Zola takes coaching job at former club Cagliari

Rome (dpa) - Gianfranco Zola has been appointed new coach at his former club Cagliari after the dismissal of Zdenek Zeman, the Serie A club said.

A statement late Wednesday said that Zola, 48, was to

Struggling Cagliari sacks veteran coach Zeman

Rome (AFP) - Veteran Czech coach Zdenek Zeman has been sacked by Cagliari, the Serie A strugglers announced on Tuesday.

A 3-1 defeat at home to champions and league leaders Juventus

Soccer-Napoli edge Juventus in dramatic penalty shootout to win Super Cup

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Napoli ended Juventus's hopes of securing a record seventh Italian Super Cup after snatching a dramatic 6-5 shootout win in the final that stretched to 18 nerve-jangling penalties in Doha's Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday.

Juve lead Roma as battle heats up for third

Juventus' head coach Massimiliano Allegri speaks during a press conference in the Qatari capital Doha, on December 21, 2014, on the eve of their Italian Super Cup final match against Napoli (AFP Photo/Karim Jaafar)

Milan (AFP) - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has insisted the Serie A season is far from over after the champions guaranteed year-end top spot with a three-point lead on challengers Roma.

Juventus face defending Cup champions Napoli in Doha on Monday where the Bianconeri will aim to secure their third consecutive Italian Super Cup.

Lazio go third as Inter save Mancini blushes

Milan (AFP) - A first-half brace from Felipe Anderson was enough to secure third place for Lazio in Serie A prior to the festive break on Sunday in a hard-fought 2-2 draw away to Inter.

Inter only claimed their maiden win under Roberto Mancini, their first in six games, last week but had the worst possible start at the San Siro where Anderson hit the first of his goals after just two minutes.

Allegri eyes 1st title in charge of Juventus

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Massimiliano Allegri has a shot at his first title with Juventus when it faces Napoli in Monday's rearranged Italian Supercup.

Allegri, who was fired from AC Milan in January, replaced Antonio Conte in the summer and has enjoyed a positive start at Juventus, which heads into the winter break three points clear at the top of Serie A.

Mancini positive Inter can finish third

MILAN (Reuters) - Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini firmly believes his team will be challenging for a Champions League berth until the end of the season.

Empoli and Torino stay on verge of danger zone

Rome (dpa) - Promoted Empoli and Torino played out a 0-0 draw Monday to remain close to the lower reaches of the Italian Serie A.

After two wins and two draws, Empoli failed to prevail despite

Roma confirm Enrique departure

Luis Enrique is leaving AS Roma after just one season in charge, the club's general director Franco Baldini confirmed on Friday.

Ancelotti: Paris Saint-Germain will try to sign Pato again in June

The ambitious French club failed to wrap up a deal for Pato in January, with Ancelotti stating on several occasions that they would try again at the end of the season.

Mancini tells team to stop lamenting, start believing

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has told his team to stop lamenting and start believing they can win both the English Premier League and Europa League titles.

City, on top for much of this season, are now one point behind local rivals and reigning champions Manchester United with 10 games left following their defeat by Swansea last weekend.

Zanetti backs under-fire Ranieri

Captain Javier Zanetti has backed under-fire coach Claudio Ranieri as Inter Milan's horror run continued with a fifth defeat in six matches.

Inter lost for the second game in a row at home to relegation candidates as Bologna humiliated them 3-0 at the San Siro on Friday night.

Ibrahimovic urges Van Persie to quit Arsenal

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday urged Arsenal captain Robin van Persie to jump ship if he wants to win anything.

Van Persie's side were thrashed 4-0 by Ibrahimovic's Milan in the San Siro on Wednesday, to effectively end the London club's Champions League hopes.

Soccer-Juventus to face Notts County in stadium opener

MILAN, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Juventus will face English third tier team Notts County in a friendly to inaugurate their new stadium next month, the Serie A side said in a statement on Sunday.

Soccer-Cagliari fire coach Donadoni before season starts

MILAN, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Former Italy manager Roberto Donadoni has been fired by Serie A side Cagliari, kicking off the coaching merry-go-round two weeks before the season has even started.

"Cagliari football club communicates that it has relieved

Napoli president makes angry exit over tough fixtures

MILAN, July 28 (Reuters) - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was unable to contain his anger over the fixture list for the upcoming Serie A season, displaying his disgust by storming away from a televised ceremony announcing the schedule.

Inter to keep controversial 2006 title-reports

ROME, July 18 (Reuters) - The saga over the fate of the 2006
Italian title appears to be finally over after the football
federation (FIGC) decided it did not have the authority to take
the scudetto away from Inter Milan, Italian media reported on
Monday.

Inter to keep 2006 Italian League title

ROME (AFP) - The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Monday that Inter Milan will be allowed to keep the 2006 Serie A title, attributed to them in the wake of that year's Calciopoli scandal.

Inter sign Brazilian full back Jonathan

MILAN, July 15 - Inter Milan have signed Brazilian right
back Jonathan from South American champions Santos on a
four-year contract, the Serie A club said on Friday.

Liverpool sign Roma goalkeeper Doni

LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool signed Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni from Roma on a free transfer on Friday.

Doni completed his move to Anfield after agreeing personal terms with the Premier League club and passing a medical.