No fans until January 2021?
While Serie A is expected to resume at the end of May, it’s reported we won’t see fans in the Italian stadiums until January 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has swept…
While Serie A is expected to resume at the end of May, it’s reported we won’t see fans in the Italian stadiums until January 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has swept…
Gianluca Vialli describes cancer as “not a battle, but a journey, it helps you become who you are,” but the COVID-19 pandemic will “leave enormous scars on the country, emotional,…
Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi suggests Serie A teams split into two and that five substitutions are allowed if they are to play every three days. The campaign has been…
With training expected to resume on May 4, Serie A should start playing games on May 31 and finish by July 12, leaving the Champions League and Europa League until…
There were 619 deaths in Italy from people testing positive for coronavirus over the last 24 hours, but a further 2,079 were given the all-clear. The death toll in the…
Italy coach Roberto Mancini describes the greatest victories of his career, which as a player was at Sampdoria, and on the bench for Manchester City. Mancio spoke to Il Sole…
It is increasingly likely that Serie A teams can resume training from May 4, playing on May 31 and ending the season by at most August 3. Prime Minister Giuseppe…
Sampdoria midfielder Albin Ekdal has spent a month in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus and the Sweden international admitted ‘it was very hard’. The Blucerchiati were one of the…
Italy’s Government is expected to order a continuation of the lockdown until May 3, but Serie A players could go into a training retreat before that for multiple tests after…
Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero insists “we have to admit that the season ends here. Why bother playing a game without fans?” The coronavirus pandemic seems to be on a downward…
The IFAB has announced changes to the handball rule for the 2020-21 season and warned “where a reviewable incident is subjective, the expectation is that the referee will undertake an…
The latest figures from the Italian Government are increasingly reassuring, with another drop in deaths (552), new cases (1,195), intensive care requirements and a significant increase in people recovering. Experts…
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina said Serie A “must be ready” to act fast and resume training, as medics work out the protocol for ensuring safety when the coronavirus pandemic eases…
Italy legend Pietro Vierchowod has hit out at the state of defending in 2020. “The goals of today are an insult to football.” Vierchowod is considered one of the all-time…
Serie A could resume training sessions on May 4, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with three hypotheses to help conclude the campaign in July. The newspaper claims Serie A…
President of the Referees’ Association Marcello Nicchi is looking forward to the day when Serie A can resume, even without VAR. “I hope after all this, people can realise the…
Italy is finally “on the downward trajectory” of the coronavirus pandemic curve, while it’s announced a “reliable” test for COVID-19 antibodies has been developed, allowing for a ‘passport’ to work…
FIFA have announced contracts will be extended and transfer windows shift in line with the changing fixture list after the COVID-19 crisis. “It is proposed that contracts be extended until…
There were another 604 deaths, taking the total fatalities to 17,127, but Italy have turned a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic with 258 leaving hospital and 106 new intensive care…
An extreme plan has been floated which would see all the remaining Serie A games played and teams hosted in the Rome area, which has been less hit by the…