The two Milan sides, Inter and AC have swapped strikers with Antonio Cassano moving to Inter and Giampaolo Pazzini moving to AC. Inter also got around €7m in cash as part of the deal. Cassano says he’s realised a dream after completing a move to Inter, the team he supports. “After an eternity, I have arrived at the club which I support,” Cassano, […]
Have to admit that I am not surprised to hear that Juventus boss Antonio Conte’s 10-month touchline ban remains intact after his appeal against the ban failed. The Italian federation (FIGC) have been pretty clear in their thinking that they believe that Conte was complicit in match fixing while in charge of Siena. Conte has […]
As he drops Javi Martinez and Fernando Llorente from the Athletic Bilbao squad again, Marcelo Bielsa denies that he has any bad relationships at the club. The Coach had a falling out with the hierarchy earlier this summer over his decision to publicly criticise refurbishment work taking place at Athletic’s training complex. However, Bielsa has […]
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini expects striker Sergio Aguero to be back within a month from a knee injury. Aguero was carried off on a stretcher after eight minutes following a challenge by Saints’ Nathaniel Clyne during Sunday’s 3-2 win over Southampton. “I don’t think Sergio will be out for long and we are hoping […]
Former Arsenal striker Eduardo has described the club’s decision to sell Robin van Persie and Alex Song as a “big mistake”. “It is a big mistake to sell them, they were the most important players last season,” Eduardo told BBC Sport. “But they have other quality players to stay as a big club at the […]
I am not surprised to hear that Juventus boss Antonio Conte’s 10-month touchline ban remains intact after his appeal against the ban failed. The Italian federation (FIGC) have been pretty clear in their thinking that they believe that Conte was complicit in match fixing while in charge of Siena. Conte has always maintained his innocence and his legal […]
Udinese are determined to “take the Champions League dream we only brushed last year,” said Francesco Guidolin ahead of tomorrow’s playoff with SportingBraga. The Friulani were also in this phase of the competition last season, but were eliminated over two legs by Arsenal. “This is a fundamental passage for us. I cannot say whether we are more or less prepared […]
The first title of the 2012-13 season is up for contention and both Barcelona and Real Madrid are looking to make a dramatic entrance by lifting the Spanish Super Cup. The first leg, which will be played on Thursday at the Camp Nou, already has a clear favourite for the bookies: Barça. A triumph by […]
Serie A teams will be allowed to have 12 players on the bench from this season, announced the FIGC. The change in rules was confirmed by the Federation after a request from theLega Serie A and President Maurizio Beretta. This gives clubs the opportunity to hand a list of 23 players to the referee before a match in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup […]