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24/03/2025

McLaren's Norris 'nervous and excited' about title fight with Piastri

March 24 - Lando Norris is relishing the prospect of battling teammate Oscar Piastri for the Formula One drivers' title and says McLaren are ready for any tension that arises.

Pole-sitter Piastri led Norris in a McLaren one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, a week after Norris finished top in the season-opener in Australia.

Norris said his car did not have the pace to catch Piastri in Shanghai, and he ended up glad to finish second ahead of Mercedes' George Russell with fading brakes in the closing laps.

But the Briton expects closer battles with his Australian teammate as the season progresses.

"I think we're both excited - probably nervous and excited at the same time - as I'm sure the team will be," said Norris.

"But we're ready. We know that as much as we work together and we have a good time and enjoy ourselves, we both know we want to try and beat each other and show who's best.

"And that's inevitable. So there's no point trying to hide away from that fact or make something of it."

With 44 points from the first two rounds, Norris leads the race for the drivers' title ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on April 6, eight points clear of Red Bull's defending champion Max Verstappen, who was fourth in China.

Norris remains the bookmakers' favourite to win the championship ahead of Piastri, who trails his teammate by 10 points after a costly slide at Albert Park saw him settle for ninth at his home Grand Prix.

While Verstappen won a fourth consecutive drivers' title last year, Norris and Piastri won six races between them to ensure McLaren took the constructors' championship.

As the McLaren drivers scrap for race wins, they will also need to help each other to ensure the team can stave off rivals scrambling to bridge the gap, said Norris.

"I think we both achieved something better this weekend because of that (help)," he added.

"And we'll continue to do that.

"Like Oscar said, at any point other teams can find something ... They can catch up quicker than you think, just like we did last year.

"We also have to think as a team and keep pushing the team forward from that side."

24/03/2025

Germany waste three-goal lead but edge past Italy into Nations League semis

DORTMUND, Germany, March 23 - Germany squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Italy on Sunday but still earned a nerve-racking 5-4 aggregate victory to set up a Nations League semi-final against Portugal in June.

The hosts scored three times, including one goal aided by a quick-thinking ballboy, in a dizzying first half where they dominated their continental rivals with a high-pressing and attacking game that left Italy no chance.

Not since their 2014 World Cup victory had Germany outclassed a major international side in such a way for an entire half, with 16 efforts towards goal. But they were nowhere to be seen after the break, taking their foot off the gas and conceding three goals before snatching a slim aggregate win.

"It was the best half, very impressive first half, incredibly aggressive and a deserved lead," said Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann.

"In the second half our lineup was a bit different. Then there are moments you concede a goal, then another and then the team that had not played together like that started feeling the pressure," he added.

"But what we learned from these two matches is important for our development."

INFLUENTIAL KIMMICH

The Germans, who won the first leg 2-1, shot out of the blocks and opened their account with Joshua Kimmich's 30th minute penalty.

Before the Italians had time to recover, Germany struck again, catching keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and the entire defence napping with a quickly taken Kimmich corner for unmarked Jamal Musiala to slot in their second in the 36th minute.

The Italians were still discussing among themselves when 15-year-old debutant ball boy Noel Urbaniack speedily threw the ball back for Kimmich to take the corner. The teenager was given a ball signed by the German team after the game.

Tim Kleindienst added a third on the stroke of halftime with a close-range header from yet another Kimmich assist and another defensive error by the visitors as the hosts looked to be cruising to a comfortable win.

It was Kimmich's fourth assist over the two legs but it would not be enough for victory with the Italians pouncing on a German mistake to hit back four minutes after the restart through Moise Kean.

With the Germans a shadow of their earlier selves, Kean then beat defender Jonathan Tah in the 69th minute to make it 3-2.

Italy drew on the night with Giacomo Raspadori's stoppage-time penalty but could not find another goal to level the tie on aggregate.

04/01/2025

Arteta rues dropped points, Nwaneri injury as Arsenal held

BRIGHTON, England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Arsenal's costly 1-1 Premier League draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was compounded by an injury to 17-year-old goal-scorer Ethan Nwaneri as coach Mikel Arteta blamed simple mistakes for his side dropping points.

