Mourinho won club’s first trophy in 14 years in 2022He leaves after defeat by Milan and cup exit to Lazio Roma have sacked their manager José Mourinho with the club ninth in Serie A. The decision follows Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Milan and last Wednesday’s Coppa Italia exit in the derby against Lazio. “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect,” the club said in a statement. “Further updates on the new first-team coaching staff will follow imminently.” Continue reading...

Nigeria striker’s salary more than doubled to end uncertaintyBut champions lose 2-0 at Roma with Osimhen one of two reds Napoli’s star forward Victor Osimhen has signed a contract extension tying him to the Serie A champions until 2026, but his day did not end well, as he was sent off in a 2-0 defeat at Roma. The Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, posted pictures of himself early on Saturday with Osimhen smiling, signing paperwork and shaking hands, along with the word “done.” The club put up the same pictures four minutes later with the caption “Victor & Napoli together until 2026.” Continue reading...