After a goalless draw with Serie A Champions AC Milan on the last day of the 2010/11 season, Udinese qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in five years. An extremely unpredictable result considering they were in the midst of a relegation battle the season before, eventually finishing fifteenth. They also lost key players that summer, including... read more...

The Italian FA have somehow confirmed that they can not strip Internazionale Milano of their 2006 Scudetto. Now maybe it’s because I’m looking at Italian football through my corruption-free tinted glasses, but I expected at least some action to me taken. The FIGC’s “executive committee” met in Rome today, and the decision was confirm... read more...

9th of July 2006. The fact that we won the World Cup meant very little to me, it was the way in which we won that made us special. The cancer that still is Calciopoli had just been let loose. Italian football was entering a very dark place. Corruption and fraud were a common sight. Yet for one day we managed to win by overcoming our difficulties. What a memory.... read more...

This is another news type article, just wanted to ask you guys how often you would like to see them. Maybe daily, or every two or three days, let me know. La Gazzetta dello Sport are reporting that Chelsea’s Andre Villas-Boas is interested in Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi. The Italian international h... read more...

All Italian Offside coverage has been moved to SB Nation. I will give you guys more information when I can, but for now that’s it really. My first post is a season preview on ... read more...

It’s the time of year again, and as I count down the days (38) until the Serie A season starts, we have to entertain ourselves with pre-season friendlies. Meaningless games where showboating is not encouraged and where provincial sides lose by... read more...

Following the news that evidence of former Inter President Giacinto Facchetti involved in match-fixing back in 2006 was released, newspapers all in Italy have been all over the story. Many of them claiming that Inter should give their 2006 Scudetto back. One of these newspapers was La Gazzetta dello Sport, not only one of the most popular sport dailys, but one of... read more...

This post isn’t really going to be about Serie A, or professional football in general. Instead I’m going to explain the rules of game that is played all over Italy called Ventuno. Ventuno is a game that is best played in about four or five people, but the minimum is three. A football is required, but proper goal posts are not. I played in-front of a wal... read more...

So the news is back! Sorry for the delays with some of my recent articles, but Wordpress has been acting up. The transfer window is very much alive, unfortunately. Juventus continue to pursue a striker in La Liga, but it’s no longer Sergio Aguero, instead Villarreal’s Giuseppe Rossi might be on his way to Turin. His agent confirme... read more...

I wrote this article two days ago, but Wordpress hates me, so I could only get it up now. Sorry if it feels old… It’s exactly forty days until the Serie A season officially begins (28th August 2011). I think I’ll take a break from criticising the FIGC to write about some recent transfer rumours and an argument in Rome, with some pre-season friendlie... read more...

Five-A-Day Football News Friday June One-Four is a post from: Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football News Friday June One-Four is a post from: Serie A Weekly It’s Confederations Cup time, and for an Azzurri team looking to add to their World Cup trophy case, this is a prime opportunty to prepare for 2014. Playing in World Cup stadiums against top-notch competition, this is... read more...

Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football Thursday June Zero-Six is a post from: Serie A Weekly Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football Thursday June Zero-Six is a post from: Serie A Weekly This week’s issue of ESPN the Magazine in the states has an article examining race, culture, and racism in Serie A. By Wright Thompson, the well-researched story examines different parts of Italy and... read more...

Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football June Zero-Four is a post from: Serie A Weekly Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football June Zero-Four is a post from: Serie A Weekly ProSoccerTalk again hits the right note, analysis of the increasingly hot rumour that Mario Gomez will sign for Napoli if Edinson Cavani leaves. Such a signing would signal a major change for a team that has tried t... read more...

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Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football June Zero-Three is a post from: Serie A Weekly Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day Football June Zero-Three is a post from: Serie A Weekly Talks heated up over the weekend between Massimo Moratti and Erick Thohir about the Indonesian businessman purchasing a majority ownership of Inter Milan. As it stands, the negotiations are inconclusive with the l... read more...