Andrea Pirlo News

Brescia, who finished 15th in Serie B last season, have been set to compete in Serie C next term due to financial issues that have seen them, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, fail to register the club.

MIKE KEEGAN: The Portugal and Real Madrid legend is set to be joined by footballing royalty in the shape of Andrea Pirlo , Robert Pires, and Juan Sebastian Veron in Ibiza this summer.

Some of football's biggest names will be making their valiant return to the pitch in Qatar this evening as Match for Hope returns for a second consecutive year. 

CRAIG HOPE: Howe admits he saw an immediate likeness to Italy legend Pirlo when watching Tonali play for AC Milan before signing him in 2023.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Standing at 5ft 6ins, with his unfussy haircut and understated manner, Napoli midfielder Lobotka looks an unlikely modern footballer.

With England trailing 2-1 to Italy in their opening game of the tournament in Brazil, Hart was seen screaming 'Give me the f****** ball' at a ballboy in the closing stages of the game.

It was a sour night at the Parc des Princes for the left winger, who, in what is set to be his final Champions League match for PSG, suffered a 1-0 defeat (2-0 aggregate) by Borussia Dortmund

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: The battle for European places remains as fierce as ever, with Juventus having seemingly run out of momentum with just one win in their last five.

A Brazilian football clip has gone viral after a goalkeeper angrily reacted to being fooled by an opponent's Panenka-style penalty.

Sebastiano Esposito got to grips with manager Andrea Pirlo as the forward celebrated the win over Lecce with his Sampdoria boss.

DANNY MURPHY: There isn't a better set-piece taker in world football than James Ward-Prowse, who underlined his importance to West Ham with the winner at Tottenham on Thursday night.

JOE BERNSTEIN: Trent Alexander-Arnold has acknowledged becoming a student of John Stones to aid his development playing in midfield for Liverpool and England.

Pirlo last less than one campaign with the side before he was sacked with three games left to play in the 2022-23 season as the club languished ninth in the table.

PETE JENSON: The Spanish footballer Santi Mina, who is currently appealing a four-year prison sentence for sexual abuse, will now NOT join Andrea Pirlo's Sampdoria.

Vladimir Coufal said West Ham new boy James Ward-Prowse reminds him of legendary midfielders Juninho and Andre Pirlo.

Sampdoria are set to appoint Andrea Pirlo as their new manager as the club seeks immediate promotion by to Serie A following their relegation from Italy's top flight last season.

The 35-year-old is chairman of Kunisports, one of 12 teams making up the wacky competition founded by Gerard Pique and others in December. It's a quirky tournament, having special rules.

Andrea Pirlo has been sacked as manager of Turkish Super Lig club Fatih Karagumruk after less than one season in charge.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: At his best, he could play in any team - which is why one half of a city is holding its breath ahead of Milan's biggest knockout fixture since they won this tournament in 2007.

For many it has proven difficult to leave the game in their rear-view mirror and the draw of elite management has given them a route back - although some have fared better than others.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY TOM COLLOMOSSE: Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson is looking to outstrip the achievements of his former playing team-mates as he makes rapid progress as a coach.

Andrea Pirlo has been attempting to join in with ongoing aid efforts in Turkey after he was shown loading boxes of supplies onto trucks in the wake of the nation's recent devastating earthquake.

The Old Lady will face a number of big decisions over the coming months, and Sportsmail has taken a look at six potential departures and arrivals on free transfers in Turin.

The ex-Italy international has spent the last six months managing Turkish Super Lig side Fatih Karagümrük after his dismissal from the Allianz Stadium in May last year.

Dani Ceballos defended his former teammate Mohamed Elneny after "highlights" of the Egyptian's short spell on the pitch at the end of Arsenal's 3-1 win over West Ham went viral.

As emerges from telephone calls in July 2021, Cherubini spoke on the phone with the financial director Stefano Bertola. The topic of conversation was Paratici.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Chairman Andrea Agnelli and the rest of the board of directors, including Pavel Nedved and Maurizio Arrivabene unexpectedly resigned on Monday.

