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Serie A: Giorgio Chiellini wants to stay with Juventus

Rami Soufi — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:58 +0000

Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini is keen to stay in Turin and help Juventus recover following a miserable season. The defender has yet to be offered a contract extension by the Bianconeri but he is not interested in leaving the club.

Chiellini has been linked with a move away from Turin since last summer with read more...

Milan sign Genoa’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Rami Soufi — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:21 +0000

Milan have confirmed the signing of Genoa defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos who participated in South Africa 2010 with Greece.

The Rossoneri will use Papastathopoulos as cover for veteran Alessandro Nesta and Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva. There were reports the Brazilian read more...

Serie A: Real Madrid after Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini

Rami Soufi — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:00:56 +0000

It seems Real Madrid’s coach Jose Mourinho has not given up on signing Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini. With Fabio Cannavaro and Alessandro Nesta nearing retirement age, Chiellini has taken over as Italy’s most prominent central read more...

Azzurri: Who will be missed the most by the Italian national team?

Rami Soufi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:47:17 +0000

Alessandro Nesta has retired from international football yet many critics believe he is playing better than Azzurri skipper Fabio Cannavaro at this stage of his career. Nesta is not the only one missing for the Azzurri as the squad will not include two other big names: Francesco Totti and read more...

World Cup: Missing stars like Brazilian duo Ronaldinho & Ronaldo

Rami Soufi — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:59:03 +0000

South Africa 2010 will be the biggest stage for many stars to shine yet there are a number of famous players who will be missing such as Italy’s Alessandro Nesta and Francesco Totti as well as Brazil trio Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Alexandre read more...

Roma’s Philippe Mexes wanted by Arsenal, Juventus & Milan

Rami Soufi — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:05:44 +0000

Roma centre-back Philippe Mexes is generating interest not just amongst Serie A clubs but also across Europe with Arsenal reportedly showing interest in the Frenchman. The Gunners have a strong French connection starting with manager Arsene Wenger who is looking to replace William read more...

Azzurri: Fabio Cannavaro says Cesare Prandelli could be a good choice for Italy

Rami Soufi — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:09:35 +0000

Azzurri skipper Fabio Cannavaro has recently declared he will quit Italy after South Africa 2010 but took time to address some issues and topics in relation with the national team.

Cannavaro claimed the squad would welcome Francesco Totti if the Roma skipper was selected by Azzurri boss read more...

Azzurri: Marcello Lippi admits Alessandro Nesta will not be part of final squad

Rami Soufi — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:47:29 +0000

Azzurri boss Marcello Lippi has stated Milan defender Alessandro Nesta will not be headed to South Africa to help Italy defend the World Cup title won in Germany 2006.

Lippi told FIFA.com he has given up on Nesta as it appears he was not able to convince the defender to return to the Italy read more...