Author Archives: James Grundy
Man City star linked to Napoli, compared to Mbappe and Neymar
Man City star linked to Napoli, compared to Mbappe and Neymar
17 October at 16:45 Kevin De Bruyne’s agent pulled no punches when speaking about his client’s upcoming negotiations with Manchester City. Speaking to Radio CRC, Patrick De Koster made it very clear that Pep Guardiola’s organization will need to spend big to keep the midfielder in their shade of blue. With tonight’s Champions League […]
Liverpool and Chelsea eye double Serie A bargain
Liverpool and Chelsea eye double Serie A bargain
17 October at 17:31 Liverpool and Chelsea are keen to sign both Faouzi Ghoulam and Stefan De Vrij, according to several reports in Italy. Both players will see their contract expire at the end of the season and there is still no agreement between them and their clubs. Both players, in fact, want to add […]
Serie A Team of Week 8
Serie A Team of Week 8
As Napoli remain top of the table, Dave Taylor selects his best XI from Week 8’s top action over a long weekend. Tomas Strakosha [Lazio] The Lazio ‘keeper had to be on his toes from the start, first finger tipping a Khedira thunderbolt to safety then suffocating two Gonzalo Higuain efforts. However, it was in […]
Roma fined for Napoli chants
Roma fined for Napoli chants
Roma have been fined €20,000 for anti-Neapolitan chants, with Napoli fined €10,000 for throwing a flare. The two sides met on Saturday night, with the Partenopei taking a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. Today the Lega Serie A has released its disciplinary report for the weekend, with the Giallorossi hit with a €20,000 fine […]
ADL: ‘Don’t believe Pep compliments’
ADL: ‘Don’t believe Pep compliments’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis isn’t buying Pep Guardiola’s compliments – “who knows how sincere they are…” The Manchester City manager has been at pains to praise Maurizio Sarri’s side ahead of tonight’s Champions League game, but the Partenopei patron thinks some mind games are being played. “We’ve been in this stadium already and we […]
Insigne: ‘No fear against City’
Insigne: ‘No fear against City’
Lorenzo Insigne assures Napoli will face Manchester City “without fear” tonight. The Serie A leaders face Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad tonight, in a match which is being billed as clash of the sides playing the best football in Europe. “Manchester City are a top club, we’ll try to prepare for the match in […]
Roma squad for Chelsea
Roma squad for Chelsea
Eusebio Di Francesco named his Roma squad to visit Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). The Giallorossi have Stephan El Shaarawy back from an injury he sustained on international duty, while Kevin Strootman also returns following the 1-0 Serie A defeat to Napoli on Saturday. […]
Chelsea, Conte: “Difficult to play Roma, they have many good players. Morata is available”
Chelsea, Conte: “Difficult to play Roma, they have…
Chelsea and Roma are getting ready to play in the Champions League on Wednesday. Antonio Conte, leading his Chelsea at home against a Roma team coming off a defeat to Napoli, are looking to regain their momentum after their own league loss to Crystal Palace. Conte spoke in his prematch press conference: “Morata is available, […]
Juventus, Allegri: “The game against Sporting is most decisive for qualification. Dybala will continue to take penalties”
Juventus, Allegri: “The game against Sporting is most…
Massimiliano Allegri spoke at the pre-match press conference in anticipation of Juventus’ match against Sporting Clube de Portugal: “There is a good atmosphere in the locker room and we know that we have to regain our balance: we can’t get depressed after two straight negative results. Juventus have made a great start to the season, […]
Italy passes on Europe’s top passer, Brazil to swoop in?
Italy passes on Europe’s top passer, Brazil to swoop in?
17 October at 14:50 With the loss of Andrea Pirlo to MLS and international obscurity, the Italian national team has failed to replace his skill and effectiveness as a deep playmaker. Now, with their World Cup playoff looming next month, Italy may lose its best chance of replacing the Italian maestro. Napoli’s hot start […]