The fallout out from the latest match fixing scandal that has rattled around Italian Football since the summer is tat the Italian Football Federation prosecutor have recommended a one-point penalty for Serie A title hopefuls Napoli. Former Napoli goalkeeper Matteo Gianello has confessed to attempting to fix the outcome of Napoli’s Serie A match at […]
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Reports in France and Italy say that Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan in January. Sneijder has been banished to the stands by Inter as he refuses to sign a new contract which lowers his €6m per season wages. PSG would have no problem meeting Sneijder’s current wages […]
Serie A leaders Juventus eked out a 1-0 victory away against Palermo to increase their lead at the Serie A summit to four points, while Inter Milan beat Napoli 2-1 to leapfrog Walter Mazzarri’s men into second. Juve had suspended coach Antonio Conte back on the sideline for the first time this season as his […]
Two first-half goals from captain Francesco Totti helped Roma beat Fiorentina 4-2 at Stadio Olimpico today and move above the Viola and city rivals Lazio into fourth place in Serie A. Leandro Castan put Roma in front in the seventh minute, but Facundo Roncaglia levelled seven minutes later. Totti put Roma back in front before […]
Wesley Sneijder and his agent met with Inter Milan officials today in an attempt to resolve his current contract impasse. Basically Inter have told Sneijder that he will not play for them until he accepts a reported 50% cut in his €6m wages. That is something that Sneijder is not interested in and he issued […]
Napoli moved back within two points of Serie A leaders Juventus after beating Pescara 5-1 on Sunday, while Inter and Lazio also picked up important wins. On Saturday, Juventus rebounded from last week’s defeat to AC Milan beat ten-man Torino 3-0 in the first Derby della Mole since March 2009, Claudio Marchisio scoring twice for […]
The wage dispute between Inter Milan and Dutch star Wesley Senijder has spiraled out of control and is starting to get nasty. I wrote earlier this week about the possibility of Sneijder being sold to city rivals AC Milan in January after they told Sneijder he will not play again until he has signed a […]
Inter Milan failed to take advantage of Juventus’ defeat to AC Milan yesterday as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Parma. Meanwhile Napoli jumped onto second pace over Inter after easing past Cagliari 1-0. Nicola Sansone scored the only goal of the game 15 minutes from time to give Parma a deserved win at the Stadio […]
Another interesting week of football across Europe as the title races in England and Italy took another turn, while the race in Spain appears to be between Barcelona and a team from Madrid. But this time its Atlético and not Real that are Barca’s biggest challengers. Italy AC Milan picked up an important victory and […]