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Inter confirm Torres interest 15 April 2014 Inter director Marco Fassone confirmed on Monday that the Italian club are interested in signing Chelsea striker Fernando Torres. With Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reportedly keen on bringing Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge...

Pirlo: I thought about quitting 15 April 2014 Andrea Pirlo has revealed he almost retired following AC Milan's disastrous defeat to Liverpool in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final. Milan surrendered a three-goal lead as Liverpool claimed the Champions League trophy on penalties in one of...

Doping case against Acerbi dismissed 14 April 2014 The doping case against Sassuolo's Francesco Acerbi has been dismissed by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). The defender was found to have abnormal levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in his blood stream -...

Serie A: Udinese 0 Juventus 2 15 April 2014 Juventus re-opened an eight-point gap at the top of Serie A after passing a stern test of their title credentials in a 2-0 win at Udinese. A run of seven straight league victories has brought Roma back into title contention and, with Udinese...

Juventus can win Champions League next year, says Lippi By Stefan Coerts Apr 14, 2014 12:41:00 PM The current Guangzhou Evergrande boss is optimistic about the Bianconeri's chances in Europe in 2014-15 and feels a Europa League triumph this year will lift the club Former Juventus coach...

We all believed in AC Milan comeback, says Montolivo By Stefan Coerts Apr 14, 2014 9:34:00 AM The Italy international has voiced his delight with the Rossoneri's fine run of form and has urged them to keep it going until the end of the season Riccardo Montolivo has stressed that AC Milan...

Seedorf paying no attention to Serie A table 13 April 2014 Clarence Seedorf is refusing to monitor the Serie A table, despite seeing Milan's momentum continue with a fourth straight win on Sunday. Head coach Seedorf saw Milan complete their best consecutive league run since March 2013, as...

Conte issues title warning 13 April 2014 Juventus coach Antonio Conte believes the Serie A title race remains wide open after Roma cut the gap at the top to five points on Saturday. Rudi Garcia's side made it seven league wins in a row against Atalanta to keep the pressure on leaders Juve...

Mazzarri not satisfied with Inter showing 13 April 2014 Inter coach Walter Mazzarri conceded that Sunday's 4-0 Serie A win over Sampdoria flattered his side. Mauro Icardi's brace against his former club, coupled with further goals from Walter Samuel and Rodrigo Palacio, ensured Inter of a...

Mazzarri bemoans ´unusual year´ 12 April 2014 Walter Mazzarri has lamented an "unusual year" at Inter and believes his side are worthy of a higher standing than their current position. Mazzarri took the reins at Inter in May, charged with improving the club's on-field fortunes after a...

Serie A Wrap: Milan, Inter, Torino win as race for Europe hots up 13 April 2014 The race for a place in the UEFA Europa League continued to heat up as Inter, Milan and Torino all posted Serie A victories on Sunday. Sampdoria were haunted by ex-player Mauro Icardi, who scored twice in...

Serie A Wrap: Roma stay in touch with Juve 12 April 2014 Roma kept up their chase of Serie A leaders Juventus with a routine 3-1 win at home to Atalanta on Saturday. A comfortable evening saw the hosts take the lead after just 13 minutes, when Dodo's cutback found Rodrigo Taddei, who fired...

Serie A preview: 5 things to watch Friday 11 Apr 2014 10:00a.m. By Andrew Dampf Gianluigi Buffon will face 17-year-old Simone Scuffet when Juventus visits Udinese on Monday in what is being billed as a matchup of the present and future Italy goalkeepers. It's also a key match for Juventus...

Serie A Preview: Sampdoria v Inter 11 April 2014 Inter will hope recent history can inspire them to victory at Sampdoria as they strive to secure a place in the Europa League. Walter Mazzarri's side make the trip to Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Sunday still in possession of fifth...

Serie A Preview: Milan v Catania 11 April 2014 Maurizio Pellegrino faces a daunting start to his second stint in charge of bottom club Catania as they visit in-form Milan on Sunday. Catania sacked Rolando Maran for the second time this season on Monday after he had returned to replace his...

Title race not over, insists defiant Garcia 11 April 2014 Roma coach Rudi Garcia is adamant that the Serie A title race is not over despite Juventus holding a commanding advantage. Juve head second-placed Roma by eight points with six rounds of games remaining in the Italian top flight, and...

Serie A Preview: Roma still dreaming of silverware 10 April 2014 Rudi Garcia has not given up hope of guiding Roma to the Serie A title this season. Roma are eight points adrift of league leaders Juventus with six matches remaining after last weekend's 3-1 triumph at Cagliari. The...

Garcia confident of overturning Destro ban 10 April 2014 Rudi Garcia is hopeful Roma can overturn Mattia Destro's four-match ban for an apparent strike on Cagliari's Davide Astori on appeal. The incident occurred in the 33rd minute of Sunday's Serie A clash at the Stadio Sant'Elia, with...

Marotta baffled by Tevez Argentina snub 11 April 2014 Carlos Tevez's absence from the Argentina squad is due to "non-football" reasons, according to Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta. Tevez, capped 64 times at international level, has not represented his country since the Copa America...

Torino´s Farnerud out for season 10 April 2014 Torino midfielder Alexander Farnerud has been ruled out for the season after suffering a knee ligament injury in training. The 29-year-old sustained the injury during training on Thursday and was immediately assessed by the club's medical...