SERIE A 2014/15 Season Preview
The Serie A season gets under way on the 31st August 2014 with two of the fixtures of the weekend, Milan v Lazio and Roma v Fiorentina, stand out games. […]
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WORLD CUP: Suarez nashing, Italy crashing
GROUP D ITALY 0-1 URUGUAY TUESDAY 24TH JUNE – NATAL Italy just needed a point to qualify to the next round,while Uruguay needed a victory for the same.Such circumstances is […]
WORLD CUP: Fulham striker sends England home with Italy defeat
GROUP D ITALY 0-1 COSTA RICA FRIDAY 20TH JUNE – RECIFE Fulham striker Bryan Ruiz scored the only goal of the game as Costa Rica defeated Italy with a 1-0 […]
WORLD CUP: Balotelli header clinches Italy victory over England
GROUP D ENGLAND 1-2 ITALY SATURDAY 14TH JUNE – MANAUS Mario Balotelli scored with a second-half header Saturday to give Italy a 2-1 win over England at the World Cup. […]
The Miracle of Sassuolo – Serie A’s Minnows Miracle Season
In 1998, I read a fascinating book by the author Joe McGinnis entitled “The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro”. In it the American author followed the fortunes of a tiny […]
Can Anybody Close The Gap On Juventus Next Season?
Once again, Juventus look odds on certainties to claim their third title in a row even despite suffering their second defeat of the season last weekend away at Napoli. La […]
What is Strangling Serie A? Part 5 – The Calciopoli Effect and a Brighter Future?
Over the last few weeks we have looked at several different factors that have led to the decline of Serie A from the foremost football league in the world. Yet […]
Serie A: Soccer Stadia And Those That Fill It
There is no doubt that one of the biggest reasons for the decline of Serie A in recent years is tied to the economic climate in Italy. With unemployment rife […]
The Decline of Serie A teams in Europe
In the ten years from 1988-89, when AC Milan defeated Steaua Bucharest 4-0, through to the 1997-1998 final when Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-0, Serie A had at least one […]
How Brendan Rodgers tactically outclassed David Moyes
It was only as recently as last season that Manchester United were lifting the Premier League trophy and a sense of euphoria surrounded Old Trafford. However now, if results are […]
The Perceived “Quality” of Italian Football and The Player Drain
The Perceived “Quality” of Italian Football and The Player Drain Following on from last week’s opening article in our detailed look at the issues facing Serie A, this week we turn […]
What is Strangling Serie A?
A look at the causes of the current decline of Italian Football – Part One by Ben Holmes. From the mid 70s until the early 1990s, there was only one […]
Paul Pogba – Fergie’s Final Fatal Manchester United Mistake
Currently playing for Turin based club Juventus, 20 year old Paul Pogba is making footballing headlines for all the right reasons. The French international was a Manchester United youth star […]
Balotelli brillance leads Milan to victory, Week 24 round-up
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th February The brilliance of Mario Balotelli broke Bologna hearts on St. Valentine’s Day, as AC Milan bounced back from their 3-1 defeat at Napoli to […]
Juve press on as Roma held in derby, Week 23 round-up
Saturday February 8th In Saturday’s trio of games in Serie A, Fiorentina were quick off the mark in their game with Atalanta at the Stadio Artemio Franchi when after 16 […]
Can Clarence Seedorf be a success at AC Milan?
When players usually retire, there is usually a sort of honeymoon period. Some golf, a nice holiday, family time. Rarely does a player retire and immediately throw himself back into […]
ITALY: Roma’s revival and Gervinho’s rejuvenation
Currently sitting at the top of the Serie A table at the end of eight rounds are an undefeated Roma team, now led by former manager of 2011 Ligue One […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AJAX 1-1 AC MILAN
The article brought to you by GROUP H – Tuesday 1st October 2013 AJAX 1-1 AC MILAN A late Stefano Denswil’s goal looked to have sealed the victory for the […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ARSENAL 2-0 NAPOLI
GROUP F – Tuesday 1st October 2013 ARSENAL 2-0 NAPOLI An inspired performance from Mesut Ozil paved the way for an easy Arsenal win against a good Napoli side. Arsenal were […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AC Milan 2-0 Celtic
GROUP H – Wednesday 18th September 2013 AC MILAN 2-0 CELTIC An injury-hit Milan side battled their way to a 2-0 Victory over Celtic in the opening round of […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Napoli 2-1 Dortmund
GROUP F – Wednesday 18th September 2013 NAPOLI 2-1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND Last season’s beaten finalists were beaten by a very good performance from Rafa Benitez’s Napoli. The game didn’t end well […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Copenhagen 1-1 Juventus
GROUP B – Tuesday 17th September 2013 FC COPENHAGEN 1-1 JUVENTUS After winning two Serie A titles on the bounce, Juventus have opted to take their ambitions that one step […]
ITALY: Serie A – Week 3 Round-up
SERIE A – WEEK 3 INTER 1 – 1 JUVENTUS Inter and Juventus shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, at the Giuseppe Meazza. In the 73rd minute Inter went […]
ITALY: Serie A – Week 1 Round-up
SERIE A – WEEK 1 HELLAS VERONA 2 – 1 AC MILAN Arguably the most surprising result of the opening weekend saw Hellas Verona take all three points from AC […]
ENGLAND: Eriksen on his way to Premier League?
