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Ricci's Milan transfer a matter of time
Samuele Ricci's Milan transfer is just a matter of time, as the Italian midfielder is expected to undergo his medical tests once he returns from holiday. Italy international Ricci is on the verge of joining Milan. Advertisement The Rossoneri resumed talks with the midfielder and his club Torino earlier this week, as Football Italia exclusively reported earlier this week. Ricci set to join Milan for 25m CAGLIARI, ITALY – JANUARY 26: Samuele Ricci of Torino celebrates his team's second goal (0-2) during the Serie A TIM match between Cagliari and Torino FC – Serie A TIM at Sardegna Arena on January 26, 2024 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by) Ricci has already reached an agreement with the Rossoneri, while the Diavoli are confident of securing his services in a €25m deal, including add-ons. Ricci is currently on holiday outside Italy, so he cannot undergo medical tests with the Rossoneri in the coming days. However, his desire to join the Rossoneri will soon be fulfilled, as his transfer to San Siro is just a matter of time. Ricci's stats in 2024-25 DORTMUND, GERMANY – MARCH 23: Jamal Musiala of Germany is challenged by Nicolo Barella (R) and Samuele Ricci of Italy during the UEFA Nations League Quarterfinal Leg Two match between Germany and Italy at Football Stadium Dortmund on March 23, 2025 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by) Ricci, 23, scored one goal and provided two assists in 36 appearances across all competitions with Torino in the 2024-25 campaign. He made his senior Italy debut in June 2022 under Roberto Mancini and has collected ten international appearances.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Troubled The Flash star Ezra Miller sparks concern with bizarre interview
Ezra Miller sat down for a rare - and rather bizarre - interview just a month after their surprise Cannes appearance. The 32-year-old troubled star - who uses they/them pronouns - talked about their future in acting as they revealed it was 'on tentative grounds' while sitting down with Italian outlet Lo Speciale Giornale on Thursday. Miller had posed on the red carpet for the first time in two years at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival in Cagliari, Italy. The reclusive actor - who starred in the 2023 The Flash film - had a slew of legal issues from 2022 including assault charges and grooming allegations so they shocked many when they appeared at the most famous film festival at the premiere of Die, My Love in support of their friend Lynne Ramsey. While smoking a cigarette, they explained: 'I came to Cannes to support one of my closest friends in the world who is Lynne Ramsey — who I think is one of the greatest living filmmakers.' Miller went on to claim that they are writing a film with Ramsey, 55, which they claimed 'will likely be the first thing I do' in their return to Hollywood. They went on to peculiarly say: 'I've been writing a lot, because you can do that in solitude which has been friendly to me.' Miller went on to say that they would do anything for their filmmaker friend Ramsey despite Cannes being a 'tough re-entry point' to being in the limelight again before going on yet another bizarre tangent. They said: 'If you've been in the woods for three years, I do not recommend going straight to Cannes, where every photographer and every weirdo, every rich genocidal freak be there, you know what I mean?' This came just a month after they made am aforementioned surprise appearance at the Cannes Film Festival after years of laying low following their controversies. The troubled star showed up on the red carpet wearing a maroon tuxedo paired with a beret over their long hair but walked quickly, not stopping to be photographed. Miller was there to support director Ramsay for the premiere of her film Die, My Love starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. The Flash actor previously worked with the director on the 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin. Miller has been keeping a low profile since The Flash — which ended up performing poorly in the box office — premiered in 2023. The previous year, they fled the spotlight after apologizing for their 'past behavior' and said they were seeking help for their 'complex mental health issues.' Before then, they made countless headlines as a result of multiple arrests and a series of distressing allegations, including allegedly grooming a teenage girl. Videos surfaced online in which the actor appeared to be assaulting innocent civilians, and there were disturbing reports that the star was allegedly housing young children in a home with 'guns and bullets strewn' around the property. They were arrested in Hawaii after allegedly attacking a couple at a karaoke bar in 2022. A month later, they were arrested again for allegedly injuring a woman by throwing a chair at her head. They were also accused of harassing a woman in Germany, allegedly hosting three young children and their mom in Vermont in an 'unsafe environment.' And they were also charged with felony burglary in the same state. However, in June 2023, a protective order issued against them in the state of Massachusetts was lifted, signaling an end to their legal troubles. The actor was previously accused of behaving inappropriately around a 12-year-old child and the minor's family. Miller has been keeping a low profile since The Flash — which ended up performing poorly in the box office — premiered in 2023; pictured in 2023 movie still The previous year, they fled the spotlight after apologizing for their 'past behavior' and said they were seeking help for their 'complex mental health issues'; pictured October 2021 in Paris Miller has been touring with the now-21-year-old indigenous, non-binary adult Tokata Iron Eyes in a band called Hundred In The Hand as recently as last month, per their Instagram posts. They allegedly met in 2016 when Tokata was 12 and Miller was 23. Tokata's parents since-lifted petition previously accused Miller of 'corrupting a minor' as well as 'cult-like and psychologically manipulative, controlling behavior.' Her father explained last year that he and his wife 'withdrew' the 'grooming' complaint filed in June 2022 and explained they were 'doing our level best to move on.' At the time, Miller said they were 'very grateful.' 'I'm encouraged by today's outcome and very grateful at this moment to everyone who has stood beside me and sought to ensure that this egregious misuse of the protective order system was halted.' They then slammed the press in their social media statement. 'I implore those members of the media who have recklessly spread false claims and failed to accurately report the truth and context of this story, to hold themselves to a higher standard and take the time to find the facts, rather than chasing the clicks.'
