Paolo Bandini
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Moise Kean’s huge talent can light up Premier League stage with Everton
The forward, who has shown his potential for Juventus and Italy, will hope more playing time at Everton can help him flourish → Read More
Joelinton joins storied list of Newcastle's No9s – in pictures
The new £40m signing will wear a number made famous by Newcastle legends – and others who shone all too briefly in black and white → Read More
Scotland collapse, England move on and Totti hits out – Football Weekly Extra
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and Flo Lloyd-Hughes discuss Scotland’s collapse, England’s onward march and a Totti meltdown → Read More
It’s the Bandinis 2019! The complete review of Serie A's 2018-19 season
Cristiano Ronaldo could not elevate the league’s standing in a season that mirrored recent ones, including ugly events off the pitch → Read More
Chelsea swagger, Villans become heroes and Spurs v Liverpool – Football Weekly Extra
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and Philippe Auclair discuss the Europa League final, the Championship play-off final, the Champions League final, Newcastle and a duck-sized Sepp Blatter → Read More
Late play-off drama, a treble treble and joy for Valencia – Football Weekly
Max Rushden, Faye Carruthers, Jonathan Wilson and Ben Fisher discuss play-off wins for Charlton and Tranmere, Celtic’s treble treble, Valencia’s Copa del Rey victory, a laboured win for England Women and Oliver Kahn v children → Read More
Atalanta punch historic Champions League ticket in wild Serie A finale
Gian Piero Gasperini’s great entertainers made club history, while Inter edged Milan to a top-four place too → Read More
Dominance and difficult questions for Manchester City – Football Weekly
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Mark Langdon discuss Manchester City 6-0 Watford, the price of dominance, the Women’s Champions League, a rare crestfallen goalscoring keeper and botched Panenkas → Read More
Fond farewells the precursor to more tears as Serie A's finale draws closer
Juve, Milan and others said goodbye to key players and staff but struggling clubs are locked in a battle not to say so long to Serie A → Read More
Play-off madness, Manchester City and Italy – Football Weekly Extra
Elis James, Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and George Elek discuss Frank Lampard’s Derby County, John Terry’s Aston Villa, Mike Dean’s Tranmere Rovers and Manchester City’s public missteps → Read More
Lazio bring Atalanta down to earth with Coppa Italia triumph
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Joaquin Correa settled a scrappy Coppa Italia final after a crucial first-half refereeing decision → Read More
Florenzi inspires Roma win and leaves Juventus and Ronaldo feeling small
Roma stalwart was teased about his height by Cristiano Ronaldo but felt 10ft tall after opening the scoring against Juve → Read More
Premier League title race goes to the wire – Football Weekly
Max Rushden, Jonathan Wilson, Mark Langdon and Archie Rhind-Tutt discuss Liverpool forcing the title race to the final weekend and much more → Read More
Brave Atalanta close on Champions League by playing the Ajax way
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Serie A top scorers have been likened to the thrilling Dutch side in the way they commit to one-on-one battles all over the pitch → Read More
Ajax, Messi, Bolton and a weekend preview – Football Weekly Extra
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Paul Doyle and Paolo Bandini discuss Ajax’s whirlwind win at Spurs, Liverpool’s defeat to a Messi masterclass, Football League permutations, Bolton’s struggle and detectives at the snooker → Read More
Torino channel their Invincibles in unlikely quest for Champions League
Inter v Juventus drew the focus but the cities’ other teams – Milan and Torino – played a more significant match, with the underdogs emerging triumphant → Read More
Top two dominate, Manchester United collapse and a Benteke goal – Football Weekly
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Lars Sivertsen on Manchester City and Liverpool’s Premier League dominance and defensive collapses for Arsenal and Manchester United → Read More
A topsy-turvy title race and the John Delaney saga – Football Weekly
Faye Carruthers, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Vaishali Bhardwaj on the Premier League, Ole parked down the road, Lucas Moura’s child inconveniencing journalists and zero Game of Thrones spoilers → Read More
Milan get shirty with Acerbi after winning '€50m match' with Lazio
Tensions boiled over as two teams with Champions League ambitions fell out over a penalty decision and a pre-match boast → Read More
Kane's pain, Solskjær's struggles and noisy exits – Football Weekly Extra
Elis James, Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Paolo Bandini discuss Tottenham’s resilience, Old Trafford’s shabbiness, Liverpool’s pressure valve release, Ajax’s vibrance and Diego Costa’s potential misunderstanding → Read More