Nwaneri did a superb job of replacing the injured Bukayo Saka on the right wing and scored in the 16th minute, but he had to be withdrawn at the interval before the Gunners conceded a penalty to drop two points in the title race.

Really bad news, because I think we've lost him (Nwaneri). We had to take him off at halftime with some muscular issues," Arteta told the BBC.

Nwaneri's departure coincided with Arsenal losing their way against a Brighton side that struggled to create chances, and the result left the Gunners second in the table, five points adrift of Liverpool who have two games in hand.

"In the second half, we didn't really grab the game or dominate enough to have certain moments and be more of a threat in their half, but defensively we did not concede much," Arteta said.

"Today was not about fatigue, it was about the simple things that we have to do in ball possession to give chances and dominate the game in the right areas," the Spaniard added.

Arteta described the decision to award a penalty to Brighton for a clash of heads between Joao Pedro and Arsenal defender William Saliba as bizarre.

"We are really disappointed with the decision that leads to the goal, because I have never seen something like this in my life. He (Saliba) touches the ball as well," Arteta said.

04/01/2025

Palace hold Chelsea to 1-1 draw as Mateta strikes late

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace equalised late to leave Chelsea winless in four Premier League games - and looking over their shoulder in the race for a Champions League slot - as Jean-Philippe Mateta cancelled out Cole Palmer's first-half opener.

Chelsea had chances to seal victory before Mateta picked up a ball from Eberechi Eze in the 82nd minute and blasted home from close range to ease Palace's relegation worries.

Palmer had given the visitors a deserved lead in the 14th minute when he fired in an angled shot after fine work on the left by winger Jadon Sancho who dummied his marker on the halfway line to sprint free and set up the England forward.

The draw left Chelsea in fourth place, only one point ahead of in-form Newcastle United who sit just outside the Champions League spots in fifth and won 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur earlier on Saturday.

Crystal Palace are 15th, six points ahead of Ipswich Town who are in the highest of the three relegation positions and travel to Fulham on Sunday.

After a first 45 minutes dominated by Chelsea, the hosts started the second half stronger with Eze going close from a cross by Ismaila Sarr in the 49th minute. Chris Richards forced Robert Sanchez into a reflex save seven minutes later.

Chelsea had their own chances when Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson both shot narrowly wide in the space of a minute before Mateta's equaliser.

The Blues had been aiming to get back to winning ways after losing to struggling Ipswich Town and west London neighbours Fulham and drawing 0-0 at Everton in their previous three matches, an abrupt loss of form that shattered talk of them mounting a title challenge.

Sancho said Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca had ordered his players to finish off the contest at halftime, something they failed to do with errant finishing.

"It's kind of frustrating to concede late in the game," the winger - who is on loan at Chelsea from Manchester United - told BBC radio. "We have to learn from this and move on. We have to finish our chances."

04/01/2025

Chelsea must be more clinical, says Maresca

LONDON, - Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said his side must be more clinical after they conceded a late equaliser in a disappointing 1-1 Premier League draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Cole Palmer gave Chelsea a deserved first-half lead, but he and Nicolas Jackson missed good chances as they failed to kill the game off before Jean-Philippe Mateta's late leveller for the hosts.

Chelsea have picked up just two points in a four-game winless run, leaving them nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool who have two games in hand -- and looking over their shoulders in a close race for the Champions League spots.

Maresca, who had repeatedly talked down Chelsea's title chances, was relatively pleased with a performance he thought should have earned his side all three points.

"Probably we did enough to win the game today," Maresca told reporters. "Between the first half and second half, I think we created chances enough to win the game.

"But in football you need to be clinical, otherwise the game is always open."

Maresca said he was encouraged by the number of chances Chelsea had created, as they also did in the 2-0 defeat at Ipswich Town on Monday.

"I always said that the important thing is to create chances, because if you create chances it means that you are doing the right things," he said.

"Sometimes you create and you score. Sometimes you create one chance and you score one. And sometimes you need to create 10 to score two."

Maresca was also full of praise for 18-year-old defender Joshua Acheampong, who looked assured on his first Premier League start.

