LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Frozen out last summer before being brought back into the squad to deal with a defensive injury crisis, Fikayo Tomori appears set to leave AC Milan at the end of the season, when his contract expires.

A return to England could be on the cards for the 28-year-old English centre-back. According to Football Insider, Newcastle United are currently leading the race to sign him on a free transfer.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Riccardo Calafiori has established himself as a key player at Arsenal, and Real Madrid are reportedly keeping an eye on him.

His performances, his ability to play both at centre-back and on the left, and his young age (24) make the former Bologna defender, who joined the Gunners in 2024, an ideal candidate for Los Blancos.

According to the website CaughtOffside, Real Madrid representatives have reportedly begun sounding out the player’s camp. However, prising him away from Arsenal will not be easy: the Gunners consider Calafiori a key part of Mikel Arteta’s project and would only consider selling him for an offer of €100 million or more.

The defender, whose contract runs until 2029, does not appear keen to force an exit either.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – After an impressive away win against Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain defeated another Champions League contender yesterday, beating Barcelona 4–2 at the Parc des Princes.

However, what should have been a great victory could turn into a bitter disappointment for Luis Enrique, who may have to do without Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the rest of the season.

The Georgian winger was forced off in the 60th minute with a knee injury. He is due to undergo an MRI scan today, but the initial examinations have raised concerns. A torn cruciate ligament is feared for the former Napoli player.

As if that were not enough, PSG had already been forced to do without Ousmane Dembélé during the first half. In his case, a tear to the hamstring in his left thigh is suspected, and today’s medical tests should determine the severity of the injury.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Supermarket shelves in Malta were left largely bare as protests over soaring fuel prices in southern Italy disrupted deliveries of fresh food.

Eurospin’s Mosta branch shoppers faced shortages of fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products, with several sections almost empty. Much of the usual variety of fresh produce was missing, with most remaining vegetables sold in prepacked form. The dairy aisle had only a handful of yoghurts left. Locally produced milk remained in stock, while refrigerators normally filled with packaged meat were empty. The shortages were attributed to missed deliveries caused by strikes in Italy over high fuel prices.

Lorry drivers, farmers and fishermen in southern Italy have been protesting against soaring diesel costs and what they describe as the government’s failure to address rising transport expenses. Roads and ports have been blocked in areas including Naples, Calabria and Sicily, disrupting the movement of goods and contributing to fresh food shortages in parts of southern Italy.

The protests have drawn support from livestock breeders and other agricultural workers struggling with rising operating costs.

Lidl Malta said its operations had not been affected by the disruption so far, adding that its supply chain remained fully operational and its shelves were well-stocked.

Wellbee’s supermarket said it had contacted its Italian transporter, which reported no delivery disruptions to date. However, the supermarket chain cautioned that it could not guarantee supplies would remain unaffected in the coming days or weeks.

Commenting on the shortages, MEP Peter Agius said the situation highlighted Malta’s vulnerability in food security and stressed the importance of supporting the country’s agricultural and livestock farming sectors.

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ISTANBUL (TURKEY) (ITALPRESS) – Sergen Yalçın has been appointed the new head coach of Turkey’s national team. The Turkish Football Federation announced the appointment of the 53-year-old former player, the only footballer to have played for all four of Turkey’s major clubs: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor.

Yalçın has been chosen to lead the team following the dismissal of Vincenzo Montella, who was sacked after Turkey’s defeat to Italy in Bologna in the Nations League, their fourth loss in as many matches.

Yalçın began his coaching career in Beşiktaş’s youth academy before going on to manage Gaziantepspor on two occasions, Sivasspor, Kayserispor, Eskişehirspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, Yeni Malatyaspor, Beşiktaş twice and Antalyaspor.

In the 2020/21 season, he led Beşiktaş, a club he had previously coached, to victory in both the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.

With this achievement, he became the first and only figure in Beşiktaş’s history to win the Süper Lig title both as a player and as a coach.

