Spadafora: ‘Sport not just football’
Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has reiterated his desire for training to resume on May 4 but warned that ‘sport isn’t just football’. Spadafora is Italy’s Minister of Sport and, like the…
Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has reiterated his desire for training to resume on May 4 but warned that ‘sport isn’t just football’. Spadafora is Italy’s Minister of Sport and, like the…
Inter have reportedly accepted an apology from Romelu Lukaku after he suggested the club did not do enough to protect its players from COVID-19. Lukaku revealed on social media yesterday…
The Eredivisie season is over already, as the Dutch Prime Minister announced that all public events are banned – even behind closed doors – until September 1. PM Mark Rutte…
CONI President Giovanni Malagò is confident Serie A players can resume training from May 4. “There are 387 disciplines that have been shut down, but we are prepared.” The coronavirus…
There were 534 coronavirus-related deaths in Italy over the last 24 hours, taking the total to 24,648, but new cases, hospitalisations and intensive care admissions keep dropping. Although the country…
Lazio spokesman Arturo Diaconale denies reports of frozen salaries, but does insist President Claudio Lotito should get credit for uniting Serie A clubs to resume the season. The coronavirus pandemic…
UEFA held a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss the ‘calendar options’ for completing the 2019-20 season, opening up to ‘special cases’ who could terminate early. The sport…
After Romelu Lukaku revealed 23 out of 25 Inter players had Coronavirus-style symptoms in January, questions are raised about Gaetano Castrovilli’s mystery illness at Fiorentina. The first official case of…
Romelu Lukaku made an astonishing revelation, claiming “23 out of 25 Inter players were ill with a cough and fever” in January, but they weren’t tested for COVID-19. So far,…
Fiorentina and Parma have both denied that they are against Serie A’s plans to resume the season. Adnkronos reported earlier this evening that they were among eight sides in opposition…
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora admits he is still not in a position to say whether Serie A teams can resume training on May 4. Spadafora has long campaigned for top-flight…
Rodolfo Tavana, Serie A’s representative on the FIGC’s medical coronavirus commission, has resigned. Torino’s team doctor was appointed to the commission helping formulate the protocol to resume Serie A training.…
Milan midfielder Franck Kessie risks returning to Italy later as it is reported he is having trouble finding a flight back from Ivory Coast. Kessie is one of the several…
There were another 454 coronavirus deaths reported in Italy on Monday, but the number of active positive cases has dropped. Although the death toll has risen at a faster rate…
Fiorentina have announced that they have furloughed 50 members of staff but vowed to pay them all ‘additional compensation’. Italy’s furlough scheme, the Fondo di Integrazione Salariale (Wage Subsidy Fund),…
The Europa League, involving Inter and Roma, could be played from August 2 to the Final in Gdansk on August 27, claim Sky Sport Italia. UEFA are considering moving both…
Alexis Sanchez and Miralem Pjanic are heading back to Italy, as it becomes increasingly likely Serie A clubs will resume training on May 4, with games by May 27-31. Several…
Lazio spokesperson Arturo Diaconale has hit out at Massimo Cellino, implying that his coronavirus diagnosis has no bearing on whether Serie A resumes. Cellino has released several statements since announcing he…
Pordenone President Mauro Lovisa has been given the all-clear after contracting the coronavirus. “I think football should resume, because we must learn to live with this.” The Friuli club are…
There were another 433 deaths in Italy related to coronavirus over the last 24 hours, with 163 of them in Lombardy, but hospital and intensive care admissions continue to fall.…