Author Archives: James Grundy
Serie A’s 17th round to be held over three-week period
Serie A’s 17th round to be held over three-week period
Lega Serie A have announced the kick-off times for all 10 fixtures of round 17 of the 2019/20 Serie A campaign and it will go on for a lengthy three weeks. It will commence on Wednesday, December 18 2019 with Juventus hosting Sampdoria at the Allianz Stadium in Turin and then it will conclude on […]
Napoli, Ancelotti expected to leave after the season
Napoli, Ancelotti expected to leave after the season
05 November at 12:30 According to Corriere Della Sera, there is great tension between Napoli owner De Laurentiis and the manager Ancelotti. In addition to the poor results, the two didn’t agree on the retreat. Therefore, despite the respectful words of the two about each other, the sweetness of the early times is gradually fading. […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli-RB Salzburg
Probable line-ups: Napoli-RB Salzburg
Napoli will qualify for the Champions League Round of 16 with a win over RB Salzburg and might go all out attack with Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano and Dries Mertens. The group game kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 20.00 GMT, following Napoli’s 3-2 win in Austria. It looks like both Arkadiusz Milik […]
Man Utd reject €15m for Smalling
Man Utd reject €15m for Smalling
Manchester United have reportedly rejected a €15m offer from Roma to make Chris Smalling’s transfer permanent. The English defender has impressed at his new club during the loan spell and the Giallorossi are trying to tie him down on a permanent deal in the Italian capital. But the negotiations will continue as Manchester United’s valuation […]
Report: Juve, Man Utd and Real to battle for Haaland in €100m auction
Report: Juve, Man Utd and Real to battle for Haaland in…
05 November at 11:30 Haaland has landed in Italy. This evening, the Champions League top goalscorer (with six goals in three games) will take on Napoli with Salzburg in the fourth round of the group stage. The game is expected to be a close one, as well as crucial for both sides. The Norweigan […]
Another day, another link: Perth Glory and Manchester United trumped by Italians in Zlatan Ibrahimovic race
Another day, another link: Perth Glory and Manchester United…
Manchester United and Perth Glory could be trumped by Bologna in their attempts to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic back. The 38-year-old left Old Trafford in 2018 to sign for Major League Soccer team LA Galaxy in the US. But Italian publication TuttoMercatoWeb[1] claimed the Red Devils could be on the verge of attempting to bring him […]
PODCAST: Yet more racism spoils another round of Serie A
PODCAST: Yet more racism spoils another round of Serie A
There was another action-packed round of Serie A this weekend but a lot of excellent football was overshadowed by yet more racism aimed at Brescia’s Mario Balotelli. Hellas Verona’s curva were involved not for the first time, leaving the Forza Italian Football Podcast with no other choice than to talk about Italian football’s obvious problems […]
Marsch: ‘Napoli are super, but…’
Marsch: ‘Napoli are super, but…’
Red Bull Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch has declared that while Napoli are a “super” side, his own team are no pushovers. Marsch was speaking at a Press conference for Salzburg’s Champions League clash at the San Paolo tomorrow, and he was in a bullish mood ahead of facing Napoli. “Napoli are super, but we’re a […]