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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Official: Baldini named new Italy Under-21 coach
As expected, Silvio Baldini has been appointed as the new coach of the Italy Under-21 side, assisted by World Cup winning defender Andrea Barzagli. The 66-year-old had until last month been at the helm of Serie C side Pescara, while some of his previous clubs include Brescia, Empoli, Palermo, Parma, Lecce, Catania and Empoli. His coaching career saw him oversee 99 Serie A games and 254 in Serie B. 'We have handed the Under-21 bench to an excellent coach, a person of value and of values,' said FIGC President Gabriele Gravina in a statement. 'Baldini has human qualities and technical knowledge to give the Azzurrini an important step up to the next level. Our principle objective is qualifying for the Olympics in Los Angeles, so I shared with Maurizio Viscidi and Gianluigi Buffon the need to bring expert guidance able to build a medium to long-term project.' Baldini assisted by Barzagli in Italy U21 role Baldini's assistant will be former Italy and Juventus defender Barzagli, who was part of the squad that won the 2006 World Cup. Barzagli had been part of the Italy coaching staff at various levels since 2021. 'I am happy and excited,' said Baldini on the FIGC website. 'I thank President Gravina for the opportunity ad this confidence. I am gratified that he thought of me for this role. Wearing the Azzurri shirt is a source of great pride and I will try to transmit this strong sense of identity to the lads.' In 2022, Baldini hit the headlines when walking out of Palermo in a row with new owners City Group. Carmine Nunziata, who had been on the Under-21 bench, now drops back to the Under-20 squad going into the next World Cup event in Chile. Alberto Bollini is confirmed as the Under-19 coach of Italy, with Christian Maggio as his assistant, Massimiliano Favo is the Under-18 boss and Daniele Franceschini takes the Under-17 role. Former Fiorentina full-back Manuel Pasqual is the new Under-16 coach of Italy.
Perth Now
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Italian soccer league match could be set for Australia
The first European top-division soccer match ever to be staged abroad could be heading for Australia. Italy's football federation (FIGC) revealed plans on Thursday to stage a Serie A match between one of the country's giants AC Milan and neighbouring Como in Perth. The teams are located about 50km apart, yet if the historic plans go ahead, will be playing their 'derby' at a venue more than 13,500km away across the other side of the world. First, though, the fixture would need the approval from FIFA, UEFA, Football Australia and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The FIGC is backing the idea, saying it has given a "positive opinion" and adding: "This brings closer what would be a historic 'trip' abroad for a Serie A match." It did, however, also acknowledge the plan would involve a "complex authorisation procedure" to gain approval from all sides. FIFA rules don't allow domestic league matches to be played abroad but the governing body did set up a working group last year to look into this. There have been talk of big domestic clashes in Spain being played abroad. Last year, La Liga wanted to hold Barcelona v Atletico Madrid in the United States in Miami, but the idea was dropped because of time constraints. In 2019, Barcelona had also talked of a match against Girona in the Florida city but the Spanish Federation and the Spanish players' union blocked it. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of "the absolute exceptionality of the request", with the match scheduled for the weekend of February 7-8 while Milan's San Siro is hosting the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
West Australian
10-07-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Italian soccer league match could be set for Australia
The first European top-division soccer match ever to be staged abroad could be heading for Australia. Italy's football federation (FIGC) revealed plans on Thursday to stage a Serie A match between one of the country's giants AC Milan and neighbouring Como in Perth. The teams are located about 50km apart, yet if the historic plans go ahead, will be playing their 'derby' at a venue more than 13,500km away across the other side of the world. First, though, the fixture would need the approval from FIFA, UEFA, Football Australia and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The FIGC is backing the idea, saying it has given a "positive opinion" and adding: "This brings closer what would be a historic 'trip' abroad for a Serie A match." It did, however, also acknowledge the plan would involve a "complex authorisation procedure" to gain approval from all sides. FIFA rules don't allow domestic league matches to be played abroad but the governing body did set up a working group last year to look into this. There have been talk of big domestic clashes in Spain being played abroad. Last year, La Liga wanted to hold Barcelona v Atletico Madrid in the United States in Miami, but the idea was dropped because of time constraints. In 2019, Barcelona had also talked of a match against Girona in the Florida city but the Spanish Federation and the Spanish players' union blocked it. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of "the absolute exceptionality of the request", with the match scheduled for the weekend of February 7-8 while Milan's San Siro is hosting the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Al Arabiya
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Italian Soccer League Hopes to Stage Serie A Match in Australia
An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Perth in February. 'The board has given a positive opinion to the league's request to play Milan-Como in Perth,' the FIGC said in a statement on Thursday. 'So, we are closing in on what would be a historic away match abroad, taking into account that the complex authorization procedure also needs the formal green light from the Australian federation, UEFA, the Asian Football Federation, and FIFA.' The Spanish league has tried at least three times over the past seven years to take a regular season game to the United States. Plans in 2018 and 2019 were scrapped after opposition by Spain's soccer federation and the players union, while another proposal was dropped last year because of time constraints. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of the absolute exceptionality of the request. The match is scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 7-8, but Milan's San Siro stadium will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that Friday.
San Francisco Chronicle
10-07-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Italian soccer league hopes to stage Serie A match in Australia
ROME (AP) — An Italian league match between two teams located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart could be held in Australia next year. The Italian soccer federation announced on Thursday that a plan is in motion to play the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Perth in February. 'The board has given a positive opinion to the league's request to play Milan-Como in Perth,' the FIGC said in a statement on Thursday. 'So we are closing in on what would be a historic 'away' match abroad, taking into account that the complex authorization procedure also needs the formal green light from the Australian federation, UEFA, the Asian Football Federation and FIFA.' The Spanish league has tried at least three times over the past seven years to take a regular season game to the United States. Plans in 2018 and 2019 were scrapped after opposition by Spain's soccer federation and the players' union, while another proposal was dropped last year because of time constraints. The FIGC believes UEFA could approve the plan because of 'the absolute exceptionality of the request.' The match is scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 7-8 but Milan's San Siro stadium will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that Friday. ___
