
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Key man hands Man City massive Champions League final injury boost
Key man hands Man City massive Champions League final injury…
Key Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan has declared himself fully fit ahead of the Champions League final against Premier League rivals Chelsea this weekend. The midfielder was an unused substitute in City’s final Premier League game of the season against Everton after injuring his knee in the previous fixture at Brighton. But the 30-year-old insists there […]
Guardiola asked about CL final referee he has a long-running feud with
Guardiola asked about CL final referee he has a long-running…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists he does not care that Spanish official Antonio Mateu Lahoz will referee the Champions League final. Guardiola was sent off after confronting Lahoz during City’s decisive quarter-final second-leg defeat to Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium three years ago. The City manager, who had been angered that a Leroy Sane […]
Serie A Femminile Round-Up: Napoli survive and Juventus make history
Serie A Femminile Round-Up: Napoli survive and Juventus…
San Marino[1] Academy saw their time in Serie A Femminile come to an end on the final day of the 2020/21 season as they suffered defeat at home to Fiorentina, and Juventus[2] broke yet another record. Napoli and San Marino were the two teams who had a chance of being relegated along with already down […]
Cristiano Ronaldo responds
Cristiano Ronaldo responds
Juventus[1] faced one of their most important games of the season on Sunday, and Andrea Pirlo chose to do so without giving Cristiano Ronaldo[2] a single minute on the pitch. Following on from their midweek Coppa Italia triumph over Atalanta[3], Juventus returned to Emilia-Romagna to meet Bologna on the final Matchday of the Serie A […]
PODCAST: AC Milan and Juventus reach Champions League as Napoli bottle it
PODCAST: AC Milan and Juventus reach Champions League as…
Well, well, well… The final round of Serie A fixtures served up a whole lot of drama and the Forza Italian Football Podcast[1] is here to talk about it all. Conor Clancy is, as ever, here to host Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria[2], and Euan Burns popped in to give us a round-up of the […]
Conceicao expected to take Napoli job
Conceicao expected to take Napoli job
Sergio Conceicao is expected to be Gennaro Gattuso’s successor at Napoli[1] ahead of the 2021/22 Serie A season. Gattuso was dismissed by the Partenopei[2] in somewhat controversial fashion on Sunday, mere minutes after their 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona[3] – a result which meant they missed out on qualifying for the Champions League[4] […]
Bonucci: ‘They were ready for our funeral’
Bonucci: ‘They were ready for our funeral’
Leonardo Bonucci says their rivals were ‘ready for the funeral’ of Juventus but then ‘forgot the pride and mentality’ of the Old Lady. The Bianconeri secured a place in the Champions League on the last day of the championship, with a 4-1 win over Bologna. Napoli’s 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona made sure Andrea Pirlo’s […]
Inzaghi set to leave Lazio?
Inzaghi set to leave Lazio?
Gennaro Gattuso and Maurizio Sarri are being mentioned as possible candidates to succeed Simone Inzaghi at Lazio. Inzaghi’s future will be decided on Wednesday and the coach is reportedly disappointed with President Claudio Lotito, who has been looking at potential replacements for the tactician. Il Messaggero reports Inzaghi will meet with the patron at Villa […]
Report: Conceicao to Napoli
Report: Conceicao to Napoli
Il Corriere dello Sport reports Sergio Conceicao will replace Gennaro Gattuso at Napoli and should be presented in the coming days. The Partenopei confirmed Gattuso will leave Naples and the newspaper reveals FC Porto coach Conceicao is set to replace the former midfielder. The Portuguese tactician, who finished second in the Primeira Liga and eliminated […]