Author Archives: James Grundy
Raiola: Italy has no future, if…
Raiola: Italy has no future, if…
Super-agent Mino Raiola warns ‘Italian football has no future if it fails to defeat the cancer’ that is racism. Raiola has several black players among his clientele, including Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Moise Kean, and he was angered by the monkey chants subjected to Kalidou Koulibaly during Napoli’s 1-0 loss to Inter on Wednesday. […]
FIGC: Inter-Napoli ref was ‘perfect’
FIGC: Inter-Napoli ref was ‘perfect’
FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina insists Paolo Mazzoleni officiated ‘perfectly’ during Inter-Napoli and that ‘if players left the field then it would break the rules’. “We all have to take some responsibility and keep the tone low,” he continued to Sky Sport Italia. “We must have faith in the institutions. These continuous attacks aren’t good for […]
OFFICIAL: Serie A to go ahead
OFFICIAL: Serie A to go ahead
The FIGC has confirmed that Serie A will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite the ugly fallout from Inter-Napoli on Wednesday. Serie A had been threatened with suspension after fans were stabbed and killed outside San Siro, while Kalidou Koulibaly was subjected to racist abuse. However, FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia: […]
Inter, Milan police chief: ‘I will ask for the closure of Curva Nord until March’
Inter, Milan police chief: ‘I will ask for the closure…
27 December at 14:40 Following a brutal clash between Inter and Napoli ultras yesterday, four Napoli fans have been seriously injured, while one Inter fan has lost his life at the hospital. Three Inter fans have now been arrested, suspected of being the main ultras behind the clash. The Milan police chief, Marcello Cardona, […]
Official: Empoli shut down ticket sales for Inter fans
Official: Empoli shut down ticket sales for Inter fans
27 December at 15:20 Following yesterday’s events before the Inter-Napoli game, where a big fight erupted between Ultras, Empoli have now shut down the away ticket sales ahead of their clash with Inter this weekend. “Empoli FC announces that, following the meeting of Gos, the operational security group, which took place this morning, the […]
Serie A Week 19 referees
Serie A Week 19 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 19 have been announced, with all 10 on Boxing Day given the Saturday off. The players are not the only ones being rested during a packed festive period as it is all-change on the referee front, with just three 72 hours separating Wednesday’s games and those this weekend. Federico […]
Salvini calls emergency meeting
Salvini calls emergency meeting
Deputy Italian PM Matteo Salvini will call an emergency meeting in the New Year after asserting ‘you can’t die for a football match in 2018’. Four Napoli fans were stabbed and an Inter supporter died from being hit by a van outside San Siro on Wednesday, prompting Salvini [pictured, right] to take action. “You can’t […]
Hamsik suffers hamstring injury
Hamsik suffers hamstring injury
Marek Hamsik is a doubt for Napoli’s final game of 2018 against Bologna on Saturday after picking up a hamstring injury. A medical report on Napoli’s official website confirmed Hamsik had sustained ‘a grade-I muscle strain to his right thigh’ during Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Inter. Consequently, the midfielder – who lasted just 23 minutes […]
FIGC, Gravina: ‘Suspending Serie A? We are thinking about it’
FIGC, Gravina: ‘Suspending Serie A? We are thinking…
27 December at 14:05 Following the terrible events in the build-up of the game between Inter and Napoli yesterday, where four Napoli fans were stabbed and one Inter fan was killed, the president of the FIGC has revealed that the league might be suspended. “Suspending the league? We are thinking about it, now we […]