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Smalling left out of Roma squad list
Smalling left out of Roma squad list
Chris Smalling has been left out of Roma squad list while Paulo Fonseca recovers Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini. Roma face Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday and Fonseca will be without the English defender who hasn’t recovered from a mild knee injury. Ibanez and Mancini, however, return to action and will be […]
Fonseca: ‘Dzeko starts against Napoli’
Fonseca: ‘Dzeko starts against Napoli’
Paulo Fonseca confirms Edin Dzeko will start for Roma against Napoli tomorrow, while he is hopeful Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez can also play. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for the match preview. “Dzeko is ready, he will play from the start,” assured the coach in his press conference. “Mancini […]
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
Maradona, a muddy field and the Hand of God
There is an anecdote about Diego Maradona’s time at Napoli that is shared repeatedly by teammates, when he defied club orders to take part in a charity match in a muddy field, and practiced the Hand of God. The incident is remarkably on film, as one of the locals happened to have a video camera, […]
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Zoff: ‘Maradona unsolvable for goalkeepers’
Italy legend Dino Zoff explains why nobody can compare to Diego Armando Maradona, not even Pele. ‘He was an unsolvable problem for goalkeepers.’ Zoff saw the greatest players in the world up close on his way to winning the 1982 World Cup, the culmination of a long career at the age of 40. “Maradona was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]