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☆ Mike Maignan: Subjected to racist abuse, AC Milan star now finds himself being kicked around like a political football
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A leading soccer goalkeeper, who is Black and was subjected to racist abuse during a match in Italy’s top league last month, now finds himself being kicked around like a political football. Maignan received widespread support from the football world and FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for automatic forfeits for teams whose fans have racially abused players. Maignan speaks with referee Fabio Maresca during the match between AC Milan and Udinese. AC Milan players react after Maignan was racially abused by Udinese fans. ‘Simply shameful’The Maignan incident comes 11 years after another AC Milan star – midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng – made history by walking off the pitch during a friendly match after suffering abuse for 25 minutes.

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CNN —US and AC Milan midfielder Yunus Musah is used to hostility – passionate and aggressive crowds are part of the game after all. Instead, Italian soccer found itself in the midst of another alleged racism scandal – one that Musah was around to witness firsthand. “So it was really, really important that when we saw that, the whole team reacted great. Prior to joining Milan, Musah spent the first three years of his senior career with Spanish side Valencia. During a league match against Real Madrid in May last year, a Valencia fan subjected opposing forward Vinícius Jr. to persistent racist abuse.

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☆ Mike Maignan: Italian soccer team Udinese to play match behind closed doors after alleged racist abuse from fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Italian soccer team Udinese has been ordered to play one game behind closed doors following the alleged racist abuse aimed at AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan during its game on Saturday, Italian league Serie A announced Tuesday. Udinese, a team in the Italian top division, was playing at home when the incident occurred. Following the alleged racist chants directed at the goalkeeper by Udinese fans, Maignan led his team off the pitch at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine. CNN has also reached out to the Italian football federation (FIGC) for comment. Maignan informed the referee Fabio Maresca, who halted the game, as Maignan walked off the pitch and down the players’ tunnel, with his teammates joining him.

Persons: Mike Maignan, Maignan, Fabio Maresca Organizations: CNN, Udinese, AC Milan, Serie, Udinese Calcio, Sky Sports Locations: Italian, Udine, Maignan, Milan

☆ Gigi Riva, Italy’s all-time leading scorer, dies aged 79
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Italian soccer great Luigi ‘Gigi’ Riva died on Monday at the age of 79, according to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Nicknamed ‘Rombo di Tuono’ (‘Roar of Thunder’) – a nod to his shooting and physical strength – Riva is Italy’s leading all-time national team goalscorer, a title he has held since 1973 after passing Giuseppe Meazza. Have a good trip, beloved Gigi.”Riva made his international debut aged 20 and was part of the side that won Italy’s first ever European Championship. He more than played his part, opening the scoring in the final against Yugoslavia, which Italy won 2-0. He joined the club at the age of 19 after making his professional debut for Serie C team Legnano-Ivrea.

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MILAN (AP) — AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer, and urged authorities to take stronger action after he suffered racist abuse on Saturday night. It's not the first time it's happened to me and I'm not the first person it's happened to,” Maignan wrote in French on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The fans in the stands, who saw everything, who heard everything but decided to stay quiet, you are complicit,” Maignan continued on X. Enough is enough.”Maignan, whose brilliant performances helped Milan win the Serie A title in 2022, praised those who helped him to cope. "We reaffirm our aversion to any form of discrimination and express our profound solidarity with the AC Milan player Mike Maignan in light of Saturday’s deplorable incident at our stadium.

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☆ Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday condemn ‘racist gesture’ aimed at player during English soccer match
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —English soccer clubs Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday have jointly condemned a “racist gesture” allegedly aimed at Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer during their match on Saturday. Palmer, who is Black, said it was a “couple” of fans making “monkey chants.”The alleged incident took place during a match in the Championship, English football’s second tier, which Coventry won 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. “Disappointed to even have to come on here & write this,” Palmer said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “They’re ignorant people… You can be booed or whistled when you’re away from home, that’s normal, but what happened today has no place in football,” Maignan said. The match resumed less than 10 minutes later, and Milan would win a dramatic encounter 3-2 in the final minutes.

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☆ AC Milan football match delayed in Italy after alleged racist chants from crowd
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Joe Mccurdy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —AC Milan’s French goalkeeper Mike Maignan led his team off the pitch Saturday due to alleged racist chants directed toward him by opposing fans at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy. The incident occurred during an Italian Serie A match against Udinese in the 33rd minute. Mike Maignan of AC Milan speaks with referee Fabio Maresca during the Serie A match with Udinese on January 20. The match resumed less than 10 minutes later, and Milan would win a dramatic encounter 3-2 in the final minutes. After the match, Milan supported Maignan with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying, “There is absolutely no place in our game for racism: we are appalled.

