Fiorentina forward Moise Kean scored twice as Italy recorded a 5-4 win over Israel to reignite their qualification hopes for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Afrosport reports. The Azzurri were also on target five times as they defeated Estonia 5-0 in head coach Gennaro Gattuso's first competitive game in charge, with Kean also finding the back of the net. The 25-year-old of Ivorian heritage however scored...
Newly-appointed Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso is confident about the quality of the current players at his disposal and has urged fans to change their mindset about them, Afrosport reports. The ex-AC Milan midfielder signed a one-year contract as the new Azzurri boss, replacing Luciano Spalletti, who departed after the 3-0 loss to Norway in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers earlier this month. Despite winning the...
Luciano Spalletti has confirmed that he will stay on as Italy head coach after the Azzurri were knocked out of the Euro 2024 championship by Switzerland. The round of 16 defeat cast a doubt over the former Napoli manager's future in leading the Azzurri who were defending champions heading into Germany. All that has now been put to bed as he aims to rejuvenate the squad....
Napoli midfielder Michael Folorunsho, currently on loan at Hellas Verona, has been named to the Italian national team's 30-man provisional squad list released on Thursday for this summer’s European Championship. The 26-year-old, born in Italy to Nigerian parents, has scored five goals and provided one assist in 35 Serie A matches this season, including finding the back of the net against Juventus and Roma. Folorunsho, currently...
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane was at the double, while Manchester United’s talisman Marcus Rashford scored one as England came from behind to record a 3-1 win over Italy in a rematch of the EUR0 2020 final at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night. The Three Lions improved their unbeaten run at Wembley to 19 matches as they booked a place in next year’s European Championships in...
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