Ventura: ‘Buffon can join Italy staff’
Giampiero Ventura admits he could use Gigi Buffon in his Italy staff after the 2018 World Cup. “Why not?” The goalkeeper has said he’ll retire after the tournament in Russia,…
Giampiero Ventura admits he could use Gigi Buffon in his Italy staff after the 2018 World Cup. “Why not?” The goalkeeper has said he’ll retire after the tournament in Russia,…
UEFA has announced that Italy will host the 2019 Under-21 European Championships. Today saw a meeting of the Executive Committee in Nyon, Switzerland, where proposed changes to the Champions League…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced plans for a 48-team World Cup, split into groups of three sides each. It is not the first time Infantino has suggested expanding the tournament,…
Italy CT Giampiero Ventura wants a full house in Palermo for “the most difficult match of the group” against Albania. The Azzurri will be in Sicily in March as they…
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon is “not surprised” that Chelsea are top of the Premier League as Antonio Conte is “a winner”. The Blues are three points clear of Arsenal, with…
Italy Under-21s have been drawn with Germany, the Czech Republic and Denmark for the Under-21 European Championships. Luigi Di Biagio’s Azzurrini secured their place in Poland by winning their qualifying…
World Cup-winner Luca Toni has officially qualified as a sporting director, having passed his FIGC exam. The former Bayern Munich, Fiorentina and Juventus striker retired at the end of last…
Italy CT Giampiero Ventura says “the door is open” for Mario Balotelli but worries over off-field issues. The striker hasn’t played for his country since the 2014 World Cup, but…
Giampiero Ventura promises “we’ve started down an important path for the future of Italy”. The CT replaced Antonio Conte on the Azzurri bench in the summer, losing just once, a…
22-year-old Atalanta right back Andrea Conti has revealed that Dani Alves of Juventus is his role model. After making just ten starts for the Orocibi last season, Coach Gian Piero…
Giampiero Ventura was pleased with the Italy players of “the future” after his get-together and opened the door to Mario Balotelli. The Coach called up a group of players with…
Milan striker Gianluca Lapadula says his first Derby della Madonnina was a “beautiful emotion”, despite the result. The former Pescara man played the final 10 minutes of Sunday’s draw with…
Gianni Infantino denies expanding the World Cup will dilute the quality - “Italy and England were knocked out by Costa Rica…” The FIFA President has proposed expanding the tournament to…
Antonio Conte warns Juventus “must look beyond Serie A” this season - “when you have that squad you must have big objectives”. The Chelsea manager is a former Bianconeri Coach,…
Fiorentina winger Federico Bernardeschi ‘is ready to force a move to Chelsea,’ reports in England say. The Italian international scored a brace in the Viola’s 4-0 win over Tuscan neighbours…
Sevilla attacker Franco Vazquez remains undecided about his international future, admitting that he will decide 'when the call comes'. The 27-year-old has an Argentinian father and an Italian mother, and…
Chievo Coach Rolando Maran is frustrated at losing several key players against Cagliari after they got injured on international duty. It kicks off on Saturday at 14.00 GMT, click here…
Ciro Immobile said his first priority over the summer was Lazio and he got back his confidence in front of goal. The striker had difficult spells at Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla…
Atalanta’s Azzurri new boy Roberto Gagliardini claims “I see myself” in former Juventus star Paul Pogba and expects “bedlam” against Roma this weekend. Gagliardini faces Roma on the back of…
Villarreal talent Nicola Sansone admits he turned down Germany because “I feel Italian” and had an odd meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Sassuolo winger was born and raised in…