It was at that time that Italy noticed Raphinha and found out that he was eligible to represent the Azzuri because his father, Rafael Dias Belloli, is of Italian descent. The Italian federation ...

Raphinha has revealed how he was close to pledging his international allegiance to Italy. The Barcelona winger is one of the favourites for the Ballon d’Or after an exceptional season for the ...

FC Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Raphinha has already arrived in São Paulo, where he is training with the Brazilian national team under the leadership of Carlo ...

Barcelona's Raphinha has now represented Brazil at two major tournaments, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2024 Copa America, and played many other qualifiers and friendlies with his home country.

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.

Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, now in charge of the Brazil national team, led his second training session on Tuesday ahead of ...

It has been revealed that the Italy national team made attempts to convince Barcelona star Raphinha to play for the Azzurri while Roberto Mancini was still in charge back in 2020. As per La ...

A look at the best players from the 2024–25 Champions League season, including Ousmané Dembélé, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.

Raphinha was a nightmare for Ancelotti all season long, but now the Italian coach will count on him as a key figure for Brazil, while waiting to see if Neymar will be permanently sidelined.

Raphinha has now signed a new contract with Barcelona, despite intermediaries telling Arsenal there was a chance of a deal materialising.