Tag Archives: Italy

Known for competing in the role as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, Jorginho is currently plying his trade with English Premier League side Chelsea FC. Named as the UEFA Player of the Year in 2021, we take a look at some of the best quotes about Jorginho. A winner of the UEFA Champions League and European Championship competitions, Jorginho has ...

As a member of the current technical staff at the Italian national team, Vialli provided guidance as his nation won the recent Euro 2020 tournament against England. A favourite with the Sampdoria, Juventus, and Chelsea football teams, we take a look at some of the best quotes on Gianluca Vialli. A major success at Sampdoria, he helped the club to ...

Receiver of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and the honorary OBE of Britain, Zola has made himself into a footballing legend on and off the field. As an icon of the English Premier League side Chelsea, we take a look at a selection of the greatest quotes on Gianfranco Zola. Playing with Diego Maradona at Italian side ...

Continuing the series about footballers who excelled at other sports. (For Part One click here; and Part Two click here). Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all-time. The epitome of the one club man he spent his entire career with his boyhood club AC Milan, winning 25 trophies with the Rossonieri, and he ...

When Portugal and Italy were drawn in the same section pf the European play-offs, it confirmed the fears of fans of both countries, and also some neutrals. At least one of them will not appear in the World Cup finals this year. The European play-offs, which feature the ten teams that finished second in their qualifying groups, plus Austria and ...

Although football is often described as the beautiful game, there are occasions when things spill out of control, lines are crossed and the ugly side of the sport reveals itself. It should be noted that the sport has changed over the years and what was once deemed acceptable, will no longer be tolerated. For example, the 1970 FA Cup replay ...

Serie B side Como want to sign Jack Wilshere. The former England international has been without a club since he was released by West Ham at the end of last season. He ahs been back at Arsenal training in a bid to maintain his fitness, and even went with them to their recent training camp in Dubai. He has also ...

Antonio Conte is back in the Premier League, having been appointed as the new manager oof Spurs, in succession to Nuno Espirito Santo who was sacked after just 17 games in charge of the North London side. He is being paid a salary reported to be in excess of £13 million, third behind Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp and has ...

The latest instalment in the series looking at players whose careers were either ruined by injury, or failed to fulfil their potential because of them. Pierluigi Casiraghi For Part One click here; Part Two click here; Part Three click here, and Part Four click here. With Chelsea having broken their transfer record to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan, some ...

Atlanta are the latest club to enter the race to sign Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham. The 23-year old is also attracting interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal and West Ham, although another potential target, Aston Villa, now seem to be out of the picture. Abraham had a successful loan spell with them three seasons ago, but they have now signed ...