Wiki Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Tancredi Palmeri is an Italian correspondent and football expert, who has worked for media outlets like CNN International and La Gazzetta dello Sport as a presenter for over a decade.
- Palmeri is enthusiastically emotional about football. He is Sicilian, he says “by the grace of God!”
Playing Football :
- Like most young men, Tancredi has been a football fan since a very young age. He played in local community leagues growing up.
- He played for the Latvian football club Riga United. It is one of the first multinational football clubs in the Baltic states and was started as a club that Latvians and foreigners could play for. He was part of the roster when it went from an informal team to being officially recognized as a European Union amateur team.
- Tancredi’s signing with Riga United at San Siro raised eyebrows. He was already a known media sportscaster and used his journalist credentials to be down on the field.
- He has also played with Fulham FC on loan. Tancredi has played at various positions such as left-back, left-winger, and behind the striker. As such, he has excellent first-hand knowledge of league life and professional football.
Reporting Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Currently, Tancredi is a Sports Correspondent for beIN Sports and Sky Italia, and is the UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football Show host.
- Tancredi is watched worldwide for his reviews of the Italian football clubs and posts social media or commentates on other nations’ team sports as well.
- He is sometimes criticized for his outlandish news given in his boisterous style, yet he is surprisingly on target with many of his claims.
