Although Juventus have lost the most expensive player of all time this summer in Paul Pogba, on the cusp of a brand new Serie A season it’s almost impossible to the see the Italian champions for the last five terms in a row letting their crown slip. Under the guidance of manager Massimiliano Allegri, the […]

Milan (AFP) – Keita Balde has been offered apologies by the mayor of Padova after the Lazio striker fell victim to racist monkey chants during a pre-season friendly on Wednesday. Keita, a Senegalese born in Spain, is one of several black players in Italy's Serie A to have faced racist abuse in the past. On […]

Rome (AFP) – The Italian football federation and national Olympic committee have opened an enquiry into suspicious bets that surfaced around the sending off of a Frosinone player against Napoli on the weekend, Italian media reported Wednesday. Shortly before Saturday's Serie A match, which Napoli won 4-0, three bookmakers stopped taking bets on a Frosinone […]

Paul Pogba struck a second-half winner as Juventus continued their march towards a record-equalling fifth consecutive Serie A title with a 2-1 victory at AC Milan on Saturday. Juventus, who last won five on the trot in 1935, are now nine points clear of second-placed Napoli, before they host basement side Verona on Sunday. Milan's […]

Napoli were crowned Serie A’s winter champions on Sunday following their 5-1 demolition of relegation fighters Frosinone. Despite Napoli’s current form under first-year coach Maurizio Sarri, the Partenopei are looking over their shoulders at arch-rivals and reigning Scudetto holders Juventus as they close in. The Scudetto Race Although Napoli and Inter Milan have shown their […]

Every soccer crest embodies a team's history, part of the reason why redesigns, like the one Manchester City recently undertook, become such noteworthy changes. The balance between old and new, or the choice to go in a completely different direction, can be captured by a few new artistic choices, for better or worse. That weighty […]

Despite it's recent decline, the Serie A has gifted us with some of the greatest sides in soccer history, from the post-war Torino side to the "Grande Inter" of the 1960's to Sacchi's AC Milan, Maradona's Napoli and Lippi's Juventus. This XI encompasses players from different soccer eras, but they all have one thing in […]

For the past five years, Serie A’s been a bit of a bore. That’s not referring to the ultra-defensive, play-out-a-goalless-draw-rather-than-risk-losing-a-point perception of Italy that so many hang on to. No, the games have been fine, and high-scoring thrillers are playing out with surprising regularity. The trouble is, at the start of the season, pundits and […]

There are certain Serie A clubs that try very, very hard to not sell their star players to Italy’s biggest clubs. Juventus, of course, with her four-year title streak, is the team others least want to help, but selling to Inter or AC Milan is also to be avoided. And so the peninsula’s brightest move […]

June marked the release of Kindle best-selling author Giancarlo Rinaldi’s 20 Great Italian Games II. Since its release, 20 Great Italian Games II, has garnered praise from readers for its depiction of classic calcio and legendary players. 20 Great Italian Games II is the sequel to Rinaldi’s original book released in 2013. The original, 20 […]

After Gameweek 9, the top of the Serie A table is split into two groups of teams. Roma and Juventus are dominating the championship, having both achievee 22 points thus far, scoring and conceding the same amount of goals (16 and 4). Behind them, there are seven clubs within one point, batting it out for the third […]

The international break is finally over, and regular service resumes in the top leagues across Europe including, of course, Serie A. Although it's been two weeks, the incidents sparked in the Juventus-Roma game are still fresh in the memories of Serie A fans and players. AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis bashed Juventus one more time, saying […]

If you love Serie A, you will enjoy the weekend of day 5, that will be split into three days. Saturday is time to play for the two most accredited Serie A contenders, Juventus and AS Roma. The choices of both managers will be conditioned by their players’ fitness, as well as the following Champions […]

The Serie A season is coming to an end. While there are only five fixtures left, the title looks like it'll end up in the hands of Juventus FC who are enjoying an eight point lead on the pursuing Roma side. Antonio Conte’s team will win a wonderful three-peat, and will also try to win […]

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. […]