Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta is delighted that coach Antonio Conte will make his long-awaited comeback to the sidelines this weekend.
Conte has served a four-month ban for failing to report an instance of match-fixing during his time in charge of Siena.
The 43-year-old was initially handed a 10-month suspension for his role in the Scommessopoli scandal, but saw that term reduced by six months on appeal, and is set to make his comeback against Palermo at the weekend.
We ve been disappointed not to have had him in the dugout and we re looking forward to having him back in his technical area over the coming fixtures, Marotta told Rai Sport.
People have given everything in his absence and that s what makes what we ve achieved all the more extraordina…
Tens of thousands of escatic fans cheered Spain s Euro 2008 players as they were feted in a parade through Madrid in an open-top bus to celebrate the country s first major football trophy in 44 years.
The 69-year-old coach Luis Aragones and goalkeeper Iker Casillas were the first off the plane, marked Campeones (Champions), after it touched down at Madrid s airport on a flight from Innsbruck, Austria, at around 7:40pm (1740GMT).
The two lifted aloft the cup, won in Vienna on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat of Germany in the Euro 2008 final, to the cheers of supporters gathered at the airport.
I am a bit emotional today, Aragones said in a brief comments to reporters.
The players, wearing the team s red shirts, boarded the red open-top bus, which traveled in…
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says the club is targeting a return to European competition, despite the demands it places on a squad.
Pulis team qualified for the 2011/12 Europa League courtesy of their runner-up finish in previous season s FA Cup, ultimately bowing out of UEFA competition over two legs against Valencia in the round of 32.
Stoke find themselves eighth mid-way through the 2012/13 campaign, just five points outside the top six and European qualification places.
It s something we should aim for and I m sure players and fans alike would relish the challenge if we ever got there again, Pulis said.
That s not to overlook how tough it was with the number and timing of the games and how that affected our league form.
It takes a lot to …
CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs has told that Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in signing Alexis Mac Allister from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the summer transfer window.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported that Manchester United and Manchester City have International discussed the potential signing of the 24-year-old Argentina international midfielder.
Jacobs said: “A slightly cheaper option from Brighton could be Mac Allister. Manchester City and Manchester United have discussed him internally, but nothing more than that at this point.
“Liverpool and Chelsea are ones to watch as well. Mac Allister is contracted until 2025 with an option to extend by one year. And off the back of him winning the World…