Persons: Mike Maignan, “, ” Maignan, Maignan, Fabio Maresca, Alessandro Sabattini, Mike, ”, Romelu Organizations: CNN, AC Milan’s, Bluenergy, Udinese, Sky Sports, Milan, Serie, Maignan, Lega Serie, Lazio, Italian, Roma Locations: Udine, Italy, Italian, Milan

☆ Jose Mourinho: AS Roma sacks 60-year-old Portuguese coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John Sinnott | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —AS Roma has announced that José Mourinho and his coaching staff have left the Serie A club with “immediate effect.”The 60-year-old Mourinho was appointed Roma coach in May 2021 and guided the Italian team to a Europa Conference League final win a year later. Last year, Roma and Mourinho also reached the Europa League final but lost on penalties to Sevilla. Beaten 3-1 by AC Milan on Sunday, Roma is ninth in the Serie A table. He has also won two Champions Leagues, a Europa League and a UEFA Cup. The role at Roma was the second time Mourinho had worked in Italy.

Persons: José Mourinho, Mourinho, ”, Dan, Ryan Friedkin, José, ” Mourinho Organizations: CNN — AS Roma, Serie, Roma, Europa Conference League, Europa League, Sevilla, AC Milan, Sunday, AS Roma, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Porto, Roma’s Europa Conference, Leagues, UEFA, –, Coppa Italia, Champions League Locations: Real Madrid, Italy

ROME (AP) — José Mourinho is leaving Roma “with immediate effect,” the club announced Tuesday — ending an at times successful but also turbulent stay in the Italian capital for the veteran coach. Mourinho was in his third season at Roma and his contract was due to expire in June. He led the Giallorossi to the UEFA Conference League title in his first season and Roma was a Europa League finalist last season. “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect,” the club said in a statement. “Arrivederci, Roma,” Mourinho said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, next to a photo of him carrying the Conference League trophy.

Persons: — José Mourinho, Roma, Mourinho, —, José Mourinho, ”, Dan, Ryan Friedkin, “, ” Roma, Daniele De Rossi, Antonio Conte, “ Arrivederci, ” Mourinho, Paulo Dybala, Lukaku, ___ Organizations: ROME, Roma, AC Milan, Serie, League, Lazio, Italian, UEFA Conference League, Europa League, UEFA, Sevilla, Milan, “ AS Roma, AS Roma, ”, Twitter, Conference League, Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real, Stadio Olimpico Locations: Saudi Arabia, Roma, Real Madrid, Portuguese

MILAN (AP) — Christian Pulisic came to AC Milan to revive his flagging club career. Pulisic has started life in Italy with five goals and two assists in his first 12 league matches with Milan, the 25-year-old matching Weston McKennie’s goal tally for Juventus in the entire 2020-21 season. Pulisic’s most prolific season was in 2019-20, when he weighed in with nine goals in 25 matches for Chelsea. Pulisic scored just once in his final season with Chelsea and made just two starts after Jan. 5 before moving to Milan in the offseason. Pulisic’s new lease of life will be key ahead of next year’s Copa América in the U.S., and a 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Persons: Christian Pulisic, Pulisic, Weston, Giuseppe Rossi, Milan's, Mike Maignan, ” Pulisic, Milan, Jan, ___ Organizations: MILAN, Milan, United, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, U.S, Serie, Fiorentina, Frosinone, Chelsea, League, Copa América Locations: United States, Italy, American, Milan, U.S, Canada, Mexico

☆ 2023 sporting moments in pictures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Photographers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Filed: November 29, 2022, 11.00 a.m. GMTThe year was filled with sporting excellence, broken records and newly-crowned champions, and Reuters photographers were present to document every major twist and turn. In soccer, the Women’s World Cup shattered several attendance and viewership records, but Spain’s win was overshadowed by a sexism storm that attracted global headlines. Manchester City won their first-ever Champions League trophy en route to the treble and Napoli lifted their first Serie A title in 33 years. Novak Djokovic’s quest to establish himself as the greatest-ever men’s tennis player was the highlight of the tennis season. He won three major titles, although he ultimately lost the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz.

