The matches of Week 31 of the Serie A were overshadowed by the tragedy of devastating earthquakes that killed around 230 people and injured many more in Central Italy. Matches across the country held a moment of silence out of respect for those that were affected by the quakes. All but 1 match was played […]

Well Serie A fans, welcome back. The national team solidified their chances of going to South Africa so now its time for the clubs to solidify their chances for either a Scudetto, European competition place, or avoid relegation. With only 8 weeks left, teams need points and need them NOW. Inter Milan may have secured […]

The quest for the La Liga trophy has resumed after an exciting break for World Cup qualifiers. Spain's Top 3 teams continued their winning ways with tough 1-0 road wins. 1st place Barcelona got a 40th minute goal from Samuel Eto'o to beat Valladolid to maintain their 6-point lead over Real Madrid. Los Merengues got […]

The Serie A is heading down to the last few matches. There are 9 weeks left for teams to slip down the table or rise up the table. The marquee matchup of the weekend was AS Roma vs Juventus, too bad the match was one-sided as La Vecchia Signora dominated I Giallorossi in Rome. The […]

After this week's results in Spain, two things are clear: #1. The top 3 teams in the league are lethal & ferocious finishers. In Week 28, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Sevilla FC won their matches by a combined score of 13 to 1. Only Valladolid managed to score in their 4-1 drubbing at the hands […]

The Top 3 of La Liga remained intact but the race for 4th place and the final Champions League spot got a bit tighter. Villarreal gave up a 2-0 lead at the Vicente Calderon to Atlético Madrid and lost 3-2 with Antonio Lopez scoring the game winner in the 83rd minute. The win vaulted Los […]

Even though Italians teams faltered in the Champions League earlier in the week, there were still some things to celebrate. The best way to celebrate is to score a lot and this weekend there were a ton of goals. In Siena, Super Pippo Inzaghi scored his 300th goal in Milan's impressive 5-1 road win vs […]

It was truly a weekend of stars and out of this world play. On Sunday, every game had at least 3 goals scored. Let's begin with the drama at the top of the table as Barcelona ended their 2-game losing skid with an important 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. Sergi Busquets scored his 1st goal […]

This weekend witnessed impressive hat tricks from 2 players that heated up their matches. In Milan, veteran striker Pippo Inzaghi scored his hat trick with 7s in mind. Scoring goals in the 7th, 71st, and 74th minutes to give Il Rossoneri a big 3-0 win over Atalanta to tighten their grip on 3rd place. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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