Nicola Berti believes Inter will be at the same level as Serie A champions Juventus if they complete a reported swoop for ex-Bianconeri star Arturo Vidal.

Inter have already brought in Radja Nainggolan this off-season, but they continue to be linked with other elite midfielders including World Cup Golden Ball winner Luka Modric and a deal for Bayern Munich s Vidal is said to be close.

Juventus have bolstered their own squad with the sensational signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, but former Inter man Berti claims Vidal s arrival would put the Nerazzurri on par with Massimiliano Allegri s side.

Vidal at Inter would be super, Berti told La Tercera. If we sign him, I will be very excited.

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The 2022 men s World Cup will feature female referees for the first time in the competition s history.

FIFA announced on Thursday the list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials that have been chosen for the tournament, which is to be held in Qatar in November and December.

Three female referees, Stephanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga and Yoshimi Yamashita, and three assistant referees, Neuza Back, Kathryn Nesbitt and Karen Diaz Medina, have been included.

Frappart has experience in top-level European football, becoming the first female to referee a Champions League match and European Championship qualifiers, while she has also taken charge of Ligue 1 games.

Mukansanga became the first woman to referee a match at the Africa …

Liverpool have surprised everyone! After almost doing no business in the summer of 2019, they are now on the verge of making an unexpected deal with Takumi Minamino. The Japanese forward plays for Red Bull Salzburg and Liverpool are now in advanced talks with his club to make the deal happen. It should be worth 7.25 million pounds, as that is reportedly Minamino s release clause.

The deal has been apparently agreed on and he is expected to join Liverpool on 1 January 2020. The 24-year-old impressed everyone at Liverpool during the two matches Salzburg played against the champions of Europe this autumn.

The media have been caught surprised by this move, as Minamino was never really linked with the Reds. He joined Salzburg in 2015, coming from Cerezo Osaka, the J-League s…

Malaga goalkeeper Carlos Kameni has arrived in Istanbul to complete his transfer to Fenerbahce.

The Super Lig giants announced on Monday they had reached an agreement in principle with Malaga to sign the Cameroon international.

Kameni touched down at Ataturk Airport on Tuesday in order to conclude the deal, ending an association with the Andalusian club that began in 2012.

The 33-year-old was welcomed in Istanbul by fans chanting his name and he posed for photographs with a club scarf.

Idriss Carlos Kameni İstanbul’da |

— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce)

Kameni, who has also been on the books of Le Havre, Saint-Etienne and Espanyol, made 113 LaLiga appearances for Malaga.

He won the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon in 2002 a…

Santi Mina scored twice as Valencia recorded their first victory of the 2018-19 Champions League campaign with a 3-1 triumph over Young Boys that applies pressure on Manchester United in Group H.

After three games without a win in Europe, Valencia finally earned all three points as Mina made it four goals in his last three competitive matches.

Twice the 22-year-old combined with Carlos Soler in the opening 45 minutes of Wednesday s clash, his strikes coming either side of Roger Assale s leveller.

Having created two in the first half, Soler was on hand to extend the hosts lead after the restart with a low drive that was too good for David von Ballmoos as Valencia pushed Young Boys who had Sekou Sanogo sent off close to elimination.

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Jurgen Klopp insisted Liverpool s decision not to buy a first-choice striker in the close-season was still the right one.

Klopp has the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah at his disposal, but wastefulness – as well as poor defending – has cost Liverpool at different times early in the season.

While Manchester United (Romelu Lukaku), Chelsea (Alvaro Morata) and Arsenal (Alexandre Lacazette) strengthened with first-choice forwards in the off-season, Liverpool brought in 20-year-old Dominic Solanke.

But Klopp insisted there was enough firepower at Liverpool, who visit Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

We have Daniel Sturridge. We all know about his potential. Now he s fit, so hopefully we can use it…

Matthijs de Ligt wants to leave Juventus according to chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene, who defended the club s conduct over Paulo Dybala s departure.

De Ligt signed for Juve from Ajax in 2019 and has made 87 appearances in Serie A since then, but has struggled to find his feet in Italy, amid high expectations that came with an €85million price tag.

The 22-year-old has been linked with a move away from Serie A with Chelsea said to be interested in striking a deal, and Juventus are reportedly eyeing his transfer as a means to finance new signings.

In an interview with Tuttosport, Arrivabene conceded De Ligt himself is keen to leave Turin, but his departure will ultimately be a matter of satisfying all parties.

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Christophe Galtier has confirmed he will step down as Saint-Etienne head coach at the end of the Ligue 1 season.

After taking charge of the 10-time Ligue 1 champions in 2009, Galtier steered Les Verts away from relegation danger and into regular European contention, as well as winning the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue the club hailing his remarkable work in a statement which also praised his revival of the former greats of French football.

Having achieved top-six finishes in each of the past four seasons, Saint-Etienne are seventh with three games to play in 2016-17 and reached the Europa League knockout rounds before defeat to Manchester United.

With a return to continental action next season looking like slipping through their fingers, Galtier will step aside.