Euro 2016

France boss Didier Deschamps hopes his old side Juventus can win the Champions League this season. “They’ve had this objective for many years now.” Deschamps played for The Old Lady…

Agent Jorge Mendes claims Lionel Messi shouldn’t have won the Ballon d’Or this year. “It was an injustice. Cristiano Ronaldo would've won if he was at Real Madrid.” The Argentine…

Antonio Conte confirms he didn’t want to leave Italy for Chelsea in 2016. “We were all crying, because we knew we’d no longer see each other every day.” The current…

Italy have a 100 per cent record after five Euro qualifiers for the first time in their history, but it’s nine wins on the trot going back to Euro 2016…

Valencia striker Simone Zaza called the Euro 2016 penalty miss for Italy “the worst moment of my career. I didn’t ask to take it.” The forward was widely mocked for…

On this day 12 months ago, Italy beat Spain 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals at Euro 2016. The Under-21 side face the Spanish at the Under-21 European Championships tonight,…

Graziano Pellè confessed he “obviously would never have come to China if it wasn’t for all that money” after joining Shandong Luneng. He spoke to Italia 1 show Emigratis from…

Simone Zaza admits he will “never forget” the missed Euro 2016 penalty. “I didn’t have the strength to rise from it,” but he’s found it again at Valencia. The Italy…

Juventus received more UEFA contributions for players on international duty at Euro 2016 than any other club. The revenue of €150m was split between 641 European clubs from 54 national…

Portugal international Joao Mario jokes he’s “trying to talk Cristiano Ronaldo into joining me at Inter.” The midfielder won Euro 2016 with his country, beating hosts France in extra time…

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2016 Ballon d’Or ahead of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, but Gigi Buffon is in ninth place. The announcement was made by France Football this…

Matteo Darmian discussed Euro 2016 disappointment, learning from Germany and why he can’t win over Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. The full-back spoke to Rai Sport after Italy’s 0-0 international…

Simone Zaza has revealed for the first time the “suffering” that has haunted him since his penalty miss for Italy against Germany in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals. Zaza received widespread…

Nicola Rizzoli will receive an award ahead of the Italy-Germany friendly for being the best referee at Euro 2016. The Giulio Campanati Award will be handed out in a ceremony…

Daniele De Rossi laughed off reports of an offer from Juventus, but wouldn’t confirm his Roma future either and revealed he could’ve quit international duty. The midfielder made his Giallorossi…

Antonio Conte fought back tears as he described the Euro 2016 “family” and reveals the moment he “regretted” signing for Chelsea. The tactician left Juventus two days into pre-season training…

After Jose Mourinho, former Spain Coach Vicente Del Bosque also feels Chelsea boss Antonio Conte “needs to be more restrained.” A row erupted after Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-0 in…

Italy Coach Giampiero Ventura is “stunned” by the criticism of his side and warned “we’re only at the beginning of a generational shift.” The former Torino tactician is currently doing…

Italy team manager Lele Oriali believes Spain will “have a little more respect for Italy” after the Euro 2016 result. It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 UK time (18.45…

Gigi Buffon urged Italy to replicate the “passion and desire” that allowed them to beat Spain at Euro 2016 and joked about his “sell-by-date.” The World Cup qualifier kicks off…