Mauro Icardi s hat-trick counted for nothing as Inter slumped to a 5-4 defeat to Fiorentina in a remarkable Serie A encounter at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Three goals in the space of eight second-half minutes plus a 79th-minute effort from Khouma Babacar looked to have wrapped up the points for Fiorentina, but two late goals from Icardi set-up a grandstand finish in an incredible clash.

Having initially come from a goal behind thanks to strikes from Ivan Perisic and Icardi, Stefano Pioli s Inter looked in good shape heading into the second half.

However, despite Federico Bernardeschi squandering an opportunity from the penalty spot, Fiorentina who had taken a 23rd-minute lead courtesy of Matias Vecino s first goal of the season blitzed their way through Inter …

Edin Terzic has vowed to prioritise attacking football at Borussia Dortmund after making the difficult decision to replace Lucien Favre as caretaker head coach.

Dortmund sacked Favre after Saturday s humiliating 5-1 loss to Stuttgart their heaviest home defeat in over a decade and placed Terzic in charge for the rest of the season.

The former Besiktas and West Ham assistant will take charge of BVB for the first time on Tuesday when they travel to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

And Terzic, who also worked as a scout during Jurgen Klopp s time at the Westfalenstadion, has made clear the Stuttgart performance can never be repeated. 

The last 48 hours for me have not been normal because Saturday s defeat hurts, he said at a news conference on Monday. I wa…

With the likes of Manchester City and Bayern Munich returning to action this weekend, we certainly have a stacked Sunday schedule on our hands.

So, for those of you looking to place a Sunday flutter, we have found a pair of tips that can potentially offer an eye-catching return for your bet.

14:00 Sheffield United vs Manchester City

Making real history last season as they became the first English club since 1999 to be crowned treble champions, Manchester City have once again come flying out of the traps since opening the 2023/24 campaign. Despite suffering Community Shield heartbreak at the hands of Arsenal at Wembley on August 6th, Saturday’s guests should be smelling the chance to make another Premier League statement this weekend.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini defended his tenure at the club in light of increasing speculation he will be replaced by Pep Guardiola at the end of the season.

Bayern Munich coach Guardiola is set to make an announcement on his future in the coming days, with the Spaniard tipped to leave the Bundesliga at the conclusion of the campaign.

City are potential suitors for the two-time Champions League winning manager, who has continuously been linked with Pellegrini s job.

But Pellegrini insisted he feels no pressure from City, believing his record at the club speaks for itself, having won the Premier League in his debut season and finishing second last year.

We don t know what Pep will do next season. After that I think Pep is one of the best coa…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will give away his FA Cup winners medal even though victory would make him the most successful manager in the competition s history.

The Gunners face Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday as they look to claim their third FA Cup in the last four seasons and seventh overall for their manager.

That would give Wenger the outright record, which he currently ties with former Aston Villa boss George Ramsay.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are eyeing a double and first Cup crown since 2012, but Wenger will not be keeping any memorabilia if Arsenal can stop their rivals.

I have no medals at home from anything, the Arsenal boss told reporters.

You come to my home you will be surprised. There is no trophy, no medal, nothing.

I …

Inter star Ivan Perisic has opened the door to joining Bayern Munich, citing their new coach Niko Kovac as a very big influence on him.

Perisic has spent three years in Milan after leaving Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, though he has regularly been linked with moves away from San Siro.

Manchester United are said to have been particularly interested in him over the last year, though those reports faded away and briefly gave way to suggestions of Bayern s interest after Kovac s appointment.

Kovac was Perisic s coach for two years at international level with Croatia until 2015, and the 29-year-old winger holds the former midfielder in high regard.

He [Kovac] had [a] very big influence on me, Perisic told Sportske Novosti.

I played great for Croatia und…

Timo Werner is ready to swap RB Leipzig for Liverpool this summer if his £52 million release clause is triggered, according to Sky Sports.

The striker moved to Leipzig from Stuttgart in 2016 and since then he has netted 88 goals in 150 appearances for his current club. His form this season has been particularly good 27 strikes in 36 games. Last summer, he extended his contract to 2023 after being close to joining Bayern Munich for €30m, and a release clause of double that amount was inserted in the deal.

The 24-year-old Germany international has been flirting with Liverpool in the last few months. In an interview with Viasport in February, he described their team and their manager as the best in the world, and later added that he sees himself as a good fit for Jurgen…

With the European domestic leagues quickly drawing to a close, we have another stacked weekend schedule from across the continent. So, for those of you out there looking to stick on a Sunday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Sunday 16th May

BST 16:30 West Brom vs Liverpool

Managing to come from behind away at Old Trafford earlier in the week, Liverpool still find themselves dreaming of a late charge for the top-four. Despite showing a host of issues throughout the 2020/21 campaign, Jurgen Klopp s men will undoubtedly be boosted by their 4-2 win against their bitter rivals on Thursday night. Watching Chelsea slip up against Arsenal in West London, Jurgen Klopp s men know that victory on Sunday afternoon can see…

Brentford manager Thomas Frank hinted at the club s potential interest in signing Christian Eriksen as he bids to make a return to top-level football, and even the rumours have the Danish coach pinching himself.

Eriksen has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark s Euro 2020 opener against Finland in June last year, an emergency that meant he had died for five minutes .

He was subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) – while the device could potentially save his life should something similar happen in future, it effectively ended his time at Inter due to Italian football regulations prohibiting professionals from having such implants.

However, ICD are permitted in other European leagues, and the mutual contract…

Coronavirus again cast a shadow over the 2021 Copa America as Venezuela s preparations for their opening match versus Brazil were thrown into chaos.

The tournament has been moved from Colombia and Argentina to Brazil amid political unrest in the former nation and a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the latter.

Brazil has also suffered horribly during the pandemic, although calls to postpone the tournament have been resisted despite some players from the host nation voicing their opposition.

Now Venezuela s attempts to snap a run of eight winless Copa America encounters with the Selecao – who have won six in that streak look set to be compromised after news that 12 of their travelling party have tested positive for coronavirus.

The health department…