Tag: AC Milan

Max Allegri addresses rumors on his AC Milan future
28Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Max Allegri addresses rumors on his AC Milan future

Former Juventus manager and serial Scudetto winner Max Allegri has pulled AC Milan up to second place in Serie A, and despite rumors about a potential parting of ways with the club, Allegri is stating publicly that there is no discontent behind the scenes. Ahead of Milan's next game against relegation candidates Cremonese, Allegri said, via Fabrizio Romano, “There’s total harmony with AC Milan. We are on the same page, working together. The club is planning for AC Milan future. I am happy to be here”. It would be insanity for Milan to part ways with Allegri, but the rumors come more from the idea of there being disagreements on future planning between Allegri and the club's leadership, which has been notorious for skimping on quality in the recent past. But it looks like it is all...
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Ranking the 25 best Serie A players of the 2025/26 season so far
14Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 25 best Serie A players of the 2025/26 season so far

Briefly, Serie A was bucking the trend of being a league known for its top-notch defensive quality by having high-scoring games and open play, but that period has ended almost as quickly as it began. Although there are a few attacking standouts in Serie A these days like Lautaro Martinez and Nico Paz, the best players in the league right now are defenders. The Italian top flight, pound for pound, has the best central defenders and goalkeepers, and these players make up the majority of the list of the best footballers in the league in the 2025/26 season. Here are the top 25 players of the current campaign thus far, and while Inter Milan predictably dominate the rankings, the rest of the spread is pretty even among the other European contenders in Calcio. 25. Cremonese GK Emil Auder...
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Ranking the 10 most clutch players in world football in 2026
11Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 most clutch players in world football in 2026

Defining the most clutch footballers in the world is a difficult task nowadays, because the titans of the past like Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Kevin De Bruyne are no longer as vital or as exceptional as they used to be. There is a new crop of stars in world football, and some of them are still trying to learn the ropes or make a name for themselves at the end of games. But a few others are already showing that they can change the complexion of games in an instant when it matters most. Here are the 10 most clutch footballers in the world today in 2026, ranked all the way from 10th to 1st. 10. Borussia Dortmund CF Maximilian Beier Maximilian Beier kicks off the list as the most surprising name on it, but the Borussia Dortmund center forward has...
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Ranking the 15 best goalkeepers in world football in 2026
25Jan By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 15 best goalkeepers in world football in 2026

You would think the goalkeeper position would be the easiest to evaluate on the football pitch, because, well, goalkeepers are more stationary than other players and can be largely evaluated on how successful they are at stopping the other team from scoring. But it isn't really that simple. Although goalkeepers are primarily asked to make saves, ask any Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur fan how much having a goalkeeper who does not command the box well or makes basic errors in possession can totally destroy your team's sense of stability. There is also the matter of reputation. Many goalkeepers can skate by on a reputation built up over the years of greatness, whereas some younger goalkeepers find it more difficult to gain a foothold for this reason. Finally, there is the mat...
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2025/26 Serie A Power Rankings after Matchday 3: Picking the top 6
16Sep By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Serie A Power Rankings after Matchday 3: Picking the top 6

The 2025/26 Serie A season is now three games old after an unforgettable Derby d'Italia, a huge statement win by Napoli over Fiorentina, and a hard-fought 1-0 AC Milan win over Bologna this past weekend. Here are the latest updated Serie A power rankings. 6. Atalanta Atalanta and Ademola Lookman are embroiled in an impasse, and even though La Dea also lost leading goal-scorer Mateo Retegui this past summer, there's still star power left in Bergamo. They reminded the rest of Italian football of that fact in a 4-1 drubbing of Lecce, with Charles De Ketelaere landing a cooly taken brace alongside Nicola Zalewksi's standout game. Atalanta will find it tough to crack the top four again, but it's also tough to envision them falling so far behind in Serie A that they aren't able to qua...
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Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2025
10Sep By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2025

Serie A doesn't get nearly as much credit as it should for producing some of the finest goalkeepers in the world, and I don't think there's a league in world football right now that has had as much depth at the goalkeeper position among all the teams in the league over the past five years. Players like Guglielmo Vicario have gone on to have great success after leaving Serie A, but there's still more than enough high-end talent in the Italian top flight - and that goes beyond internationally recognized names like Yann Sommer and Mike Maignan. In celebration of all the goalkeepers in Serie A, including the more underrated ones, here's a ranking of the top 10 goalkeepers in the Italian top flight here in 2025. All statistics are courtesy of FBRef.com, which has, by far and away, the ...
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World Cup 2026: Ranking Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and the 5 best players older than 35
9Sep By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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World Cup 2026: Ranking Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and the 5 best players older than 35

The 2026 World Cup will take place next year in North America, and the qualifying rounds have given us plenty of nostalgic moments with the two biggest legends in the history of this game, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, still racking up the goals. Well past the age of 35, Cristiano and Messi remain two of the world's finest players on the international stage, even as they have long past waved goodbye to the highest level of European football. But there are a couple of other iconic players past the age of 35 who could be factors at the next World Cup but are still shining for powerhouse clubs in European football. How do they stack up with the two GOATs? As the nations decide who is in and out of the 2026 World Cup, let's take an early look and rank the top five players older ...
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2026 World Cup Power Rankings: The 5 most important players to their country’s success
7Sep By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 World Cup Power Rankings: The 5 most important players to their country’s success

As the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches rage on, it's time to continue our early preview of next year's tournament in North America by narrowing our focus from the key teams to the key individuals that could shape the latest chapter of international football. Although we don't yet know the final field of the 2026 World Cup - and it looks like there are some giants who may not even make it to that point - the most important players to their countries are still going to be pivotal in these qualifying stages. So let's rank the top five players based on their importance to their team's qualification efforts and eventual hopes of World Cup success. Since it's too easy to pick the one star player at a smaller country and because one player can't pull everyone up to success (look at Mohame...
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Every new Serie A manager hire for 2025/26 ranked from worst to best
11Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every new Serie A manager hire for 2025/26 ranked from worst to best

No league experienced more managerial turnover last season than Serie A. In total, there are going to be 13 new coaches next season if you include the permanent appointment of Igor Tudor to Juventus, as he joined towards the end of the campaign as an interim manager to replace Thiago Motta. In Serie A, the same managers tend to get recycled to new jobs, as there are very little outside hires into Italian football, making it similar to the Bundesliga and dissimilar to most other European leagues. That means a lot of the new hires are retreads doomed to fail. But lately, Serie A clubs have been more open to taking chances on new coaches, especially former players, and there are some of those coming into Calcio as well. With the 2025/26 Serie A season just weeks way, let's rank all t...
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One player for every Serie A contender to sign before summer 2025 transfer window ends
10Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

One player for every Serie A contender to sign before summer 2025 transfer window ends

After Inter Milan won the 2023/24 Serie A season by nearly 20 points in the table, the 2024/25 campaign was far more entertaining, coming down to the wire with the Nerazzurri failing to defend their Scudetto, making it yet another season with a new winner ever since Inter first broke up Juve's hegemony of the title in 2021. It was Napoli, going from tenth to first, who conquered Italian football, winning their second title in three seasons after going decades without a triumph. The Scott McTominay-fueled underdogs offered another masterclass in team football, and they've already added another big name this summer to join Romelu Lukaku in fellow Belgian icon Kevin De Bruyne. Napoli aren't the only ones looking to make moves this summer, and there are still plenty of other big dominos ...
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