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Manchester United loanee Axel Tuanzebe has been left out of Napoli's squad to play in the Europa League.

Italian football agent Fabrizio Ferrari has refused to rule out the possibility of Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe joining Napoli on a permanent basis.

Christopher Vourlias Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio, the Italian directing duo best known internationally for their Locarno premiere “Seven Acts of Mercy,” are developing a colonial-era drama that they’re presenting during the Rotterdam Film Festival’s CineMart co-production market.“Prince Aden” begins in 1935, when a 16-year-old Somali boy passes the test to become a dubat, a soldier in the Italian army that has invaded Ethiopia on the orders of Mussolini. Aden Sicré is sent to the frontlines, but after being injured on his first day of service he’s forced to return home – where he is unexpectedly hailed as a war hero by the Fascist regime.Five years later, Aden is recruited to take part in a recreation of the daily life of an African village at the newly built Mostra d’Oltremare exhibition center in Naples.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPaolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” kicked off its theatrical rollout with a gala event Tuesday evening in the director’s native Naples, the city to which he returned after 20 years to shoot his most personal film.“I am as excited as I was at my wedding,” said Sorrentino ahead of the red carpet screening in the central Cinema Metropolitan attended by some 400 guests including Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and players from the 1980s SSC Napoli soccer team, once led by late great champ Diego Maradona who, as the film reveals, involuntarily saved Sorrentino’s life.Sorrentino underlined that he was particularly pleased, and also anxious, about the Naples premiere — which was followed by

THIS Morning chef Gino D'Acampo sparked havoc on the show yet again - with a crude reference to Holly Willoughby's VAGINA. The 45-year-old star, famous for his unpredictable remarks, was using the host's body as stand-in for a map of Italy.

Italian pundit Walter Sabatini has voiced his shock that neither Manchester United nor Manchester City made an attempt to sign former Fulham midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.

Sophia Loren was seen blowing a kiss towards her adoring fans while attending the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opening gala in Los Angeles on Saturday.The 87-year-old Hollywood icon was awarded a special honorfor her long-running career in the entertainment industry during the event.After getting in some solo shots, Loren happily posed for a picture with her son, Edoardo Ponti, and daughter-in-law, Sasha Alexander.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNetflix is moving forward with its Elena Ferrante series adaptation, “The Lying Life of Adults,” which will start shooting in Naples in October with Neapolitan helmer Edoardo De Angelis (“Indivisible”) directing and Valeria Golino playing a prominent role.“Lying Life of Adults” leads a slate of Netflix Italian original series projects — several of which are literary adaptations — that were announced in Rome on Thursday by Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta in her first meeting with the press since joining the streaming giant last year as VP of Italian Original series after a long stint as head of drama at Italian public broadcaster RAI.Golino, who kickstarted her acting career in Hollywood co-starring with

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An italian man is reported to have confessed to the murder of his mother after he dismembered her body to discard body parts in IKEA shopping bags scattered over the city.Eduardo Chiarolanza, 47, and he has reportedly admitted to police officers that he killed his mother, Eleonora Di Vicino, 85, in Naples.Di Vicino had previously been reported missing after an acquaintance of her and her sister raised concerns with police towards the end of August, according to investigators.The elderly woman reportedly talked regularly with a local school principal but even he had not seen Di Vicino.Police found one of the shopping bags, which contained human remains, before identifying their

A GUEST on Antiques Roadshow was so shocked with a valuation, she needed to sit down to gather herself. The latest episode saw the guest bring a quaint clock inside a travel case for expert Richard Price to evaluate.

Manchester United with Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly seem like an annual event, though the latest reports linking the colossus may carry more weight.While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side remain tangled with Real Madrid in their efforts to sign Raphael Varane, Koulibaly could be available as he seeks clarity on his future in Naples.And speaking of Serie A links, Diogo Dalot’s fate is yet to be decided as AC Milan seek to re-sign the player on loan, with the jury still out on whether he’ll be kept at Old Trafford.As for outgoings at United, full-back Brandon Williams is looking like he’ll be loaned out this summer, but the latest developments suggest he won’t be heading to Southampton.The summer transfer window continues to heat up for the

England and Italy go head-to-head in the Euro 2020 final tonight.While most commentators expect it to be a close match on the pitch, national stereotypes suggest the competition is something of a mismatch in the kitchen. As Italians proudly extol the virtues of their food such as pasta and pizza, the English are often somewhat more sheepish about their delicacies.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTrue Colours has taken international sales on Italian auteur Mario Martone’s new film “The King of Laughter” (“Qui Rido Io”) starring Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”) as popular and prolific early 20th century Neapolitan actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta.Martone’s latest three works “Leopardi,” “Capri Revolution” and “The Mayor of Rione Sanità” all launched from the Venice competition. “King of Laughter,” for which True Colours will be launching sales at the Cannes market, is believed to have been submitted for a berth in the Lido’s upcoming edition in September.The Rome-based sales company previously handled Martone’s “Sanità,” which also hails from Naples’ rich theatre heritage.

Paul Gascoigne managed to disgust his fellow contestants on the Italian Version of I'm A Celebrity by saying he likes pineapple on his pizza Ex Rangers player Gazza got into a hot debate with Italian born YouTuber Awed over what he likes on top of his margherita pizza on L'Isola dei Famosi. Football legend Gazza, 53, confessed: 'My favourite is ham and pineapple pizza.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSky is revealing first-look images and footage of the fifth and final season of “Gomorrah,” the groundbreaking Sky Original series produced by ITV-owned Cattleya in collaboration with Germany’s Beta Film, based on an idea by Italian writer Roberto Saviano. The series, which is Italy’s biggest TV export, is currently playing on HBO Max in the U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSky is revealing first-look images and footage of the fifth and final season of “Gomorrah,” the groundbreaking Sky Original series produced by ITV-owned Cattleya in collaboration with Germany’s Beta Film, based on an idea by Italian writer Roberto Saviano. The series, which is Italy’s biggest TV export, is currently playing on HBO Max in the U.S.

prison and ordered a raft of killings has been found dead in his cell.Raffaele Cutolo, a former leader of the Italian Camorra crime organisation, spent most of his adult life in jail.Cutolo died on Wednesday, February 17, aged 79, after suffering from pneumonia in Prama prison.Known as “The Professor”, he was first sent down after killing a young man who’d made advances on his sister.Cutolo was sentenced to 24 years in Poggioreale prison in Naples after committing his first murder in 1963.While inside, he earned the respect of more powerful inmates and challenged the then Camorra boss, Antonio Spavone, to a duel.After he failed to show up, one of Cutolo’s friend blasted Spavone in the face with a shotgun.Having established himself as a

Napoli for anything less than £100m this month. Despite Jurgen Klopp suggesting that the club will not be bringing in a new central defender during the January transfer window, Jamie Carragher thinks it would be ‘inconceivable’ for them not to.

Juventus or Inter Milan in the summer.Cavani eventually signed for Manchester United on transfer deadline day with the striker having been a free agent.His contract at PSG expired in June with plenty of clubs having been interested in the former Napoli star.And it’s his love for the Serie A giants, who he spent two years with from 2011, that stopped the Uruguayan from returning to Italy with Juventus or Inter.Cavani said: "I saw it and I am very excited. It is yet another demonstration of affection from Naples that I will never forget."The emotion is doubled seeing my children admire that mural.

EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped in Naples on writer-director Michele Placido’s fourteenth film as a director, Caravaggio’s Shadow (L’Ombra Di Caravaggio), about the enigmatic and genius Renaissance painter.

Diego Maradona embraces his Italian “baby brother” and wife Claudia at the height of his fame.