PM: ‘Don’t know when lockdown will end’
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte admits “right now I can’t say when the lockdown will end”, throwing the Serie A season into more doubt. Lockdown in Italy was recently extended…
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte admits “right now I can’t say when the lockdown will end”, throwing the Serie A season into more doubt. Lockdown in Italy was recently extended…
Clubs are expected to begin negotiating individually for wage cuts during the coronavirus lockdown, as the Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns “we must protect those with lower salaries.” A…
Players returning after testing positive for COVID-19 will require extensive testing, as the CONI chief medic warns coronavirus can damage the heart as well as lungs. Italy seems to have…
Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot has returned to France for the remainder of the lockdown period in Italy. Training in sporting facilities has been outlawed until at least April 13 on…
When players do return to training, they will be rigorously tested and divided into three groups: positive, immune and not immune for COVID-19. The number of new cases, deaths and…
UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin admits the idea of Champions League and Europa League play-offs are “an option,” but either way the season “must finish by August 3.” All football has…
Someone has started a petition asking for the 2019-20 Serie A title to be handed to Atalanta, as the city of Bergamo has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.…
There were 681 deaths from coronavirus over the last 24 hours in Italy, a definite drop in numbers, and for the first time the number of people in intensive care…
Torino and Venezuela midfielder Tomas Rincon has launched a funding initiative to raise money for people left unemployed during the coronavirus lockdown, donating €1,500 himself. While there are calls for…
When football returns after the coronavirus lockdown, agent Vincenzo Morabito believes the transfer market will be transformed to “pre-Neymar levels.” Clubs are scrambling to suspend pay for their players and…
The Coverciano training ground, where Italy prepare their games and coaches get their badges, is becoming a makeshift hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Wards are packed out in this unprecedented…
If Serie A does resume on May 20, the plan would be to conclude the season on July 2, playing the outstanding Week 25 fixtures first, then the remaining 12…
Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini was “stunned” that Juventus and Inter players left Italy during the coronavirus lockdown. “It’s a form of respect for the club and general population.” The mandatory…
Lega Pro President Francesco Ghirelli warns the coronavirus pandemic could transform football forever. “Many Serie C clubs could disappear. We need to rebuild the sport.” The lockdown was extended to…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi compared the coronavirus pandemic to a serious injury, as Italy reaches a plateau. “It’s fundamental to avoid a relapse.” After FIGC President Gabriele Gravina touted…
Serie A has scrapped its initial target of resuming the season at the end of May and will now only do so once ‘health conditions allow it’. Lega Serie A…
The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has continued to stabilise, despite another 762 deaths since yesterday. Although the rate of fatalities remains high, Friday’s figure is only two greater…
UEFA has warned Belgian clubs that they face expulsion from its 2020-21 club competitions if their domestic campaign ends early. The Jupiler Pro League has thrown its support behind stopping…
The Premier League has announced that the 2019-20 season ‘will only return when it is safe and appropriate to do so’. The English top flight had initially hoped to resume…
Cagliari forward Joao Pedro has never been more prolific than in 2019-20 and confessed that he ‘looks forward to returning’. ‘But I’m very anxious’. The Brazilian attacker had to fill…