Monthly Archives: February 2021
Coppa liveblog: Inter v Juventus
Coppa liveblog: Inter v Juventus
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Coppa Italia semi-final, as Inter host Juventus in the first leg at San Siro. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, with the second leg at the Allianz Juventus Stadium on February 9. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then […]
Malcuit raring to go at Fiorentina
Malcuit raring to go at Fiorentina
Kevin Malcuit wants to ‘make up for lost time’ during his loan spell at Fiorentina, after injury problems playing for Napoli. The full-back recovered from a knee injury, but couldn’t break back into the Napoli squad, so has been loaned to the Viola for six months. “I have to say that I had two wonderful […]
Arsenal carry on talks with Barcelona over signing defender in summer
Arsenal carry on talks with Barcelona over signing defender…
Arsenal have added Barcelona full-back Junior Firpo to their summer wish-list and have already tested the waters over a potential deal, reports in Spain claim. Firpo has been at Barcelona since 2019, when he rejected Premier League interest to join from Real Betis. However, the full-back has struggled for gametime at Camp Nou. In 18 […]
Olympique Marseille suspend Villas Boas: French club considering Sarri as possible replacement
Olympique Marseille suspend Villas Boas: French club considering…
Andre Villas Boas could soon depart Olympique Marseille as the French club have suspended the head coach following hsi quotes during today’s press conference. The club’s board has not liked the coach’s conduct of the past few weeks and after the suspension – which was communicated to him earlier to day after that the coach […]
Gasperini ‘thought Napoli could win Scudetto’
Gasperini ‘thought Napoli could win Scudetto’
Gian Piero Gasperini and Atalanta have their sights set on another Coppa Italia Final, but he thought Napoli ‘were among the main Scudetto contenders.’ The first leg of the semi-final kicks off on Wednesday at 19.45 GMT at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with the decider on February 10. “We have to take it one […]
Marseille ask after Sarri?
Marseille ask after Sarri?
After Olympique Marseille suspended Andre Villas-Boas, Sky Sport Italia claim the club approached Maurizio Sarri. The situation at the French side is absolute chaos, as a group of ultras laid siege to the training ground, then their coach complained in a press conference that he only found out about Oliver Ntcham’s signing from the media, […]
ADL denies ‘fake news’ at Napoli
ADL denies ‘fake news’ at Napoli
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis hit out at ‘fake news’ suggesting he is ready to fire coach Gennaro Gattuso and director Cristiano Giuntoli. The reports have been circulating for over a week now, with Gattuso increasingly irritated by the constant questions about his status. Now President De Laurentiis has broken his silence with a couple […]
Hauge: ‘I’m really happy with my choice’
Hauge: ‘I’m really happy with my choice’
Jens Petter Hauge revealed Zlatan Ibrahimovic helps him with the language at Milan and said he’s ‘really happy’ with the move to the Rossoneri. The Norwegian has scored four goals in his first 18 competitive games for the Rossoneri, including the strike against Napoli in Serie A on November 22. In an interview with The […]
ADL and the difficult relationships with coaches
ADL and the difficult relationships with coaches
With the current icy front between Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis and coach Gennaro Gattuso, Football Italia takes a look at the patron’s relationship with previous tacticians. Sky Sport Italia reported yesterday that Gattuso’s stint in Naples could end in June and the tense relationship between the President and the coach has been openly manifested […]