Italy
Banning Fans and Not Fines Will Help to Curb Racism in Italian Football
The quality of Serie A football has certainly been on the rise since the match-fixing scandal in 2006. With many of the top teams getting punished with fines and relegation, a number of the top players opted to transfer to other leagues. But now that the quality of play is back up to the standards [...]
Arturo Vidal is the Key to Juventus’ Success this Season
Arturo Vidal, the 25 year-old Chilean, has been the most important player for Juventus this season, leading the side in goals and the assists. Vidal is considered by many the main man responsible for the club retaining the Scudetto this term. Vidal plays in the center of the pitch, a crucial area, which when dominated [...]
Arsenal and Juventus to Battle for £22 Million Real Madrid Striker Gonzalo Higuain
As the end of domestic seasons loom all around Europe, the summer transfer window and all of its wonderful rumors and tidbits of news swarm and pellet every surface of social media outlets. One of the freshest chunks of news links two heavyweights of Europe: Real Madrid and Arsenal. Spanish newspaper, Sport.es, broke the news [...]
Palermo Midfielder Josip Ilicic to Move in the Summer
On Sunday, Palermo fell 1-0 to Fiorentina in a crucial match for top-flight survival. The result means that the Rosanero will now be playing in Italy’s second-tier professional league next season. Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini, the man who bought the club in 2002 and helped bring them into the Serie A, has conceded that they will [...]
Arsenal Transfer Rumors: 5 latest players linked to summer moves
Arsenal are fighting for their UEFA Champions League qualification next season. They will face Wigan Athletic this afternoon of May 14, 2013, and there are already rumors flying as to what and or whom manager Arsene Wenger will be approaching this summer to keep the club on the up and up. However, there is fear [...]
AC Milan Analysis: Projected first team against Roma
AC Milan need to win this afternoon to ensure they wrap up third place in the Italian Serie A and qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Despite the club being rather lackluster around the mid-season mark, manager Massimiliano Allegri has pulled a miraculous turn around of the Milanese side. A youthful and inspired attack [...]
AS Roma Analysis: Projected first team against AC Milan
AS Roma are on the verge of breaking into the final UEFA Europa League place for next season as they sit in joint sixth with rivals Lazio in the Italian Serie A only two points back from Udinese. The Wolves have had an up and down season, and despite high hopes at the start are [...]
AC Milan News: Massimiliano Allegri Set to Stay in Milan
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has made it clear that he will be staying with the Rossoneri despite what some are calling a forgettable season. This season saw an early exit in the Champions League tournament for AC Milan as they failed to move past the round of 16. Milan also never really showed to be [...]
AC Milan News: Mario Balotelli Takes Ferrari to Mini-Kart Track
Italian International Mario Balotelli has found his form again since returning to Milan in January. The young striker spent several years in Manchester making headlines for both footballing and non-footballing reasons, and that seemingly changed – until now. Just this week, Balotelli showed up at the Pala K karting cetner on the outskirts of Milan [...]
Does Juventus Have the Fire Power to Compete with Europe’s Top Clubs?
Last week, Juventus clinched their second consecutive Serie A title with their win over Palermo. They have established themselves as one of the best clubs in Europe with their stellar season. However, with their unfortunate exit from the Champions League, manager Antonio Conte doesn’t believe that his team has been given the resources to compete [...]
Five Worldwide Football Matches You Should Watch this Weekend
With the news of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement still being digested by many, as well as rampant speculation regarding the future of Jose Mourinho in Spain, it’s safe to say that it’s been a pretty eventful week in football so far. And with the weekend on the horizon, we can now look ahead to the [...]
Roma to Snatch Ajax Star Toby Alderweireld’s Signature from Premier League Suitors
One year on from selling former club captain Jan Vertonghen to Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax are set to lose another of their defensive stars after it became apparent that Toby Alderweireld was closing in on a switch to AS Roma. It’s been apparent for some time that the Belgian star would be leaving the Amsterdam Arena [...]
What will AC Milan do with Massimiliano Allegri?
As the season comes to a close for AC Milan questions regarding manager Massimiliano Allegri’s future have surfaced. These reports have been more prevalent as of late, despite the club being very close to clinching the third place spot in Serie A behind only Juventus and Napoli. Rumors are that two former players are in [...]
SWOL Serie A Hangouts: Episode 2
Join us tonight May 8th at 7:00pm EST as SWOL hosts our second Serie A based hangout. Host Aaron West will once again be speaking all things calcio and Italian football with an all-star cast. Tune in to listen to the panel discuss upcoming matches, the final weeks of the league, and transfer speculation. Miss [...]
AC Milan and Inter Target Barcelona Star Cesc Fabregas
The rumor mill has been churning out blockbuster moves of late, linking some of world football’s biggest stars to some of Europe’s biggest clubs. The most recent outlandish transfer rumor involves Spain international Cesc Fabregas in a proposed move to the Serie A, with AC Milan and Inter Milan rumored to be suitors, according to [...]
Juventus Needs Only One Point to Clinch Serie A Title
Juventus needs one point in their last four games to clinch their second straight Serie A title. They will host a very hot Palermo squad, who haven’t lost in their last five games. Palermo is currently fighting off relegation, and with this late surge, have positioned themselves in seventeenth place, right out of relegation. [...]
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