This weekend's action has a wealth of subplots, controversy, and exciting soccer play.  But the main story line out of this weekend is the standings.  Right now, the top four spots in the Serie A standings are occupied by the clubs most thought would occupy them in some order: Inter Milan, AS Roma, AC Milan, […]

Bayern Munich will take a slender lead to Florence after a controversial 2-1 win over Fiorentina in a hotly contested match which featured a number of odd decisions by the refereeing crew. Fiorentina's Coach Cesare Prandelli was aggravated while club skipper Riccardo Montolivo could not believe his eyes and admitted the players are disheartened. There is no […]

Objects in your mirror are closer than they appear Inter's 0-0 draw at Napoli was their second draw in as many matches.  That coupled with AS Roma's 4-1 result over Palermo means i Lupi are within seven points of the league leader.  The match also extends Roma's win streak to six matches; their last draw […]

The European tie between Bayern Munich and Fiorentina ought to be an entertaining affair given the attacking tendencies of both clubs during various stretches of the season. The Bavarians have been scoring for fun in the Bundesliga totaling 21 goals in just 6 matches. Prior to this stunning six match run, Bayern scored four past Juventus […]

Following intense speculation the last few days regarding the future of talented forward Antonio Cassano, it has been confirmed the player will remain in Genoa despite the lingering issues with Sampdoria Coach Luigi Del Neri. Cassano started the season in fine form but gradually faded away as the club began to struggle to achieve results. […]

After this weekend's action, the eyes of Italy will be on its largest metropolitan city.  The Milan derby could move AC Milan within striking distance of first or could help Inter Milan put some distance between itself and its rival.  And the two clubs are approaching this game from opposite directions: Inter striking some luck […]

We have reached the halfway point of the season, and it seems like the race for the scudetto is over (whether it is or not you can debate).  The big story from this past weekend was Milan's thumping of Juventus but of course there are numerous subplots and stories that have come out of the […]

Like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, Italian soccer has returned to our airwaves, and this week's matches saw the return of David Beckham, the goal of the year, and some good calcio as well.  As reports roll in of players leaving Italy in transfers, the question is what moves will the contenders […]

The big story of the weekend was the snow that postponed four matches including the much anticipated Fiorentina-AC Milan match, rescheduled for January 27.  However, the weekend still had plenty of drama, especially around Juventus.  In honor of the holiday season, this week's Lessons will be handing out presents to various people and teams in […]

It’s crunch time in Serie A, as clubs must play three games in the span of 8 days this week, and even more over the next eleven days if they are playing in international competitions. It’s a Bad Month to Be a Milan Fan: Not only is rival Inter atop the Serie A standings, Milan […]

Arsenal beat Celtic 2-0 at Celtic Park, all but assuring their qualification for the Champions League group stages, with two away goals.  It was not the presiding effort of their 6-1 away win at Everton, but the two deflected goals – from Gallas and Gary Caldwell's foot – fulfilled the requirement in what was arguably […]

It has been an interesting week in rumors. First the managers! Hoffenheim will say goodbye to Ralf Rangnick because he wants to spend money this summer. They will then say hello to Jurgen Klinsmann, who is the epitome of frugality. After all, he only forced Bayern to rebuild it's training facility. Meanwhile the possessors of […]

In the battle of topscorers with Diego Milito on 14 goals, and Alberto Gilardino on 14 goals, today's contest is off to a flying start after the one-two partnership of Genoa's Tiago Motta and Diego Milito have made it advantage Genoa 1-0 within the first 12 minutes. LIVE Updates at Yahoo UK

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 came across this little gem several weeks ago yet didn't know how to work it into the site. After writing on Paul Ince's demise at Blackburn Rovers under, "The Anglo Angle" it now fits in nicely as an English cross-over to the Italian game, or Christmas special for anyone wishing the return of the Sunday morning show Football Italia. What […]