Simon Farnsworth

Week 26 of Calcio Italiano produced some exciting football including the league leaders fighting back from 2 goals down. Inter Milan trailed Roma 2-0 into the 2nd half, then a back & forth affair ensued eventually ending with Mario Balotelli getting a double and Hernan Crespo heading in the equalizer in the 79th minute. Crespo's […]

Just when you thought La Liga was over fate has conspired to inject some drama into the title race like Barry Bonds injected steroids. Real Madrid won its 10th straight match defeating Espanyol 2-0 in Barcelona. The veteran Merengues stepped up with Guti & Raul scoring to give Juande Ramos' side a big road win. The team […]

When it comes to national team shirts, Italy's are one of the Top 5 in popularity and style. The Azzurri shirts for the 2009 Confederations Cup are out and all accounts are that they are a throwback to the shirts of the 1930s. Check it out: The 8th Confederations Cup will be held in South Africa […]

The most exciting part of the UEFA Champions League is underway, The Knockout Stages. We're getting closer to crowning a European champion and if Italian teams continue to play the way they did on Tuesday in the 1st leg of the Round of 16 then the UEFA Champions League trophy will not settle in Lo […]

With 13 matches remaining for teams in the Serie A, it has become apparent that the fight for the lucrative European spots are becoming more fierce. As for the scudetto, its Inter's to lose as for the Team Of The Week, it was tough to pick a TOW because there were no big surprise results. However […]

The biggest surprise result in Europe took place in Spain as Barcelona lost 2-1 to last place, Espanyol in the Catalan Derby. Even more shocking than the scoreline was the fact that it took place in Barca's usually impenetrable Camp Nou. Iván de La Peña scored twice to end Barca's nearly 6 month unbeaten run. […]

Week 25 of the Italian Serie A did not produce any major surprises. A mild surprise was Atalanta's 1-0 road loss to Sampdoria. The Genovese side ended Atalanta's 3 game winning streak as Giampaolo Pazzini scored in his 4th straight game. Sampdoria now sits 7 points out of relegation on the strength of a 5 […]

Last season, Diego Milito was a shining star for a team headed to relegation. This season, he's a star for a team headed to Europe. For Genoa, he's been the difference maker while becoming a leading contender for Capo Canionnieri in the Serie A. His 12 million euro transfer from Real Zaragoza has been money well spent and […]

After a midweek full of international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, the domestic leagues in Europe were back in action over the weekend. The 24th week of the Serie A saw 7 of 10 matches end in a draw but we don't give the TOW award to teams that draw. So this week's winner of […]

Week 24 of the Serie A featured two massive top of the table matchups. The headliner of course being the Derby della Madonnina. The Milan derby was an exciting match with its share of controversy. Adriano's opening goal was clearly a handball that went past Milan keeper Christian Abbiati. Dejan Stankovic put a one-timer past […]

VS. This Sunday's Derby della Madonnina will be the 270th meeting between these two legendary clubs. Once again at stake is top of the table positioning. Inter sits in 1st place on 53 points while AC Milan is in 3rd place on 45 points and while the result will not move Inter from 1st place […]

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Week 23 of the Serie A was loaded with great drama & theater. Udinese & Juventus both got game winners in 2nd half injury time. Fiorentina got 3 points from Alberto Gilardino in the 89th minute and Chievo & Siena gave their fans heart palpitations with late goals to salvage a point. However, the Team […]

The race for European spots tightened up considerably after Week 23 of Calcio Italiano. After this week only 6 points separate 2nd & 6th place.

The coach of the defending World Champions, Marcelo Lippi finalized his roster for the massive encounter against Brazil. An omission from the squad is Juventus icon, Alessandro Del Piero. Il Capocannoniere from last year didn't get the call and neither did Serie A's leading scorer Marco Di Vaio of Bologna. Back in net for Azzurri […]