Author Archives: James Grundy
Serie A Week 12 referees
Serie A Week 12 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 12 have been announced, with Fabio Maresca given Juventus-Milan on Sunday. The 38-year-old has been card-happy of late, pulling out red cards in each of his last two League matches. He will be officiating Milan for the first time this season, although they have never lost when he has […]
Probable line-ups: Gladbach-Roma
Probable line-ups: Gladbach-Roma
Javier Pastore could be dropped for Diego Perotti when Roma face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Europa League on Thursday. Monchengladbach have surprised everyone in the Bundesliga this season, taking top spot after 10 rounds played, but remain bottom of Group J in the Europa League. Leonardo Spinazzola is suffering from a muscle problem, so Paulo […]
Ancelotti likely to leave Napoli at season end
Ancelotti likely to leave Napoli at season end
07 November at 10:15 Italian Serie A giants Napoli’s manager Carlo Ancelotti is likely to leave the club at the end of the season, as per Gazzetta dello Sport cited by Calciomercato.com. The 60-year-old is under pressure after players abandoned an enforced training camp following series of poor results. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has […]
Milan, two players risk suspension for game against Napoli
Milan, two players risk suspension for game against Napoli
06 November at 22:30 Milan have two players at risk of suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards, according to a report from Calciomercato.com. The report details how the 21-year-old Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer, as well as 25-year-old Turkish forward Hakan Çalhanoğlu have both received four yellow cards already this season, and if […]
Official: Napoli clarify reasons behind training retreat following protest
Official: Napoli clarify reasons behind training retreat…
06 November at 21:30 Napoli have clarified the reasons behind their decision to initiate a training retreat following the announcement that the players have decided to ignore the retreat and return home. The club released an official statement on their website, which says: “With reference to the news that appeared today and in […]
Napoli: ‘Not a punitive retreat’
Napoli: ‘Not a punitive retreat’
Napoli have released a new statement, insisting “the training retreat was constructive and not punitive,” though players and Carlo Ancelotti don’t seem to agree. The club remains in chaos after the squad rebelled against orders to continue the training retreat at the Castelvolturno ground, known in Italy as a ‘ritiro.’ Napoli announced they would take […]
Juventus and Real Madrid set for big name swap deal in January
Juventus and Real Madrid set for big name swap deal in January
06 November at 19:30 Juventus and Real Madrid are set to make a player swap in the upcoming January transfer window, according to a report from Spanish media outlet El Desmarque via Calciomercato.com today. The report details how the Bianconeri are keen to offer the Spanish side 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur in exchange […]
Napoli, midfield ace has decided his future
Napoli, midfield ace has decided his future
06 November at 18:30 Fabian Ruiz has chosen where his future is. According to reports from ESPN (via CalcioMercato.Com), the Napoli midfielder wants to wear Real Madrid’s shirt in the future and contacts have been made with Real – who now have an advantage ahead of Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City who are also […]
Lokomotiv Moscow v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Lokomotiv Moscow v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Juventus will seal qualification from Group D in the Champions League with victory when they take on Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday. The Bianconeri sit top of the group and can secure their passage with two games to spare, as they seek to make light work of the Russian runners up at the RZD Arena. History […]
Reports: Napoli stick with Ancelotti
Reports: Napoli stick with Ancelotti
Reports this afternoon say Napoli will stick with Carlo Ancelotti after the squad mutinied against a training retreat. Speculation had intensified earlier that Ancelotti’s position was increasingly unsafe, given he had publicly disagreed with Aurelio De Laurentiis’ decision to send the Napoli players in ritiro. That was later followed by the coach not fulfilling his […]