May
25
Jose Moving On Again
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After leading Inter to a commanding 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, Jose Mourinho looks set to leave the Italian club and head over to Real Madrid.
He is the self-proclaimed “Special One”, and his dream is to become the first man to lead three different clubs to the top glory [...]
May
18
Del Neri triumphs and leaves the next day
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In a move that doesn’t make perfect sense from any angle, Sampodria coach Luigi Del Neri has left the club only a day after guiding them to the monumental 4th place in Serie A, or entry into the Champions League qualifying round. A massive achievement both for the club and himself, but he couldn’t resist [...]
May
9
Totti loses head in Cup Final
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Roma’s star player Francesco Totti finds himself in a lot of hot water after a moment of true madness in his side’s 1-0 defeat to the Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final.
With the game coming to an end, and with Roma set to take 2nd place to Inter once again after conceding the [...]
Apr
4
The “Special One” Jose Mourinho has launched yet another attack on the Italian media, in which he has said that: “I’m not happy in Italian football, because I don’t like it and they don’t like me.” He went on to clarify that he still enjoys his time managing Inter, but his relationship with the journalists [...]
Mar
31
Juventus fan attacks Zabina
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Football fans can get really angry when things aren’t going their way, and one particular set of supporters that has been livid with their team’s performance as of late has been Juventus. The club is doing very poorly in Serie A, and won’t be able to achieve anything significant this season, which is unacceptable for [...]
Mar
23
Cagliari forced to refund fans
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Sometimes taking a chance pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. For Serie A side Cagliari, in particular, it most definitely did not, and after this weekend’s 2-0 home loss to Lazio, president Massimo Cellino was forced to pay back the money of more than 12,000 home fans who witnessed another poor result by the club.
In response [...]
Mar
21
Lippi: Inter not Italian
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Italy national team manager Marcello Lippi has launched a surprising, though understandable attack at Serie A champions Inter Milan. The World-cup winner was quoted as saying that: “Inter are a great squad, but they cannot be taken as an example of Italian football because they are all foreign,” and “There wasn’t a single Italian in [...]
Feb
7
Buffon back after crazy red card
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Gianluigi Buffon returned last night for Juventus in their Serie A 1-1 draw vs. Livorno, after missing the game vs. Lazio last week due to a red card. But what a red-card it was, surely one of the best – or worst you will see all season.
He was sent off in Juve’s last home game [...]
Feb
1
Mutu foiled by mom’s pills?
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Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has tested positive for an anti-obesity drug called subutramine, an illegal substance that could see him banned for up to four years from football. He failed a second drug test following the Serie A match vs. Bari on January 10th, and has been suspended by the Italian Olympic Committee. What’s interesting [...]
Jan
27
Italian defender Marco Materazzi sure knows how to celebrate a victory. Serie A’s massive derby this past weekend saw Inter beat second-placed AC Milan 2-0 and uphold their top spot in the league. After the end of the game, Materazzi, who was on the bench, put on a rubber mask of Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime-minister [...]