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Juventus Veteran Defender to Miss a Few Games Due to Injury

February 8, 2022 Enrico Passarella Champions League, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2021-2022, Villareal

Giorgio Chiellini suffered another muscular injury and will sit out some critical matches. The defender subbed off with 20 minutes to go versus Verona. The club announced that he sustained a low-grade left calf strain earlier today. He is expected to be out for at least three weeks.

The Calcio Parody: Juventus Players “Prepare” for Napoli Match

October 7, 2020 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, The Calcio Parody

The Calcio Parody returns for the 4th episode of The Cult of Calcio feature (Yes, we can't believe we haven't been canceled yet either) as we tackle the weekend's chaotic fixture between Juventus and Napoli. Our exclusive audio footage for today comes from the Juventus locker-room at the Allianz stadium as the Bianconeri players prepare for their "match" against Napoli.

34 Italy Players Get a Mancini Call-Up For the Next 3 Matches

October 3, 2020 Michel Sakr FIGC, Italian Football, Nations League, The Azzurri

After a disappointing draw against Bosnia followed by a dominating victory over the Netherlands, Italy are set to resume its Euro Nations League campaign as they will be hosted by Poland on October 11 and then welcome the Netherlands for an encounter at Bergamo on October 14. Be fore that, the Azzurri will play a friendly against Moldova in Florence on October 7.

Here are the 10 top reasons why every football fan around the world should get himself a little taste of Serie A during the 2020-2021 season

The Top 10 Reasons To Follow The New Serie A Season

September 17, 2020 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Cagliari, Calciomercato, Crotone, FIGC, Fiorentina, Genoa, Gonzalo Higuain, Hellas Verona, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Spezia, Transfer Market

Fans of Italian football are thrilled to finally kick off the action on the pitch once again, as the new Serie A season is about to start in the next coming days. Although calcio fanatics don't really need any new excuse to follow their favorite league, here are the 10 top reasons why every football fan around the world should try to get himself a little taste of the Italian game.

Who Are The 37 Italy Players Called-up by Roberto Mancini?

August 30, 2020 Michel Sakr FIGC, Italian Football, Italy, Nations League, Serie A, Uncategorized

Italy CT Mancini revealed the names of the 37 players called up for the national team's upcoming fixtures against Bosnia and the Netherlands on September 4 and 7 as part of the second version of UEFA's Nation League competition. With EURO 2021 set to take place next summer, the Nations League will present an opportunity for the coach to test different ideas.

Chiellini Scores, Juventus Draw First Blood In Parma

August 24, 2019 The Cult of Calcio Staff Italian Football, Juventus, Parma, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020 2 comments

Giorgio Chiellini scored the first goal of Serie A 2019-2020. A heel-kick by Juventus’ captain helped the Bianconeri move past Parma at the Ennio Tardini Stadium to capture the first three points on their quest towards the ninth Scudetto in a row. An old-school version of Juventus easily controlled the game against Roberto D’Aversa’s Crociati.

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