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Liverpool’s Federico Chiesa and Udinese’s Nicolo Zaniolo are among the most notable absentees from Gennaro Gattuso’s latest Italy national team squad for World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Norway during the November international break.  Gattuso confirmed a squad of 27 players on Friday, naming a tried and tested group that included just one new call-up: Goalkeeper Elia Caprile, who is …

Cagliari goalkeeper Elia Caprile is the only new inclusion in Gennaro Gattuso’s latest Italy national team squad to take on Moldova and Norway in World Cup qualification in November.  Gattuso confirmed a squad of 27 players for this month’s international break on Friday, which includes a first call-up for Cagliari stopper Caprile. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a positive start to …

Gennaro Gattuso has named his 27-man squad list for Italy games against Norway and Moldova. Goalkeepers: Elia Caprile (Cagliari), Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham); Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Matteo Gabbia (Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma); Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan …

Napoli enters the 2025/26 Serie A season with expectations and pressure on their back. After lifting the title in 2023 and staying close to the top again last season, they now find themselves in another tight race. Through ten matches this season, they’ve already collected 22 points, one more than Roma, Inter and Milan. The results show they remain one …

Inter President Beppe Marotta says the Nerazzurri and Milan signed a ‘historic’ agreement for a new stadium, which will hopefully be ready ‘within five years.’ Inter President Marotta was one of the guests at an event at Bocconi University on Friday morning, when he commented on the recent acquisition of the San Siro area from the Nerazzurri and their city …

Gian Piero Gasperini has won the Serie A Coach of the Month for October, while Frank Zambo Anguissa was the best player. Lega Serie A has announced the coach and player of the month for October. Roma boss Gasperini was the best coach in the league last month, while Napoli’s Anguissa was the best player. The other candidates for the …

Italy international Sandro Tonali has recently confessed that he is unable to commit his long-term future to Newcastle United, and now, reports in Italy claim that he is ‘nostalgic’ for Milan, and that Juventus are also still dreaming of bringing him back to Serie A.  Tonali, who received the player of the match award after Newcastle’s 2-0 Champions League win …

Arsenal will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table when they head to the Stadium of Light for their clash with Sunderland tomorrow night. Title challengers Liverpool and Manchester City will be playing each other on Sunday afternoon, giving the Gunners the opportunity to push back at least one of their rivals this …

Massimiliano Allegri insists Milan directors are ‘planning for the future’ but players must ‘earn the right’ to play for the Rossoneri. Allegri held a press conference on Friday on the eve of a Serie A match against Parma. One of the questions faced by the Italian tactician concerned the future of Mike Maignan. The France international has kept six clean …

Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso has admitted that he is a keen admirer of Italy colleague Riccardo Calafiori and his Arsenal teammates, and has explained why he and Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella are currently among the best full-backs around.  The versatile Bianconeri gave an in-depth interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport, published on Friday, during which he spoke about his goals for …

Massimiliano Allegri confirms Christian Pulisic will be available for Milan’s away game at Parma, but is unsure about how many minutes the American can play. USMNT star Pulisic will return to action tomorrow when his club Milan visit Parma at the Stadio Tardini in Serie A Week 11. “Pulisic has trained twice with the team. He’s doing well physically and …

Liverpool have finally rediscovered their winning ways with back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid, but another big test lies ahead. The Reds were in freefall after losing six out of seven games before their Premier League fixture at Anfield last weekend against Unai Emery’s side. Arne Slot and his squad were under immense pressure to take all three …

Andrea Cambiaso feels that the fight for the 2025-26 Serie A title is ‘wide open’, and feels that ‘anything can happen’, but believes that there are two teams who are currently a cut above the rest of the opposition at the top of the table.  As things stand, four teams – Napoli, Inter, Milan and Roma – are separated by …

Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has revealed that the Red Devils are focusing on getting better at set pieces this season. Arsenal have really led the way in that department in recent times, becoming known for utilising corners and free-kicks and even long-throws really well. Yoro has admitted that he’s been impressed with how the Gunners and other teams have …

Juventus owner John Elkann insists he and his family remain ‘fully committed’ to the Bianconeri and are ‘open to constructive ideas from all stakeholders who share our ambition and passion for the club.’ Juventus owner Elkann spoke to Reuters ahead of the club’s shareholders meeting taking place at the Allianz Stadium in Turin today. “We remain fully committed to Juventus and …