Football-italia
Hamsik: ‘Proud of Napoli loyalty’
Hamsik: ‘Proud of Napoli loyalty’
Marek Hamsik is proud to have “dedicated my entire career to Napoli”, and hopes Lorenzo Insigne will inherit his captain’s armband. The Slovakian has been with the club for 11 years, becoming their all-time top-scorer last season. Barring injury he should break Giuseppe Bruscolotti’s appearance record this season, and at the launch of his new […]
‘Raiola? Never heard of him…’
‘Raiola? Never heard of him…’
Legendary former Milan Coach Arrigo Sacchi hits back at Mino Raiola insisting “I’ve never heard of this person…” The former Italy CT criticised Mario Balotelli after the draw with Poland, and the striker’s agent described him as “pitiful” and “finished”. Today the ex Azzurri boss attended a sport festival in Milan and was asked about […]
PSG: ‘Napoli will be difficult’
PSG: ‘Napoli will be difficult’
Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi warns Napoli deserve “maximum attention” and sees Juventus as “one of the Champions League powers”. The French champions have been drawn against the Partenopei in the group stage, and the Qatari businessman spoke about them at the European Club Association. “[Aurelio] De Laurentiis is a great President, I really like […]
Amazon to make Maradona series?
Amazon to make Maradona series?
Amazon will reportedly make a TV series charting the life of Napoli and Argentina legend Diego Maradona. According to Corriere della Sera, the casting for Maradona has already been done and the series will be available on Amazon Prime Video ‘soon’. The newspaper explains Nazareno Casero, Juan Palomino and Nicolas Goldschmidt have been entrusted with […]
Vrsaljko injury concern for Inter
Vrsaljko injury concern for Inter
Bad news for Inter, as Sime Vrsaljko limped off just 19 minutes into Croatia’s Nations League match against Spain. The full-back had little time to make an impact in Elche and took a knock to the left knee. He immediately asked to be substituted and made way for Napoli winger Marko Rog. It’s a concern […]
Samp to raise Praet clause
Samp to raise Praet clause
Sampdoria are working on a new contract for Belgium international Dennis Praet to raise the current €26m release clause. The 24-year-old was snapped up from RSC Anderlecht in 2016 for €10m and his value has since gone up considerably. He also received interest from the likes of Juventus, Inter, Napoli and Roma. According to La […]
ADL: ‘San Nicola a precaution’
ADL: ‘San Nicola a precaution’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis clarifies he hasn’t yet asked UEFA for permission to play in Bari, with the San Nicola as a ‘precaution’. The Partenopei owner claimed in an interview with Corriere dello Sport that he’d asked to move the club’s Champions League matches over 250km east to the San Nicola. The mayors of […]
Chiriches out ‘4-6 months’
Chiriches out ‘4-6 months’
Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches will be out for “four to six months” after ACL surgery, confirmed the Romania team doctor. The full-back sustained the serious left knee injury while on international duty and went under the knife on Monday. “I spoke to Chiriches straight after the operation and fortunately it went well, but I have […]
‘Napoli can’t play in Bari’
‘Napoli can’t play in Bari’
The mayor of Naples says it’s “unthinkable” that Napoli could play games at the San Nicola, while Bari’s mayor says the stadium isn’t even UEFA compliant. Partenopei President Aurelio De Laurentiis is in open war with the city council over the Stadio San Paolo, and claimed that he’s asked to play Champions League games in […]
UEFA: ‘No Napoli request’
UEFA: ‘No Napoli request’
UEFA have reportedly received no request from Napoli to move their Champions League games to the Stadio San Nicola in Bari. President Aurelio De Laurentiis declared in an interview with the Corriere dello Sport that he had asked to move the games away from the Stadio San Paolo, insisting he’d pay for buses to take […]