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On This Day: Maradona’s warm-up
On This Day: Maradona’s warm-up
It was on April 19, 1989 that Diego Armando Maradona delighted Napoli fans with what remains an iconic warm-up, set to the song Live is Life. The Argentina legend showed no sign of nerves when preparing for the UEFA Cup semi-final against Bayern Munich in Germany, as he transformed a simple routine to get the […]
Icardi to Napoli, Milik to Juventus?
Icardi to Napoli, Milik to Juventus?
Napoli are back in the frame for Mauro Icardi, if Arkadiusz Milik goes to Juventus, but it depends on whether PSG purchase him outright from Inter. There could be another merry-go-round on the transfer market this summer when it comes to centre-forwards. Icardi has spent this season at Paris Saint-Germain on loan for €13m and […]
Acerbi: ‘Doomed to fail at Milan’
Acerbi: ‘Doomed to fail at Milan’
Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi has confessed his spell at Milan ‘was over before it even began’ and that he is ‘crazy’ about Nicolo Zaniolo. Acerbi joined Milan in the summer of 2012, just a week after Thiago Silva departed for Paris Saint-Germain, but he played just 10 times for the Rossoneri, in a stint marked by […]
Boga: ‘Sassuolo perfect for me’
Boga: ‘Sassuolo perfect for me’
Jeremie Boga says Sassuolo are the ‘perfect’ club for him but will never forget his time at Chelsea, which ‘will remain with me for a lifetime’. Chelsea have a €15m buyback option for Boga, who has also been linked with the likes of Napoli and Barcelona, but the French attacker made it clear he was […]
Italian football summit for Wed
Italian football summit for Wed
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora has called a meeting with Italian football’s chiefs for Wednesday to discuss resuming the Serie A season. The plans are already in place and the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) sent over the protocol for training in safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Now Minister for Sport Spadafora has called a videoconference […]
Champions League set for August
Champions League set for August
UEFA are expected to present their plans for the Champions League, played from August 7-31 with a game every three days until the Final on August 29. A series of meetings have been set up for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week, to discuss how to proceed in concluding the 2019-20 season amid a coronavirus […]
Italian football summit set for Wed
Italian football summit set for Wed
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora has called a meeting with Italian football’s chiefs for Wednesday to discuss resuming the Serie A season. The plans are already in place and the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) sent over the protocol for training in safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Now Minister for Sport Spadafora has called a videoconference […]
Napoli battle for Azmoun
Napoli battle for Azmoun
Napoli face competition from Atletico Madrid and West Ham United for Zenit St Petersburg’s Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun. The Partenopei have been repeatedly linked with an offer for Azmoun, who is 25 years old and spent practically his entire career in Russia with Rubin Kazan, Rostov and since 2019 Zenit. According to the Corriere del […]
Inter put €40m down for Tonali
Inter put €40m down for Tonali
Inter are reportedly the favourites for Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali, putting forward a €40m proposal to beat the competition from Juventus and Liverpool. According to Sport Mediaset, the Nerazzurri are aiming to get in there quicker than anyone else, putting their money on the table for the midfielder. It’s claimed director Beppe Marotta and President […]
Sousa: ‘Hope to deserve Juventus job’
Sousa: ‘Hope to deserve Juventus job’
Paulo Sousa “always dreamed” of being the Juventus coach and hopes to one day make it come true, while expecting greater things from Federico Chiesa and Federico Bernardeschi. The Portuguese tactician is currently at Girondins de Bordeaux, after leaving Fiorentina for Tianjin Tianhai Quanjian in China. “I always dreamed of working for a club that […]