Interim Italy head coach Silvio Baldini says that he only intends to call up players from the U21 squad for June’s friendlies against Luxembourg and Greece, and has explained that coaches in Serie A need to find a balancing act between achieving results and handing opportunities to youngsters.
Il 25 maggio, il tecnico annuncerà le convocazioni per le amichevoli contro Lussemburgo (3 giugno) e Grecia (7 giugno, a Creta)
Claudio Ranieri admits he would join the Italy squad, either as coach or a director. ‘I said no before because I had a job, but now I am free. When called by your country, you say yes.’
Roberto Baggio has sat down for a rare in-depth interview, discussing his playing career, the 1994 World Cup final, his relationships with Diego Maradona, Alessandro Del Piero, his family and his religion, and has had his say on the issues facing the Italy national team: ‘Kids aren’t playing in the street anymore’.
Both potential FIGC Presidential candidates Giancarlo Abete and Giovanni Malagò met with the Lega Serie B today, and whoever they support could be in charge of Italian football.
Giovanni Malagò moved a step closer to becoming the new FIGC President after both the Coaches’ Association and Players’ Association backed his candidacy.
This has been discussed already in multiple posts. Seems like there were strong opinions on both sides (would take Pep in a heartbeat vs absolutely not). I'm more curious to understand the demographics, specifically age, for each opinion or any other view on Pep leading the Azzurri.
So, very simply, add a "Pep! - (age)" or "No Pep! - (age)". Feel free to add whatever else you want to support your opinion.
Guardiola ct azzurro? Di sicuro in corsa ci sono anche Allegri e Conte, proprio come 12 anni fa. Ma stavolta lo scenario è radicalmente diverso e il futuro potrebbe regalarci sorprese con un terremoto delle panchine di A dietro l'angolo. Facciamo il punto
Although he received backing from the Lega Serie A, Players’ Association and Coaches’ Association, Giovanni Malagò will ‘decide next week’ whether to run for FIGC President.
Outgoing head of the Italian football association Gabriele Gravina says that calls for Italy to replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup are ‘shameful’, that the Azzurri supporters are ‘the only ones who deserve to go’, but insists ‘I don’t think I failed’ in the role of FIGC President.
Former Inter and Roma coach José Mourinho defends Italian football despite the recent refereeing scandal and says that Massimiliano Allegri should be the next Azzurri coach, with Giovanni Malagò as the FIGC President.
The dismissal of Claudio Ranieri as Roma special advisor is fortuitous, argues Susy Campanale, because he is the perfect man to revive Italy as coach.