Mancini: ‘Sport to unite, not divide’
Italy Coach Roberto Mancini believes “sport is the only thing that can truly unite people and not divide them,” speaking of his experiences in Turkey. It has been a tense…
Italy Coach Roberto Mancini believes “sport is the only thing that can truly unite people and not divide them,” speaking of his experiences in Turkey. It has been a tense…
Cagliari have officially signed CSKA Sofia and Bulgaria forward Kiril Despodov until June 2023. The 22-year-old is primarily a right-sided winger, but can also play in a support striker role…
Sampdoria have agreed a double deal that will see Dawid Kownacki leave and Marco Sau arrive from Cagliari, who in turn will sign Kiril Despodov. Sky Sport Italia reports Kownacki…
Genoa centre-forward Andrej Galabinov has left the Bulgaria training camp after sustaining a thigh injury on international duty. The striker was playing in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Bosnia and…
Chelsea could be without N’Golo Kante for the Champions League against Roma after he limped off on international duty with France. The two teams go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge on…
Udinese are set to complete a swoop for Bulgarian teenage talent Kristian Dobrev from Botev Plovdiv. According to Gazzamercato, the decisive meeting between the two clubs will be held tomorrow.…
Fiorentina have agreed terms for Slavia Sofia defender Petko Hristov, claim Sky Sport Italia. The 18-year-old centre-back came up through their youth academy and made the step up to the…
Genoa have announced the signing of Bulgaria striker Andrej Galabinov from Serie B side Novara. Genoa have released no details about Galabinov’s signing, other than they have “formalised the acquisition…
The Netherlands have officially fired Coach Danny Blind under 48 hours before their friendly against Italy in Amsterdam. The final straw proved last night’s 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria in Sofia,…
The Netherlands host Italy in a friendly on Tuesday evening, but they suffered a shock 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Bulgaria. The Oranje failed to qualify for Euro 2016…
Ivan Perisic of Inter and Fiorentina’s Nikola Kalinic scored for Croatia, while Wales and Belgium qualified for Euro 2016. Earlier today the Azzurri mathematically secured their place in the tournament…
Gigi Buffon marked his 150th Italy cap with a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Bulgaria. “My saves helped us get three points.” The shot-stopper reached the milestone this…
Antonio Conte said Andrea Pirlo “deserves more respect” after criticism and feels Italy have the toughest Euro 2016 group. The Azzurri won both games this week, beating Malta and Bulgaria…
Bulgaria and Palermo midfielder Ivalyo Chochev was disappointed with defeat, but experienced a “special night.” The Euro 2016 qualifier was hosted by the Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo, where Chochev…
Marco Verratti warned Italy have to improve their finishing because “we can’t always get lucky with the result.” The Azzurri squeezed past Malta and Bulgaria with 1-0 scorelines, despite dominating…
Leonardo Bonucci said Italy “can’t kill off” games and reassured Daniele De Rossi after a 1-0 win over Bulgaria. “We were more determined from the start and you could see…
Stephan El Shaarawy revealed Antonio Conte’s instructions after a fine performance in Italy’s 1-0 win over Bulgaria. The Little Pharaoh wasn’t even on the bench against Malta on Thursday, but…
Giorgio Chiellini said “it’s practically done” for Italy in Euro 2016 after beating Bulgaria and Malta 1-0 this week. “We knew these two games were important. The results were minimal,…
Antonio Conte said Italy had “the right effort” against Bulgaria, but can’t keep wasting chances and told off Daniele De Rossi. The Azzurri won 1-0 thanks to a De Rossi…
Daniele De Rossi converted the winning penalty against Bulgaria, but also received his second red card for Italy. The Azzurri were criticised after scraping past Malta 1-0 on Thursday, so…