Brazil Copa do Brasil
If Manchester City wanted Cucurella, then I wanted him too
Todd Boehly admitted Chelsea signed Marc Cucurella in 2022 partly because Manchester City also wanted him, revealing how he leaned on rival interest while acting as interim sporting director during the club’s post-takeover rebuild.
Van de Ven taken on in England
Micky van de Ven is under fire in England after Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat away to Fulham. With Cristian Romero absent, the Netherlands international wore the captain’s armband, but he was heavily criticized afterwards. Former international Tony Cascarino did not hold back in The Times, while the London Evening Standard also gave him a failing grade.
Sassuolo, reduced to ten men, upset Atalanta thanks to Koné and Thorstvedt
Sassuolo stunned Atalanta 2–1 despite playing most of the match with ten men, with Koné and Thorstvedt scoring before Musah’s late strike set up a tense finish that Grosso’s side survived.