional than he did with the Saints as a professional, he hasn t made as many appearances for the Red Devils as he did on the south coast.

Given his age, it seems fairly safe to suggest that Shaw will have a long and fruitful career in the game at the highest lev…