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Serie A Midweek Round-up: Giornata 21
By: Francesco |Funny sign caught in the stands this week. It says “To the Sheik, if you want Kaka now you’ll have to eat prunes.” I thought that was pretty clever and funny. The midweek round was supposed to be Milan and Juventus’ chance to catch Inter as they had a difficult away tie in Catania. Unfortunately [...]
Mourinho doesn’t accept “Golden Anteater Award”
By: Francesco |One of the most popular shows in Italy is “Striscia la Notizia” a parody news show (kind’ve like a Daily Show with Jon Stewart or a Colbert Report but more variety show styled) that is broadcast on Canale 5 in Italy. It is a very funny show and the news covers all aspects of daily [...]
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 20
By: Francesco |Inter defeated Sampdoria 1-0 to give themselves breathing room from Juventus. It was supposed to be the game where we would see the geniuses of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Cassano do battle, but unfortunately both players were unavailable for selection. The game wasn’t pretty, but Jose Mourinho’s squad got the job done once again, grinding [...]
Video of the Week: The Luca Toni Theme Song
By: Francesco |It’s no secret that with all the goals Luca Toni has scored in Germany he has become an idol for Bayern Munich fans all over the world. But one fan in particular decided that he loved Luca Toni so much that he had to write a song for him. The German fans have to help [...]
Coppa Italia: Inter and Sampdoria book a semi-final date
By: Francesco |The quarter-final round of the Coppa Italia kicked off today, with Udinese-Sampdoria and Inter-Roma in action. Tomorrow Lazio takes on Torino while on February 4th Juventus will face Napoli. Today the left side of the bracket was decided as the winners of Udinese-Samp and Inter-Roma would face off in the semi-final. Summaries and highlights after [...]
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 19 + Oscar Del Calcio Winners
By: Francesco |After a day full of tension, Berlusconi announced late today that Kaka will be staying at Milan and that he closed the deal himself. So Milan fans everywhere can now breathe a sigh of relief (unless you were in favor of him leaving). We’ll see what happens over the next few days though. Regarding Serie [...]
Breaking News: Kaka to Manchester City transfer almost complete
By: Francesco |All of Italy is reporting it now. At first it was just a crazy rumor. Nobody believed that Kaka would leave Milan for Manchester City. But now it’s slowly becoming official. According to Italian press reports (including Milan Channel, Milan’s official TV station), Milan have accepted Manchester City’s 120 million euro offer for Kaka. Kaka’s [...]
Pazzini leaves Viola, joins Sampdoria
By: Francesco |Nobody is expecting big moves during this transfer window in Serie A. Maybe some small clubs will buy a top Serie B player or some players will switch clubs, but the biggest transfer everyone was expecting was the move of Fiorentina striker Giampaolo Pazzini. The Atalanta youth product was considered at a young age to [...]
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 18
By: Francesco |How great it was to have Serie A back after the winter break. I missed my weekly calcio fix. Roma-Milan highlighted the return of Serie A. Both teams desperate for the 3 points, as Roma wanted to inch closer to the top half of the table and Milan wanted to get closer to Juventus and [...]
The Craziest Italian Football Quotes of the Year
By: Francesco |While Italian football provides excellent quality and entertainment on the pitch, we all know that it equally provides excellent quality and entertainment off the pitch. The crazy owners, the fights in the media between opposing managers and directors, the outbursts in press conferences, and all that other great stuff that keeps us entertained during the [...]