As one of modern football's biggest divas, Ronaldo has famously not always been the easiest player to manage despite his world class talent.

The path between European football and Major League Soccer in the USA has become increasingly well-trodden in the last 15 years. Bale has become the latest to make the switch

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Pirlo, who paid the deposit on May 30, will have to take the huge financial hit after the Italian courts seized the villa owned by the Russian, according to La Nazione.

Aaron Ramsey has reportedly been linked with a surprise move to Turkey this summer, but only if Juventus allow the midfielder to depart on a free transfer.

The Italian has been out of work since being sacked from his first managerial job at Juventus one year ago. Pirlo had been linked to the Turkish side earlier this week and the deal has been completed.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: According to Sky Sport, the former Juventus and Italy midfielder has penned a 12-month deal with the club, bringing an end to his brief hiatus.

Reports in Italy suggest the club are the favourites to hire Italy legend Pirlo, 43, who hasn't taken another coaching job since being sacked by Juventus in May last year.

The Italian duo played in the same midfield at Milan for ten years from 2001-2011 and while taking part in Juventus' All or Nothing docu-series as manager, Pirlo told an amusing tale about Gattuso.

The 54-year-old Italian was sacked by the Bianconeri in 2019 despite winning 11 trophies in five seasons, but they did not enjoy much success under either Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: If Serie A ended today, Juventus' season would be a failure given the initial conditions and the money spent in the January transfer market. 

All of Nothing: Juventus will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video later this month featuring the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in the Italian giants' catastrophic campaign in the 2020-21 season.

Brazil football legend Ronaldo, a close friend, waved the chequered flag and video messages from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Tom Cruise and Gianluigi Buffon were broadcast to the crowd.

On the eve of the Euro 2020 final, with Kalvin Phillips about to play by the most important match of his career, a raft of good luck messages were pinging into his phone.

It's a well trodden path in football, and one Xavi has followed at Barcelona. The managerial merry-go-round often sees a coach sacked, and a desire to bring back a feel-good atmosphere at a club.

'Talent means trouble' was an old showbiz mantra from the West End and there is no doubt that in Antonio Conte, Tottenham have landed themselves A-list talent.

Juventus brought back Allegri after scraping a top-four finish last season, losing their nine-year stranglehold on the Scudetto and exiting the Champions League at the last 16 stage.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Max Allegri must reverse Juventus' disastrous start to the season - and quickly. The comparison with Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo is merciless

The Catalans are dreaming of hiring Jurgen Klopp as their manager but are not very optimistic about their chances of bringing the Liverpool boss to the Camp Nou, say reports.

As Barcelona pick the man best suited to replace Ronald Koeman, the options range from an Italian legend, to a former Wigan boss now managing Belgium and a former Nou Camp captain.

With Ronald Koeman's job hanging by a thread following a disastrous start to the season, Barcelona legend Xavi is one of the names in the frame to take over.

Andrea Pirlo endured a nightmare rookie managerial campaign last year with Juventus in which his side scraped a fourth place finish to avoid falling out of the Champions League.

Andrea Pirlo, 42, was dismissed from his post at the Old Lady this summer, having finished fourth in Serie A while being dumped out of the Champions League by Porto in the last-16.

Allegri was officially unveiled as Juventus' new manager on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference, with the Italian having returned to Turin for a second stint following Andrea Pirlo's sacking.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Max Allegri has the tricky task of galvanising a Juventus team confused by the tactical intricacies of Maurizio Sarri and the poor communication skills of Andrea Pirlo.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: On Sunday, the Italian to stop is Jorginho. Spain did a great job of limiting his influence in the semi-finals. Italy only had 29 per cent possession and were glad to get to penalties.

The 36-year-old forward has just one year left on his current deal in Turin and has been linked with a summer move to Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Cristiano Ronaldo isn't giving up on bringing the Champions League back to Turin, with his agent Jorge Mendes reportedly working on extending his Juventus deal.    

