Spalletti takes the blame for Italy showing at EURO 2024
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti insists he takes all the blame for the EURO 2024 debacle, but it allowed the squad to start the ‘renewal process.’ The Azzurri were eliminated in…
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti insists he takes all the blame for the EURO 2024 debacle, but it allowed the squad to start the ‘renewal process.’ The Azzurri were eliminated in…
Gigi Buffon hopes being in Paris can give Italy some of the Olympic spirit they were lacking at EURO 2024. ‘We need to rediscover the performance and our soul’ against…
Didier Deschamps expects both France and Italy to make many changes from EURO 2024 and be ‘competitive’ as they meet in the Nations League, but he’s bemused by Adrien Rabiot’s…
Kylian Mbappé realises everyone has a lot to prove in the Nations League clash tomorrow, including ex-PSG teammate Gianluigi Donnarumma. ‘Italy didn’t play well at EURO 2024, but neither did…
Italy national team head coach Luciano Spalletti confirmed that he will use a back three system as a default moving forwards, but the Azzurri have a minor issue when it…
With Federico Chiesa and Riccardo Calafiori beginning two new chapters in England, Wayne Girard points out how they'll both be X factors that each manager relies on to make a difference.…
UEFA have confirmed that Spain captain and new Milan signing Alvaro Morata has been handed a one-match suspension at international level following a controversial chant he sung during La Roja’s…
Manuel Locatelli admits he felt ‘enormous disappointment’ at being dropped for Italy’s EURO 2024 campaign, but trusts Thiago Motta can bring ‘clear ideas’ to Juventus. The midfielder has had a…
Riccardo Orsolini admits he had to ‘ask myself a lot of questions’ after he was left out of the Italy squad for EURO 2024, but is now ready to surf…
1982 World Cup winner Franco Causio believes Italy’s national team head coach Luciano Spalletti should have tendered his resignation after the disappointment of EURO 2024 this summer. Causio calls for…
With Donnarumma possibly heading to England, Wayne Girard argues that joining Manchester City would be a deserved - and probably the best - move for the Italian goalkeeper. Gianluigi Donnarumma…
Legendary Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti explains why he is ‘resistant to the idea’ of being in charge of an international team, jokes about Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé and ‘when Real…
Italy are still licking their wounds after a disappointing EURO 2024 exit, but there are at least some valuable lessons that coaches can learn from the Azzurri's poor performances in…
Italy remain in 10th place in the FIFA World Ranking following their disappointing EURO 2024 showing. The Azzurri were eliminated by Switzerland in the Round of 16, having beaten Albania…
UEFA EURO 2024 was one of the most watched competitions in football history. After perfect performance on the pitch, Spain won the title and became the most successful national football…
Swiss coach Lucien Favre insists his compatriots deserved to eliminate 'the worst Italy I've ever seen' from EURO 2024. Former Nice and Borussia Dortmund coach Favre strongly criticised Luciano Spalletti's…
Mattia Zaccagni’s last-gasp curler for Italy against Croatia has been named one of the Top 10 goals scored at EURO 2024, while Milan’s Mike Maignan made it into the Team…
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina will reunite with Luciano Spalletti and Gigi Buffon today in a Club Italia meeting, discussing several on and off-the-pitch issues. The first Club Italia meeting will take…
Inter players have scored ten goals combining Euros and Copa America, more than any other club. Inter star Lautaro Martinez inspired Argentina's second consecutive Copa America win last night, becoming…
Former coach Arrigo Sacchi feels Serie A clubs could learn three important ideas from Spain’s victorious campaign at Euro 2024, making it clear that ‘you win if you play well’.…