Italy

Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco doesn’t understand why Italy won’t call him, but says the Azzurri is his “greatest aspiration”. The former Juventus man hasn’t been capped by his country…

Nice President Jean-Pierre Rivère believes Italy CT Giampiero Ventura can call Mario Balotelli, insisting “I’ve never seen” bad behaviour from him. The striker hasn’t been capped by his country since…

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill admits he doesn’t want to face Italy in today’s World Cup play-off draw. The Azzurri will face either Sweden, Greece, the Republic of Ireland or…

Italy will learn their World Cup play-off opponents later today, facing one of Sweden, Greece, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. The Azzurri finished second in Group G, five…

Serie A clubs have agreed to grant Italy four training camps before the World Cup, but there’s a warning over Presidential elections. Giampiero Ventura has asked for extra time to…

Italy have moved up to 15th in the FIFA ranking after beating Albania and securing a place in the 2018 World Cup playoffs. Italy only drew 1- 1 with FYR…

Leonardo Bonucci looks back on his Inter and Juventus past, explaining why he was drawn to the Milan “project” at San Siro. The Derby della Madonnina kicks off tonight at…

Former Italy Coach Cesare Prandelli has become a candidate to take over from Gordon Strachan on the Scotland bench. Strachan stepped down after they failed to qualify for the World…

Paolo Maldini looks back over his career working with Nils Liedholm, Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello, Carlo Ancelotti and his father Cesare. The Rossoneri legend sat down with the Corriere dello…

Paolo Maldini gives his verdict on the Milan Derby and hopes Napoli win the Scudetto this season. “Inter have results, but not good football.” This is a massive weekend in…

Simone Zaza admits Valencia was “a real turning point” in his career and reveals why he could never hate ex-Juventus teammate Alvaro Morata. The Italy international sat down for a…

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has made it clear that he will not be returning to Italy any time soon. “I don’t see a problem…” Conte was on record as saying…

Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri notes that nine of the last 10 Scudetto winners have had the best defence. The Bianconeri have been the best defensive unit in the country for…

Antonio Di Natale names Lorenzo Insigne as his heir - “he’s playing as a top player and he’s started scoring”. The Udinese legend turns 40 today, and he spoke to…

Simone Zaza will forever be grateful to Sassuolo and Eusebio Di Francesco, but has “no regrets” about his time at Juventus. The striker has rediscovered his confidence and form at…

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…

It’s reported Fabio Capello will leave Jiangsu Suning, leading to inevitable links with the Italy job. The Coach was appointed by Inter’s technical advisor Walter Sabatini to lead the Chinese…

Mario Balotelli has posted a video of he and a friend racing mini motorbikes across a football pitch. The striker is seen in his Nice training gear, with both men…

Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini admits the visit of Napoli is crucial, as “it’s a direct clash for the top places”. Saturday night sees last season’s second and third-place sides meet…

Inter winger Antonio Candreva shrugs off criticism of his crossing, but “it’s there to be improved”. The Italian international was whistled before the international break, but he scored the winner…