Italy coach Marcello Lippi insisted Monday that racism was not a problem in Italian football but a problem of society. The 61-year-old's comments come after Juventus were last week fined 20,000 euros for racist chants their fans directed at Inter Milan's Ghanian striker Mario Balotelli. But questioned on the subject by students during a visit to Vicenza, in north-eastern Italy, Lippi, who lead Italy...
Marcello Lippi has inexplicably declared that Antonio Cassano will not be art of the Azzurri's World Cup squad in 2010. The national team manager declared:“I am very sorry for Cassano as he is a good guy, but I have my own ideas, even though this incredible situation has been created.People say that I am stubborn and arrogant. My weakness is coherence. Fans and newspapers are like political
• Striker claimed relationship with manager was 'as good as over' • Roma and Valencia both tracking the Italy international Bayern Munich's striker Luca Toni has been fined €25,000 (£22,779) for his criticism of his coach Louis van Gaal. Toni said on Monday that his relationship with the Dutch coach was "as good as over" after having "problems" with him for...
Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano has denied reports of a bust-up with a delicious pie, insisting that his relationship with pie remains as strong as ever. “I’ve had my problems in the past, with managers, referees, journalists, even with my own team-mates” admitted the 27-year old. “But with pie? Never. Pie has always been my good friend. These stories are simply false.”...
AS Roma captain Francesco Totti celebrated his return to football with a hat trick against Bari. It was his first game after six weeks of sitting out following a knee operation.Marcello Lippi was guarded in his praise.....
The World Cup draw is looming. As the big date approaches, Nazionale Coach Marcello Lippi can indeed be satisfied, having qualified his side undefeated - but he will be also concerned by the Azzurri’s recent struggles to find the back of the net and put games to bed. Over their ten games in the qualifying group, the Italians mustered 18 goals - not a poor tally, but rather overshadowed by some...
Below is a list of teams with some quality players which will unfortunately miss the World Cup next summer: Ireland- The Irish team may not be the most talented to miss out on qualification but certainly was unjustly eliminated by France. The Ireland squad is not as deep as other but has talented players such as [...] Related posts: The Best Players To Miss On South Africa 2010 The World Cup is almost...
Italy coach Marcello Lippi admits he's hurt by the boos from fans. Lippi has been barracked by fans over his continued omission of Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano. read more
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