Aaron Ramsey hopes to stay at Juventus despite being linked with a move away from the club, as the return of Massimilano Allegri gives him the belief that he can play in the number eight role

Miralem Pjanic is angling for a 'sensational return to Juventus' having endured one of the most difficult seasons of his career at Barcelona. He started just six games having moved for £55million.

The returning Juventus manager wants his first signing back to be  young and promising Sassuolo midfielder Manuel Locatelli, according to reports. The pair worked together at AC Milan.

Juventus are set to extend the loan of Alvaro Morata in a deal that will cost them another £8.5million, according to reports. The Old Lady had the option to sign the Spaniard permanently for £38m.

It's not often Sergio Aguero grabs the headlines for the wrong reasons but on Saturday he was left red-faced after his Panenka penalty went horribly wrong in Man City's defeat by Chelsea.

Dybala has been linked with a departure from Juventus, with his contract set to expire at the end of next season. However, Allegri, who has returned to the club, is eager to keep the attacker.

Juventus lost their nine-year stranglehold on the Scudetto under Andrea Pirlo in 2020-21, with Inter Milan claiming their first league title since the treble-winning season of 2009-10.

It was a mis-step not just banking on Andrea Pirlo to hit the ground running but also to trust the 'talent' in a squad that has shown it is, in places, not ageing well. Sportsmail looks at where it all went wrong for him.

Allegri quit the Turin side two years ago to go on a footballing hiatus after guiding them to yet another Italian championship, but will return aiming to repair the damage Pirlo has done.

There's still one game to go in Europe's club season with the Champions League final on Saturday and yet it already appears that a host of Europe's top managers will be on the move.

Allegri, who won five Serie A titles on the bounce during his first stint at Juventus from 2014-2019, is understood to have grown impatient at waiting for the hotseat at Real Madrid.

Juventus overcame Bologna in crucial Serie A match to achieve Champions League qualification. Andrea Pirlo's side cruised past Bologna without Cristiano Ronaldo.

Pirlo's first season as Juve coach has not gone to plan as the reigning champions failed to mount a Serie A title defence, but the campaign will not end trophless after Juve won the Coppa Italia.

Andrea Pirlo and Mauricio Pochettino wouldn't have expected easy jobs when taking over at Juventus and PSG but they would have wanted to have done much better than they have so far this season.

The Portuguese star was brought off with 20 minutes to go with his side down to 10 men and leading 2-1, as the Juventus manager looked to try and desperately hold on to the lead.

Following the humiliating 3-0 defeat at home to AC Milan on Sunday, while his team-mates were hauled in to training on Monday, Ronaldo was allowed a day off to collect his new £1.4m Ferrari Monza.

Andrea Pirlo called on his Juventus players to continue believing in Champions League qualification after they were left furious by a damaging 3-0 defeat by AC Milan on Sunday.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Andrea Pirlo, a playing legend in Italy, showed his tactical naivety in a 3-0 defeat to AC Milan which leaves top four qualification out of Juventus' hands.

The former Juve midfielder watched on from the sidelines as his team were swept aside by Milan and knocked down to fifth place in the table.

Monday's Italian newspapers do not make pleasant reading for anyone involved with Juventus, especially if you're manager Andrea Pirlo.

Goals from Brahim Diaz, Ante Rebic and Fikayo Tomori secured the win and sent Milan up to third on 72 points from 35 matches, leaving Juve a point behind fourth-placed Napoli

Mourinho was announced as Roma's new manager on Tuesday after the club confirmed current boss Paulo Fonseca would leave his role at the end of the season.

McKennie has enjoyed a productive season despite Juventus' domestic difficulties, making 41 appearances since joining from Schalke in a loan move which was made permanent in March.

Real's tame loss to Chelsea in the Champions League last week has only heightened speculation the Frenchman will depart in the summer - even though he has one year on his deal

Atalanta failing to beat Sassuolo means Antonio Conte's side have an irretrievable lead with four games to go and results in Juventus surrendering their nine-year dominance of the Scudetto.