"All the players for me, they were good today. But if I have to decide one, I think for sure Josh was our best player because of (his) age, because it was the first game (starting in the league).

"Josh, for me, can be a top player for this club. But he needs the right path, the right moment.

"With young players you have to decide in which moment and we decided today because we saw that he is ready. Today I think he showed how good he is."

04/01/2025

Guardiola plays down 4-1 win over West Ham, saying squad needs improvement

MANCHESTER, England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - While Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he would sleep better after Saturday's 4-1 Premier League rout of West Ham United, he brushed off suggestions that his team were back to being the "old Manchester City".

Erling Haaland bagged his first double in a league game since September and Savinho set up three goals in City's victory that left them sixth in the table and two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Though City won back-to-back games for the first time since October, Guardiola said it was not a sign that their slump was over.

"No, you judge the results," he told reporters after the crowd-pleasing win at Etihad Stadium. "We saw in many years our level. We are not at our level.

"Don't misunderstand me. I'm so happy. I will sleep better until the FA Cup (City host Salford City on Jan. 11). But you watched the games for years, we're not at the level, come on. Against Everton we played much better than today. And we draw, big crisis, disaster.

"Of course there are positives. If you ask me the team is playing like the years, of course not."

Often-injured Kevin De Bruyne played the full match, a positive sign just a day after Guardiola said the Belgian's fitness and form would be assessed before the club decides on a contract extension. De Bruyne's current deal expires in June.

The 33-year-old, who has scored two goals and provided his third assist of the season on Phil Foden's second-half goal on Saturday, shrugged off questions about his contract status after the win.

"I don't care," De Bruyne told the BBC. "I am just trying to get back to my level. I feel every week I am getting better. I can go for 90 minutes now. It has been an uncomfortable couple of months with the injury."

Guardiola gave Savinho a mixed review after he assisted on Haaland's goals and his deflected shot in the 10th minute led to an own goal by Vladimir Coufal. The Brazilian had scored his first goal in a City shirt in their 2-0 win over Leicester City only six days earlier.

"He's clean in his mind. He doesn't think nothing in his head in the past," the manager said. "Normally many years here, the players think they deserve something special for what they have done. Big mistake.

"(But) Savio has to do everything to win," Guardiola added. "Having a left foot in the left side, old-fashioned vintage football. Has a lot to improve, not aggressive enough without the ball, a little soft in many departments. Right now has something special for the team. I'm so happy for him and he deserves to play."

04/01/2025

Napoli move top with 3-0 win at Fiorentina

FLORENCE, Italy, 🇮🇹 - Napoli went top of the Serie A standings thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win at Fiorentina on Saturday, the visitors facing few problems as they registered a fourth successive league victory.

With Napoli's main Scudetto rivals not in league action this weekend -- Atalanta and Inter Milan are both in Saudi Arabia for the Italian Super Cup -- Antonio Conte's side took full advantage.

Napoli are on 44 points, three ahead of Atalanta who have a game in hand, and Inter are a further point back, but with two fewer matches played. Fiorentina dropped to sixth on 32 points.

Mathias Olivera had the ball in the net for Napoli early on but the goal was ruled out for offside, while Leonardo Spinazzola drew a save from Fiorentina keeper David de Gea.

The visitors took the lead in the 29th minute when David Neres went on a mazy dribbling run into the area, going past three players before blasting a powerful shot into the roof of the net.

Fiorentina striker Moise Kean finally got his chance to shine, and found the net, but his goal was chalked off for a handball while controlling the ball and Napoli took their lead into the break.

Fiorentina manager Raffaele Palladino had given defender Matias Moreno his Serie A debut and the Argentine showed his inexperience when hauling down Andre Anguissa in the area.

Romelu Lukaku, who had a penalty saved in Napoli's last game, sent De Gea the wrong way with his low strike straight down the middle to give the visitors a two-goal cushion nine minutes after the interval.

Fiorentina had two chances in quick succession to pull back a goal, with Napoli keeper Alex Meret denying Rolando Mandragora and Amir Rrahmani blocking Lucas Beltran's goalbound shot from the rebound.

