Malesani: ‘I’ll never coach again’
Alberto Malesani has announced his retirement from management, although it is not entirely his own choice. ‘The world of football considers me an ex-coach.’ The former Fiorentina, Parma, Panathinaikos, Bologna…
Malesani’s maddest moments at 66
As Alberto Malesani turns 66, Football Italia looks back at the nomadic career of the former Parma and Fiorentina boss, from winning the UEFA Cup to his crazy press conferences. Alberto Malesani…
Asprilla tells his favourite Parma pranks
Tino Asprilla recounts some spectacular anecdotes from his time at Parma, including eating a fine, falling in a lake and partying with ‘five or six girls’ during a training retreat.…
Sarri follows in Malesani’s footsteps
Maurizio Sarri is the first Italian tactician to win the Europa League/UEFA Cup since Alberto Malesani with Parma in 1999, a gap of 20 years. Chelsea flattened Arsenal 4-1 in…
Sarri first Italian Europa League Finalist
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has made history as the first Italian Coach to compete in the modern Europa League Final. His side eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties this evening following…
The rise, fall and rise again of Parma
No other club can sum up the heady days of 1990s Serie A, the burst of the financial bubble and dream revival like Parma, writes Anthony Barbagallo. In Italy, it is…
Malesani up for Italy job
Serie A veteran Alberto Malesani has confirmed that he would be interested in the Italy job. Malesani won a UEFA Cup, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa with a Parma side that…
Sannino: ‘Zamp was right about Dybala’
Former Palermo boss Giuseppe Sannino insists Maurizio Zamparini 'was right to compare Paulo Dybala to Lionel Messi'. After having revealed that the Argentine forward was 'already an alien at 18',…