Serie A working on Plan B
Serie A are trying to work out a Plan B in case the season cannot resume, including a change in relegation and promotion, which could see it expanded to 22…
Serie A are trying to work out a Plan B in case the season cannot resume, including a change in relegation and promotion, which could see it expanded to 22…
Serie A clubs have set June 14 as the last possible date to resume games if the season is to be finished, as they battle the Government to get training…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns “it is not certain” that the Serie A season will resume even after group training on May 18. “We’re being pressured, but the medical…
Following this evening’s announcement, Serie A clubs can begin preparing to start training in groups from May 18 and playing games from June 2, so the season could end in…
Italy will move into Phase Two of the coronavirus pandemic response from May 4, so players can train individually from May 4, in groups from May 18, with games expected…
The daily death toll in Italy from COVID-19 has plummeted with only 260 since yesterday, the lowest figure since March 14, and just 56 in Lombardy. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte…
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed Italy will ease lockdown measures from May 4, but schools won’t open until September and we’re unlikely to see crowds in stadiums until January 2021.…
Antonio Cassano has chosen the ideal XI of former teammates and it includes Gigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Zinedine Zidane, Francesco Totti and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. FantAntonio drew up the list during…
Italy coach Roberto Mancini admits it might be better for the Nazionale if Serie A didn’t resume, but he will adjust to deal with the effects of this stretched season.…
The 20 medics representing Serie A clubs insist they are not against resuming the season, but wished to make helpful points on the testing protocol to clarify the situation. A…
The number of coronavirus deaths in Italy over the last 24 hours fell again to 415, the lowest figure in over a month, as hospitalisations and ICU admissions continue to…
According to the Corriere della Sera, only three out of 20 Serie A clubs – Juventus, Lazio and Genoa – have approved the medical protocols for returning amid the COVID-19…
While a leading Italian epidemiologist assures football can continue even if another Serie A player tests positive for COVID-19, the WHO warns antibodies might not mean immunity. The latest Government…
Manchester United CEO Ed Woodward tells fans not to expect more world record fees after the shutdown. “It may not be 'business as usual' for any clubs, including ourselves, in…
The Italian Government is set to accept the protocol for resuming Serie A training, but only if clubs donate five COVID-19 test kits for every one they use. A protocol…
Lega Serie A President Luigi De Siervo warns failing to complete the season would mean “foreign clubs could pillage our football and snatch our champions at cut-price.” The debate on…
Serie A clubs are ready to sue Sky, DAZN and IMG if they don’t get their TV rights money on time, regardless of the lockdown, claims the Corriere dello Sport.…
Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero has advised Serie A clubs to ‘roll our sleeves up and have a great 2020-21 campaign’ instead of fighting for a restart. The FIGC and Lega…
Brescia President Massimo Cellino warns they won’t play “unless there are guarantees over safety, and currently we do not have those. The season is already ruined.” The Lega Serie A…
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has agreed to postpone the end of the 2019-20 Serie A season from June 30 to August 2. This would be in line with today’s…