John Elkann has credited the 'Juventus spirit' as one of the key reasons behind the club's successful Scudetto defence this season. Elkann is chairman of Exor, an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, which owns Juventus, and is pleased by Antonio Conte's results over the past two campaigns. "We've had two winning seasons and it's our ambition to develop even further next year...Full Story »

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli and Mario Balotelli (L) speak during a training session. That's the message from Italy coach Cesare Prandelli a day after the striker was accused of drug dealing by a confessed member of the Neopolitan Camorra crime group. "It's intolerable to keep coming after him and dragging him into every situation,'' Prandelli told Italian state TV on Friday ahead of a friendl...Full Story »

The 53-year-old coach is keen to begin his new role as soon as possible while Marek Hamsik says he wants to stay at the Stadio San Paolo Newly-appointed Napoli boss Rafa Benitez says he cannot wait to start working at the club. The former Inter coach was named as Walter Mazzarri's successor on Monday. Speaking via the club's official Twitter, he said: "I have been overwhelmed by the message...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani claims his future remains "a mystery" as Chelsea and Manchester City chase the Napoli striker. Speculation continues to suggest that the Uruguay international will be on the move this summer in a big-money deal. The likes of City, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid have all been heavily linked with the prolific marksman. It is expected that the clamour for his signature will ...Full Story »

Chievo have parted company with head coach Eugenio Corini by mutual consent. The 42-year-old replaced Domenico Di Carlo at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in October after the Flying Donkeys lost five of their first six Serie A games. Corini quickly stabilised Chievo, who eventually finished 12th in the league with a haul of 45 points, but the former midfielder will not build on his achiev...Full Story »

May 29 (Reuters) - Chievo parted company with coach Eugenio Corini on Wednesday despite acknowledging they had reached their season's target under his guidance.Mid-table Serie A sides rarely keep managers for more than a season, sticking to one-year contracts to hold costs down while hoping a change might prompt a sudden, if unlikely, charge up the table in the following campaign."After having r...Full Story »

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says that he stood up to former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson to vent his anger at not being involved in the team. The 20-year old only made seven appearances in all competitions in his three year spell at Old Trafford and he went on to join the Serie A side last summer. Pogba has gone on to establish himself as a regular for his new club and the Fre...Full Story »

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini believes players have to learn to better distinguish racist chants from other personal abuse. The Juventus vice-captain said he would not follow the example of AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, who walked off the pitch in response to racist abuse at a friendly with Pro Patria, insisting match officials should handle any misbehaviour from supporters. C...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has revealed that his ultimate goal is to return to play in the Serie A. The highly-rated 20-year-old signed for PSG in 2012 from Pescara despite being linked with Italy champions Juventus. Verratti is without a Serie A cap to his name as he has only played in the Serie B with Pescara and he revealed that his ultimate aim is to fulfil his dream o...Full Story »

The successful coach has recounted the story of how he told the current Serie A champions to go after the Dutchman rather than the Wolfsburg man Antonio Conte has revealed that he advised Juventus to sign either Theo Walcott or Arjen Robben in the summer of 2009, but then-sporting director Alessio Secco eventually opted to sign Diego from Werder Bremen instead. The former Siena boss was one ...Full Story »