Another defensive error allowed Napoli in for a third goal, with Pietro Comuzzo's poor clearance of a cross from Anguissa falling to Scott McTominay who calmly stroked home his fourth league goal of the season in the 68th minute.

Fiorentina could find no way past a Napoli side with the best defensive record in Serie A and, after a run of eight successive league wins, Palladino's side have now gone four games without a win.

04/01/2025

Arsenal frustrated in 1-1 draw at brave Brighton

BRIGHTON, England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - An early goal from Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri was cancelled out by a penalty from Joao Pedro as Brighton & Hove Albion held the misfiring Gunners to a 1-1 Premier League draw on Saturday that dented the visitors' title hopes.

Arsenal are second in the table on 40 points after 20 games, five behind leaders Liverpool, who host Manchester United on Sunday as one of their two matches in hand on their closest challengers. Brighton are 10th on 28 points.

Nwaneri scored 16 minutes into his second Premier League start, the 17-year-old breaking down the right and cutting inside before confidently drilling a low shot past Bart Verbruggen.

Nwaneri was booked in first-half stoppage time for taking too long over a corner at the end of a comfortable opening period for his side, but that all changed as Brighton came out flying after the interval.

They equalised in the 61st minute after Pedro was awarded a penalty following a clash of heads with William Saliba as he tried to turn in the box, with referee Anthony Taylor having no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

Pedro stepped up and sent David Raya the wrong way to level and despite needing a win to keep the pressure on Liverpool, Arsenal continued to struggle.

The hosts should have claimed a winner in the 77th minute when Yankuba Mineh flashed the ball across the face of the goal but neither Yasin Ayari nor Kaoru Mitoma could steer it into the net.

The closest Arsenal came to scoring was a stoppage-time effort from former Brighton player Leandro Trossard that flew harmlessly over the crossbar as the hosts hung on for their fourth straight draw.

28/12/2024

Inzaghi celebrates Cagliari victory as Martinez's goal drought ends

CAGLIARI, Italy, 🇮🇹 - Inter coach Simone Inzaghi reaffirmed his faith in striker Lautaro Martinez after he ended his goal drought in Saturday's 3-0 win over Cagliari that kept the Nerazzurri at the top of Serie A.

Inter's skipper had not scored for his club since Nov. 3 in a 1-0 win over Venezia.

But the Argentine got back on the scoresheet in the 71st minute on Saturday with a volley to put his team two up.

Inzaghi praised Martinez's resilience despite his recent struggles.

"Naturally, this situation was weighing on him, though we told him to relax and that he continued to give the team so much with his work.

Lautaro (Martinez) will never be a problem for Inter, only a resource," Inzaghi told DAZN streaming service.

Alessandro Bastoni's header and Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty sealed Inter's fifth consecutive away win. Inzaghi praised his side's hard work from set-pieces and the contributions of players such as Federico Dimarco, Calhanoglu and Kristjan Asllani.

"At the end of the first half, we congratulated the team on their performance and knew we just had to keep going against a tenacious Cagliari side," Inzaghi added.

The manager was upbeat as he set his sights on Inter's fourth consecutive Supercoppa title and a 21st Scudetto after lifting the title last season.

"This exciting 2024 ends with the 20th Scudetto that will forever unite us with the fans and directors, but now we go to Saudi Arabia for the Supercoppa hoping to win it for the fourth year in a row."

Inter are level in the league on 40 points with Atalanta, who play at Lazio later on Saturday.

The two sides will also meet in the semi-finals of the Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2, with the winner advancing to face either Juventus or Milan.

"We know that we are Inter, we have objectives and it is only right to declare them. It takes a lot of sacrifice, January and February will have us playing constantly, but I am fortunate to have players ready to give their all, whether for 95 minutes or five, and that is important," Inzaghi added.

27/12/2024

Pat Riley says Heat are not trading Jimmy Butler

Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler isn't going anywhere, Miami Heat team president Pat Riley announced Thursday.

"We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches," Riley said in a statement.

"Therefore, we will make it clear -- We are not trading Jimmy Butler."

Multiple media outlets have been reporting for weeks that Butler's days are numbered in South Beach, where the 35-year-old veteran swingman has played since the 2019-20 season.

