Udinese: ‘Madness to start June 13’
Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino maintains ‘starting the Serie A games from June 13 would be absolute madness for players and clubs.’ They are allowed to begin group training from tomorrow,…
Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino maintains ‘starting the Serie A games from June 13 would be absolute madness for players and clubs.’ They are allowed to begin group training from tomorrow,…
The latest Government decree has been released, but the Serie A clubs and Players’ Association are still unhappy with the forced quarantine for an entire squad in case of one…
There were 145 deaths over the last 24 hours in Italy related to COVID-19, the lowest figure since March 9, but only 635 new cases and 2,366 made a full…
It’s reported the Stadio Olimpico in Rome could reopen to fans from January 2021 as a 30-seater arena, ensuring social distancing. If and when the Serie A season does resume,…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora says he is ‘hopeful’ Serie A can resume on June 13. Team training is set to resume tomorrow, but doubts remains over when the campaign…
Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed ‘football teams can resume group training from May 18,’ but it remains to be seen whether the clubs will accept the protocol. The country…
Marcello Lippi finds the arguments over restarting the Serie A season to be ‘vomit-inducing,’ because football is not treated as a huge industry. The medical protocol agreed by the FIGC…
There were 153 deaths related to coronavirus in Italy yesterday, 39 of them in Lombardy, as the active cases continue to plummet. The lockdown is easing in the Peninsula after…
Alessio Tacchinardi is urging Juventus to sell Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot to bring back Paul Pogba from Manchester United, while he’d rather get Sandro Tonali that Federico Chiesa. The…
Sassuolo director Giovanni Carnevali insists many clubs ‘risk bankruptcy’ if the season doesn’t come to a natural conclusion. ‘We all have to focus on ensuring Serie A doesn’t go under.’…
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin warns clubs face ‘preliminary rounds’ if they don’t complete their domestic seasons, pointing Serie A and the Premier League towards the Bundesliga safety protocol. Football is…
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini insists he is not a hypocrite for his criticism of Mario Balotelli and Felipe Melo. “I wrote things that were already known...” Chiellini’s character has come…
The meeting between the FIGC, Lega Serie A and the medics has been concluded and the assembly revised three points in the health protocol. Sky Sport Italia reports that the…
Today, a new summit between the Lega, FIGC and the Italian government has been arranged to discuss the clubs’ requests for the resumption of Serie A. Last night, chaos erupted…
The Lega Serie A confirmed it will meet with the FIGC, tomorrow to discuss ‘reaching a shared protocol’ with the Government, otherwise training won’t resume. Group training was given the…
At least nine Serie A clubs – including Inter, Milan and Napoli – are refusing to go into a lengthy training retreat from Monday until the medical protocol is changed.…
A member of the CTS (scientific technical committee) that helped design the medical protocol said ‘it’s possible’ they could loosen restrictions, but only if the COVID-19 pandemic slows. The CTS…
Protests are growing against the medical protocol, which is due to start from Monday, as clubs and players call the Lega Serie A to demand changes from the Government. A…
The Italian Players’ Association and Agents’ Association released statements demanding ‘clarity’ on the medical protocol to resume Serie A, again protesting the automatic quarantine of an entire squad. The protocol…
Felipe Melo reveals another rather violent encounter after confessing to headbutting Giorgio Chiellini, as he ‘punched’ current Brescia coach Diego Lopez. The former Fiorentina, Juventus and Inter midfielder was offended…