News.com.au
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ezra Miller gives bizarre interview about ‘tentative' Hollywood return after shocking Cannes appearance
Ezra Miller gave a rare — and peculiar — interview in which they addressed their return to Hollywood as well as their extremely surprising Cannes appearance earlier this year. The actor posed on the red carpet for the first time in two years at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival in Cagliari, Italy, on Thursday and told Italian outlet, Lo Speciale Giornale, that their relationship to cinema is now 'on tentative grounds'. Miller — who had a slew of legal issues in 2022 — also spoke out about their blink-and-you-miss-it red carpet appearance at Cannes in May, during which they sprinted across the media line at the premiere of Lynne Ramsey's Die, My Love, reports The New York Post's Page Six. 'I came to Cannes to support one of my closest friends in the world who is Lynne Ramsey — who I think is one of the greatest living filmmakers,' Miller said of Ramsey, who previously directed Miller in 2011's We Need to Talk About Kevin. Miller claimed they're writing an unnamed film with Ramsey, and added, 'that will likely be the first thing I do' when returning to Hollywood. 'I've been writing a lot, because you can do that in solitude,' Miller remarked, 'which has been friendly to me'. They also said they'd 'do anything' for Ramsey, despite Cannes being a 'tough re-entry point' to the industry. 'If you've been in the woods for three years, I do not recommend going straight to Cannes, where every photographer and every weirdo, every rich genocidal freak be there, you know what I mean?' The Perks of Being a Wallflower star was memorably arrested and charged in Hawaii following two alleged incidents at a karaoke bar in March 2022, to which they pleaded no contest. Then, they were hit with a restraining order by two residents claiming they harassed and threatened them, which was later dropped. A month later, Miller was arrested on a second degree assault chair after they allegedly threw a chair and hit a woman during an encounter at a private residence. In June 2022, a parent accused Miller of grooming their child from the age of 12. Another parent came forward the same month with an allegation that Miller 'menaced their family one evening in their downstairs neighbour's home and acted inappropriately toward' a 12-year-old minor. No charges were filed against Miller and they later released a statement saying, 'I have been unjustly and directly targeted by an individual who the facts have shown has a history of such manipulative and destructive action'. That same month they were accused of allegedly housing a mother and her three children in an unsafe environment at a Vermont farm — though by August, Miller told cops the family hadn't lived there in months. Also in August 2022, Miller was accused of burglarising a Vermont home and allegedly stealing several bottles of alcohol. They pleaded guilty to misdemeanour unlawful trespass and was put on one-year probation. Miller issued an apology later that month and announced they were seeking treatment. 'Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,' they told Variety at the time. 'I want to apologise to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behaviour. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.' During the interview with the Italian outlet on Thursday, Miller seemingly addressed the drama, waxing philosophical in a rambling set of comments. 'When we go through those crucibles, if we can survive, which was up in the air for me if I'm being real, we then have that capacity to see other people in their crucibles and just to reach towards them,' they said. 'I think that grows more and more rarefied in our world too. Like, the capacity to do that, the desire to do that, the willingness to do that,' they continued. 'We've become very consumed in notions of perception, self-perception, how we're perceived in the world. I really believe in digging past that and being a friend to people. And the people who did that for me, they have my lifelong devotion,' they explained. 'And also I'm grateful for the revelations of who was not that,' they said. 'When you work in this industry, you'll find yourself in deep, deep relation with a lot of people who do not give a single f**k about you, or your well-being, at all. And so, not that I don't hold a lot of remorse and lamentation for a lot of things that I did and a lot of things that happened in that time, but I'm really, really grateful for the lessons that came with that abyss.'
New York Times
20-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Gattuso is loved in Italy as a World Cup winner and for being who he is. Will that be enough?
