Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne said Diego Maradona s death hurts as the city suffers after the Serie A side donned Argentina-style shirts to honour the club great in their 4-0 rout of rivals Roma.

Maradona – arguably football s greatest ever player who led Napoli to their only Scudetto honours in 1987 and 1990 – died of natural causes at the age of 60 on Wednesday.

After beating Rijeka in the Europa League on Thursday, Napoli played their first Serie A match since Maradona s passing on Sunday and it was an emotional occasion at the Stadio San Paolo.

Napoli sported a Maradona-themed jersey, which consisted of light blue and white stripes instead of the iconic all-blue shirt and it proved an inspirational strip as the Partenopei equalled their largest margin of…

Chile will assess the fitness of star forward Alexis Sanchez before they contest top spot in Copa America Group C against Uruguay.

Sanchez has put his Manchester United struggles behind him to net in each of La Roja s wins so far in Brazil.

However, he was already carrying an ankle knock by the time he scored decisively after 51 minutes of the 2-1 triumph over Ecuador last time out.

Should he take to the field, the 30-year-old will feature in opposition to some of this generation s finest attacking talent from South America.

Barcelona s Luis Suarez also has two goals from two outings in the competition after converting a penalty in the 2-2 draw against Japan, while Edinson Cavani netted an overhead kick in La Celeste s opening 4-0 thumping of Ecuador.

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A controversial penalty helped Danny Welbeck to a brace as Arsenal overcame a scare to beat AC Milan 3-1 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Leading 2-0 from the first leg at the San Siro, Arsene Wenger s men found themselves behind to a superb Hakan Calhanoglu strike 10 minutes before half-time.

But any momentum Milan were building up dissipated when one of the additional assistant referees indicated Ricardo Rodriguez had fouled Welbeck when contact was minimal at best.

On the day he received an England recall, Welbeck made no mistake from the spot to score his first European goal since a hat-trick against Galatasaray in October 2014.

Milan continued to ask plenty of questions until a dreadful error from t…

Frank Lampard has his sights set on remaining Chelsea boss for as long as possible  but he acknowledges the decision will be taken out of his hands if results suffer.

Lampard was appointed manager of the club he made 648 appearances for between 2001 and 2014 ahead of the 2019-20 campaign after only one year of management with Derby County in the Championship. 

He steered the Blues to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and led them to the FA Cup final, where they lost to Arsenal. 

They have been quick out of the blocks this season and sit third in the Premier League having lost just one of their opening 10 games and qualified from their Champions League group with two games to spare.

However, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is not known for …

Benjamin Mendy was an unlikely goalscorer as Manchester City took another step towards the Premier League title with an authoritative 2-0 victory at Leicester City.

Pep Guardiola s side were dominant for long periods, Kevin De Bruyne hitting the crossbar, but had to wait until the 58th minute for left-back Mendy to find the breakthrough.

Both teams had seen goals ruled out for offside by that point, with Jamie Vardy frustrated in first-half stoppage time, although nothing approaching a repeat of Leicester s 5-2 early season triumph at the Etihad Stadium ever appeared to be on the cards.

A majestic De Bruyne throughball allowed substitute Raheem Sterling to tee up Gabriel Jesus for a game-sealing goal that put the leaders 17 points clear of Manchester United, albe…

Arsenal are interested in signing Glen Kamara from Rangers in the summer transfer window, according to . The Premier League club are on the hunt for a new central midfielder this summer and have identified the Finland international as a potential target.

The report has added that Arsenal are ready to offer Kamara a five-year contract. However, Rangers are working on handing the 25-year-old Finland international a new deal and keeping him at Ibrox in the long term. Manager Steven Gerrard wants to keep hold of the 25-year-old.

Kamara was on the books of Arsenal from 2012 until 2017. The Finland international failed to break into the first team at the Gunners and moved to Dundee on a permanent basis in 2017. The 25-year-old then joined Rangers in 2019 and has been brillian…

On another dramatic day of World Cup action, we saw a parade of teams make their way through to the round of 16 with a whole load exiting the tournament, also. The most star-studded encounter was set to be Croatia vs Belgium but in the end, the game ended without any goals as both sides shared the spoils.

Now, we re going to take a look at some of the big takeaways from the fixture.

VAR needs work

It may only be a small point in the mind of some but in the first half, Croatia were awarded a clear penalty that was ruled out due to an offside in the build-up. The problem, as is so often the case, was that it wasn t at all clear what was happening or why the referee was required to go over to the monitor. It was a marginal offside, too, and it could ve given the Croats wh…

AC Milan are interested in signing Marcelo Brozovic from city rivals Inter Milan in the summer of 2021, according to . Sevilla, Real Betis and Atletico Madrid are also claimed to be keen on securing the services of the 28-year-old Croatia international midfielder at the end of the season.

Brozovic has been on the books of Inter since 2015 when he joined from Dinamo Zagreb and has established himself as an important player for the Italian club over the years. The Croatia international midfielder has made 21 starts and three substitute appearances in Serie A so far this season, scoring one goal and providing six assists in the process, according to . The 28-year-old has provided one assist in five Champions League games, according to .

Inter are at the top of the Serie A …

On Sunday, Barcelona fans face something approaching their worst nightmare. Sworn enemies Real Madrid are in town and Lionel Messi is sidelined, nursing a broken arm.

Julen Lopetegui s side are struggling but Messi s absence would offer understandable encouragement to any team, let alone one often on the receiving end of his most remarkable deeds.

Across all competitions, the five-time Ballon d Or winner has scored 26 goals in 38 matches versus Los Blancos, with 18 in 24 LaLiga encounters. Both hauls stand as records in the fixture s rich history.

From not long after Messi flowered into a generation-defining talent under Pep Guardiola a decade ago, the phenomenon dubbed Messidependencia has been regularly discussed.

Under current boss Ernesto Valverde, an…

David de Gea acknowledged that Manchester United are far away from where they want to be but vowed to fight back after their Champions League exit.

United crashed out at the last-16 stage of the Champions League after a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford on Tuesday condemned Ralf Rangnick s side to a 2-1 loss on aggregate.

That leaves United out of contention for silverware this season, last lifting a trophy in 2017 when they won the Europa League, with Rangnick s remaining goal being to secure a top-four finish.

The race for a spot in England s top four looks set to go to the wire. Arsenal, who occupy fourth and have played two games fewer than United, could be four points clear of the Red Devils by the time they are next in action at home to Leice…