Persons: Novak, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Max Verstappen, Francesco Bagnaia, dazzled Organizations: Reuters, Manchester City, Napoli, Serie, Wimbledon, U.S, Rugby, Australia, Cricket, Formula One, Asian, Pan American Locations: South Africa, Hangzhou, Santiago

☆ Francesco Camarda becomes youngest ever Serie A player aged 15
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Aged 15 years and 260 days old, Francesco Camarda pulled on the famous black and red striped jersey of AC Milan on Saturday, and made history as the youngest ever debutant in Serie A. The Rossoneri’s victory against Fiorentina stymied their recent drought of wins, and ensured they remained third in the league, five points behind leaders Inter Milan. I could be his grandfather,” Milan manager Stefano Pioli told Sky Sport Italia, according to ESPN. So far this season, Camarda had made nine appearances for AC Milan in the Campionato Primavera 1 TIM, Italy’s under-19 league, and scored one goal. After his history-making Serie A debut, Camarda’s teammates rushed to congratulate him, including France’s all time leading goalscorer Olivier Giroud who hailed his “rossonero little brother” on Instagram.

Persons: Francesco Camarda, Luka Jović, Wisdom Amey, “ Francesco, ” Milan, Stefano Pioli, Camarda, Camarda’s, Olivier Giroud, ” Organizations: CNN, Milan, Serie A, Luka, Fiorentina, Bologna, Sky Sport Italia, Inter Milan, ESPN, AC Milan, Primavera, Serie Locations: Instagram

CNN —After more than three years of going missing from world soccer, North Korean striker Han Kwang Song has reappeared, playing for his country in two recent World Cup qualifiers and scoring in the 6-1 win over Myanmar on Tuesday. Attempting to qualify for the World Cup for a third time, North Korea lost 1-0. The North Korea football federation, the Asian Football Confederation and world soccer governing body FIFA didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment on Han’s return to international football. The return of the North Korean wunderkind has surprised soccer pundits and fans, who worried about his safety and promising career being cut short. The Covid-19 pandemic led to North Korea fully sealing its borders, making it impossible for Han and fellow repatriated North Korean nationals to return home.

Persons: Han Kwang, Han, Duhail, –, Korean wunderkind, Max Canzi, ” Canzi, Han’s, Nicholas Pennington, Kwang, Choe, Pölten, Alberto Mier, Qatar’s, ”, Kim Jong, Kim, Tullio M Organizations: CNN, North, Myanmar, North Korean, Qatar, Al, Asian Football Confederation, FIFA, Korean, Serie, CNN Sport, Syria, Cagliari, Austria’s SKN, Italy’s, UN, Juventus, United Nations Security Council, Qatar Stars, Qatar Stars League, UNSC, Qatar Airways, Perugia, Getty, Tokyo, Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee Locations: North Korean, Syria, Saudi Arabian, Jeddah, North Korea, Yangon, Rome, Qatar, Korean, Pyongyang, Myanmar, Austria’s SKN St, Arezzo, Qatari, Korea, Ahli, Doha, Puglia, Beijing, Asia

☆ Juventus extend contract of banned Fagioli until 2028
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Juventus have renewed the contract of Nicolo Fagioli until June 2028, the Serie A club said on Tuesday, after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) banned the midfielder for seven months for breaching rules on betting on matches. Fagioli's previous deal, signed in August 2022, was valid until 2026. "The relationship with Nicolo therefore continues, with the midfielder having arrived at Juventus in 2015 as a 14-year-old, rising through the youth ranks until his senior debut in 2021," Juventus said in a statement. The ban of the 22-year-old Fagioli, who made his Italy debut in a friendly 3-1 win against Albania in November 2022, began on Oct. 19, meaning the player could return to the squad for the end of the season. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nicolo Fagioli, Nicolo, Anita Kobylinska, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Juventus, Serie, Italian Football Federation, Albania, Thomson Locations: Italy, Gdansk

☆ Napoli name Mazzarri as new coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Italian champions Napoli appointed former manager Walter Mazzarri as their new coach, the Serie A club said on Tuesday. The 62-year-old takes over from Rudi Garcia after defeat by Empoli left last season's champions on 21 points, 10 behind leaders Inter Milan in the standings. At the same stage last term Napoli were unbeaten in Serie A, leading with 10 wins and two draws. Mazzarri returns to Napoli for a second spell after he managed the team from 2009-2013. He ended his debut season 2009-10 in sixth place before he helped Napoli qualify for the group stage of the Champions League the following campaign.

