Jose Mourinho took aim at Serie A rivals Juventus and Lazio after seeing his Roma side progress to the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday.

Roma earned a 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad in the second leg of their last-16 tie, winning 2-0 on aggregate.

Speaking to Sky Sport Italia after the game, Mourinho could not resist indirectly referring to Juventus, who also went through against Freiburg, claiming they should not have been allowed to move into the Europa League after being eliminated from the Champions League group stage.

He did directly mention Lazio though, who were beaten 2-1 on Thursday by AZ Alkmaar, losing 4-2 on aggregate to crash out of the Europa Conference League.

I don t care about the draw, there are teams there that in my opinion shouldn…

Everton have announced the signing of England international Conor Coady from Wolves.

The 29-year-old defender joins Frank Lampard s side on a season-long loan, becoming the club s fourth signing of the window after James Tarkowski, Ruben Vinagre and Dwight McNeil.

Capped 10 times by England, Coady has captained Wolves for the past four seasons and will be hopeful of making Gareth Southgate s squad for the World Cup in Qatar.

It s incredible to join Everton. As soon as I heard the interest, from the manager but also the football club itself, I really wanted to be part of it straight away. I m over the moon to join, he told the club s official website.

I ve grown up around the city, I know the football club, how big this club is and what it means to the s…

Bayern Munich completed a perfect Group B campaign with a 3-1 win over a weakened Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Both clubs had already confirmed their places in the knockout stage, and several starting XI changes  including six made by Jose Mourinho  led to an open affair.

Bayern were superior for long periods after Kingsley Coman s early opener, although Ryan Sessegnon marked his full Tottenham debut with the equaliser six minutes later.

Thomas Muller replaced an injured Coman and put Bayern back in front on the stroke of half-time, before Phillipe Coutinho curled the Bundesliga side out of sight, the goal confirming a second defeat for Mourinho in charge of pool runners-up Spurs.

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Luis Suarez has been included in Uruguay s final squad of 23 players for the Copa America despite continuing to recover from knee surgery.

Suarez missed Barcelona s shock defeat to Valencia in last weekend s Copa del Rey final after having an operation on his meniscus.

But he was named in Oscar Tabarez s squad for the Copa America on Thursday, with the selection also including Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, who had an injury-hit 2018-19.

Diego Godin is among the star names after the experienced defender confirmed his forthcoming exit from Atletico Madrid, who are also represented by defender Jose Gimenez.

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira, Inter s Matias Vecino and Juventus duo Martin Caceras and Rodrigo Bentancur are among the other notabl…

Caretaker manager Mike Phelan has put his hand up to become the next permanent Hull City boss following Steve Bruce s departure.

Hull s preparations for their Premier League return were thrown into disarray when Bruce vacated his position on Friday due to a lack of transfer activity.

Bruce had guided Hull back into England s top flight via the play-offs last season, but Phelan – who became the Englishman s assistant at KCOM Stadium in early 2015 – is ready to fill the void.

I want to be a manager. I don t really see why I shouldn t want to be a manager. Time will tell. That decision doesn t sometimes come down to you, the former Manchester United assistant told the Hull Daily Mail.

I ve had a small chat and I was asked if I would carry on being in c…

Javier Hernandez can always consider Real Madrid to be his home, according to club director Emilio Butragueno.

The Mexico international scored nine goals in 33 appearances in a season-long loan at the Santiago Bernabeu from Manchester United in 2014-15.

Hernandez has since recaptured some of his very best form with Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 26 goals in all competitions for Roger Schmidt s side, prompting speculation that the 28-year-old could move on again in the next transfer window.

And Butragueno had nothing but praise for Hernandez s efforts during his time in the Spanish capital, telling ESPN: The feeling we have is very positive. He s an extraordinary professional, a very positive guy.

He had months where he didn t play much, but still trained fabu…

Dave Whelan has stood down from his position as Wigan Athletic chairman, handing the role to his 23-year-old grandson.

Wigan Athletic will begin a new era under the guidance of a 23-year-old chairman following Dave Whelan s decision to stand down.

Whelan, who was in the role for 20 years, has handed the reins to his grandson, David Sharpe.

The club confirmed the news in a statement on Tuesday, with Whelan, 78, explaining the move: I am approaching 80 years old and spend an increasingly long time abroad, and cannot make it to games.

It is a decision I have been mulling over for some years and I believe David is now ready. 

Contrary to some suggestions, there are no plans to sell the club, which will remain in family hands and I have every confi…

Bradford City and Reading will meet at the Madejski Stadium for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals after playing out a goalless draw at Valley Parade on Saturday.

The West Yorkshire outfit have developed a reputation for pulling off upsets in recent seasons, most notably seeing off Premier League leaders Chelsea in the fourth round of this year s competition, but were unable to get the better of their Championship opposition.

Pavel Pogrebnyak struck the left-hand post shortly before the half-hour mark as Reading looked to break the deadlock, but Bradford responded by finding the woodwork at the other end through Gary Liddle.

Bradford, who had scored 19 goals in six FA Cup matches this season before Saturday, looked the more likely to force a result as they dominat…

AC Milan and Barcelona are among the clubs rumoured to be interested in Lazio midfielder Hernanes, according to the player s agent.

The 27-year-old midfielder has been strongly linked with a move away from the Stadio Olimpico after impressing for Lazio following a 13.5 million-euro transfer from Sao Paulo in 2010.

Hernanes representative insisted his charge s wish is to remain at Lazio, but also claimed there is a lot of demand for the player, citing rumoured interest from European heavyweights Milan and Barca.

Right now I am in Brazil, but in August I will travel to Rome, Joseph Lee told Lalaziosiamonoi.it.

I will speak again with president Claudio Lotito.

I have received many phone calls from people who want to ask for information about my …

The Daily Mirror reports this morning that West Ham are looking to agree a loan deal with Juventus for their twenty year old attacking midfield player Sebastian Giovinco.

The diminutive player, he stands at under 5 5 , has played thirteen times for the Italian under twenty-one side and also represented his country at the 2008 Olympics scoring three goals.

He has only played a few first team games for Juve having spent last season on loan at Empoli. He is regarded as one of Italy s more promising young players.

(Source Daily Mirror)

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