Serie A Round Up Week 37: Samp Slip Through Trap Door
Sampdoria skipper Angelo Palombo SAMPDORIA 1-2 PALERMO Two decades ago Sampdoria were competing at the top end of Serie A, while also contesting for European honours. Fast forward to the present day...
View ArticleSerie A Round Up Week 38: Bari Head For Serie B in Style
BOLOGNA 0-4 BARI No, do not refresh this page. Relegated Bari actually scored four goals away from home in what will be their last Serie A fixture for 12 months at least. Visiting Bari may have only...
View ArticleFooty Matters Serie A Awards 2011
Serie A correspondent Liam Apicella rounds up an entertaining season in Italy’s top flight by selecting the best and worst of the previous nine months. PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Edinson Cavani –...
View ArticleSerie A Season Preview: Summer Signings Make Milan Favourites to Retain The...
The wait is almost over, Serie A is back! Okay, it may not possess the same glamour it once did when you’d settle down on the sofa after a Sunday roast dinner to watch James Richardson present Channel...
View ArticleSerie A Week 1 Round-Up: Gasperini Fails to Impress as Inter Coach
Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini Gian Piero Gasperini may have only been in charge of Inter Milan for one Serie A fixture, but his long-term future at the San Siro has already come into question. The...
View ArticleSerie A Round-Up: “We’re Not Top Of The League,” Sing The Atalanta Faithful
Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono If they had not started the campaign on minus six points for their part in a match-fixing scandal, newly-promoted Atalanta would have been top of Serie A. Now anybody...
View ArticleSerie A Week 4 Round-Up: Moaning Ranieri Should Look Closer to Home
Complaining that a referee was the reason that your side slumped to defeat is very much seen as an English trait. This perhaps clears up why Claudio Ranieri took to criticising a match official like...
View ArticleSerie A Round-Up: Juventus Set The Tone For Title Redemption
Simone Pepe opened the scoring for Juventus A read of any of the top sports papers in Italy on Monday morning would help lift faith in Juventus and their title credentials this season. The...
View ArticleSerie A Round-Up: Ibrahimovic Hits Century Mark To Keep Pressure On Juventus
In a week dominated by Champions League football, AC Milan were eager to forget about their 3-2 loss to Barcelona on Wednesday as they tried to revolutionise their position in Serie A....
View ArticleSerie A Round Up: “Nobody is happy at Roma”… and it’s easy to see why.
Roma look in ruins as fans revolt against the club following another sign of poor leadership as Luis Enrique and his men lose to Fiorentina with eight men. General manager Franco Baldini was ruthless...
View ArticleSerie A Round Up: Udinese make case for Champions League football as Milan...
Can Udinese sustain their position at the top of Serie A? History and the bulk of football opinion tell us the top four places are usually reserved for the elite Italian clubs. However, Udinese, who...
View ArticleSerie A Round-Up: Palermo More Off Road Than On It As Away Form Continues To...
Palermo coach Devis Mangia The Sicilians’ troubles away from home grew following their latest derby defeat at Catania. Palermo haven’t won at Catania’s Stadio Massimino since 2007, but coach Devis...
View ArticleEx Liverpool & Chelsea Boss Preparing to Dent German Progress
This season’s Champions League campaign will be an interesting one for losing finalists Borussia Dortmund. While expectations have risen due to their performances last year, coach Jürgen Klopp was...
View ArticleFormer Manchester United And City Star Proves He’s Still Got What It Takes
Carlos Tevez may have won the Premier League three times, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup but, at 29, the question was whether he could rediscover his best form in Italy....
View ArticleItalian Stars At Centre Of Football Corruption Probe
Former AC Milan and Rangers midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is being investigated for match-fixing, Eurosport reports. The houses of former Italy stars Gennaro Gattuso and Cristian Brocchi were raided...
View ArticleChelsea Move Ahead Of Arsenal And Manchester United In Race For Serie A Defender
Inter defender Ranocchia has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs Chelsea have joined Manchester United and Arsenal in the race to sign Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia, and they have...
View ArticleArsenal Set to Miss Out on Milan’s French starlet
Arsenal’s short term hopes of signing Milan’s young French star M’Baye Niang have been dealt a blow, after the forward reportedly agreed to join Ligue 1 strugglers Montpellier on a six month loan...
View ArticleThe Former Manchester United Stars On Course To Claim Title-Winners’ Medals
Juventus are nine points clear at the top of Serie A and look on course to win their third straight league title. Their star-studded team may have struggled in Europe but they still appear likely...
View ArticleLiverpool Hero Has Turned Napoli From Donkeys to Stallions
Rafael Benitez has moulded Napoli into a force to be reckoned with In the hearts of Liverpool fans, Rafa Benitez will always hold a very special place. But since that memorable night in Istanbul when...
View ArticleJuve Ready To Scupper Chelsea Fans’ Hopes Of A Drogba Return
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba appears unlikely to be re-joining the club in the summer in any capacity, with the 36-year-old wanted by Juventus. The Ivorian’s contract at Galatasaray expires in...
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