Italy CT Roberto Mancini believes Cristiano Ronaldo’s willingness to ‘reopen himself to criticism’ via his move to Juventus should be ‘appreciated’.

Ronaldo’s transfer to Juve from Real Madrid comes despite him turning 33 earlier in the year, and Mancini feels the Portuguese must be commended for his bravery.

“Di Biagio my successor in the national team? We haven’t even started yet,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

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Eder predicts Inter “will fight at the top” of Serie A this season, and believes “with Antonio Conte on the bench, Italy would have gone to Russia”.

The forward has left the Nerazzurri for Jiangsu Suning, and he sat down with Gazzetta dello Sport to look back on his time in Italy.

“I’ll never forget my three years at Inter,” Eder said.

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Neymar says “it will be an honour to share a dressing room with a goalkeeper as brilliant as Gigi Buffon” at Paris Saint-Germain.

The Juventus and Azzurri legend has joined the French champions on a two-year contract, the first club side he has played for outside of Italy.

“It will be an honour to share a dressing room with a goalkeeper as brilliant as Gigi Buffon, because of his history and the person he is,” Neymar told Fox Sports.

“He has many qualities.”

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Marco Verratti’s former President has advised the Italy midfielder to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer. “Change is good…”

Verratti has long been linked with moves away from PSG, and Daniele Sebastiani – the patron of his formative club Pescara – believes the time has come for the 25-year-old to ‘change scenery’.

“Marco should change scenery,” he told TimGate.

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Giuseppe Rossi admits he’s “lost count” of the number of knee surgeries he’s had, but “I sacrificed too much” to consider quitting.

The Italian international’s career has been blighted by a series of knee problems, including three anterior cruciate ligament tears, a meniscus tear and an intra-articular ligament fissure.

The 31-year-old signed for Genoa in December but managed only one start, and after 10 appearances in total he wasn’t offered a new deal.

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Italy will host Poland in Bologna on September 7 and Portugal at San Siro on November 17 in the UEFA Nations League.

The new tournament will see the Azzurri make their competitive debut under new Coach Roberto Mancini at the Stadio Dall’Ara.

That is where they’ll host Poland on Friday September 7, then visit Portugal in Lisbon on September 14 and Poland in Chorzow on October 14.

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Mario Balotelli finally arrived for pre-season training at Nice after talks with Olympique Marseille broke down.

The striker is two weeks late, having hoped to sign for Ligue 1 rivals Marseille before having to return to the Allianz Riviera Stadium.

However, negotiations broke down and it seems as if SuperMario has no other offers.

Nice released a statement with image of the Italy international in training this afternoon.

It is unclear if this is a temporary measure or if he'll be playing for Nice this season.

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It’s reported that Elliott Management are considering a change on the Milan bench, with Antonio Conte replacing Gennaro Gattuso.

The U.S hedge fund has taken over the running of the club after Yonghong Li failed to pay his debts, and are already making changes.

A new President is expected to be appointed on July 21, likely Paolo Scaroni, the former CEO of Italian energy company Eni.

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Andrea Pirlo, Gabriel Batistuta and Thiago Motta are among the ex-pros who have completed an FIGC coaching course, with a final exam set for September.

The Italian Federation offers a special course for former footballers, combining the UEFA A and B licences.

The course is hosted at Coverciano, and the players began their coaching education at the beginning of June.

The 10 students will now take their final exams in September, and if they pass they will be able to coach youth teams, and any senior team up to Serie C.

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Daniele De Rossi has put his late renaissance with Roma down to former Italy CT Antonio Conte. “I started working differently with him.”

De Rossi’s form during the 2014-15 campaign came in for criticism, leading to reports his top-level career was over and that a move to MLS was next.

However, the 34-year-old has since re-established himself in Roma’s XI, while helping Conte’s Italy reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2016.

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