ESPN reported on Christmas that Butler was "ready for his exit" and preferred to be dealt before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. The report also said the Heat had been listening to trade offers.

Butler is earning $49 million this season and has a $52 million player option for the 2025-26 campaign, which he reportedly intends to decline to become a free agent in July.

Entering Thursday, Butler is averaging 18.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 20 games (all starts) this season while shooting a career-best 55.2 percent from the field.

Butler missed the Heat's last two games with a stomach illness and is listed as doubtful for Thursday night's game against the Orlando Magic.

Butler has career averages of 18.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 834 games (729 starts) with the Chicago Bulls (2011-17), Minnesota Timberwolves (2017-18), Philadelphia 76ers (2018-19) and Heat. He was selected to the All-Star Game in 2015-18, 2020 and 2022.

27/12/2024

Fulham boss Silva praises his goal-scoring subs in comeback win over Chelsea

LONDON, - Fulham coach Marco Silva hailed his substitutes for once again coming off the bench to score in his side’s first win at Stamford Bridge in 45 years on Thursday.

By contrast, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca faced questions about why he did not shake up his team more decisively as the West London derby slipped out of their control, and why England winger Noni Madueke was not even in the squad.

After Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute, Harry Wilson equalised for Fulham in the 82nd minute, a quarter of an hour after coming on, and fellow sub Rodrigo Muniz grabbed all three points for the visitors in the 95th minute.

"Of course, again, the impact of players coming from the bench is really important for us," Silva told reporters, saying the two strikes took Fulham’s goal tally from substitutes this season to an unmatched nine.

"It means that everybody is on the same page and understands that the team is always above everything," Silva said.

Fulham’s fans celebrated raucously at the final whistle after seeing their side not only score at the ground of their local rivals for the first time since 2011 but also claim all three points at Chelsea for the first time since 1979.

"I think we did it well and the aim was clear to break so many years without three points here," Silva said.

The late turnaround win had echoes of Fulham’s last-gasp 2-1 victory in November in their other West London derby so far this season against Brentford when Wilson scored twice in stoppage time, again as a sub, to turn that game on its head.

Chelsea coach Maresca was pressed by reporters about the contrast between Silva’s successful substitutions and his decision to make only one change, swapping Nicolas Jackson for Christopher Nkunku in the 73rd minute.

The Italian, who has guided Chelsea to second in the standings in his first season in charge, defended his decision, saying he was happy with how the rest of his starting team were playing.

Asked about the absence of Madueke from the squad, he replied: "technical decision" without providing further details.

Maresca criticised the winger earlier this month saying he did not like the way he trained.

27/12/2024

Fernandes sent off as Man Utd lose 2-0 at Wolves

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off as his side slid to a 2-0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday -- a fourth defeat in their last five Premier League games.

Fernandes earned a second yellow card two minutes after the interval and with Boxing Day fog swirling at Molineux, United's gloom deepened as Matheus Cunha scored direct from a corner.

It was an embarrassing moment for United goalkeeper Andre Onana and one that summed up the current malaise at the club as they languish in the bottom half of the table.

Wolves held on through a nervy eight added minutes against the 10 men and Hwang Hee-chan made absolutely sure with virtually the last kick after a counter-attack to make it a joyous first home game in charge for new manager Vitor Pereira who began his reign with an away win at Leicester City.

Victory lifted Wolves out of the bottom three into 17th place with 15 points from 18 games while Ruben Amorim's United ended the day in 14th place with 22 points.

A scrappy game was illuminated by Cunha who was the best player on the pitch, scoring a strange opener and then providing the assist for Hwang to spark home celebrations.

For United manager Amorim it was further proof of the size of the job he has inherited after replacing Erik ten Hag.

He now has the unwanted record of the least number of games for a Manchester United manager to lose four Premier League matches -- his seven comfortably fewer than Ten Hag's 13.

In stark contrast, Pereira is the first manager to win his opening two Premier League games in charge of Wolves.

"He came here with a lot of energy.
He said that he dreamed of coming to the Premier League and we saw this, we can see this energy. We can come with these kind of things," Cunha, who now has 10 league goals this season, said.

