The following year, Italy were about to embark on a journey to win Euro 2020, delayed until 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. It was at that time that Italy noticed Raphinha and found out that he ...

However, Raphinha has now revealed how close he came to representing Italy over his birth nation. The winger, whose father is of Italian descent, held talks with the Azzurri and was in line to ...

Italy noticed Raphinha and found out that he was eligible to represent the Azzurri because his father, Rafael Dias Belloli, is of Italian descent. Skip to main content. T. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 ...

Why Raphinha rejected Italy approach "I was close to accepting the Italian national team call," Raphinha told journalist Isabela Pagliari during an interview. "I was supposed to go to the Euros ...

Barcelona have finally unveiled their home kit for the 2025–26 campaign, alongside a promotional video which actually strays ...

Raphinha confirmed to journalist Isabela Pagliari on her ‘YouTube’ channel: “I was close to accepting the call-up from the Italian national team.” He went further and revealed the reason why he ...

Club World Cup continues to be a topic of conversation in the world of football. While some celebrate this new, expanded version of the tournament, others, such as Raphinha and Jürgen Klopp, have been ...

Brazilian winger Raphinha has revealed that he was on the verge of accepting a call-up to play for the Italian national team before ultimately representing Brazil. Speaking to journalist Isabela ...

Barcelona star Raphinha admits he was close to committing his international future to Italy. Now arguably Brazil's most important player, Raphinha concedes things could've been very different. He ...

However, Raphinha has now revealed how close he came to representing Italy over his birth nation. The winger, whose father is of Italian descent, held talks with the Azzurri and was in line to ...