Italy

Milan defender Ricardo Rodriguez says he is ‘dreaming’ of winning the Champions League but confesses “Italian football is very difficult.” Rodriguez was one of 11 players signed by Milan, as…

Manolo Gabbiadini admits “I can’t say that I don’t think about going back” to Italy and that “I didn’t think I’d become a professional footballer.” In a wide-ranging interview with…

You can buy tickets for Italy’s World Cup play-off against Sweden at San Siro on November 13 from tomorrow afternoon. The first leg of the showdown is in Stockholm on…

Torino Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic says Andrea Belotti could return against Cagliari this weekend. The Italian international has bene sidelined with a knee injury, but he’s close to making a return.…

Italy CT Giampiero Ventura picked Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Gianluigi Buffon for FIFA’s Player of the Year. The Azzurri and Juventus captain won the best goalkeeper award, but failed to…

Gianluigi Buffon received as many votes for FIFA’s goalkeeper of the year as Manuel Neuer and Keylor Navas combined. The award was decided upon by a panel of goalkeeping legends,…

Massimiliano Allegri received just five first place votes for FIFA's Coach of the Year, getting the nod from Gianluigi Buffon but not Giampiero Ventura. The captain and Coach of each…

Torino President Urbano Cairo hints Andrea Belotti is close to returning - “we’ll have some positive surprises in the near future”. The Granata and Italy striker has been sidelined with…

Gianluigi Buffon appears to confirm he’ll retire after this season - “I would like to finish with a fantastic victory”. The Juventus and Italy captain was awarded the best goalkeeper…

Gianluigi Buffon says he “can’t choose” between winning the World Cup or finally lifting the Champions League. This is likely to be the legendary goalkeeper’s last season as a player,…

Milan captain Leonardo Bonucci assures “we’re with Vincenzo Montella” despite a recent run of poor results. The Rossoneri haven’t won in their last four Serie A games, and drew 0-0…

Jorginho's agent has hinted that Brazil are closer to the midfielder than Italy but reveals the Azzurri switching to 4-3-3 "would change everything." "Jorginho is being followed by the Brazilian…

Brazil boss Tite reveals he has spoken to Jorginho about the Napoli midfielder playing for the Selecao and “watched him for a long time.” Jorginho has yet to play a…

Antonio Cassano believes he “could’ve been playing on Mars with Lionel Messi, Neymar and few others, but I ruined myself.” The forward is not technically retired, but hasn’t played in…

Simone Zaza has equalled a record set by Mario Kempes, after scoring in his last five games for Valencia. The Italian international has been in great form in La Liga,…

Simone Zaza will reportedly be recalled for Italy’s World Cup play-off against Sweden after matching Liga scoring records for Valencia. The Azzurri must get past Sweden if they are to…

Brazil Coach Tite confirms he spoke to Jorginho - “I told him he’ll have to be the one to make the decision”. The Napoli midfielder has been capped twice by…

FIFA are reportedly considering changing international cap rules, to allow players to switch allegiances. As things stand, one a player has played a competitive game for one nation he is…

Sporting CP defender Cristiano Piccini is reportedly on Italy’s radar after his performance against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. The story made the front page of Portuguese newspaper…

Roberto Donadoni claims he rejected the chance to coach Italy a second time and that “Milan have never considered me to be on their level.” Donadoni won six Scudetti and…