
Italy
Est. 1898
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#21
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G. Gattuso
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Air traffic chaos delays Arsenal flight to Naples for Champions League
Team arriving late at their hotel in southern Italy Jurriën Timber in squad for first time since May Arsenal’s preparations for their opening Champions League game against Napoli have been disrupted after they were caught up in the travel chaos that affected airports across the UK. Mikel Arteta was forced to cancel his pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday…

How Calafiori has become 'the best left-back in the league by far'
Riccardo Calafiori returns to Italy with Arsenal this week - and he's a very different player compared to the one who departed for England two years ago.

Chiesa might leave Liverpool - Tuesday's gossip
Federico Chiesa's future at Liverpool is in doubt, Jadon Sancho might return to the Premier League, Real Madrid's Endrick is attracting interest from Italy, plus more.

How teenage keeper's van trip around Europe ended with new club
After setting out on a van journey to find a new club, goalkeeper Milo Beimers has signed for Viterbese in Italy in an unexpected turn.

Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers
Vardy a free agent after departing Cremonese Plans to play on despite burgeoning media career Jamie Vardy has returned to English football after signing for Burnley in the Championship as a free agent. Vardy, who will be 40 in January, has signed a contract until the end of the season, having spent last season at Cremonese in Italy. A return to Leicester, where he spent 13 years and was a Premier…

‘I’ve had a very hectic career’: Mario Balotelli on Italian football’s troubles and his future
Striker talks life in the UAE, problems with the Azzurri and ‘special feeling’ of playing for Manchester City Whenever the name Mario Balotelli is brought up, particularly in Italy, the conversation is almost inevitably laced with a sense of regret. There is that lingering “What if?”, a collective sigh over a player who possessed the raw, undeniable potential to be one of the best in the world,…

Podcast: Dundee derby, Scots abroad & Pocognoli
The Dundee derby, the Scotland manager, Scots playing in Italy, and Edinburgh Fringe.

BBC to show 38 live matches from Serie A
BBC ALBA and BBC Sport are to provide a package of 38 live matches from Italy's Serie A this season, starting with Atalanta v Sassuolo on Sunday.

Villa agree deal to sign goalkeeper Suzuki as Juve make Martinez bid
Aston Villa have agreed a £29.9m (€35m) deal with Parma to sign Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, according to Sky in Italy.

Inter sign England full-back Spence from Tottenham
England full-back Djed Spence signs a five-year deal at Inter Milan as he makes a move to Italy from Tottenham.

Ciao capitano: Milan mourns Franco Baresi at legendary footballer’s funeral – in pictures
One of the finest defenders in history, the former Italy and Milan player died last week aged 66. Former teammates and huge crowds paid their respects at Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio Continue reading...

Mourners line streets of Milan for legend Baresi's funeral
Thousands gather on the streets of Milan for the funeral of legendary former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi.

Celtic & Rangers chase winger Ghedjemis - gossip
Old Firm rivals in chase for Italy-based winger, with German midfielder set on a move to Celtic...

Have you ever switched allegiance as a football fan? You are not alone | Luke McLaughlin
If professional athletes can represent more than one country, let alone multiple clubs, why shouldn’t fans change teams? “I was fanatically pro-German when the Germans were here to protect us against the Americans, and now that Americans are here to protect us against the Germans, I am fanatically pro-American … you and your country will have no more loyal partisan in Italy than me – but only as…

Chelsea sign Italy's Dragoni from Barcelona
Chelsea sign Italy attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona on a four-year contract.

AC Milan and Italy great Baresi dies aged 66
AC Milan and Italy great Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, the Italian club announces.

AC Milan and Italy legend Baresi dies aged 66
Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi has died aged 66.

Franco Baresi, iconic Milan and Italy legend, dies aged 66
Former defender had had surgery on pulmonary nodule ‘The entire history of Milan is in tears,’ Serie A club says The former Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66. “The entire history of AC Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi,” his former club…

‘I’m very sorry’: Mancini apologises after being reappointed as Italy head coach
Mancini quit Italy job to take over Saudi Arabia in 2023 ‘Some will be against me … maybe people will forgive’ Roberto Mancini issued an apology in his first public comments after being reappointed as the Italy head coach , three years after he abandoned the same job for a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia. “I’m very sorry,” Mancini said. “It was like losing the woman of your life. And it…

Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy
Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.