Italian Football News

Serie A: Inter Milan on cusp of 'toppling a kingdom' with Italian title one step away

Antonio Conte's Inter are 13 points ahead of city rivals AC Milan who reclaimed second place with a 2-0 win over 18th-placed Benevento, with four games to play.

Serie A: Zlatan Ibrahimovic stirs up controversy after lockdown restaurant 'meeting'

An Italian news website published photos it says were taken at lunchtime on Sunday of Ibrahimovic with friends, all without masks and surrounded by wine glasses, in the restaurant which should have been closed to on-site diners.

Serie A: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 'very close' to renewing AC Milan contract, says Paolo Maldini

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who turns 40 in October, has been credited with turning Milan into title contenders again since his return to the Serie A club in January last year.

Italy assistant coach Daniele De Rossi hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus

De Rossi was one of four Azzurri staff members to contract COVID-19 during recent World Cup qualifiers. Eight Italy players also tested positive after returning from international duty.

Serie A: Italy's blasphemy law brings down another footballer, this time Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon

Blasphemy is hardly new in Italian football. But with COVID restrictions keeping fans out there's a better than ever chance of the pitchside microphones picking up every mutter and curse that escapes the players' lips, transporting them into the homes of thousands of viewers.

Paulo Dybala apologises for 'mistake' after breaking COVID-19 rules at house party

Paulo Dybala, Weston McKennie and Arthur Melo were reported to have been fined by police who were called by neighbours to the lockdown get-together at US midfielder McKennie's Turin home.

Serie A postpone decision over Torino's Lazio no-show due to coronavirus outbreak

The league's sports judge Gerardo Mastrandrea said in a statement on Thursday that the unplayed game remained 'sub judice,' without assigning a 3-0 win by default to Lazio.

AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to juggle week of football, music at San Remo festival

A tailor-made score has been established to allow the footballer to ensure his commitments with the festival, broadcast live for five nights from Tuesday, 2 March, while playing with the Milan club.

Serie A: Inter Milan down arch-rivals AC Milan to extend lead to four points atop standings

Inter opened up a four-point lead over their second-placed opponents as Antonio Conte's side target a first league title since their unprecedented treble under Jose Mourinho in 2010.

Serie A: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon fined $6,000 by Italian federation for blasphemy

Gianluigi Buffon, who escaped a ban for the offence, was overheard using a "blasphemous expression" towards teammate Manolo Portanova during Juve's 4-0 league win over Parma