Down to Ten Men

In football’s own Garden of Eden, nothing ever seems to stay rosy for long. Less than six months after making history with his Chelsea side, Antonio Conte is being linked with a move away from London.

The 48-year-old is being touted for a return to the Italian national team ahead of the World Cup in 2018 – assuming they win their play-off match, that is, after being resoundingly outpointed by Spain in their qualification group.

Roma ace Alessandro Florenzo has insisted that he has come back stronger after recovering from consecutive anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

The right-back played the full 90 minutes of the 3-0 triumph over Hellas Verona, and it was his first competitive appearance in almost a year.

Totttenham Hotspur have finally made their first signing of this summer’s transfer window in the person of Ajax Amsterdam’s Davidson Sanchez after the Dutch giants reportedly agreed to accept Spurs’ €40 million.

Since starring in last season’s Europa League final in a Man-of-the-Match like manner despite being on the losing side, the Colombia international’s performance that night triggered a lot of suitors who quickly dug into his past and discovered the youngster was worth investing in.

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says he is awaiting justice from world football regulating body FIFA and the Italian Football Association after he suffered racial abuse last term.

The former AS Roma star moved to England in a £34 million deal but he has not forgotten his experience in Italy.

The chairman of Inter Milan, Erick Thohir has recently talked about the situation that his club has been going through as the Italian outfit had to settle with the 7th spot of the Serie A standings which is not good enough for them to qualify or compete in any of the European competitions for the upcoming season of 2017-18.

This is a significant drop for them as Inter Milan had secured the 4th spot during the previous season of 2015-16.

It’s nearly here you know. We are now inside one month until the football season commences across Europe’s finest divisions, and while there are plenty of questions about who will and won’t across the continent in 2017/18, it is the English Premier League title race that looks perfectly poised.

Can Chelsea retain their title? They stand as good a chance as any other side in the division, of course, but no team has retained the EPL title since Manchester United in 2008/09. Consequently, the odds are against the Blues.