Carla Palmer

In a bizarre weekend of Serie A action, Juventus dropped points to a newly-promoted team, the Rome derby ended goalless, while Adel Taarabt stole the headlines (for a few minutes) with a wonderful debut goal. As Inter Milan and Napoli bounce back from their defeats, Fiorentina continue to fight for the last Champions League place. […]

Many of the more interesting matches from the weekend were played on the European continent instead of the British Isles. Here are 5 things we learned from Serie A this past weekend: 1. Fiorentina’s defense must improve if Montella hopes to reach the Champions League This past weekend Vincenzo Montella's Fiorentina had the opportunity to […]

Hosting an inconsistent and underachieving Aston Villa, Liverpool were forced to a 2-2 draw as an early tactical misstep from Brendan Rodgers left his side vulnerable and unable defend properly. Despite having his favourite strike partnership paired together in a fairly standard 4-4-2 (which with Coutinho and Sterling on the wings looked more like a […]

Antonio Conte’s Juventus has shown yet again its unmatched supremacy in the Serie A after a clinical 3-0 victory over Roma. This was the tenth Juventus win without conceding goals, and from the very start of the match the bianconeri seemed rarely troubled by Roma’s inconclusive attacks. Even if the giallorossi had the majority of […]

As the Serie A season returns with the start of a new year, the table is tight after an incredibly open first half of the season. There are currently eight teams in the middle of the Serie A table, all within two points of each other. With the likes of AC Milan and Lazio stuck […]

After a full schedule of Serie A matches over the weekend and going into Monday, it's time to reflect on what five things we learned from Italy's top flight from this past weekend. 1. Juventus may have faltered in the Champions League, but their domestic dominance remains unstoppable. After Juve’s latest 4-0 victory over Sassuolo, […]

Jose Mourinho has always stated that soccer is a game that revolves around transition and change of possession. After his 2-1 victory over Manchester City, it's evident that Mourinho is crafting a deadly counter-attacking Chelsea side with Fernando Torres as his star-striker. It's the Chelsea manager's age-old formula of a hard-working side that exploits the […]

In the first match day of this season's Serie A, there was the shock result that everyone was looking for. The 2-1 home victory for Hellas Verona over AC Milan caught everyone's eye, and all fingers were immediately pointed at Allegri's Milan for their ineptitude and inability to defeat the newly-promoted side. While people are […]

At the start of the season, it looked like the Serie A would have its most competitive season yet. The old powerhouses patched themselves up over the summer: Juventus bringing in Carlos Tevez, the return of Kaka to Milan, and Inter hiring the man who could be their most stable manager since Jose Mourinho. But […]

After having a fairly rocky start to the season, it seems like AC Milan are finally getting back on track to contend amongst the top of the Serie A. The Rossoneri's latest signing, Mario Balotelli managed to drag the team to a very lucky 2-1 victory over Udinese at the San Siro. With these three […]

The sad and untimely death of Gary Speed, manager of the Wales National Team has shocked many fans of football. The apparent suicide of the 42 year old will surely result in many questions in coming weeks regarding what would cause someone who has enjoyed a glittering football career to take his own life at […]

Many people may have been under the illusion that sexism was no longer present in football until Richard Keys and Andy Gray faced disciplinary action over their comments about female referee’s assistant Sian Massey. The fact that influential figures still harbour sexist views sends a clear message that sexism still exists in British football. It […]

There are 92 professional football clubs in the UK and around 25% of the players within those teams are black. Despite the fact that the number of black players has continued to rise there are still only two black managers: Chris Powell of Charlton Athletic and Chris Hughton of Birmingham City. To say this is […]

There's little to write about regarding the scudetto race of the Serie A now. A commanding 3-0 win by AC Milan over Inter has seemingly decided that this season we will have a new champion. The scudetto is now for Milan to lose, and after the solid display the rossoneri put on for the San […]

Cesare Prandelli has a big test coming up, when the Italian national team faces Germany in Dortmund on February 8th. His list of 23 called up players features some new faces, along with a few returning veterans. Yet the squad which has been called up is missing some important players who are injured. The star […]