Persons: Walter Mazzarri, Rudi Garcia, Garcia, Luciano Spalletti, Mazzarri, Anita Kobylinska, Trevor Stynes, Tommy Lund, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Napoli, Serie, Empoli, Inter Milan, Lazio, Fiorentina, Milan, Juventus, Serie A, Champions League, Thomson

☆ France hand PSG teenager Zaire-Emery first call up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The teenager has been in impressive form this season, scoring twice in 10 Ligue 1 games, and has played every minute of PSG's four Champions League matches. Zaire-Emery was the youngest player to appear for PSG when he made his debut last season aged 16 years and 151 days and in September was made France under-21 captain by coach Thierry Henry. Aurelien Tchouameni was already ruled out of the France squad after his foot injury in his club Real Madrid's LaLiga win over Barcelona last month but Zaire-Emery had been tipped for selection anyway having become a key member of PSG's side. "The absence due to injury of Aurelien Tchouameni did not necessarily condition the presence or absence of Warren Zaire-Emery," Deschamps said. The manager was also asked about the possibility of the young midfielder making the squad for the Euro finals.

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☆ Late Martinez winner over Salzburg sends Inter into Champions League last 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - FC Salzburg v Inter Milan - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - November 8, 2023 Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Acquire Licensing RightsSALZBURG, Austria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - A late penalty by Lautaro Martinez helped Inter Milan book their spot in the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 win at Salzburg on Wednesday, dashing the Austrian champions' knockout stage hopes with two games remaining. Substitute Martinez sealed the win for Inter from the spot five minutes from fulltime after Simone Inzaghi's men were awarded a penalty for a handball. Salzburg, who would have kept their last-16 qualifying chances alive with a draw, are third with three points. Martinez, who has scored 12 goals in 11 Serie A games this season, eventually gave Inter the lead, minutes after hitting the bar with an earlier chance. Inter, who last season reached the final and enjoyed their most successful Champions League campaign since lifting the trophy in 2010 under Jose Mourinho, edged Salzburg 2-1 in the reverse fixture last month.

Persons: Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez, Leonhard Foeger, Lautaro Martinez, Martinez, Simone Inzaghi's, Davide Frattesi, Alessandro Bastoni, Jose Mourinho, Anita Kobylinska, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, FC Salzburg, Inter Milan, Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Inter Milan's, REUTERS, Champions League, Salzburg, Inter, handball, Real Sociedad, Benfica, Austrian, Serie, League, Thomson Locations: Salzburg, Austria, SALZBURG, Austrian, Gdansk

☆ Premier League: VAR is proving to be box office entertainment but at what cost to the action?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, four years on from its Premier League debut, the technology has now seemingly become the main talking point rather than the football itself. Chelsea's win over Tottenham involved a number of huge VAR decisions. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesBeing magnanimous about refereeing decisions isn’t a trait many Premier League managers seemingly possess. “The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better,” the statement read. Whatever the Premier League and PGMOL had in mind for VAR’s development, it surely wasn’t this.

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☆ MFE retains domestic TV rights of Italian soccer cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Italy's top soccer league Serie A said on Monday it had awarded commercial broadcaster MFE-MediaForEurope <MFEB.MI> the domestic TV rights for the next three seasons of the Italian Cup competition. The deal also includes the right to screen the Italian Super Cup which has been revamped earlier this year as a four-team competition rather than being a match between the winners of Serie A and the Italian Cup. That brings the total value of the deal, which covers the three seasons until 2026-27, to around 168 million euros. The company, which is controlled by the family of late media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, is the current holder of the Italian Cup and Super Cup domestic TV rights, under a three-year contract expiring in June and worth some 145 million euros. ($1 = 0.9415 euros)Reporting by Elvira Pollina, editing by Gavin Jones and Federico Maccioni and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Elvira Pollina, Gavin Jones, Federico Maccioni Organizations: MILAN, Serie, Reuters, Italian, Super, Sky Italia, Thomson Locations: Italy

☆ Lazio's Immobile denies Fiorentina place in top four with late penalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lazio captain Immobile struck low into the left of the net in stoppage time, sending Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano the wrong way after Lazio were awarded a penalty when Fiorentina's Nikola Milenkovic handled the ball. Fiorentina are sixth in the standings on 17 points, one point behind champions Napoli in fifth and two less than fourth-placed Atalanta, who beat lowly Empoli 3-0 earlier on Monday. Lazio, who won three consecutive home games in the competition for the first time since April, moved up to seventh in the standings on 16 points. Lazio next travel to Bologna on Friday while Fiorentina take on second-placed Juventus on Sunday. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ciro, Remo Casilli, Vincenzo Italiano's, Pietro Terracciano, Fiorentina's Nikola Milenkovic, Atalanta, Maurizio Sarri, Lucas Beltran, Felipe Anderson, Anita Kobylinska, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer, Lazio, Fiorentina, Stadio Olimpico, Rights, Serie, Napoli, Empoli, Inter Milan, Sky Sports, Serbian, Europa Conference League, Juventus, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Bologna, Gdansk

