Alessandro Florenzi believes all teams at Euro 2016 fear facing Italy due to their impressive performances in France.
Antonio Conte s men surprised with a 2-0 win over Belgium in the group stages, before shocking Spain by the same scoreline in the round of 16.
They now face world champions Germany in the quarter-finals and versatile wing-back Florenzi hopes they can replicate their performance from the Spain match.
I think everyone is a little scared of Italy right now, Florenzi told the official UEFA website.
We have proven to be a good team, one that never gives up.
We are happy that other teams fear us, because that means we have been playing well.
I hope we continue to do so and approach our next game just like we did in the round …
Former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said the Bavarian club has no competition in the Bundesliga due to Borussia Dortmund s struggles.
Dortmund have finished in the top-two in the past four seasons in Germany s top flight, including back-to-back titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12, however have opened the domestic season poorly.
Jurgen Klopp s side climbed off the foot of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday, but are 13 points off a top-two spot and 17 shy of leaders Bayern through 11 matches.
Wolfsburg sit just four points behind Bayern in second spot.
Heynckes, who in his most recent of three stints in charge of Bayern took them to UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga success, said Dortmund s struggles meant there wa…
West Ham have announced the capture of Pablo Fornals, who becomes the second most expensive player in the club s history after Felipe Anderson.
The Spain midfielder joins the Hammers from Villarreal for a reported £24million fee, signing a five-year deal that includes the option for a further 12 months.
Fornals, who started his career at Malaga, starred in Villarreal s run to the quarter-finals of the Europa League last term, scoring three goals and creating 22 chances from open play.
The 23-year-old, set to play at this year s European Under-21 Championship, is the first player to join Manuel Pellegrini s squad after the 2018-19 Premier League season.
Pellegrini managed at both Malaga and Villarreal, with Fornals looking forward to working with the f…
Manchester United have appointed a new senior goalkeeping coach in Richard Hartis, who worked for the club under Alex Ferguson, following David de Gea s miserable 2018-19 campaign.
Former academy coach Hartis worked with Edwin van der Sar during Ferguson s successful 2007-08 season and has since linked up with Old Trafford boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Cardiff City and Molde.
The 51-year-old returns to United after a tough year for De Gea, previously a consistent performer, who came in for criticism due to numerous high-profile errors.
Emilio Alvarez, said to be close to De Gea, has been United s senior goalkeeping coach since 2016, but reports this week suggested he could be set to leave the club.
However, Hartis said on Saturday he is relishing the pros…
Roma have confirmed that head coach Daniele De Rossi will remain in charge of the club for “the foreseeable future”.
De Rossi, 40, who spent 18 years as a player with the Giallorossi, was appointed in January after the sacking of Jose Mourinho.
Roma have climbed from ninth to fifth in Serie A under the 40-year-old, who initially signed a short-term deal until June.
Daniele… DE ROSSI!
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma)
In a statement on the club’s website, Roma owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said: “After meeting yesterday afternoon with Daniele De Rossi, we are delighted to announce he will continue as head coach of AS Roma after this season and for the foreseeable future.
“In his short tenure as head coach, the positive impact tha…
Missing out on a chance to maintain their three-point buffer at the top of the table, Chelsea had to settle for a point on Sunday afternoon as they played out a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Although many might have expected them to lay down what could have been a real marker in west London, the Blues have now played out back-to-back stalemates on home soil after another 1-1 draw against Burnley before heading into November’s international break.
With United managing to find some kind of Premier League boost as Michael Carrick once again found himself in the dugout, we have taken a look at the main talking points as the two English giants faced off on Sunday afternoon.
A disappointing afternoon for Chelsea
Storming their way to a 4-0 rom…
Former Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol said people do not know the true Cristiano Ronaldo as he lauded the generosity of the Ballon d Or victor.
Albiol will reunite with Ronaldo and Co. when his Napoli face Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League in February next year.
And Spanish defender Albiol who spent four years at the Santiago Bernabeu before joining Napoli in 2013 complemented the four-time Ballon d Or winner, especially for his work off the pitch.
Ronaldo is an amazing person, outside of football he is always trying to help everyone, especially children, Albiol told Canale 21.
There is part of his personality that many people do not know. People do not know the true Ronaldo.
He works hard to get better every day, but he s al…
Lyon duo Samuel Umtiti and Jordan Ferri have both committed their futures to the club by penning new contract extensions.
Centre-back Umtiti has been a mainstay of the Lyon side in recent seasons after making the breakthrough into the first-team in the 2011-12 campaign, and he made 35 Ligue 1 appearances last term.
The 21-year-old has now put pen-to-paper on a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the Stade de Gerland until 2019.
I am very pleased to have extended with the club, he told Lyon s official website. It took a little time but we managed to reach an agreement.
Midfielder Ferri has risen through the ranks at Lyon and has penned an extension of three years, taking his new deal through to 2020.
The 23-year-old scored once in 3…
New England Women s manager Phil Neville will not face disciplinary action after apologising for controversial social media posts, the Football Association (FA) has confirmed.
Neville deleted his Twitter account shortly after his appointment was confirmed on Tuesday, when historic tweets resurfaced that were criticised as being sexist.
Kick It Out, a prominent organisation aimed at promoting equality and inclusion in football, expressed concerns over the former Manchester United defender s appointment.
But in a letter replying to Kick It Out posted on Twitter, FA chief executive Martin Glenn said checks on Neville had been carried out before he was given the job.
The background vetting highlighted some but not all the historic social media comments that …
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino labelled Christian Eriksen as one of the best creative players in the Premier League and believes White Hart Lane is the perfect place for his talent to flourish.
Eriksen arrived from Ajax in August 2013 and he has developed into one of Spurs key figures during his near four years in north London.
The 24-year-old endured a slow start to the current campaign, but has enjoyed an upturn of form and his five goals and eight assists have helped Tottenham to third in the Premier League.
Pochettino insists there is still plenty of room for improvement, but has been delighted with Eriksen s contribution to the team.
I think Eriksen is one of the best creative players in the Premier League, Pochettino told reporters ahead of Sat…