I had a great conversation with Jonathan Starling of the Third Half podcast last week. We discussed the upcoming UEFA Cup group stage, UEFA's stance on debt-laden clubs, the situation at Ajax and many other topics. I've posted the Champions League Talk segment of the show here as a separate podcast file but if you'd […]

This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss. UEFA recently released a publication entitled "Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe", which outlines UEFA's stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. […]

UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol's Hamburg will take on Aston Villa. This year's groups are looking really tough and the field […]

Things could not have been worse for Ronaldinho coming into the latest edition of the Derby Della Madonnina. He was still not at the level that people though he could be at, but then the big stab in his heart came midweek. Brazil coach Dunga left the AC Milan midfielder out of his 23-man callup […]

Ronaldinho shines as AC Milan take the Milan Derby 1 – 0. Match Highlights [display_podcast] Match Day Five Results Saturday Sept. 27 Sampdoria 0 – 0 Juventus Fiorentina 1 – 0 Genoa Sunday Sept. 28 AS Roma 2 – 0 Atalanta Bologna 0 – 1 Napoli Catania 1 – 0 Chievo Lecce 2 – […]

Derby Preview Goalday Preview -Inter Milan take lead ahead of their derby with AC Milan. Scudetto holders Inter Milan lead the Serie A standings as they go into the classic city derby with recovering AC Milan late Sunday. Inter, currently on 10 points after four games, celebrated their 100th unbeaten home game mid-week, but struggled in the match beating the newly promoted […]

I'm predicting the Milan derby will have a similar result as last season's first meeting.

Arrival of Match Day Five brings forth the ancient rivalry of A.C. Milan against F.C. Internazionale. Welcome to the Derby della Madonnina. I was alerted to Mark Meadow's article, Friday afternoon question: Which is the best derby? this afternoon of course and it reminds of how wild things get at the San Siro when these clubs meet. This year's […]

LOCAL TIME MILANO ITALY: (minus 6 hrs for, NYC time) The Serie A Talk – Milan Derby Poll The Milan derby is a hotly contested local derby and is one of the most followed derbies in the football world. It is called "Derby della Madonnina" in honour of one of the main sights of the […]

The AC Milan vs Lazio match saw a variety of impressive goals but the one which sticks out above the rest was the winner scored by Gianluca Zambrotta. Zambrotta's is Goal of the Week for the following reasons, 1. distance 2. location 3. power 4. as a fullback Zambrotta doesn't score often, making this a very special goal compared to the rest netted by seasoned goalscorers this week. (honourable […]

The third week in Serie A witnessed two of the traditional Italian powers rise to where people are used to seeing them. Inter is in 1st, Juventus in 2nd. In the case of the Team Of The Week, they pulled themselves out of the relegation zone and displayed a hint of their potential. It was a tough choice between two teams based in the […]

Calling all Milanista, I got it wrong and admit it but what's more important is understanding why. The key to today's victory was manager Ancelotti getting back to basics. Take a look at the starting XI, leaving Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko on the bench was the right move. Ancelotti would instead go with young Pato, Marco Borriello and a Pirlo-less midfield which supported the front two while […]

It was an outstanding performance for Italian football in the first round of UEFA Cup action, as all four Serie A clubs registered first-leg victory. AC Milan adjusting to a non-Champions League season are full steam ahead winning 3 – 1 over FC Zürich. This triumph couldn't have come at a better time for Rossoneri […]

Nike's "Take It To The Next Level" is back this time with Andrea Pirlo. When is a wall not a wall? When it's made up of more people than would normally take to the pitch during any one game. But Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo doesn't see walls, he sees goals.