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Jun172021 by JBNo Comments

Italy star Manuel Locatelli joins Ronaldo & Pogba in removing bottles

EURO 2020

Italy's Manuel Locatelli has become the latest player to remove Coca-Cola bottles from his table at Euro 2020, and he copied Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Agua!’ shout. The Portugal star looked horrified when he spotted the drinks on the table in his press conference, placing them out of sight of the cameras and holding up his bottle of water to the camera instead. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo’s actions caused a stir, with Coca-Cola’s share price falling by $4billion as the world’s famous footballer urged his millions of supporters to ditch the drink in favour of water. There were similar scenes on Tuesday when Paul Pogba gave his own post-match press conference, though this time, the devout Muslim removed a bottle of Heineken beer from his table. No...

May142018 by JBNo Comments

Roberto Mancini named as new coach of Italy

Uncategorized

Roberto Mancini has been named the new manager of Italy, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed. The former Zenit boss, who has agreed to a contract whose length is undisclosed, he will be officially presented at a news conference on Tuesday. The news brings to an end Italy's search for a permanent replacement for Gian Piero Ventura, who left his role after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup after suffering a play-off defeat to Sweden in November. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Luigi Di Biagio had been in interim charge of the senior team during the hunt for a new successor, with Carlo Ancelotti and Chelsea boss Antonio Conte among the other major candidates. Mancini spent the last year with Zenit after concluding his second spe...

Apr242018 by JBNo Comments

Carlo Ancelotti offered Italy job

Premier League, Transfer Info

Carlo Ancelotti has been offered the vacant role of head coach of the Italy national team, according to Sky in Italy. Ancelotti has been out of football since being sacked by Bayern Munich last year after a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss held talks with Italian Football Federation commissioner Roberto Fabbricini and sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta on Monday in Rome. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Sky Sports, the meeting lasted an hour-and-a-half and topics such as backroom staff were discussed between both parties. Italy are without a permanent head coach following the sack of Gian Piero Ventura in November, in the wake of their failed bid to qualify for the 2018...

Feb272018 by JBNo Comments

Antonio Conte set for Chelsea exit talks

Premier League

Antonio Conte has emerged as Italy's first choice to become new coach in a role he left just in 2016. The Italian coached his team for two years between 2014 and 2016 and even guided them to a quarter-final finish at the Euros. Conte joined Chelsea where he won the Premier League title in his debut season but his second season has been disappointing. Italy sacked Gian Piero Ventura in November after they failed to qualify for the World Cup. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I haven’t chosen yet but I think Conte is the one who could do the best,’ Costacurta, the Italian football association’s vice-commissioner said. ‘I’ll definitely talk with him in a couple of months.’ However, Roberto Mancini and Carlo Ancelotti have also been tipped for the ...