Icardi stripped of captaincy

MAURO Icardi has been stripped of the Inter Milan captaincy in favor of goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, the Italian club said yesterday. The switch comes as Icardi, 25, has yet to sign a new contract amid protracted talks between the club and his wife Wanda Nara, who also acts as his agent. “The new captain of the team is Samir Handanovic,” the Serie A outfit tweeted. Inter is third in Serie A, 20 points behind champion Juventus. Icardi joined the Chinese-owned club in 2013 from Sampdoria, while Handanovic, 34, arrived in 2012 from Udinese.