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SWOL Serie A Hangouts: Episode 2
Join us Wednesday 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. [...]
Five Worldwide Football Matches you should watch this Weekend
Though many of the major leagues are just weeks away from reaching the end of their campaigns, there appears to be no sign of the action slowing down just yet. This weekend plays host to some of the biggest games of the football calendar, with high-profile fixtures featured from right across the globe. With scores [...]
Stephen El Shaarawy Vows to Stay with AC Milan
AC Milan striker Stephen El Shaarawy has expressed his desire to remain at the Rossoneri for the entirety of his career, despite interest from other clubs. The young striker is under contract with Milan until 2018, but has been linked with moves away from the Serie A powerhouse. Already Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City have [...]
Emerging Talents: Marquinhos of AS Roma
Name: Marquinhos Date of Birth: May 14, 1994 Height: 183cm Nationality: Brazilian Club: Arsenal FC Position: Defender Serie A giants AS Roma secured the signature of Marcos Aoás Corrêa (commonly known as Marquinhos) in July of 2012 from Corinthians. Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Marquinhos spent nearly ten years at his home club [...]
Juventus Set Sights on Bayern Munich Winger Arjen Robben
Juventus are preparing an €18 million bid for Netherlands international Arjen Robben, according to Football-Italia (via Corriere dello Sport). The Dutch winger has been linked with a move away from the Allianz Arena outfit for some time now, after seeing his playing time plummet, making only nine starts this Bundesliga campaign. Though they don’t play [...]
Do You Remember: Italy v Germany - World Cup 2006
Nearly everyone in the world of football will remember Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final in Berlin. The Frenchman, arguably the world’s best player at the time, finished his career in spectacular fashion, sending Materazzi to the pitch with a powerful headbutt to the Italian’s chest. The Italians [...]
Chelsea and Roma battling for Palermo star
In 2010 Italian Serie A side Palermo stumbled upon two young Slovenian star midfielders. The first being Armin Bacinovic and the second being rising starlet Josip Ilicic. The two moved to the southern Italian island in the summer of 2010 from Maribor and have been on the books for the Rosanero. While Bacinovic at the [...]
Inter Milan Target Benfica Star Nicolas Gaitan
TalkSPORT are reporting that Italian giants Inter Milan have made Benfica midfielder Nico Gaitan a transfer target heading into the summer transfer window. The San Siro outfit seem primed to overhaul their squad this season after their poor second-half form has seen them slip all the way down to fifth in the Serie A table. [...]
PSG’s Ezequiel Lavezzi Eyeing Move to Milan
Paris Saint Germain striker Ezequiel Lavezzi is said to be looking to move to either AC Milan or Inter Milan this off season. There have been reports that both AC Milan and Inter Milan have sparked interest in Lavezzi as he could bolster the offense for both squads and that he has not ruled out [...]
AC Milan News: Is Kevin Strootman the Right Man for Milan?
PSV midfielder Kevin Strootman has emerged as a transfer target for Italian giants AC Milan. Also linked with Manchester United, the 23-year old Netherlands international isn’t long for the Eredivisie and looks to be ready to make his big money move to a top European club. Valued at €12 million, the PSV man has been [...]
Live Serie A Hangout: Juventus v AC Milan
Join us tonight at 7:10pm EST as SWOL hosts another footy inspired hangout. We’ll be heading over to the Italian Serie A and the top of the table with a discussion around Juventus and AC Milan. Host Aaron West will be talking with Matteo Bonetti and Aaron Giambattista about the battle at the top and [...]
League-Leading Juve Welcome AC Milan
Juventus host AC Milan on Sunday, a match that features the first and third place teams in Italy. Juventus went out of the Champions League last week at the hand of Bayern Munich but returned to domestic success with a 2-0 over Lazio. Juventus boss Antonio Conte obviously feels good about their position in the [...]
Five Football Matches you should watch this Weekend
Though a number of fixtures remain in many of the world’s major leagues, we already have our first champions of 2013 in the form of Bayern Munich. The German behemoths stormed to a record 23rd league title with six games remaining, but could we see any more champions crowned this weekend? And what about the [...]
Chelsea Transfer News: Cavani’s Mother Hints at Napoli Exit
Uruguay star Edinson Cavani is one of the much-celebrated footballers in the city of Napoli since the days of Diego Maradona. Cavani might be aware that he will have great opportunities to potentially win several trophies at a bigger club, but he has so far rejected the opportunity to move by professing his love for [...]
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