While he is satisfied with Roma’s transfer campaign this summer, the Giallorossi’s sporting director Walter Sabatini is worried about the relationship between Totti and Luis Enrique. In a press conference on Friday Sabatini publicly asked the Giallorossi captain to make an effort to come to terms with reality: “Francesco has to understand how things are. […]

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini said sacked Stefano Pioli just three months into the job as he believed he had lost the support of the players. With the team yet to play a Serie A game due to a strike postponing the opening weekend of fixtures, Zamparini’s stance appears surprising. However, he insists he acted swiftly […]

While Italy remain unbeaten in Group C, there were far from impressive as they beat the lowly Faroe Islands 1-0 behind an 11th minute goal from Antonio Cassano. The result has placed Cesare Prandelli’s side eight points clear of nearest rivals Slovenia in the pool with three games remaining. Slovenia lost 2-1 at home to […]

Genoa have signed striker Rodrigo Palacio to a one-year contract extension, the day after he almost joined Inter Milan. Palacio looked all set to join the Nerazzurri at the transfer deadline, but Inter at the last moment decided to sign Mauro Zarate on loan from Lazio instead. “We have extended Rodrigo’s contract for another year […]

Wesley Sneijder has said that he did come close to joining Manchester United, and the reason the deal did not happen was not financial. Instead Sneijder says he did not want to leave Inter Milan. “I just felt that it was close, yes,” he said. “We had several talks. The situation was such that Inter […]

AC Milan have strengthened their midfield with the signing of Italian international Antonio Nocerino from Palermo for an undisclosed amount. The 26-year-old joins the Rossoneri on a contract until 2016 and is a straight replacement for the Mathieu Flamini who is out 5-6 months with a serious knee injury A statement on the AC Milan […]

Juventus have signed Netherlands international winger Eljero Elia from Hamburg for a reported £8 million. Elia has signed a four-year contract with the Turin club. “I know a lot about Juventus,” Elia said on the club’s official website. “This is the biggest club in Italy. For me it was very important that the coach [Antonio […]

Inter boosted their attacking options for the second time in two days by taking Argentine striker Zarate on loan for the season. Yesterday Inter signed Diego Forlan from Atletico Madrid, and today they took the 24-year-old Zarata from one of their big rivals. To land Zarata Inter paid Lazio €2.7 million with an option to […]

AS Roma have signed Bosnia and Herzegovina playmaker Miralem Pjanic from Lyon for a reported €10 million(£8.8m) deal, with Fernando Gago and Simon Kjaer also joining Luis Enrique’s side. Pjanic has already made a big name for himself in Ligue 1 and has won 26 caps for his national team having made his debut at […]