2018 World Cup

Inter striker Romelu Lukaku says he is ‘a man on the mission’ with ‘all this energy inside me’ from Belgium’s semi-final exit at the 2018 World Cup. Lukaku became Inter’s…

Marco Verratti believes if Italy had played with their current approach, they would’ve “without doubt” qualified for the 2018 World Cup. The Nazionale dominated Greece 3-0 in Athens to maintain…

Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi has revealed that he donated his World Cup winnings to charity. France received $38m in prize money for lifting the World Cup last summer, while each…

Leonardo Bonucci concedes failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup “is a black mark that will never be wiped away. It was catastrophic.” The Azzurri host Portugal this evening…

Giampiero Ventura claims Italy lacked the ‘conditions’ to beat Sweden but reveals he has received offers to coach again. Ventura has not worked since being sacked for failing to take…

Former FIGC chief Carlo Tavecchio claims ‘many were hoping’ Italy would lose their World Cup playoff as ‘that was the only way they could overthrow me.’ Tavecchio stepped down from…

Five Serie A-based players and Gianluigi Buffon have been included in the 55-man shortlist for 2017-18 FIFPro World XI. Juventus pair Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala are recognised for their…

Giampiero Ventura claims he ‘stopped going to Ikea’ after Italy’s World Cup playoff defeat to Sweden. Ventura became public enemy in Italy following their failure to qualify for the Russian…

It is claimed video assistant referees (VAR) could be implemented in the Champions League from the quarter-final stage this season. ItaSportPress cites a report in The Times, which states UEFA…

Inter defender Joao Miranda credits Italian football with Brazil’s newfound solidity. “We learned a lot from Serie A about defending.” The Selecao have swept through to the quarter-finals of the…

Milan striker Nikola Kalinic has refused to accept his World Cup runners-up medal after being dropped by Croatia. “I didn’t play…” Tuttomercatoweb cites reports in the Croatian Press, which claim…

Napoli have been offered the chance to buy Mexico international goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa for just €3m, according to TMW. This is not the first time that they have been linked…

Mauro Icardi’s wife Wanda Nara said Argentina had to sack Jorge Sampaoli and bring in “a Coach who won’t let himself be influenced.” It was no surprise that Argentina fired…

Ivan Perisic is feeling confident about the new season with Inter but admits the club ‘need more’ to compete in the Champions League. Perisic helped Inter end a seven-year absence…

Croatia dominated the World Cup Final for long periods, with Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic on target, but France won the trophy 4-2. This was the first ever Final for…

Borussia Dortmund saw their offer for Mario Mandzukic rejected outright by Juventus, according to Sky Sport Italia. The report of their interest in the striker first emerged in German media…

Aleksandr Golovin has offers from Chelsea and Arsenal, but it’s reported he is prepared to wait for Juventus to step up. The 22-year-old Russia international impressed at the World Cup,…

Marco Materazzi praised Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brozovic, as he believes Croatia “have something of Italy in 2006” ahead of the World Cup Final against France. The most famous moment…

Ivan Perisic is passed fit to start for Croatia in the World Cup Final against Blaise Matuidi’s France. The trophy is decided at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow at 16.00…

Crystal Palace have joined the race for Genoa and Uruguay winger Diego Laxalt, although the price-tag is now €20m. The 25-year-old said before the World Cup that he wanted a…