While addressing why he decided to step back from Italy's sporting director role after the president blocked Andrea Pirlo's signing, Paolo Maldini revealed that the money wasn't the reason why Pep Guardiola rejected the coach offer.

After Andrea Pirlo was ruled out, Italian Soccer Federation president Giovanni Malagò confirmed Roberto Mancini as the new head coach. As a result, Paolo Maldini's future in Italy is in doubt, with another Italian legend as a possible replacement.

After Pep Guardiola's rejection, Italy appeared to be turning to Andrea Pirlo as their new head coach for the rebuild. However, the Italian legend revealed that he will no longer be an option, reportedly leading Paolo Maldini to resign as technical director.

Italy's federation now faces the challenge of finding another elite manager capable of restoring the national team to the top of world soccer.

Over the last few days, Paolo Maldini and Italian Soccer Federation president Giovanni Malagò have revealed that they are in negotiations with Pep Guardiola. However, the legendary head coach is reportedly set to reject the offer, requesting a salary of €20 million.

New Italy technical director Paolo Maldini has revealed talks with Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti to take over the vacancy at the Azzurri.

After leaving Manchester City as a free agent, Pep Guardiola’s future has been surrounded by rumors. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Paolo Maldini has taken concrete steps to convince the Spaniard to become Italy’s new head coach as part of the national team’s rebuild.

AC Milan is gearing up to commemorate its 125th anniversary, marking over a century of soccer excellence. However, while fans anticipate a gathering of legends, the absence of key figures such as Paolo Maldini, Kaka, and Andriy Shevchenko, has raised eyebrows and sparked discussions among supporters.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe will soon finalize the purchase of a 25 percent stake in Manchester United. He will then commence an immediate restructuring of their technical department. When Erik ten Hag first came at United a year ago, he found a disjointed team with no cohesion. Coaches with varying levels of experience and playing styles […]

Professional soccer in Saudi Arabia has received a lot of attention recently. The league has been around since 1976, but this season, it has attracted more foreign superstars than ever before. Cristiano Ronaldo signing with Al-Nassr in January was the first major move. It saw Saudi Arabia take its first step toward realizing its vision. […]

In the post-holiday season, Nike has upped its newest shoe campaign to honor one of the most decorated Italian soccer player ever and his international teams' accomplishments. The Nike Tiempo 94 cleat is a re-release of the original 1994 shoe worn by Italian World Cup team members, but of course with updates in the latest […]

Serie A On TV has been updated for this week so check out the Match Day Three TV schedule. Also, you’ll discover a new link to livesoccertv-channels which is an excellent website for American, Canadian and UK viewers for weekly scheduling of all football/soccer coverage as well as nationwide pub information and local competition information.

Serie A Talk readers have probably noticed the headline change but I've changed more than that. After some deliberation I trashed the first post on 'Shevchenko's Triumphant Return' as Andriy hasn't been triumphant since leaving Milan and it looked likely he wasn't going to find an opening to return or showed a desire to do so […]