Topic: Giuseppe Rossi

Rossi aiming for Euro comeback

Italy and Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi is aiming to be back for the European Championships in June despite tearing his cruciate knee ligament in October.Rossi's participation at Euro 2012 has been put in doubt as he was expected to need ...

Italy won't change to suit Balotelli, Pazzini

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has ruled out making tactical changes to their game despite having to deploy a "physically stronger" attacking duo in the absence of Antonio Cassano and Giuseppe Rossi.Both players have been ruled out of action for at least ...

Villarreal's Rossi set for surgery, out 6 months

0 . New Jersey-born striker Giuseppe Rossi will have knee surgery and is expected to sidelined for six months.. . Rossi plays for Villarreal in the...

Italy draw leaves Serbia hopes under threat

Serbia's hopes of securing a place in the Euro 2012 play-offs suffered a blow despite a 1-1 draw with Italy in qualifying Group C at the Marakana stadium here on Friday.Claudio Marchisio gave the visitors a first minute lead but ...

Villarreal get first win of La Liga season

A Giuseppe Rossi strike helped Villarreal to their first win of the La Liga season on Tuesday as they beat Mallorca 2-0 and finally clicking into gear after a disappointing start to the season.Villarreal had only picked up one point ahead ...

Rossi class shines through as Villarreal progress

Giuseppe Rossi showed why he is one of Europe's most-coveted strikers with a second-half double to set Villarreal on their way to a 3-0 win over Odense - for a 3-1 aggregate victory - and a place in the Champions League group stages ...

Bayern and Villarreal glide into group stage

Bayern Munich and Villarreal avoided embarrassing exits from the Champions League on Tuesday as they cruised into Thursday's group stage draw after winning their respective play-off clashes.Bayern - making a rare appearance at this stage of the competition after finishing third ...
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri admits he would like to sign Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi, but not at the expense of losing Ezequiel Lavezzi.Earlier this week, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claimed he was interested in signing Rossi but suggested it might ...

Germany, Italy stroll as French labour

Germany and Italy continued their leisurely stroll towards the Euro 2012 finals with wins which underlined their domination of their groups but France dropped unexpected points by drawing in Belarus.Three-time winners Germany thanked a Mario Gomez double as they floored neighbouring ...

Italy on Euro 2012 brink after Estonia stroll

Italy are on the brink of qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine after maintaining their grip on Group C with a 3-0 win over Estonia here on Friday.Italy stayed five points clear of Slovenia, 2-0 winners in ...