The Italian and Ukrainian football federations agreed on Tuesday to a partnership to train young Ukrainian footballers and coaches in Italy. The Italian federation said in a statement that the partnership aimed to help with training which has been hampered by Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia. The Ukrainian federation, headed by former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko, will send players …
Roberto Mancini has resigned as head coach of the Italian national football team, the country’s football federation said on Sunday. “A significant page in the history of the Azzurri, which began in May 2018 and ended with the 2023 Nations League Finals, comes to an end,” the FIGC said in a statement. the FIGC will announce the name of the …
Football matches across Italy will kick off with a five minute delay this weekend in a “call for peace”, the country’s football federation announced Friday. In a statement, the FIGC said that professional and amateur matches would kick off late for “respect of human life and the necessity to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine”. The FIGC …
