Empoli F.C.

Empoli Football Club is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, formed in 1920 though its first official match was in 1921. In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions. Most recently,...

In this article: Serie A, Serie B, Luigi Cagni, Serie C1, Silvio Baldini, Genoa, Luciano Spalletti, FC Zurich, and Alberto Malesani

...position in coach Walter Zenga's team. And the 29-year-old, who joined the Sicilians from Parma in 2006 after a previous spell at Empoli, said he's considering extending his stay. "Of course there's a possibility that I'll stay at...

In this article: Mark Bresciano, Palermo, Empoli, Walter Zenga, Parma, Australia, Melbourne, and Italy

...say my future lay more abroad." Spalletti has no previous experience of coaching outside Italy having started his managerial career with Empoli before moving on to Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese (twice), Ancona and Roma, where he was named...

In this article: Luciano Spalletti, Rome, Italy, Serie A Coach of the Year, Abel Resino, Marcello Lippi, Empoli, Sampdoria, Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Zenit St Petersburg

...David Williams is believed to have watched Gianluca Caprari and Giammario Piscitella, both wingers, during their side's 1-1 draw with Empoli. The Premier League side's acquisition of Davide Petrucci, described as the jewel of Roma's...

In this article: Michael Owen, Manchester United, Liverpool, Fabio Capello, World Cup, Empoli, Premier League, Alex Ferguson, Anfield, and Rome

...Cup. After spells at Parma, Reggiana, Atletico Mineiro and Galatasaray, Taffarel was on his way to his first day's training at new club Empoli in 2003 when his car broke down en route. The breakdown, he claimed, was a sign from God that he...

In this article: Carlos Roa, David Icke, God, Claudio Taffarel, Pope, Jack Charlton, Kaka, and Draco

...Natale dreamed only of playing like Diego Maradona, not of being like him. When, at the age of 13, he was whisked away to Tuscany to join Empoli's youth system, it was only a matter of days before he became homesick and ran away. Now captain...

In this article: Antonio Di Natale, Udinese, Naples, Serie A, Fiorentina, Milan, Champions League, and Fabio Quagliarella

...signing of Fornasier, have also vehemently ruled out any suggestion of malpractice in their moves for Le Havre teenager Paul Pogba and Empoli youngster Alberto Massacci. It is understood that Fornasier was not tied to a binding contract...

In this article: FIFA, Manchester United, Fiorentina, Le Havre, Serie A, and French Football Federation

...had made allegations of inducements and insist they have made no illicit payments, saying they have acted within the rules. Italian club Empoli have also withheld transfer clearance for Alberto Massacci's move to United. Costly business:...

In this article: FIFA, Chelsea, Manchester United, Le Havre, Allegation, and Empoli

Man in the middle: Ferguson and Wenger might wonder how Platini will respond to football's latest scandal Last month Serie B club Empoli lost 16-year-old Alberto Massacci and 18-year-old Manuel Pucciarelli to United. Increasingly, such...

In this article: Chelsea, Michel Platini, FIFA, Federico Macheda, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Alex Ferguson

...of the deal. Cagliari Calcio have added UC Sampdoria midfielder Daniele Dessena to their ranks for an undisclosed fee while Sampdoria have strengthened themselves, taking striker Nicola Pozzi on loan from Empoli FC for the rest of the season.

In this article: Europe, Liverpool, Xisco, Stefan Maierhofer, Blerim Dzemaili, Segundo Castillo, Sampdoria, and Greek Super League