He runs his own football blog, PureBall, where he shares his thoughts and stories on the sport he has loved the longest.

When Giorgio Chiellini pulled down his jersey collar to show the referee his neck, the scene looked like a child complaining to a school teacher. This colossal Italian defender -- a man who, ...

We are ‘Keeping it Green’ with Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape ...

No league title in 13 years since his departure has been a lean run, but while the club has struggled, players who have left ...

Paris Saint-Germain's epic semi-final against Bayern is the latest entry into a compendium of memorable UEFA Champions League semi-final ties that also features a famous Liverpool comeback, a ...

Italy became the first former winner to miss three consecutive World Cups after a 4-1 shootout loss to Bosnia & Herzegovina on March 31, 2026.Technical coach Leonardo Bonucci has publicly called for ...

In this exclusive book extract, the former Italy goalkeeper describes a moment of crisis before a game against Reggina If I have to identify the most important moment of this crisis, it was just ...

Italy’s goalkeeping legend on getting used to retirement, the decline of Italian football and why he blames himself for Zidane’s World Cup final red card “I tear the gloves off my hands and my bare ...

Ex-Italy goal keeper Gianluigi Buffon has stepped down from his role as delegation with the Italy national team following the country’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The decision ...

Italian soccer federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina resigned on Thursday, in the wake of the national team’s failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup. Gravina, in charge of the FIGC ...

Gianluigi Buffon has joined Italian Football Federation chief Gabriele Gravina in resigning after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row. One of the most glittering ...