Author Archives: James Grundy
Platini ‘could have joined Maradona’s Napoli’
Platini ‘could have joined Maradona’s Napoli’
Juventus legend Michel Platini reveals he could have played with Diego Armando Maradona at Napoli but admits only one player was better than him. Platini and Maradona fought to win Scudetto titles back in the 80s with Napoli who won the only two Serie A titles in their history with their legendary no.10. “We met […]
Paper Talk: Juventus line up loan-to-buy deal for Man Utd new boy; Spurs to pounce for free-transfer forward
Paper Talk: Juventus line up loan-to-buy deal for Man Utd…
Serie A giants Juventus are seriously considering a move for Donny van de Beek, while Tottenham will swoop for a Leicester man in January, according to the papers. JUVE WANT VAN DE BEEK Juventus are sniffing around Donny van de Beek at Manchester United, claims a report in Italy. The Dutch midfielder has struggled to […]
Mertens: ‘Tough to pull that jersey on’
Mertens: ‘Tough to pull that jersey on’
Dries Mertens concedes it was ‘tough to pull that shirt on’ when Napoli paid tribute to Diego Armando Maradona tonight. As his funeral was taking place in Buenos Aires, the squad walked out for the Europa League game against Rijeka all wearing the Maradona 10 jersey. Outside, thousands of fans had gathered to lay flowers […]
EL: Napoli honour Maradona with Rijeka
EL: Napoli honour Maradona with Rijeka
Napoli honoured Diego Armando Maradona and got the 2-0 result they needed against Rijeka, with Hirving Lozano and an own goal forced by Matteo Politano. Follow all the action as it happens from this game, Lille-Milan and Cluj-Roma on the LIVEBLOG. The match was utterly dominated by the news just 24 hours earlier that Diego […]
EL: Roma comfortable win at Cluj
EL: Roma comfortable win at Cluj
Roma had a comfortable 2-0 victory away to CFR Cluj with Jordan Veretout creating one and scoring another, qualifying for the Europa League knockouts. Follow all the action as it happens from this game, Lille-Milan and Napoli-Rijeka on the LIVEBLOG. The Giallorossi missed numerous players, above all in defence, including Chris Smalling, Federico Fazio, Roger […]
Gattuso: ‘Diego will live forever’
Gattuso: ‘Diego will live forever’
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso paid tribute to Diego Armando Maradona after the 2-0 win over Rijeka. ‘He will live forever, like all legends.’ There was an emotional minute’s silence before kick-off in the Europa League match, but above all the thousands who came out to lay flowers and pay their respects outside the Stadio San […]
Politano: ‘Not easy to focus’
Politano: ‘Not easy to focus’
Matteo Politano admits it was ‘really not easy’ for Napoli players to focus on the Europa League after Diego Maradona’s death. The hours leading up to the 2-0 victory over Rijeka were overshadowed by tributes to the club legend, who died on Wednesday evening at the age of 60. “It was a very sad day […]