The article brought to you by Dutch journalist Jaap de Groot, writing for De Telegraaf, has stated that it will be a ‘miracle’ if Ajax’s Christian Eriksen does not move […]
ITALY: Serie A 2013/14 Season Preview
The inception later this month of the Italian top flight vows to be packed with excitement, intrigue, enjoyment and incidents as usual. And I for one am looking forward to […]
USA: MLS All-Star Game report
All-Stars Outgunned in Kansas: MLS 1-3 Roma There are some parts of the American take on the beautiful game that just won’t be transferred to England. Strapping cameras to referees […]
ITALY: The Serie A revival…
Italy is a well cultured nation, especially when it comes to football. However, it has seen some hard times which have affected the view of the beautiful game amongst its […]
ITALY: The future of Napoli
Not too long ago, Walter Mazzarri left the Napoli manager’s role in order to replace Andrea Stramaccioni at Inter, who had failed to qualify for Europe for the first time […]
ITALY: Serie A transfer round-up
This year the Serie A clubs are trying to make the most they can out of this window, with teams such as AC Milan, Fiorentina, Juventus, Inter and Lazio all […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Spain wins Shoot-out
ITALY 0-0 SPAIN SPAIN WIN 7-6 ON PENS Spain defeated Italy in a relay of the 2012 European Championship final, however they needed penalties to do so. The Azzurri were […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Brazil wrap up group
Goals, goals, goals once again in the Confederations Cup as Brazil and Italy even though they have already progressed into the semi-finals before tonight’s game exchanged a six-goal battle which […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Italy steal seven-goal thriller
ITALY 4-3 JAPAN Some terrible refereeing by Argentine Diego Abal helped Cesare Prandelli’s Italy defeat Japan 4-3 in a game they did not really deserve to win. The Italians performed a second-half […]
UNDER-21 EUROS: FINAL – ITALY 2-4 SPAIN
ITALY 2-4 SPAIN Spain’s Under-21’s have now matched their senior and Under-19s sides in winning consecutive European Championships and the performance of this squad in Israel suggests the future of […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Pirlo’s still got it
MEXICO 1-2 ITALY The revamped Maracana opened its doors to the world once again tonight, and proved a fitting venue to make Italian legend Andrea Pirlo’s 100th international cap. The […]
UNDER-21 EUROS: SEMI-FINALS ROUND-UP
Spain will head into Tuesday’s final with a chance to retain their Under-21 European crown. In their way will be an Italy side who shocked a domintant Dutch side into […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Italy and Mexico Team Previews
Cesare Prandelli’s Italy arrive at the Confederations Cup with optimism, and belief, on the back of a strong World Cup qualification campaign. The Azzuri surprised many last summer, as they […]
UNDER-21 EUROS: GROUP A ROUND-UP
Italy and Norway head in the semi-finals, Israel finally grabbed a win for their fans and England head home tomorrow in disgrace with only one goal (a penalty) and no […]
UNDER-21 EUROS: GROUP A ROUND-UP
Stuart Pearce and England will be flying back into London on Thursday night as Italy clinch a semi-final spot. Will Burns presents his review of Saturday’s games. ————– ENGLAND 1-3 […]
UNDER-21 EUROS: Group A Round-up
Day one of the Under-21 European Championships has passed as Italy sit top of the Group A table as Stuart Pearce’s England nestle down in last. Here’s Will Burns and […]
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