On the face of it, Italy had a good international break. In Gennaro Gattuso’s first two games in charge, the Azzurri thrashed Estonia 5-0 and then won a remarkable game against Israel 5-4 with Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali scoring a last-gasp winner. The result in Debrecen – the game was played in Hungary due to the … Read more
Former champions France and Italy were in action among 10 qualifying matches for the 2026 Fifa World Cup on Friday. Les Bleus met Ukraine in Wroclaw, while Azzurri legend Gennaro Gattuso took charge of his national side for the first time with a home match against Estonia in Bergamo. Elsewhere, striker Alexander Isak – who … Read more
Newcastle United must move on in the transfer market and start signing players, with Benjamin Sesko the latest blow as he heads to Old Trafford instead. Moving on, we need a centre-back and NUFCBlog did exclusively reveal last week that we’ve reignited our interest in AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw. Fabrizio Romano confirmed this yesterday, reporting … Read more
England vs Italy prediction Italy have been entertaining surprise packages and could make a mockery of their long odds if England defend poorly again. Girelli, Cantore and the likes of Bayern Munich’s Arianna Caruso and Juve’s Barbara Bonansea have the ability to orchestrate an upset, but their 5-1 defeat to England in a friendly last … Read more