Old Footballers You Might Not Know Of: Sandro Mazzola
Making it as a professional footballer is not easy. Making it when you are the son of a footballing legend is really not easy. To…
Italy
A Nod to the Future: The Fresh Faces From Italy’s Friendlies
As well all painfully know, there is no Italy squad travelling to the World Cup in Russia. However, there is a small silver lining in…
Scipio still blue as Italian’s work in progress continues!
After the 2-0 defeat to Argentina, Italy rebounded with intent to correct wrongs against an in form England at Wembley stadium. Italy manager; Di Biagio,…
The Azzurri on course to knock down English Defences!
As Italy returned to training, there was one thing on their mind, to get back on track after a faltering start against Argentina in which…
Italian Tarantella drowned out by Argentinian Tango!
It was supposed to be the rebirth of Italy as Luigi Di Biagio set up his Italy side in an attacking formation to take the…
Arise Ye Blues and Forget Ye Not the Fallen!
In the first of the international friendlies, Italy square up against Argentina at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, whom many are tipping to win the…
The Italian Renaissance and the Azzurri Blues
When Italy failed to qualify for this summer’s World Cup, the whole Italian nation entered a period of mourning…shell shocked that the famous Azzurri would…
Vive la Revoluce! Zdenĕk Zeman, Foggia and the Serie A tactical rebellion
“If you score 90 goals then it shouldn’t really worry you how many are conceded.” Zdeněk Zeman Italy’s Serie A in the early 1990’s was…
Milan Cruise as Lazio Falter on a Mixed European Night for Italian Clubs
Ludogorets 0-3 AC Milan As Italian clubs come under fire for prioritising Serie A over European competitions, Milan proved otherwise as they took no prisoners…
Andrea Pirlo | Regista
The deep-lying playmaker is a role often used in Italian football at both domestic and international level. The Italians even have their own name for…
Stalking a Striker: Fabio Quagliarella
Imagine this: you surround yourself with your loving family, you achieved your dream job of playing for your boyhood team, with a city of adoring…
Forget the World Cup: Italy’s Next Generation is Booming
As hard as it is to imagine, there will be no Italy at the 2018 World Cup. Anyone could argue from dusk till dawn why…
The five foremost features of Serie A: Week two
In match week two of Serie A, fans were treated to a host of goals including screamers from Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski and Torino’s Andrea Belotti,…
Italy’s Future XI: 2018 World Cup
It is officially August. Already. At this point in the summer, pretty much everyone wants the new season to begin. Pre-season friendlies and tournaments are…
Filippo ‘Pippo’ Inzaghi – The Prolific Poacher
When thinking of a clinical ‘fox in the box’ the person that comes to the top of that list is none other than Filippo Inzaghi….
Final day blues for the Nerazzurri – A title that slipped from Inter’s grasps
2001/02; a time when Italian football was coming towards the tail end of its peak as the greatest league in the World, a season that…
Coverciano – The Italian Job
Coverciano, also known as Casa Italia, located in Florence Italy, is the central training ground and technical headquarters of the Italian Football Federation. Footballing nations…
Alberto Gilardino
May 2, 2007. Milan. Manchester United’s Champions League dreams hang in the balance after a narrow 3-2 home win in the Semi-Finals over an imperious…
With Humility and Ingenuity: Italy Faces Off Against Albania and the Netherlands
Giampiero Ventura will have to show humility and ingenuity as Italy plays Albania, in an historical World Cup Qualifier, and the Netherlands, in a prestigious…
Will Juventus Succeed in the Champions League this Season
Juventus have dominated Italian football in the last couple of years and last season’s comeback demonstrated how powerful they are. Juventus managed to win their…