Monthly Archives: August 2018
Sassuolo rake in shirt money
Sassuolo rake in shirt money
Sassuolo are second only to Juventus when it comes to shirt sponsorship money in Serie A, followed by Milan, Napoli, Roma and Inter. Juve benefit from €26.7m per year from shirt sponsorship deals and crush the average of €6.2m for other Italian top flight clubs. Calciomercato.com calculated that Sassuolo are the surprising high-flyers, raking in […]
Charleroi ask for Trotta
Charleroi ask for Trotta
Belgian club Charleroi have reportedly made an offer for Sassuolo striker Marcello Trotta. According to Tuttomercatoweb, a proposal has come in to take the forward on loan with option to buy at the end of the season. He turns 26 next month and spent the last two campaigns on loan at Crotone. It certainly wouldn’t […]
Agent of Napoli captain talks about new position on the pitch
Agent of Napoli captain talks about new position on the pitch
27 August at 17:20 The agent of Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik has commented on the new role that the Slovakian midfielder has been handed on the field by new partenopei boss Carlo Ancelotti. Hamsik’ agent Martin Petras recently talking to Radio CRC about Hamsik’s new role on the pitch. He said: “The new position of Marek? We can not expect that he will […]
AC Milan players train despite training day off
AC Milan players train despite training day off
27 August at 16:20 Despite a day off at training, about eight AC Milan players trained at the Milanello yesterday. The rossoneri fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Napoli this past weekend at the Stadio San Paolo, despite having gone 2-0 up in the game in the first 50 minutes. A Piotr Zielinski brace and a late Dries Mertens goal though, helped the partenopei […]
Italian Pundit Sconcerti: “Enough With Pazza Inter”
Italian Pundit Sconcerti: “Enough With Pazza Inter”
Italian pundit Mario Sconcerti has reflected on Inter’s performance in their 2-2 draw with Torino last night in his weekly column with Corriere della Sera. “Inter is like an allergy, never serious but almost always incurable. It is difficult to keep up with the pace of the first two and also of many other teams. […]
Ronaldo still the bookies’ favorite for capocannoniere
Ronaldo still the bookies’ favorite for capocannoniere
27 August at 15:20 Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is still the favorite to end the season as the Serie A topscorer, bookies believe. Ronaldo has failed to find the net in the opening two games for the bianconeri and was denied brilliant by Lazio’s Thomas Strakosha this past weekend, but did get the assist for Mario Mandzukic’s second goal against the biancocelesti. Despite that, Ronaldo is […]
Hamsik agent: ‘Napoli aiming for title’
Hamsik agent: ‘Napoli aiming for title’
A member of Marek Hamsik’s entourage believes Napoli have “an obligation to try to win the Scudetto”. The Partenopei fell just four points short last season, setting a club record points total of 91 in the process. Carlo Ancelotti replaced Maurizio Sarri on the bench over the summer, and the 2018-19 season has started with […]
Mayor to sue ADL?
Mayor to sue ADL?
The mayor of Naples could reportedly sue Aurelio De Laurentiis, as well as serving notice against Napoli for missed rent payments for the Stadio San Paolo. The club and the city are at war over the stadium, which is owned by the local council. De Laurentiis has repeatedly derided the ground as “a toilet”, and […]
“They wanted my football here” – Maurizio Sarri admits Roman Abramovich demands attacking football at Chelsea
“They wanted my football here” – Maurizio Sarri admits…
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri is currently getting some delightful football out of his Chelsea squad this season, barely a few weeks after he joined the club in the summer. The former Napoli tactician is not only a lover of the slick passing football but also gets the best out of his attackers by getting […]
Sarri reveals one thing Benitez ‘never did’ in Italy as Rafa slams doubtful ref calls
Sarri reveals one thing Benitez ‘never did’ in Italy…
27 August at 12:10 Rafa Benitez and Maurizio Sarri had only met twice in Serie A before yesterday’s Newcastle-Chelsea won by the Blues for 2-1 (CLICK HERE FOR FULL REACTIONS). Talking in press conference at the end of the game, Sarri said: “In Italy I’ve never seen Rafa play with five defenders. They were very […]