Few stories in football are as disheartening as that of Mohammed Ihattaren. Once hailed as one of Europe’s most exciting young prospects, he was tipped for a bright future with PSV Eindhoven and later Juventus. Yet, by his early twenties, he found himself without a club, bogged down by off-field issues and personal struggles. This…
In the early 1990s, Gianluigi Lentini was the name on every football fan’s lips. Lentini was a football prodigy whose electrifying pace and dazzling dribbling turned heads across Europe. Born in the modest town of Carmagnola, near Turin, Lentini’s meteoric rise from Torino’s youth academy to becoming the world’s most expensive footballer was the stuff…
Claudio Ranieri has returned to AS Roma for the third time in his career. The Italian grew up as a boyhood fan of the capital city side.
Fiorentina hit five goals against Roma, leaving the capital city side in ruins. Raffaele Palladino’s Fiorentina are flying in the Serie A.
Irish ties with Italy go deeper than your local chipper. Especially in football. Besides Giants Stadium at U.S.A. ’94 and Giovanni Trapatoni, there have been a number of Irish internationals who have plied their trade in the Bel Paese over the years. Recent years have seen an influx of Irish starlets to Italian clubs so…
Manchester United have been in contact with Youssouf Fofana’s camp recently, but no offer is expected to arrive for the Frenchman.
Italian football scandals always seem to be lurking in the distance. But how can Italian football move on from the countless errors it has seen?
27-year-old Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk has joined AS Roma from Girona on a five-year contract that will run until 2029. The deal is worth €30.5 million. Dovbyk has also been subject to interest from Atletico Madrid in this summer transfer window but Los Rojiblancos refused to pay what Girona wanted. Signing the La Liga top…
What does the future hold for the San Siro as both AC Milan and Internazionale weigh up all of their options? Both clubs want more revenue.