Claudio Ranieri stepped out for the press conference in Rome. As he pulled back a chair and the cameras flashed, a mischievous smile appeared on his face. For once, Ranieri was not being unveiled as a new coach. Instead, he was the one doing the unveiling. Beside him was Gian Piero Gasperini, his successor at Roma. Ranieri leaned into the microphone like a stand-up comedian. He had a joke to crack. Advertisement 'Hello everyone,' he said. 'I think this is the first time you get to see two coaches (at one press conference). But don't be confused, eh. I still have a contract until June 30, so…' The gag went down well. Everybody laughed. But it fell flat elsewhere in the city — the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) was still getting over Ranieri's decision to turn down their offer to take over the national team. Its president, Gabriele Gravina, thought he had an agreement on a job-share whereby Ranieri would combine his forthcoming executive role at Roma with guiding Italy along the road to the World Cup next summer. However, Ranieri had second thoughts about the idea. The 73-year-old only returned to the touchline in November, six months after leaving what he had said would be his last job at Cagliari, because his hometown club were in such dire straits. If he had wished to continue coaching, rather than retreat back into (semi) retirement, he would have stayed on as Roma's manager. This was a double blow for the FIGC in their search for a replacement for Luciano Spalletti, who Gravina fired a couple of weeks ago following a 3-0 defeat away to Norway in Italy's opening World Cup qualifier. First of all, Ranieri's reputation hasn't been this high since he won the 2015-16 Premier League with 5,000-1 outsiders Leicester City. Over the past nine months, he has resembled a nonno, the grandfather figure of the Italian game, with a timeless winning recipe. Only Hansi Flick's Barcelona picked up more points than Roma in the second half of last season across Europe's top five leagues. Second, Ranieri, in his new position as adviser to Roma's owners, The Friedkin Group, was announcing Gasperini — someone who would have been another outstanding candidate to lead the national team. For context, the managerial carousel started at warp-speed this summer and left the FIGC with whiplash. Advertisement The initial uncertainty over Antonio Conte's future at new champions Napoli caused Milan to accelerate their pursuit of Massimiliano Allegri, who would have figured as another contender for the Italy gig had he been available. Brazil had spent more than a year courting Carlo Ancelotti to manage their national team, and finally got their man. Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal then threw more money at Inter's Simone Inzaghi than the FIGC could ever muster. Gravina also didn't have a job to offer until after that obliteration in Oslo on June 6. Which raised the question: shouldn't he have dismissed Spalletti already, after defending champions Italy's exit from the European Championship against Switzerland in the round of 16 last summer? It would have been premature to act then. Spalletti had Gravina's gratitude for leaving his post-Napoli sabbatical to take over Italy in difficult circumstances following Roberto Mancini's resignation to manage Saudi's national team, and the Euros came less than a year later. Spalletti deserved more time. With hindsight, it is easy to say that the interim was a waste of that time. So the options available to Gravina were limited. He leaned on Gianluigi Buffon, the country's most capped player, who became a member of his executive team after retiring in 2023, to help with the process of identifying Italy's next coach. Buffon had initially been made head of the delegation when he hung up the gloves — a counsellor and motivator the players could turn to for wisdom. Reports abounded late last summer that he considered his position after the Euros. Instead, Buffon broadened his remit. Since completing a course in the role, he is closer to a sporting director now. Drama never seems to be far away. One newspaper, La Sicilia, claimed Buffon almost quit when the return of Mancini, who only lasted 14 months in Saudi, was apparently put on the table. Advertisement Buffon skilfully handled questions about it at another press conference in Rome this week. 'As is the case every year, my contract expires on June 30, so the issue of resigning has never arisen.' Good save, Gigi. Next to Buffon and Gravina at the Parco dei Principi hotel sat the national team's new manager. He was not a foreigner, though the paucity of choice had sparked debate in Italy about whether it was time to appeal to someone like Jose Mourinho. In the end, the FIGC settled on one of the heroes of 2006, when Italy last won the World Cup: Gennaro Gattuso. 'This is a dream come true,' Gattuso said. 'I hope I am up to the task.' So does the rest of Italy. Missing out on qualification for a third consecutive World Cup doesn't bear thinking about. The explanations Buffon and Gravina offered for the hire came back to one intangible essential: vibes. They talked about passion, fire in the belly, and knowing what it means to represent your country. 'No one can ever take away Rino's fighting spirit and determination,' Buffon said. Gravina admired his self-'sacrifice' and the way he dealt with media scrutiny while coach of Milan and later Napoli. On the one hand, it is entirely understandable why the FIGC has gone in this direction. Italy were insipid against the Swiss in that Euros defeat this time last year. There was no soul in their recent performance in Norway either, when they found themselves three goals down at half-time. Gattuso will surely shock them back to life. And yet he was at pains to present himself as more than just a hype man. 