CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe believes that Sandro Tonali can be Newcastle's Andrea Pirlo - but with an engine to boot. The Magpies boss admits he saw an immediate likeness to Italy legend Pirlo when ...

During his time in charge, Pirlo won 18 of his 45 matches in charge (D10 L17), averaging 1.42 points per game, a total only bettered by his time with Juventus (2.15). Sampdoria returns to the ...

Football management is a completely ... Spanish or possessing any experience as a manager. He failed to win any of his first nine La Liga games, before suffering a humiliating 7-0 defeat to ...

"After 25 years of football, I will be at home with my family. I'll play golf and tennis to keep fit." Pirlo, who began his career with Brescia, won Serie A and the Champions League twice among a ...

The 22-year-old playmaker had indicated that he wanted to leave Inter after failing to earn a regular place in the starting line-up and he wanted a move for regular first-team football.

Eddie Howe believes that Sandro Tonali can be Newcastle’s Andrea Pirlo - but with an engine to ... No 6 - and Howe insists there is more to his game than simply passing.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has spoken about the comparisons between Sandro Tonali and legendary Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo ... "We've seen that in recent games from a defensive viewpoint ...

Stoke City new boy Tatsuki Seko can reportedly control games in the style of Andrea Pirlo. Seko has joined ... has been ...

Midfielder Sandro Tonali can be Newcastle United’s Andrea Pirlo if he finds his best form. That is the view of manager Eddie Howe ... “We’ve seen that in recent games from a defensive ...

There have even been comparisons between Tonali and another great Italian midfielder, Andrea Pirlo. In fact ... I think we've seen that in recent games from a defensive viewpoint now more than ...