Roma will be the only Italian team in the US this summer, as the 2019 International Champions Cup (ICC) schedule was released. With Juventus, Inter and Milan heading to Asia, Roma will have the US to themselves, and they have scheduled three high profile friendlies. Roma will kick off their preseason against Mexican side Guadalajara […]
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Inter director Giuseppe Marotta says he used “diplomacy” to resolve the Mauro Icardi saga, but won’t reveal why the captaincy was removed. “There are some dynamics that cannot be made public.” The striker returned to training this week, not having played since he was stripped of the captaincy on February 13 and immediately afterwards felt […]
Inter Milan are ‘following the situations of Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho’ as the club makes plans for a successor to under-pressure manager Luciano Spalletti. Spalletti is under increasing scrutiny having overseen elimination from both the Champions League and the Europa League this season. And according to Corriere dello Sport, with Conte and Inter’s former […]
Manchester United will have to smash their transfer record and pay a world record fee for a defender, after Napoli put a €150 million price tag on Senegal international centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. Interest is high in the Napoli defender and he has been heavily linked with a move to a top European club in recent […]
Fresh from scoring the hat-trick that sent Juventus into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo declared: ‘This is why Juve bought me’. On a frenzied night in Turin Ronaldo scored three times to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Atletico Madrid and keep the Italian champions’ dream alive. Ronaldo scored two headers either side […]
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says that talks over his future have been put on hold until the end of the season. Allegri has guided the Bianconeri to four consecutive Serie A titles and his current deal runs through to 2020. Even though they suffered a shock Coppa Italia defeat by Atalanta, ending the holders’ long […]
Claudio Ranieri is poised to make a swift return to management with Roma after they sacked under-fire Eusebio Di Francesco on Thursday. The 67-year-old, a Roma fan, was sacked as manager of Fulham last week but is close to agreeing terms with Roma to become their caretaker manager until the end of the season. Di […]
Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has revealed the Serie A leaders are interested in Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. The Argentine was replaced by goalkeeper Samir Handanovic as captain last week amid contract talks and refused to travel for their Europa League victory at Rapid Vienna a day later. The club subsequently announced Icardi would […]
Juventus have tabled a staggering offer for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah worth €50million (£44m) and Paulo Dybala. According to Italian publication Tuttosport, who have the story on their front page on Thursday, the Italian champions are serious in their pursuit of the Egypt star. Salah signed a new five-year contract at Liverpool last July and the […]