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Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has picked up nine fewer points than Maurizio Sarri after 17 games and has matched Max Allegri’s worst start to a season in Turin. La Gazzetta…

Italy CT Antonio Conte confirms Andrea Pirlo “won’t make the game” against Norway tomorrow. The New York City FC midfielder picked up a hip injury during training last week, and…

Mirko Valdifiori acknowledges he will only return to the Italy squad if he shows good form for Napoli. The 29-year-old won his first cap in the friendly against England in…

Antonio Conte assures Andrea Pirlo’s injury is “nothing serious” but it’s “unthinkable” he could play tomorrow. It was announced earlier today that the New York City midfielder would miss Italy’s…

Italy CT Antonio Conte announces Andrea Pirlo will miss Azerbaijan tomorrow with an adductor injury. The Azzurri can seal their place in Euro 2016 with three points in Baku, but…

Italy CT Antonio Conte experimented with a 4-4-2 formation in this morning’s training session. The Azzurri have played 3-5-2 and 4-3-3 during the European Championship qualifying campaign so far, but…

Lapo Elkann assures Juventus “do not miss” Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo or Carlos Tevez and can still win the Scudetto. One of the heirs to the Agnelli fortune celebrated his…

Andrea Pirlo has been linked with a move from New York City FC to Brazilian club Palmeiras. The midfielder only joined New York in July after his contract with Juventus…

Antonio Conte called Fabio Quagliarella, Domenico Berardi and Sebastian Giovinco for Euro 2016 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Norway. The Nazionale are currently top of their group, but need some more…

FIFA's list of candidates for the Ballon D'Or 2015 includes Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Pirlo, but omits goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The ceremony will take place on January 11 next…

Paul Pogba says the departures of Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal have made Juventus ‘play as a team.’ The influential trio left Turin in the summer and the…

Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon is ‘perhaps the best goalkeeper ever’. The shot-stopper won rave reviews for his performance in the win over Manchester City this week, and his…

Massimiliano Allegri says ‘it was time for change’ over the summer and discusses Juventus’ new-look attack. The Bianconeri lost influential trio Carlos Tevez, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo in the…

Marcello Lippi insists Andrea Pirlo ‘will be an important player’ for Italy next summer. The midfielder has moved from Juventus to New York City in MLS, and has attracted some…

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon defends Andrea Pirlo - ‘I don’t think it’s time yet for Andrea to hang up his boots’. The veteran midfielder has been the subject of some…

Former Juventus winger Mauro Camoranesi insists they have ‘the potential to win again’ this season. The Bianconeri have suffered two defeats in their opening two games for the first time…

Antonio Conte said Andrea Pirlo “deserves more respect” after criticism and feels Italy have the toughest Euro 2016 group. The Azzurri won both games this week, beating Malta and Bulgaria…

Marco Verratti warned Italy have to improve their finishing because “we can’t always get lucky with the result.” The Azzurri squeezed past Malta and Bulgaria with 1-0 scorelines, despite dominating…

Antonio Conte defends New York City FC's Andrea Pirlo from criticism and provides Paris Saint-Germain's Marco Verratti with some feedback on how to improve. Ahead of tonight's game against Bulgaria,…

Beppe Marotta sees “analogies” between Carlos Tevez and Juan Cuadrado, then explained Juventus’ Hernanes swoop. The general manager spoke to the Corriere dello Sport newspaper about the many changes in…