Rooney: ‘Liverpool like Totti’s Roma’
Wayne Rooney has compared Liverpool’s stellar attack to “how Roma used to play with Francesco Totti and two quick runners attacking from wide.” In his column for The Sunday Times,…
Eriksson: ‘Lazio strongest in Europe’
Sven Goran Eriksson maintains his Lazio was “at that point the strongest team in Europe,” while he’s proud of Simone Inzaghi and Roberto Mancini. The Swede was in Naples this…
Rooney: ‘Juventus for the CL’
Wayne Rooney declares “I fancy Juventus to win the Champions League”, thanks to the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. The two played together at Manchester United, and the Englishman, now at…
Icardi ahead of Ronaldo
Inter striker Mauro Icardi’s 103 Serie A goals mean he has more league goals at the age of 25 than both Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Nerazzurri captain hit…
Rooney: ‘Disappointing and upsetting’
Everton captain Wayne Rooney found it “very disappointing and upsetting” after a 5-1 Atalanta victory at Goodison Park. The Orobici needed only a point to secure qualification for the Europa…
Pistone: Life with Wazza & Gazza…
Former Everton defender Alessandro Pistone remembers Wayne Rooney as a ‘phenomenon’ and Paul Gascoigne as his ‘No 1’ teammate. Pistone played over 100 times for Everton between 2000 and 2007…
Everton slaughtered in Gazzetta ratings
Everton’s players come in for sharp criticism in this morning’s Gazzetta dello Sport, but Atalanta are praised. The Orobici thrashed the English side 3-0 last night in Reggio Emilia, with…
Petagna: ‘Gasp a phenomenon’
Atalanta striker Andrea Petagna called Coach Gian Piero Gasperini “a phenomenon” after their 3-0 dismantling of Everton. It was the perfect welcome back to Europe after 26 years away, and…
Koeman: ‘Atalanta tough to beat’
Ronald Koeman hints Wayne Rooney will start for Everton against Atalanta and warns “every Italian team is difficult to beat.” It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio-Emilia, which…
Atalanta have left-back problem
Atalanta are without Josip Ilicic, Robin Gosens and Leonardo Spinazzola against Everton, confirmed Gian Piero Gasperini. It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio-Emilia, which usually hosts Sassuolo, on…
Cristante excited to face Rooney
Bryan Cristante admits he is excited about facing Wayne Rooney when Atalanta take on Everton this Thursday. “His name has an effect on you…” Cristante is expected to start for…
Rooney: ‘Capello cheered on Italy’
Wayne Rooney felt Fabio Capello had to leave the England job because he and his staff were cheering on Italy. The incident occurred at the 2010 World Cup in South…
Cannavaro: ‘Kalinic still main objective’
Tianjin Quanjian Coach Fabio Cannavaro reveals Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic is ‘still the main objective’ for his side. The Croatian confirmed that he had rejected a move to the Chinese…
Mourinho in double Lazio swoop?
Manchester United are reportedly planning a double swoop for Keita Balde Diao and Stefan de Vrij of Lazio. Whilst the interest in centre-back De Vrij from Jose Mourinho has been…
Inter move for Rooney in January?
Reports in the Netherlands claim Inter could try to sign Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney in January. Nerazzurri Coach Frank de Boer was under pressure, but it looks likely he’s…
Rooney: ‘Pogba, prove greatness at Man Utd’
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney invites Juventus' Paul Pogba: 'He has unfinished business with us'. As reports continue to follow one another on the 23-year-old's impending move to the Red…
Hamsik: ‘Me like Gerrard? Well…’
Slovakia star Marek Hamsik admits he is a fan of Wayne Rooney ahead of the game against England, whilst swearing loyalty to Napoli. The two nations clash tonight at 20:00…