'Everyone thinks of Gattuso as all heart and grit, but today I wouldn't put (that) Gattuso in my team, because of the way I want to play,' he said. At the same time, the 47-year-old spoke repeatedly about team spirit, identity, and the need for Italian players to reconnect with their national team. Advertisement His desire to emulate Marcello Lippi was less about also winning the World Cup and more about bonding a group of players and fostering the togetherness — the sense of belonging — which underpinned that 2006 team. Some members of it — Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Perrotta — will be on his coaching staff, along with Leonardo Bonucci, one of the leaders of the Mancini-led Euro 2020-winning side. Cesare Prandelli, Italy coach from 2010-14, is also set to return. He will coordinate the development of Italy's next generation, focusing on the age groups below the senior side and acting in support of the youth-team coaches, as Arrigo Sacchi did a decade ago. The new setup has not won the approval that Spalletti's or Conte's appointments received in the past. Both were viewed for what they are: world-class coaches. Gattuso, by comparison, can't seem to stay in a job for more than two years, and the Coppa Italia he won with Napoli in an empty Stadio Olimpico during the pandemic was quickly eclipsed by the aforementioned managers winning the title with that club. He has bounced around posts in Switzerland, Greece, Spain, France and Croatia, also managed Palermo and Pisa (twice) and had talks with Tottenham Hotspur. Gravina's praise for his temperament amid the media glare also left one with the impression that the FIGC president can't be on social media, where the reels of Gattuso's press conference shenanigans have guaranteed virality. His 'sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe s**t' fulmination while at OFC Crete accurately describes Italy's past 15 years on the international stage. Good at the Euros (let's try to forget about last summer). Bad at making World Cups. Gattuso's most recent job saw him rescind his contract with Hajduk Split this month after 'only' a third-place finish, and Gravina particularly appreciated his promotion of academy players. 'This year, I played with (players born in) 2005, 2006 and 2007,' Gattuso said. Advertisement What everyone else appreciated about his season in Croatia were the memes. Gattuso shaved off his beard for the first time in 22 years (it was for a good cause; a local cancer charity); looking for hydration after a game, he grabbed a sponsored bottle during a press conference, took a swig, pulled a face, then looked at the label and realised it was coconut water. More famous was the mix of Spanish and English he spoke when confronting a critic, TV pundit Josko Jelicic, live on air. 'I don't give the hand to you because you speak too much,' he bristled. This is Gattuso: unapologetically himself and endearingly so. Italians love him. He is a legend not only for helping win the World Cup but for being who he is. Is that enough? Conte still represents the perfect combination of motivation and strategy. Gattuso would like to think he offers something similar. But the results, so far, have not backed it up. Nevertheless, Gattuso believes Italy have the players to do better than they showed under Spalletti. Personality clashes aside, the problems of his predecessor, however, reveal the significant difficulty level of the job awaiting him. That a coach as skilled as Spalletti couldn't lift this team — either to make them play to their potential or become greater than the sum of their parts — is a concern. 'I don't leave a great Italy,' Spalletti said in his last media engagement. 'You can't do differently; there are many games (the calendar causes fatigue and compresses the time available to train), many foreign players (68 per cent of Serie A), and the number of players available is limited (because of injury). Then there are those who do not play for major clubs, those who do not play in European competitions, and others who are still developing.' One imagines Ranieri won't regret resisting the temptation to coach his country. He appeared to show wisdom in knowing when to say: 'No'. Gattuso, by contrast, didn't hesitate in saying: 'Yes' to Gravina. He obviously needs it more. For Gattuso, the inevitable hassle of the Italy job is superseded by the honour it brings. What that tells us about his judgement, and that of the FIGC, will become clear over the next year.
New York Times
19-06-2025
- New York Times
The Sparkle of Separateness: Circling Sardinia by Car
I saw the two women chatting as soon as I entered the town. One was standing on the street in the shade of a low building; the other, an older lady dressed in black, was responding from her third-floor balcony. Together they formed a charming first impression of Cuglieri, a small commune I'd passed through while driving along the western coast of the Italian island of Sardinia. Nothing else was stirring on that sleepy Sunday afternoon in late September — until I bumped into three friends sitting on a bench: Antonio, Giovanni Maria and Renzo, their combined ages well over 200. I introduced myself and, when word got out that I'm half Sicilian, Antonio, the tallest gentleman, smiled and shouted: 'Ah, anche tu isolana sei!' — So you're an islander, too! His exclamation encapsulated the separateness of life on Sardinia, which lies in the Mediterranean some 120 miles west of mainland Italy. To refer to the rest of country, locals here say 'il continente' — the continent. In other words: Those 120 miles might as well be an entire ocean. My partner and I had formulated a simple plan: to fly to the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, on the southern coast, rent a car and drive the perimeter of the island counterclockwise, following as many seaside roads as possible. We also wanted to swim, hike and visit some of the smaller islands off the coast. Sardinia has about 1,150 miles of shoreline, though not all of it is accessible. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
