Current Leeds United majority owner Andrea Radrizzani offered to put up the club's stadium, Elland Road, as collateral to purchase Sampdoria. The Italian businessman currently owns more than 50% of the English club through his company Aser Ventures. Leeds were just relegated from the Premier League last weekend after a disastrous season. According to The […]

Andrea Radrizzani, the current owner of Leeds United, was in Italy as rumors swirl over a connection to Sampdoria. The Italian club is poised to drop down into Serie B. For reference, the club has three wins after 34 games. It has fewer than half the points the team five spots ahead of in the […]

Former Sampdoria, Juventus, and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli has passed away at the age of 58. Doctors diagnosed the Italian with pancreatic cancer in 2017. Although Vialli claimed that he was well a year later, the cancer returned in 2021. Health issues forced the former striker to leave his role as delegation chief of the […]

Milan (AFP) – Fabio Quagliarella will continue in Serie A next season after Sampdoria announced on Monday that the veteran striker had signed a one-year extension to his contract. In a statement, Samp said that the 39-year-old former Italy forward "will stay with the 'blucerchiato' until 30 June 2023". Quagliarella has scored 105 times in […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria boosted their chances of staying in Serie A on Saturday prevailing 1-0 in a relegation derby with local rivals Genoa, who missed a stoppage-time penalty and are now staring the drop in the face. Abdelhamid Sabiri struck a potentially huge blow in the race for top-flight survival when he bundled home […]

Rome (AFP) – Genoa striker Felipe Caicedo has teamed up again with former Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi at Serie A leaders Inter Milan, the club announced on Saturday, as midfielder Stefano Sensi heads on loan to Sampdoria. Ecuadorian Caicedo, 33, arrived in Italy in 2017, scoring 33 goals in 139 matches under Inzaghi at Lazio, […]

Rome (AFP) – Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero has asked Roma to come and get Denmark's Euro 2020 sensation Mikkel Damsgaard this summer as Jose Mourinho's new side look to strengthen ahead of the new Serie A season. Damsgaard stepped in to replace Christian Eriksen after he suffered a heart attack in Denmark's opening match at […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Parma boss Roberto D'Aversa has been appointed coach of Sampdoria, where he briefly played 20 years ago, the Serie A side announced on Sunday. The 45-year-old Italian left Parma after they were relegated at the end of last season and takes over from Claudio Ranieri at the Genoa club. "Roberto D'Aversa […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria completed their first double derby triumph over city rivals Genoa in 57 years on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 win. Luis Muriel scored the only goal of the game on 71 minutes after breaking away from a poor tackle from Ezequiel Munoz to drive the ball past Eugenio Lamanna in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella was close to tears Sunday as he recounted the "nightmare" of a stalker bringing his dream move to Napoli to a premature end as his family feared for their lives. Quagliarella joined hometown club Napoli from Udinese on a five-year deal worth 18 million euros in 2009, scoring […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca came off the bench to win the 'Battle of the Colombians' with a late strike in a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Friday. Bacca started on the bench amid reports of a midweek spat with Rossoneri coach Vincenzo Montella. But amid the ever-present danger of a Sampdoria […]

Sampdoria have released their new jerseys for the 2015-16 season and have included a small microchip in a limited number of jerseys, which plays soccer chants whenever the club crest is pressed. "It is the first shirt to be technologically modified to encourage the fans when they need it," explained shirt manufacturers Joma. The chants were pre-recorded in […]

Sampdoria’s president Massimo Ferrero has revealed to Sky Sport Italia that his Palermo counterpart, Maurizio Zamparini, recently threatened his life.  The threat supposedly occurred over the potential transfer of Palermo midfielder (and captain) Edgar Barreto. On the subject, Ferrero has stated, “Zamparini insulted me, made death threats and now he is frankly going over the line.” […]

Sampdoria were Serie A’s surprise package team in the early part of the season. However, since the end of January, things have begun to come undone for the Ligurian side Winless in their last five matches in all competitions, Sampdoria are preparing to face their city rivals Genoa in the Derby della Lanterna this weekend. […]

In terms of a title race it looks like it’s going to be a straight slug-fest between Juventus and Roma. The fight for the third Champions League position looks quite tasty though and that could be worth keeping an eye on too. There was a sense of uncertainty when Antonio Conte, who guided Juventus to […]