Author Archives: James Grundy
Boga: ‘I chose to stay at Sassuolo’
Boga: ‘I chose to stay at Sassuolo’
Jeremie Boga explains why he rejected Napoli to stay at Sassuolo, considering Chelsea might regret him and targeting Europe with Roberto De Zerbi. Sassuolo host Inter today at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. “It feels great being in second place, although last season Sassuolo already deserved more than to finish eighth, but […]
Clubs race to pay salaries
Clubs race to pay salaries
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli, Lazio, Benevento, Genoa and Sampdoria have until December 1 to pay outstanding wages or risk a penalty. These are the remaining clubs out of the 20 in Serie A who have only paid salaries to their players up to August 2020. They would’ve already faced punishment if not […]
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine solution; Man Utd chase new defender and linked with ‘new Messi’
Paper Talk: Liverpool offered Argentine solution; Man Utd…
Liverpool have been offered an experienced centre-back to solve their defensive shortage, while Man Utd want a new right-back and have been linked with an Argentine sensation, all in the papers. LIVERPOOL OFFERED DEFENDER Veteran centre-back Ezequiel Garay has been offered to Liverpool and Barcelona, claims a report in Spain. The 34-year-old defender is a […]
Cabrini sparks Maradona controversy
Cabrini sparks Maradona controversy
Former Juventus player Antonio Cabrini said Diego Maradona ‘would still be alive if he had played for the Bianconeri and not Napoli’, but then apologised. Cabrini sparked controversy with his comment on the death of Diego Armando Maradona, when he claimed the Argentine legend would have still lived if he had moved to the Bianconeri. […]
Milan: Saelemaekers available against Viola
Milan: Saelemaekers available against Viola
Milan winger Alexis Saelemaekers has recovered from the ankle injury and could reportedly be back against Fiorentina on Sunday. MilanNews reports Saelemaekers was back in training with the rest of the group and is available to be called up for the match against the Viola. The report reveals Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s recovery is proceeding well, as […]
Lazio v Udinese: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Lazio v Udinese: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Lazio are out to extend their unbeaten run in this fixture to 12 games when they welcome Udinese to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 12:30). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Lazio (3-5-2): Reina; Patric, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Parolo, Leiva, Alberto, Fares; Immobile, Correa. Unavailable: Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic, Escalante. Udinese (3-5-2): Musso; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; Larsen, De Paul, Arslan, […]
Platini: Maradona and I could have played together
Platini: Maradona and I could have played together
Former UEFA president Michel Platini has said that he could have been teammates with the late Diego Maradona at Napoli in the 1980s. The French great was playing for Juventus at the time and Partenopei director Italo Allodi had tried to convince the attacking midfielder to join the southern Italian club but he decided to […]
Gascoigne: Without Maradona, Shilton would be nobody
Gascoigne: Without Maradona, Shilton would be nobody
Former England star Paul Gascoigne has defended Diego Maradona and criticised compatriot Peter Shilton after the recent passing of the Argentinian legend. Shilton and Maradona played against each in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between England and Argentina, which the Albiceleste won 2-1 thanks to the forward’s controversial ‘Hand of God’ goal and a famous […]
Pirlo: ‘Maradona was the idol of us all’
Pirlo: ‘Maradona was the idol of us all’
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said Diego Maradona ‘was the idol of all kids who wanted to play football’, as the Old Lady prepare to face Benevento in Serie A. The Old Lady have already travelled to Benevento and the coach spoke to Juventus TV ahead of the League match, their third in a week since […]
Maradona Jr: ‘You can’t imagine how happy I was with you’
Maradona Jr: ‘You can’t imagine how happy I…
Diego Maradona Jr has published a message to his father, who passed away two days ago. ‘I felt invincible with you by my side’. Diego Armando Maradona died of a cardiac arrest two days ago, here are the words from his son, who published his message to the Napoli legend on Instagram. “You can’t imagine […]