Stars urged to cover Serie C wages
There are discussions for a ‘solidarity fund’ created from docking the wages of some Serie A and B players to help cover salaries of Serie C squads. Calls are growing…
There are discussions for a ‘solidarity fund’ created from docking the wages of some Serie A and B players to help cover salaries of Serie C squads. Calls are growing…
Plans are taking shape for how to get Serie A going again in May or June, with blanket coronavirus tests for squads, quarantine periods for those coming from abroad and…
The number of deaths in Italy from coronavirus remains relatively stable, with 760 over the last 24 hours, reaching 13,915 in total. Experts stated over the last few days that…
Hellas Verona midfielder Mattia Zaccagni described his experience suffering from coronavirus. “I was frightened at first, but I feel good now and have resumed training.” He was one of 12…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi insists cutting wages is “not a priority” right now, but rather a protocol for returning to duty and dealing with contracts if the season goes…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora announced there is “an extraordinary plan for sport to resume from May,” as Italy eye an easing of lockdown measures due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits his future at Milan and even his playing career are in doubt. “We’ll see, I don’t know what I want yet. Something new seems to happen every…
A new Government decree in Italy has banned training in sporting facilities for professionals until at least April 13 due to the coronavirus lockdown, effectively ending the debate between clubs.…
A leading epidemiologist running one of Italy’s coronavirus taskforces warns it is “difficult” to see sport resume in Italy before the summer, although self-isolation prevented “tens of thousands more deaths.”…
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina has confirmed that “the idea is to restart Serie A on May 20 or early June. Scrapping the season would be a grave injustice.” With the…
Paulo Dybala has confessed that some members of the Juventus squad did not want to take a pay cut at first, but captain Giorgio Chiellini took a proactive role. Juve’s…
Former coach Arrigo Sacchi claims the players at Milan “need pride” and to learn from Atalanta, was “surprised” by Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s impact at San Siro and can’t think of the…
The Lega and the Players’ Association are, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, still far away from reaching an agreement regarding a proposed pay cut. A summit between the two…
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi claims the 2019-20 season “can be cancelled” and they must wait to “resume normality” before football. Serie A has been looking at the different hypotheses to…
There were another 727 deaths in Italy from the coronavirus over the last 24 hours, taking the total to 13,155, but the rate of new infections continues to slow. The…
As the AIC prepares to meet Serie A tomorrow, it has vowed to prioritise the needs of those at the bottom of the Italian football pyramid. The meeting was supposed…
Senior Italian politician Nicola Zingaretti has announced that he has recovered from coronavirus. Zingaretti tested positive for COVID-19 on March 7 and went on to observe a period of isolation…
The total number of coronavirus infections has surpassed 100,000 in Italy, but the daily figure of positive tests has more than halved. The daily death toll rose on Monday from…
Former Fiorentina and Milan boss Fatih Terim has left hospital and will continue his recovery from coronavirus back home. Fatih was admitted to hospital in his native Turkey last week and…
Brescia President Massimo Cellino has sided with Italy’s Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora and calls for the government to “stop football”. Le Rondinelle sat bottom of the Serie A table…