Tommasi: ‘Season could end here’
Players chief Damiano Tommasi says there is a possibility “the season will end here” ahead of tomorrow’s conference call with Serie A. The Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) were supposed to…
Players chief Damiano Tommasi says there is a possibility “the season will end here” ahead of tomorrow’s conference call with Serie A. The Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) were supposed to…
Napoli have officially announced that the team is returning to training next Wednesday, despite the appeals of the AIC to wait until April. The club announced late this evening that…
President of the AIC Damiano Tomassi says it’s “dangerous” for players to begin training again in the midst of the Coronavirus, following reports that Lazio are to restart training from…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns “it’s clearly impossible to start playing in April, so if all goes well, we can resume in May or June” due to the coronavirus…
Club medical staff and the Players Association have joined to threaten a strike if clubs pressure them into resuming training too early into the Coronavirus pandemic. There have been reports…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi called the possibility of playing Inter-Getafe and Sevilla-Roma on neutral turf due to the Coronavirus outbreak “absurd.” UEFA today finally announced that Thursday’s games would…
Getafe President Angel Torres announced his team will not travel to Italy for their Europa League game with Inter, as Italian and Spanish Player Associations demand a halt to all…
The Players’ Association and Minister for Sport reiterate their desire to halt football during the Coronavirus outbreak, but the Lega Serie A warn “contrasting messages from the Government only increase…
Mario Balotelli agrees with the Players’ Association that football should stop in Italy until the Coronavirus is under control. “Money isn’t worth our health, we have to wake up.” The…
Players' Association President Damiano Tommasi has called for the total suspension of all football in Italy after the extension of Coronavirus restrictions. He had already said earlier today via a…
The Italian Players’ Association released a statement on the Coronavirus outbreak. “We hope the season can end regularly, but that comes second to the health of our athletes and those…
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis is planning a major overhaul of the squad next summer, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport. The club has been in the eye of the storm…
FIFPro have announced they are helping Napoli players avoid “further abuse and intimidation by the Serie A club” after their heavy fines, which were imposed "without valid grounds." The players…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi acknowledges Italy has “a level of tolerance for racism that doesn’t come into line with other countries.” The issue of dealing with fans making racist…
Trapani are about to play the promotion play-off to earn their place in Serie B, but the squad is suing the club for unpaid wages. The Sicilian club will play…
Inter striker Mauro Icardi has been named the Serie A Player of 2017-18, voted by his peers in the Italian Players’ Association. The 25-year-old received the most votes from members…
The Serie A Team of 2017-18 has four Juventus players, two from Lazio, two former Roma figures, with Inter and Napoli also represented. This was voted by the AIC (Italian…
The head of the Italian players’ union, Damiano Tommasi, says they’ll meet with the Lega Serie A “soon” about the captain’s armbands issue. This year the league has introduced standardised…
Serie B remains in chaos, as Perugia and Brescia say they’ll play on Friday, but the players’ union “reserves the right” to call a strike. After Avellino, Bari and Cesena…
Italian players’ chief Damiano Tommasi has warned the FIGC that it still has plenty of work to do. “The CT was only a minor problem.” The FIGC unveiled Roberto Mancini…