☆ Sandro Tonali: Newcastle United and Italy midfielder banned for 10 months for violating betting regulations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Newcastle United and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months for violating betting regulations, the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, said on Thursday. Tonali signed for Newcastle in the summer for a reported fee of $74 million, per Reuters. Tonali came on as a second-half substitute in Newcastle’s Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. The decision comes just weeks after Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli was handed a seven-month ban and fined €12,500 ($13,200) for also breaching betting rules. Tonali and his fellow Italy international teammate Nicolò Zaniolo withdrew from the national team squad earlier this month after their involvement in gambling investigations was released.

Persons: Sandro Tonali, Gabriele Gravina, “, ”, Gravina, Tonali, Eddie Howe, Reuters –, Nicolò Fagioli, Nicolò Zaniolo, Zaniolo, CNN’s Barbie Nadeau Organizations: CNN, Newcastle United, Italian Football Federation, Federal Prosecutor’s, Sky24, Newcastle, AC Milan, men’s, Newcastle’s Premier League, Crystal, BBC, FIFA, UEFA, Reuters, Serie, League, Newcastle’s Champions League, Borussia Dortmund, Wednesday, Juventus, Italy Locations: Italy, Italian

☆ Pulisic backs Milan to turn around poor Champions League form
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic has backed his team to turn around their mediocre Champions League form after the Italian giants suffered a 3-0 defeat against Paris St Germain on Wednesday. We're not out of it yet, we just need to string a couple of wins together," Pulisic told CBS Sports. "We've had some tough games in some tough stadiums but that's no excuse, we need to turn it around and we need to win." The 25-year-old Pulisic, who captains the United States, moved to Milan from Premier League club Chelsea in July. Milan are second in the Italian top-flight after nine matches, one point behind rivals Inter Milan.

Persons: Christian Pulisic, We're, Pulisic, We've, we're, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Robert Birsel Organizations: Milan, League, Paris St Germain, Wednesday, Parc des Princes, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United, CBS Sports, Premier League club Chelsea, Napoli, Serie, Udinese, Inter Milan, Thomson Locations: Milan, Parc, United States, Bengaluru

☆ Last two Scudetto winners come face to face as Napoli host Milan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Trevor Stynes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - This weekend's Serie A fixtures pit the last two Scudetto winners against each other, as defending champions Napoli host AC Milan on Sunday. Inter Milan were first to break Juve's stronghold in 2021, followed by their rivals Milan, before Napoli finally won their third Scudetto last season, and first without Diego Maradona. Now, those three sides, along with Juventus, are battling it out for this season's league title, and the Diego Armando Maradona stadium will see Napoli attempt to stay in the title race against Milan. Verona who won their opening two games, have picked up just two points in the seven games since then. Lazio have already lost four league games this season, but have now won their last two, taking them to 10th in the standings, and on Monday they host high-flying Fiorentina.

Persons: Diego Maradona, Diego Armando Maradona, Rudi Garcia, Garcia, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha, Romelu Lukaku, Jose Mourinho won't, Mourinho, Roma, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Napoli, AC Milan, Sunday, Juventus, Inter Milan, Milan, Inter, Torino, Juve's, Hellas Verona, Champions League, Georgian, Verona, Tuesday's Champions, Union Berlin, MOURINHO, AS Roma, San, Monza, Juve, Lazio, Fiorentina, Empoli, Thomson Locations: Naples, San Siro, Portuguese, Napoli

☆ Udinese announce Cioffi as new manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Udinese have appointed Gabriele Cioffi as their new manager to replace Andrea Sottil, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. The club parted ways with Sottil on Tuesday after a winless start to the season left Udinese third from bottom in the standings after nine games. "Udinese is pleased to announce the appointment of Gabriele Cioffi as the new first-team coach. Cioffi returns to the club having previously managed Udinese during the 2021-22 campaign. Last season he was manager at Hellas Verona but was sacked after the opening nine league games.

Persons: Gabriele Cioffi, Andrea Sottil, Sottil, Cioffi, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Udinese, Serie, Hellas Verona, Thomson

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