Cairo: ‘Cheering for Ventura’
Torino President Urbano Cairo “will be cheering” for Giampiero Ventura tomorrow, but Sinisa Mihajlovic doesn’t have to imitate him. Ventura left the Granta this summer to replace Antonio Conte as…
Torino President Urbano Cairo “will be cheering” for Giampiero Ventura tomorrow, but Sinisa Mihajlovic doesn’t have to imitate him. Ventura left the Granta this summer to replace Antonio Conte as…
Alvaro Morata has spoken about the Italy squad before the Azzurri take on Spain this Thursday. He thanked his former Juventus team-mates for “treating me incredibly well” and doesn’t believe…
Gianluigi Donnarumma “wants to learn everything” from Italy teammate Gigi Buffon and promises you won’t see him with tattoos or diamond earrings. The 17-year-old Milan shot-stopper spoke to TG1 about…
Alessio Romagnoli and Daniele De Rossi are expected to start in a 3-5-2 formation as Italy face Spain in a World Cup qualifier. The clash kicks off on Thursday at…
Former Milan star Giovanni Galli believes Gianluigi Donnarumma “will be the best goalkeeper of the next 50 years.” Galli was the shot-stopper at Fiorentina, Milan, Napoli, Torino, Parma and Lucchese…
Sergio Busquets said Spain are “out for revenge” against Italy on Thursday after the elimination from Euro 2016. The two sides meet again for a 2018 World Cup qualifier at…
Nice Coach Lucien Favre believes Mario Balotelli “can back on top of the world. You’d have to be blind not to see how good he is.” The Italian striker has…
The Italian FIGC has been fined €27,000 after some fans made a Nazi salute during the Israeli national anthem at the Sammi Ofer Stadium. A small group of supporters in…
Leonardo Bonucci is confident Mario Balotelli “is starting to think like an adult” and hopes he can return to the Italy squad. The striker has been in sensation form since…
Leonardo Bonucci believes Spain are stronger than Italy - “it’ll take a game like at the Euros”. The Azzurri beat La Roja 2-0 in the Last 16 stage at Euro…
Alessio Romagnoli is reportedly training with Italy, having shaken off an injury. The young centre-back missed Milan’s win over Sassuolo at the weekend, leading to fears he would be forced…
Mario Balotelli has revealed that he is open to the idea of playing in Italy again, but Mino Raiola disagrees. Balotelli was asked by Sky Sport Italia, in a wide-ranging…
Mario Balotelli claims “it’s impossible” to win over the Italian people as he is “still angry” at Cesare Prandelli for his treatment at the last World Cup. In the third…
Mario Balotelli admits his Italy exile has been “deserved” but is determined to be back “at my best” for the national team. Balotelli has not appeared for Italy since the…
Cesare Prandelli declares his “long-term” aim at Valencia is to return to the Champions League. The former Italy CT has been appointed as the new Coach of the Spanish side,…
Jose Callejon admits “I miss Spain” but assures he’s “really happy” to have renewed with Napoli. The Partenopei man has received a recall to the Spanish national side, and discussed…
Marco Verratti believes Mario Balotelli “can give a lot to Italy” if he maintains his form for Nice. The striker is coming off two poor seasons at Liverpool and Milan,…
Italy CT Giampiero Ventura says Marco Verratti “must be protected” so he won’t face both Spain and Macedonia. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder missed Euro 2016 after hip surgery, and has…
Italy CT Giampiero Ventura describes the Spain clash as “important, but not decisive”. The Azzurri face Julen Lopetegui’s side on Thursday, a rematch of the Last 16 clash at Euro…
Spain Coach Julen Lopetegui sees similarities between Antonio Conte and Giampiero Ventura and believes Serie A has done some of his players good. La Roja will travel to Italy to…