Monthly Archives: December 2018
Buon anno from Football Italia!
Buon anno from Football Italia!
Football Italia would like to wish all of our readers a happy New Year, and thank you for your support across 2018. It’s been a big year for calcio, with Roma reaching the Champions League semi-final, Juventus winning a record-breaking seventh Scudetto and Cristiano Ronaldo arriving in Serie A. Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli thrilled us, achieving […]
‘Piatek won’t move in January’
‘Piatek won’t move in January’
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi insists “no-one will move until June”, and that includes Krzysztof Piątek. The Polish striker is behind only Cristiano Ronaldo in the Serie A scoring charts, and has been attracting interest from Napoli, among others. “No-one will move until June,” Preziosi told Il Secolo XIX. “We need [Christian] Kouame, Piątek and [Gaston] […]
Buffon: ‘Mbappe and Neymar have the kind of pedigree of Ronaldo’
Buffon: ‘Mbappe and Neymar have the kind of pedigree…
31 December at 10:55 Gianluigi Buffon spoke in a long interview with Corriere della Sera about his present, past and future and addressed various topics. “What to answer to those who say that I keep playing for money? A little of envy is always there and it is also human. But I will never prostitute my ideals and dreams of money. Otherwise, I would have done it well before. […]
Agent: ‘Keita refused Tottenham for Inter. He will not be another Cancelo’
Agent: ‘Keita refused Tottenham for Inter. He will…
31 December at 10:40 Keita Balde’s agent Roberto Calenda spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport about his client and his future at Inter. “Keita has been painted a different man than he is. At Lazio, they started a war against him in the past and a wrong portrait has spread, that of a crazy man,” he said. “Inter was immediately receptive once the […]
Thuram: ‘Serie A should stop’
Thuram: ‘Serie A should stop’
Former Parma and Juventus defender Lilian Thuram “would close all Serie A stadiums for a weekend” when incidents of racism occur. The issue has reared its head in Italy again in recent days, as Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly was racially abused by a section of Inter fans. “When I played in Italy these things were […]
Man Utd news: Did you see what Paul Pogba was wearing during Bournemouth tie? Star PRAISED
Man Utd news: Did you see what Paul Pogba was wearing during…
The Frenchman has been in fine form in recent games, netting four goals in three outings under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But Pogba is also being praised for the message he sent out at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 – FREE TO PLAY GAME HERE**[1] The midfielder wore […]
Official: Rodrigo Caio joins Flamengo
Official: Rodrigo Caio joins Flamengo
Rodrigo Caio was linked with Milan, Roma, Lazio and Napoli, but the Sao Paulo defender has officially joined Flamengo. The 25-year-old centre-back has been on the radar of several Serie A clubs over the last couple of years. It was believed January would be the right moment for him to finally make the switch to […]
Argentinos Abroad: Papu & Pussetto shine while Higuaín ends goal drought (VIDEO)
Argentinos Abroad: Papu & Pussetto shine while Higuaín…
In a full round of fixtures in Serie A, Alejandro Papu Gómez was back to his very best as Atalanta thrashed Sassuolo to climb to eighth in the table. The Atalanta captain whipped in a free kick for former Estudiantes striker Duván Zapata to head the visitors in front and before the break, Papu doubled […]
FIGC: ‘Can’t interrupt for racist abuse’
FIGC: ‘Can’t interrupt for racist abuse’
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina continues to insist the referee “could not interrupt” Inter-Napoli due to racist abuse. “He perfectly followed procedure.” Official Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni was criticised, including by UEFA and FIFPro, for not suspending the Serie A match when there was repeated racist abuse aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. “Mazzoleni could not interrupt […]
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea: N’Golo Kante winner keeps Blues on course for top-four finish
Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea: N’Golo Kante winner keeps…
N’Golo Kante fired in Chelsea’s only goal at Crystal Palace (Pic: PA/ REUTERS) The World Cup winner has been shunted from his usual anchor role to a more attacking position under Chelsea’s manager. And yesterday the former Leicester star lit up a dull game with the 51-minute winner after a perfect pass from David Luiz. […]