Del Piero tempted by enticing role at Ronaldo's Al-Nassr

Saudi outfit Al-Nassr is courting Alessando Del Piero to take the role of sporting director there. The team captained by Cristiano Ronaldo has been on fire, attracting star players from all around Europe. Following their recent on-field success, the Riyadh-based side aims to bolster their administrative ranks. Del Piero retired from soccer at the beginning […]

Italian National Team standout and one of the greatest soccer players of his generation, Alessandro Del Piero has joined ESPN as a soccer analyst. Del Piero will appear on ESPN FC, the critically acclaimed daily soccer studio program exclusive to ESPN+. He will make his debut on Saturday, March 6, at 8 p.m. ET, providing […]

Juventus have passed their first test, they've qualified for the next round of the Europa League defeating Shamrock Rovers 2-0 away from home and 1-0 in the return leg at home. Now Juventus will play a play-off against Austrian side Sturm Graz, and if they win that playoff, then they will play in the Europa […]

The Bianconeri lost again and to be quite honest it was not a surprise because the Juve players have completely lost their composure since the 3-3 draw with Siena. The match against Siena was the turning point as Juventus were somewhat managing to grind resultsfollowing Alberto Zaccheroni's appointment as coach for the remainder of the season. The Bianconeri have lost […]

The victory against Inter was not backed by a vintage performance but served as a reprieve for Ciro Ferrara who is under intense pressure from the tifosi to bring glory back to the Old Lady following a summer spending campaign which included the signing of Brazilians Diego and Felipe Melo for considerable sums. Ferrara was […]

To fans of Calcio it's still as vivid as ever: The vision of Fabio Cannavaro lifting the World Cup aloft remains the proudest of Italian memories in a difficult recent history. But with one year to go before the 19th World Cup Final, Cannavaro and his Azzurri have a lot of hard work to do […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Inter Milan's Swedish hitman had a big night on Monday 2 days after the Nerazzurri's surprising 3-1 loss to Atalanta. Ibra won the award as the 2007-08 Serie A Footballer of the Year at The Oscars Del Calcio ceremony. Inter's goal scoring assassin beat out Juventus' icon Alessandro Del Piero for the award. […]

I really have to apologize to all Serie A Talk readers as there was so much to discuss in Italian football during the previous forthnight and I haven't had the time to keep up with it all.  Team with the Final Word The last two weeks have seen several firsts and record setting events including, Jeremy Menez scoring his first goal for Roma. Menez would follow […]

Champions League Group Stage Juventus 2 – 1 Real Madrid CF Italian giants Juventus currently sit 12th in Serie A and with rumblings Monday of lack of security for manager Claudio Ranieri's position, Ranieri was definitely starting to feel the heat. Both club and manager however received some breathing room the next evening as the Bianconeri won their first […]

The Old Lady of Turin has been absent from Champions League play since the calciopoli scandal of two seasons ago but you wouldn't have known it, especially once the home side took the lead in the 76th minute, from a Del Piero free kick which was simply spectacular. Juventus came close on several other chances and looked deadly […]

SportsXhange – the sports news and betting information channel have the exclusive rights to air Italy's first match of World Cup 2010 qualification Saturday Sept. 6th 19:45 GMT. More... You can also watch it live on Sky Sports in the UK.  From the National Team website FIGC.it Doubts over Del Piero starting in the Cyprus match are circulating, still the player will fly […]