Marco Materazzi

Roma defender Gianluca Mancini confesses he's working and studying to become as good as Italian greats Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro and Marco Materazzi. "In 20 years I hope to be…

On this day in 2006, Italy beat France on penalties to win their fourth World Cup. The Azzurri had come into the tournament under the shadow of the Calciopoli scandal,…

Marcello Lippi has worked with all the greats, but “never seen anyone like Matthijs de Ligt at his age” ahead of the Juventus transfer. The Bianconeri are reportedly on the…

Marco Materazzi warned new Inter Coach Antonio Conte it “won’t be easy, because you can’t forget or cancel the past, but it’s up to him to win everyone’s trust.” The…

Radja Nainggolan, Paolo Maldini and Marco Materazzi are among the stars who have reacted to Daniele De Rossi’s exit from Roma. De Rossi will end his career-long association with Roma…

Marco Materazzi gave his views on the Milan Derby, the Mauro Icardi situation and why Beppe Marotta is “not used to” dealing with refereeing controversy. It kicks off at 19.30…

Marco Materazzi claims Juventus are ‘obsessed’ with winning the Champions League and that ‘it’ll be a failure’ if they do not with Cristiano Ronaldo. Juve’s €112m deal for Ronaldo last…

Inter and Arsenal are reportedly leading the race for Atalanta centre-back Gianluca Mancini, nicknamed the New Marco Materazzi. The defender found the net in each of his last three Serie…

It’s a very special game for Atalanta defender Gianluca Mancini, who even has tattoos showing his love for Inter icon Marco Materazzi. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT,…

Marco Materazzi praises Gennaro Gattuso, but believes Lautaro Martinez and Patrick Cutrone could be decisive in the Milan Derby. The Derby della Madonnina kicks off on Sunday at 19.30 UK…

Marco Materazzi believes Inter ‘need to realise how good they are’ if his former club are to realise their potential. Inter added to their squad heavily over the summer but…

Marco Materazzi praised Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brozovic, as he believes Croatia “have something of Italy in 2006” ahead of the World Cup Final against France. The most famous moment…

Marco Materazzi believes Inter are doing “a great job” on the transfer market and expects an “exciting season, full of satisfaction”. The Nerazzurri are on the verge of completing a…

On this day in 2006, Francesco Totti’s controversial late penalty saw Italy past Australia at the World Cup. The Azzurri had come through as winners of Group E, defeating the…

On this day in 2006, Italy beat the Czech Republic 2-0 to advance to the Last 16 of the World Cup. The Azzurri had beaten Ghana in their first group…

Marco Materazzi reveals Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final “didn’t hurt me”  but “I’d have stayed on that turf all night…” The French captain was sent off…

Marco Materazzi backs Roberto Mancini to be a success as Italy Coach, adding he ‘can’t do any worse’ than his predecessor. The former Inter, Manchester City and Zenit St Petersburg…

Marco Materazzi believes the fact Inter know they have to beat Lazio this evening could work as an advantage. The two teams lock horns at the Stadio Olimpico tonight in…

The Inter Forever legends team trained with Luciano Spalletti’s squad at Appiano Gentile today. The Nerazzurri are warming up for Saturday’s crucial clash with Sassuolo, but were visited by some…

The full list of players for Andrea Pirlo’s farewell match has been revealed, including Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Alessandro Del Piero and Clarence Seedorf. The former midfielder retired at the end…