Monthly Archives: November 2017
Atletico, Juventus chase PSG full-back
Atletico, Juventus chase PSG full-back
28 November at 17:45 Atletico Madrid and Juventus are interested in signing PSG right-back Thomas Meunier, according to the latest reports. The former Club Brugge man exploded onto the scene last summer at Euro 2016, earning a move to Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgian international went on to enjoy a very strong first season with the […]
Former Serie A star wants out of Atletico Madrid
Former Serie A star wants out of Atletico Madrid
28 November at 16:45 Sime Vrsaljko wants to leave Atletico Madrid in January, according to the latest report from Marca. He is wanted by a number of teams, including Valencia in Spain, and Napoli, and is reported to have told his club that he wants out, though Diego Simeone denied this in a press conference […]
Shakhtar manager Fonseca becomes front runner for Everton job: the situation
Shakhtar manager Fonseca becomes front runner for Everton…
Everton are on the verge of naming a new manager. The English club have identified Paulo Fonseca as the ideal replacement for David Unsworth, they’re looking to turn the corner after a difficult start to the season. The news regarding Fonseca also impacts Napoli, in fact Everton would like to hire the Shakhtar manager immediately […]
Inter: No Icardi, huge problem
Inter: No Icardi, huge problem
28 November at 16:00 Mauro Icardi’s brace was once again the difference as Inter saw off Cagliari in Sardinia. The Nerazzurri captain again demonstrated how key he was to his team as his goals proved decisive in keeping his men unbeaten in this Serie A campaign so far. With Luciano Spalletti’s men starting to embody […]
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Senegal’s finest named in Italy Team of the Year
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Senegal’s…
by Phumzile Ngcatshe Tuesday Nov 28, 2017. 13:00 As he continues to help Italian Serie A giants Napoli to challenge for the Serie A title, Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been named in the Serie A Team of the Year. Together with the likes of Juventus and former Azzurri goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, the Lions of […]
Lazio, Tare: “One of my unsuccessful deals was Cavani’s. Luis Alberto is great both as a person and a footballer”
Lazio, Tare: “One of my unsuccessful deals was Cavani’s.…
A sportive director’s life is made of successes of also of regrets: Igli Tare, who got a prize yesterday at the “Teatro Ghione”, has some of them: “One of my unsuccessful deals was Cavani’s. I went to Napoli, a player that could have done a lot was Pereirinha, a very good player but that has […]
De Laurentiis Jr says Napoli would prefer to face Higuaín
De Laurentiis Jr says Napoli would prefer to face Higuaín
28 November at 14:15 Already feeling a sense of anticipation before Friday night’s big match between Napoli and Juventus, Edoardo De Laurentiis (son of Aurelio) spoke in Milan at the #EqualGame forum about football’s fight against racism. He also addressed the uncertainty surrounding the question of whether Juve striker Gonzalo Higuaín would be fit […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 14
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 14
Napoli and Juventus both won ahead of next week’s clash, as well as Inter, who continue to impress, as they ground out a win at Cagliari. Milan failed to score against Torino, as Vincenzo Montella was sacked, whilst Lazio and Roma were unable to get victories. Our Team of the Week will see a 3-4-3 […]
Chiellini back for Napoli
Chiellini back for Napoli
Giorgio Chiellini trained with Juventus today, so he’ll be available to face Napoli on Friday. The centre-back missed the games with Barcelona and Crotone with a thigh problem, though the latter was viewed as more of precautionary measure. Yesterday the Italian international followed a personalised programme at Vinovo, working separately from the rest of Massimiliano […]
Howedes: ‘Napoli will be difficult’
Howedes: ‘Napoli will be difficult’
Juventus defender Benedikt Howedes expects a “very difficult” game against Napoli but “we’re strong and we can beat them”. The two sides meet at the San Paolo on Friday night for what is being billed as an early Scudetto showdown, and the Bianconeri will slip seven points behind if they lost to the league leaders. […]