CL: Napoli pay penalty at City
Napoli had a good second half and only lost 2-1 to Manchester City, but paid the price for a Dries Mertens saved penalty and awful first 30 minutes. See how…
Napoli had a good second half and only lost 2-1 to Manchester City, but paid the price for a Dries Mertens saved penalty and awful first 30 minutes. See how…
Join us for all the build-up and action to tonight’s Champions League clash as Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli visit Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It kicks off at the City of Manchester…
Napoli need just one goal against Roma to take their Serie A total to 200 since Maurizio Sarri took over in 2015. After a difficult start in his first season…
Dries Mertens says Maurizio Sarri’s football is “tailor-made for me” and professes his love for the city of Naples. The Belgian arrived at Napoli as a winger, but in the…
Dries Mertens says Napoli being top of Serie A is “not a surprise” as “this year we started out to win the Scudetto”. The Partenopei have won all seven of…
Dries Mertens doesn’t want to be compared to Napoli legend Diego Maradona - “he’s a legend and made football history”. The Belgian has been in stunning form since being moved…
World Cup winner Ciccio Graziani “would always choose Edin Dzeko rather than Dries Mertens” ahead of the Roma-Napoli showdown. The two forwards fought to the bitter end for the Capocannoniere…
Belgium’s technical director insists the door is open for Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan to return to the national team. Speaking to Radio Kiss Kiss before Belgium’s 4-0 win against Cyprus…
Leonardo Bonucci and Gigi Buffon are the only Italian nominees for the Ballon d’Or, along with Dries Mertens, Edin Dzeko and Paulo Dybala. France Football staggered the release of the…
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis hit back at Max Allegri and assured he’d “never swap Maurizio Sarri for Pep Guardiola.” The patron saved the club from bankruptcy and rebuilt it…
The nominees for the Ballon d’Or continue to emerge, including Gianluigi Buffon, Dries Mertens, Paulo Dybala and Edin Dzeko. There’s rarely a year when Juventus and Italy captain Buffon isn’t…
Ronaldinho believes Napoli can win the Scudetto, and praises Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. The Brazilian is in Italy today, and having spoken about his former club Milan, he gave an…
Dries Mertens, Paulo Dybala and Edin Dzeko are among the names nominated for the Ballon d’Or. France Football magazine re-took control of the award last year, having previously partnered with…
Painter and sculptor Mimmo Paladino has compared the Napoli squad to a work of art, with Marek Hamsik as a Goya and Kalidou Koulibaly Beethoven. Paladino’s work can be found…
Dries Mertens has assured Maurizio Sarri that “I don’t feel tired” after the Napoli Coach wanted Belgium to rest the forward over the international break. Sarri revealed he had tried…
Napoli forward Dries Mertens confirms “we all stayed because we want to win something”. There was much talk in the summer of a ‘Scudetto pact’ among the Partenopei squad, whereby…
Antonio Careca believes Maurizio Sarri “is the right Coach to bring the title back to Napoli. It’s the best football in Italy, but what level in the world?” The Brazilian…
With Napoli sitting solo at the summit of Serie A, Dave Taylor selects his best XI from Week 7’s action. Antonio Mirante [Bologna] The former Italian international won the points…
Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri claims he’s spent three days trying to get Belgium to rest Dries Mertens, with no answer. Roberto Martinez’s side are already assured of a place in…
Sunday’s early fixture saw Napoli dismantle Cagliari, the 3-0 final score hardly representative of the Partenopei’s dominance. Marek Hamsik opened the scoring, before Dries Mertens was brought down in the…