Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper has published the wages of the top players in Serie A, and the financial issues that are griping the country are reflected in the wages paid to the country’s top stars. Only 12 players across the country earn in excess of €4m per year (note that is a net […]
Serie A
Inter president Massimo Moratti’s inability to make a clear decision about the sale of the club has hampered in the transfer market this summer and delayed the rebuilding of the squad. To quickly recap Moratti’s financial situation. His family’s wealth comes from Saras Raffinerie Sarde SpA, a company in the oil refining business. This company […]
Any worries that fans had after Juventus’s poor preseason were erased today as Juve thumped Lazio 4-0 to win the Italian Super Cup. Lazio were playing on home soil but they were comprehensively beaten by the Serie A champions. It represented Juve’s second straight Super Cup triumph and sixth in total, equalling AC Milan’s record. […]
Oscar and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals as Chelsea beat Inter Milan 2-0 last night in their Guinness International Champions Cup quarterfinal. Chelsea will now meet AC Milan in the semi-finals next week while Inter will play Valencia. Chelsea are undefeated under Jose Mourinho this preseason and has his side looking like title contenders this […]
Reports out of the UK suggest that Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina will join Napoli on a season-long loan deal. Napoli were expected to bring in QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar, but after that deal fell apart, Napoli, and former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez moved quickly to sign his former Liverpool Number 1. Reina was due to […]
You have to admire the work that Antonio Conte and Juventus have done this summer. Despite winning the Scudetto comfortably the last two seasons, Conte knew that if Juventus was to get back to its former glory, it had to be more competitive in the Champion League. And to do that, they needed to improve […]
After spending the last month listening to various members of Edison Cavani’s family talk about what team will be with next season, Napoli’s President Aurelio De Laurentiis says he has no reason to meet with the striker about his future. Earlier this week Cavani said he wanted to speak with De Laurentiis once the Confederations […]
According to several sources in Italy, including Sky Sport Italia, Tuttosport and the Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus have signed Carlos Tevez from Manchester City for €9m plus €3m in performance-related bonuses, taking the total to €12m (£10m). Tevez is said to be on his way to Italy and that he will undergo a medical in […]
In a bit of a surprise, AC Milan patron Silvio Berlusconi has ended weeks of speculation surrounding the position of coach Massimiliano Allegri, by bringing him back for another season. Allegri was expected to be fired after guiding Milan to a third place finish in Serie A last season. The Milan coach was so sure […]