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Allan’s wife: ‘This is not football’
Allan’s wife: ‘This is not football’
Napoli midfielder Allan’s wife hit out at supporters who “insult me every day, abused me in the street and now break into my home in full daylight.” The Brazilian has been named in the media as one of the ring-leaders behind the squad mutiny against a training retreat, along with Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon, […]
Sarri: ‘Higuain motivated with Milan’
Sarri: ‘Higuain motivated with Milan’
Maurizio Sarri trusts Gonzalo Higuain will be highly-motivated against Milan, has Cristiano Ronaldo concerns, but Juventus cannot do without Leonardo Bonucci right now. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. “Milan are a good team, they haven’t done their best yet this season, but anything can happen in […]
Del Piero’s top 5 forgotten goals
Del Piero’s top 5 forgotten goals
Alessandro Del Piero celebrates his 45th birthday today, so Football Italia decided to rank his five greatest lesser-known goals for the Bianconeri, not an easy task considering he scored 290 for Juventus over a 19-year period. 5. Napoli, Stadio San Paolo, Serie A, 1994-95 Alessandro Del Piero’s year zero. A young, bushy-haired Del Piero started the […]
Allan’s home targeted by burglars
Allan’s home targeted by burglars
Napoli midfielder Allan’s house was burgled last night and the Brazilian fears he was targeted over recent controversy at the club. The Partenopei host Genoa today at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport and Napoli specialist site Si Gonfia La Rete, Allan’s home was broken into last […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli v Genoa
Probable line-ups: Napoli v Genoa
Napoli are planning big changes to the starting XI against Goran Pandev’s Genoa, including Elseid Hysaj, Eljif Elmas and Aradkiusz Milik. It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. The atmosphere is extremely tense at the Stadio San Paolo, as only around 25,000 people are expected in the arena, many of […]
Jorginho: ‘Chelsea promise to myself’
Jorginho: ‘Chelsea promise to myself’
Italy international Jorginho described his determination to prove himself at Chelsea, especially without Maurizio Sarri. “I promised myself I wouldn’t lose this challenge.” The midfielder was brought to Stamford Bridge from Napoli by Maurizio Sarri, but has seemingly found a whole new lease of life under Frank Lampard. “It’s all going very well, but there’s […]
Ancelotti saved by Napoli lawyers?
Ancelotti saved by Napoli lawyers?
Aurelio De Laurentiis was ready to sack Carlo Ancelotti following the Napoli players’ mutiny on Tuesday, but was talked out of it by his lawyers, claim several reports. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere della Sera newspapers, ADL was furious over the situation to such an extent that he considered getting rid of […]
Tommasi: ‘Ritiros need scrapping’
Tommasi: ‘Ritiros need scrapping’
Players’ chief Damiano Tommasi feels the time has come for clubs to scrap midseason retreats and saw nothing wrong with Antonio Conte’s comments. Napoli were sent into ‘ritiro’ as punishment for their recent poor form but instead went against the wishes of President Aurelio De Laurentis, going straight home after their 1-1 draw with RB […]
Napoli: Allan absent for Genoa
Napoli: Allan absent for Genoa
Napoli have left Allan out of their squad to face Genoa in Serie A tomorrow, amidst speculation about his role in the squad’s strike action. It has been a controversial week for the Partenopei, whose players refused to take part in a punitive training camp and instead went home after their 1-1 draw with RB […]
Italy call up debutants
Italy call up debutants
Italy have called up debutants Riccardo Orsolini, Gaetano Castrovilli and Andrea Cistana for Euro 2020 qualifiers with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia. The trio earn their first-ever senior call-ups after catching the eye for Bologna, Fiorentina and Brescia respectively in the opening months of the season. There are also inclusions for Udinese midfielder Rolando Mandragora and Sassuolo […]