Much of the focus will be on Fernandes, though. Already having been booked in the first half, the Portuguese needlessly caught Nelson Semedo to earn a red card and leave his already-toothless side at the mercy of Wolves.

The home side thought they had taken the lead soon afterwards when Jorgen Strand Larsen headed home Semedo's cross but the goal was ruled out for offside.

But Wolves went ahead in the strangest of circumstances as Matheus Cunha swung in a wickedly curling corner and Onana was nowhere as the ball nestled into the net.

United's lacklustre display was summed up by striker Rasmus Hojlund failing to have a touch inside the Wolves area before being substituted midway through the second half.

"It's so tough to win games in this league with 11 men. With 10 men, it's more difficult," Amorim said. "We have to focus on that. The sending off was really hard for us."

27/12/2024

Liverpool comeback to beat Leicester and move seven points clear

LIVERPOOL, England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Liverpool came back after conceding early to beat Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday and open a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Struggling Leicester took a shock sixth minute lead through Jordan Ayew but lived a charmed life until Cody Gakpo equalised on the stroke of halftime.

Liverpool then put Leicester under siege straight from the break and took just four minutes into the second half to go ahead through Curtis Jones before Mohamed Salah made sure of the points with a superb 82nd-minute finish.

The victory extended their unbeaten league run to 13 games and advanced Liverpool to 42 points at the top of the standings.

They also have a game in hand over second-placed Chelsea, who are on 35, as well as third-placed Nottingham Forest on 34.

On a misty night in Liverpool, Leicester silenced the Anfield crowd with their early goal, as Stephy Mavididi’s run down the left culminated in a square cross into the penalty area that found Ayew, who used his strength to see off the challenge of Andy Robertson and then turn to slot home.

DESERVED EQUALISER

Robertson came close to atoning when his header hit the upright in the 25th minute and a curling left-footed shot from Salah struck the crossbar in the 45th minute.

Seconds later Gakpo cut in from the left and struck a superb curling effort beyond Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk for a deserved equaliser.

"It sounds weird, but I think we had a really good start," said Liverpool manager Arne Slot.

"But then one moment where we underestimated the situation led to a goal. You have to work really hard to come back in the game, and it really helped to score the equaliser just before half-time."

Jones’ goal came after Liverpool moved the ball around in tight spaces before Alexis Mac Allister’s square pass was steered in by the Englishman.

There was a lengthy VAR check before the goal was confirmed and a similarly long wait for a check when Gakpo found the net again in the 67th minute. That was eventually ruled offside.

Salah’s strike was another classy finish as he marked his 100th home Premier League goal with a characteristic cut inside off the right flank, followed by an expertly placed finish across the face of the goal.

"We cannot deny we are in a good place. But one of the strengths of our team is we approach each game as a new one, and that keeps us hungry and working very hard," added Gakpo.

Leicester dropped into the relegation zone before kickoff after Wolverhampton Wanderers went above them earlier on Boxing Day after their 2-0 home win over Manchester United.

Leicester remained on 14 points after a third successive league loss, two points above second from bottom Ipswich Town.

Liverpool are away at West Ham United next on Sunday while Leicester host champions Manchester City the same day.

27/12/2024

Mancini denies interference in his former Saudi Arabia job

Roberto Mancini on Thursday dismissed claims that he had encountered interference during his spell at the helm of the Saudi Arabia national soccer team.

The 60-year-old Italian left his position on Oct. 24, some 14 months after taking over from Herve Renard, who is now leading the team at the Arabian Gulf Cup held in Kuwait.

Under Mancini, the Saudis were knocked out of the Asian Cup in the last 16 earlier this year after losing in a penalty shootout to South Korea.

“I would like to say this for the last time, during my career there was absolutely no interference in the selection of players and I am happy with my experience and work in Saudi Arabia,” he posted on the X social media platform.

“Some media outlets should focus on their teams and stop spreading rumors about me and the Saudi national team,” he added.

Saudi Arabia, venue for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, are second in the Arabian Gulf Cup Group B with three points, three adrift of leader Bahrain, who already secured a place in the semi-finals with one match remaining.

The kingdom’s national team will take on third-placed Iraq, with three points also, in the final round robin match for a place in the semis.

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