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TRIPOLI (LIBYA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Libya’s teachers’ movement has announced that the general strike will continue until its demands are met, rejecting an appeal by Parliament urging teachers to return to work.

Teachers are calling for the immediate payment of outstanding salary arrears according to a clear timetable, the implementation of the new pay system with a cap of 50% on allowances and benefits across all sectors, and the passage of a special law safeguarding their professional dignity.

They are urging the House of Representatives and the executive authorities to turn announcements into concrete, verifiable action, confirming that the protest will continue until effective responses are guaranteed.

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CAIRO (EGYPT) (ITALPRESS) – FIFA’s disciplinary committee has handed down significant suspensions to Hossam Hassan and Mostafa Zico, who criticised the refereeing after Egypt were eliminated by Argentina in the round of 16 of the last World Cup.

Head coach Hassan has been suspended for three matches, while Zico has received a five-match ban for insulting the referee in interviews following the match.

Ibrahim Hassan, the coach’s twin brother and a member of the Egyptian national team’s staff, has also been suspended for three matches.

The Egyptian Football Association is now awaiting the reasons for the decision in order to prepare an appeal.

If the sanctions are upheld, Hassan will not be able to return to the touchline until March, while Zico will remain unavailable for the national team until June.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has warned that cost-of-living protests across Europe are likely to intensify in the coming weeks and months, describing the demonstrations as potentially only the first wave of public unrest.

“I greatly fear that this is just the first wave of protestors protesting,” Caruana told Parliament.

He said mounting debt and rising living costs would place further pressure on European citizens, forcing more people to take to the streets.

Referring to protests in France, Milan and Brussels, Caruana said the demonstrations reflected governments’ inability to address the economic pressures facing their populations.

“What is happening in France, Milan, and Brussels is a result of governments who are unable to do what we are doing,” he said.

Caruana also referred to protests in Italy, where public transport employees have reportedly gone on strike over fuel prices, saying workers could no longer afford the rising costs.

He stressed that European protesters were “citizens like us” who could no longer bear the financial burden of increasing prices.

In contrast, Caruana maintained that Malta’s economic situation was “totally different” from that of countries experiencing growing public anger over the cost of living and energy prices.

He attributed the difference to decisions taken by the government in recent years to shield the economy from external shocks.

While acknowledging that Malta was not immune to similar pressures, he insisted that the government would continue protecting households from rising costs.

Caruana confirmed that energy subsidies would remain in place, revealing that the government had spent €400 million this year to keep energy and fuel prices down in Malta and Gozo.

He defended the subsidies, arguing that they were necessary to protect citizens from the impact of higher prices.

“Whoever tells us to stop supplying them, I believe their interests are other than safeguarding Maltese and Gozitan citizens,” he said.

He said the government would continue its efforts to protect the economy, adding that further details would be announced in his upcoming Budget speech.

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CAIRO (EGYPT) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Thirteen people have died and another 34 have been injured—some seriously—in a violent road accident involving a bus and an articulated lorry on the Cairo-Assiut road in Egypt, according to the television channel Al Arabiya. The injured were transported to various hospitals by ambulances, which also handled the transfer of the victims’ bodies. A thorough investigation is underway to clarify the circumstances of the accident. Furthermore, urgent measures have been put in place to ensure prompt support for the families of the victims and the injured.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – A points deduction severe enough to guarantee relegation, along with a massive fine—these are the potential sanctions Manchester City could face following a guilty verdict from an independent Premier League commission regarding financial rule violations committed between 2009 and 2018.

Furthermore, the penalties could extend to the following season in the Championship (the English second tier), where the “Citizens”—currently leading the Premier League with 7 wins out of 7 under the management of Enzo Maresca—would begin with a points handicap, similar to the situation experienced by Juventus in Italy following the Calciopoli scandal.

According to the British tabloid—a report also cited by Marca—the intention is to “impose a severe punishment while simultaneously outlining a path that allows City to rebuild.” At the end of September, an independent commission found City guilty of 114 out of 115 charges brought by the Premier League concerning financial regulation breaches between 2009 and 2018.

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