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Watford worsen José Mourinho's week of woe – Football Weekly

Defeat to the Hornets makes it three defeats in a row for Manchester United, while Manchester City’s perfect start continues. Plus: Stoke hit rock bottom and Inter win the Derby d’ItaliaSubscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, AcastOn today’s Football Weekly, AC Jimbo is joined by Barry Glendenning, Iain Macintosh and Michael Cox to look back on another exciting weekend from the best league in the world. Continue reading...

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Mauro Icardi appeases Inter fans as Derby d’Italia win follows Europa shock | Paolo Bandini

A stunning 2-1 victory over Juventus saved face for Internazionale just three days after arguably the club’s biggest embarrassment in almost three decadesThere was no witty pun on the front page of Friday’s Gazzetta dello Sport, no attempt to make mirth out of Inter’s Europa League defeat at home to Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Instead, only a damning question: “Inter, aren’t you ashamed?”A national newspaper, but also a Milanese one, Gazzetta can sometimes be more generous to the city’s two leading clubs than they really deserve. Not this time. The tone of the coverage was such that you almost expected to find an editorial inside calling for the Nerazzurri’s starting XI to be stripped naked and harangued by a woman with...

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