Buffon: ‘Hardest job in the world’
Gigi Buffon faces Uruguay in the Confederations Cup today and warns “being a goalkeeper in Italy is the hardest thing in the world.” The Juventus shot-stopper has come in for…
Gigi Buffon faces Uruguay in the Confederations Cup today and warns “being a goalkeeper in Italy is the hardest thing in the world.” The Juventus shot-stopper has come in for…
Uruguay Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez says Italy’s real Man of the Match is Cesare Prandelli. “We’ll see what he’s prepared for us.” The Celeste face the Azzurri in Salvador today…
Mattia De Sciglio should start against Uruguay today and is confident the Confederations Cup “gave me valuable experience.” The third place play-off is in Salvador de Bahia at 17.00 UK…
Luis Suarez warns Uruguay have extra motivation to beat Italy in today’s Confederations Cup third place play-off. The two sides go head-to-head in Salvador de Bahia at 17.00 UK time…
Italy have a plethora of injuries ahead of today’s Confederations Cup match with Uruguay, including some late additions. The third place play-off is in Salvador de Bahia at 17.00 UK…
Edinson Cavani admits the constant transfer speculation “is disturbing me” ahead of Uruguay’s match with Italy. The Napoli striker is expected to start on Sunday in Salvador, as the teams…
Uruguay Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez thinks “anything could happen” in the Confederations Cup clash with Italy. On Sunday these teams go head-to-head in Salvador for third place in the tournament.…
Cesare Prandelli “admires Uruguay’s spirit” and concedes Italy have an injury crisis for Sunday’s Confederations Cup third place final. Cesare Prandelli “admires Uruguay’s spirit” and concedes Italy have an injury…
Leonardo Bonucci admits “it’ll be difficult to forget” his penalty miss against Spain, but it “triggered something in me.” The Italy defender ballooned over the bar during the shoot-out, deciding…
Andrea Pirlo is short-listed for the Confederations Cup Golden Ball along with Neymar, Paulinho, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos and Luis Suarez. Andrea Pirlo is short-listed for the Confederations Cup Golden…
Bjorn Kuipers will officiate the Confederations Cup Final Brazil-Spain, while Djamel Haimoudi is the referee for Uruguay-Italy. FIFA announced the officials designated to the last games in the tournament, which…
It is now confirmed Andrea Pirlo and Andrea Barzagli will miss the Confederations Cup clash with Uruguay. There had already been reports on Friday that these two stars would not…
Italy are likely to be without five key players for the Confederations Cup third-place play-off against Uruguay. The Azzurri face the South American champions in Salvador on Sunday, but Cesare…
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has insisted that even without Mario Balotelli, Italy are still a dangerous side. The South America champions face the Azzurri in the Confederations Cup third-place play-off…
Emanuele Giaccherini has revealed he should have stepped up to take Italy’s crucial seventh penalty against Spain instead of Leonardo Bonucci. The latter made the decisive mistake from the spot…
Gigi Buffon says Italy were just centimetres away from reaching the Confederations Cup Final. “That Andres Iniesta penalty…” Spain booked their place in Sunday’s showdown with hosts Brazil after beating…
Italy underlined their potential with their performance in the Confederations Cup semi-final defeat to Spain, says Cesare Prandelli. The Azzurri, using a 3-4-2-1 formation, impressed for long spells of their 0-0…
Italy’s Leonardo Bonucci has regrets after his shoot-out miss allowed Spain to progress to the Confederations Cup Final. The Juventus stopper failed to hit the target as the Spaniards beat…
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas confesses “we were lucky to win” after squeezing past Italy on a shoot-out. It was all square after 120 minutes and Leonardo Bonucci ballooned a penalty…
Spain Coach Vicente Del Bosque praised Italy’s performance and admits fatigue made the difference in the long run. “It was a great performance and Italy are a very strong side…