Archive for category: Italian Football
Andy Muirhead / May 14, 2012 9:19 pm
World Cup winner and twice winners of the Champions League Gennaro Gattuso could make an emotional to Rangers 14 years after the Italian fell out of favour with Dick Advocaat, the then-Rangers manager.The departing AC Milan midfielder has revealed that he would like to return to Glasgow and end his career at Rangers, but only if they sort their financial
Andy Muirhead / December 16, 2011 10:37 pm
Celtic failed to qualify for the last 32 of the Europa League, despite a credible 1-1 draw against Serie A outfit Udinese. Gary Hooper opened the scoring for Celtic within 30 minutes, but Udinese equalised in first half injury time through Antonio Di Natale. Fraser Forster denied Udinese with a number of superb saves, before Cha Du-Ri hit the post
Tamilore Okuneye / December 15, 2011 8:46 pm
Juventus, the only unbeaten team in Europe’s top five leagues sits on top of Serie A table with 30 points from 14 matches. The Old Lady has the same points with second placed Udinese but has a better goal difference. It may be too early to describe what is going on at Juventus as a resurgence but what remains a
Ogo Sylla / September 22, 2011 10:16 pm
Celtic are set to host their first game of the Europa League group stages next week with Serie A side Udinese the visitors. After a 2-0 defeat away to Atletico Madrid, Celtic will face tough opposition in the guise of Udinese that is certain. But the need for points in their European campaign, as well as a morale boosting performance
Tamilore Okuneye / September 9, 2011 9:43 pm
La Vecchia Signora is one of the well-known nicknames of Juventus, which simply translates to the Old Lady in English. The huge status of the Turin based club cannot be denied as it is not only widely regarded as the most successful club in Italy, but it is also known to have the biggest fan base than any other Italian
Tamilore Okuneye / August 14, 2011 12:42 am
Some of their contemporaries have either retired, playing in lower leagues, or simply gone into oblivion. Their ages notwithstanding, these footballers are still playing at the very top-level. They are all thirty-five years or above, and have more than a decade of top-level football under their belts. These are the very best of the Italian league veterans and we will
Ogo Sylla / May 31, 2011 6:12 pm
This weekend saw another cup clash as Internazionale took on Palermo in the Coppa Italia final. It was a lively encounter in which the Rosanero put up a very good fight but could ultimately not do enough to lift the trophy. Palermo coach, Delio Rossi, and his men will feel hard done by the defeat given the match’s proceedings. Indeed
Ogo Sylla / May 26, 2011 9:32 am
Another long Serie A season has come to a close and a great year it has been. The 2010-11 season has been a great advert for Serie A and has been the most competitive Scudetto race since the Calciopoli scandal. Of course one could make the argument that the league has not been as competitive as I might be claiming
Ogo Sylla / May 9, 2011 8:38 pm
A long Serie A campaign came to a close this Saturday for AC Milan. The Rossoneri traveled to the capital to take on AS Roma, in need of a single point to seal their 18th Scudetto title and their first since 2004. Some might have considered it simply coincidence while others may have called it fate, but it was also
Andy Muirhead / May 7, 2011 11:37 am
Inter Milan are set to kick off a transfer war with city rivals AC Milan after reports they are talking to Porto striker Hulk. AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani stated this week the club’s interest in signing the Brazilian, but Porto seemingly slammed the door on any transfer, after a run-in between the clubs recently over a previous transfer
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