Ezequiel Lavezzi claims to be in the dark when it comes to his proposed move to Paris St Germain, but has thanked Napoli for launching his career. The Argentine playmaker has been hot property for some time and it has come as no surprise to learn that he is close to completing a big-money switch. […]

Cesare Prandelli praised Mario Balotelli’s work rate and character and said Italy had tried to play football after they overcame a host of missed chances to beat England in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012. “All the forwards did a very good job tonight. It was difficult to create chances but […]

For the sixth time, England have been knocked out of a major tournament on penalties, losing 3-2 on penalties to Italy tonight after a scoreless 120 minutes of play. Italy will next play Germany in the semifinals on Thursday in Warsaw, Poland while defending champion Spain plays Portugal on Wednesday in Donetsk, Ukraine. Other than […]

Mathieu Flamini has left AC Milan after the two sides could not agree on a new two-year deal. “The deadline has passed and we told his lawyer we won’t be waiting any more,’ Milan vice president Galliani told Sky Sport Italia, speaking of Flamini’s exit. ‘We’ll bring in a new midfielder by August 31.” Flamini, 28, […]

A blow to Italy ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final against England as defender Giorgio Chiellini has been definitely ruled out of the match due to injury. Chiellini, the most experienced defender in Italy’s squad with 53 caps, was forced off during the second half of Monday’s 2-0 win over Republic of Ireland, which secured a […]

As expected Parma have announced that they have sold the sporting rights of Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco to his former club Juventus for a reported €11m. The Italy international was part-owned by Juve and had been strongly linked with a return to the Turin giants this summer. Giovinco started his career at Juventus but has […]

With a goal in each half, first by Cassano, and then the substitute Balotelli, and no repeat of the farce in 2004, saw Italy qualify for the quarter-finals after finishing in second place in their group. The victory ended a five-match winless streak for Italy, which began the tournament with 1-1 draws against Spain and […]

Cesare Prandelli is expected to make four changes to his Italy side for today’s game against the Republic of Ireland  as he reverts back to a more traditional 4-3-1-2 formation. Most of Prandelli’s changes will come at the back as Ignazio Abate is expected to replace Christian Maggio on the right, while Federico Balzaretticomes will come in for Emanuele Giaccherini on the left. […]

Big decision by AC Milan as they have announced on their web site that defender Thiago Silva will not be sold this summer. Paris Saint-Germain had been in negotiations with the Rossoneri and Silva’s agent, but the deal somehow stalled and Milan released a statement on its website confirming that it intended to keep Silva […]