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Serie A Transfer Market Session Ratings – Part One

October 9, 2020 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Calciomercato, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market One comment

The Italian transfer market has just shut its doors. Although this was an unusual transfer session sandwiched between two awkward seasons, some things remain the same, as some clubs were able to successfully strengthen their squads, others spent the last two months chasing unlikely targets. So here's Part One of our Serie A Transfer Ratings.

The new Serie A season has kicked off to an exciting start and today we’ll take a look at the most underrated players in each of the Top 7 Italian clubs

The Most Underrated Players from The Top Seven Serie A Clubs

October 8, 2020 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, FIGC, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

The new Serie A season kicked off as the old familiar names returned to our screens along with some new fresh ones. And although we’ve already listed the 10 top players to look out for, some less prestigious names deserve a certain recognition as well. Today we’ll take a look at the most underrated players from each of the Top 7 Italian clubs basing on the last season's table.

Roberto Mancini's Italy is taking every game seriously, as confirmed by tonight's 6-0 bashing of Moldova in a friendly match at the Artemio Franchi Stadium

Mancini Tests New Solutions as Italy Demolish Moldova in Florence

October 7, 2020 Matteo Carnevale Euro 2020, Italian Football, Italy, The Azzurri

We already highlighted that almost one year ago, right after the Azzurri's 9-1 slaughtering of Armenia in the last game of their Euro 2020 Qualifiers: The best thing about Roberto Mancini's Italy is that this national side has learned to take seriously every single game - as confirmed by tonight's 6-0 bashing of Moldova in a friendly match at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.

To understand more about the women’s football in Italy, one cannot but take a look at the career of the legendary Carolina Morace

How Carolina Morace Helped Women Football Coaching Evolve

October 7, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Italian Football, Juventus Women, Lazio Women, Milan Women, Serie A, Serie A Femminile, Serie A Femminile 2020-2021, The Azzurre, Women's Football

Despite the large number of male-managed clubs in the Serie A Femminile, things appear to be changing following Milena Bertolini's successes with the Azzurre. But to understand more about the women’s game in Italy, we must to take a look at the career of Carolina Morace, who not only has made a difference as a coach, but also knows how it is like to play on the field.

Finance Corner: Football and Green Economy, the Pistoiese Model

October 7, 2020 Marco Perrotta Italian Football, Italy, Pistoiese, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Serie C

“Orange Is the New Green” is the name of a project for environmental sustainability presented on July 6, 2020 during an event organized by Serie C side Pistoiese. The project aims at "mixing" the two colors - the orange of Pistoiese and the green of the environment - to build a football club that cares as much about their sporting results as they do about their social commitments.

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.

Fans were once again treated to another weekend which included everything that makes the Calcio unique. Here are the top 5 stories from Serie A Matchday 3

The Top 5 Stories from Serie A Round 3: Loopholes and Taboos

October 6, 2020 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, FIGC, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Top 5

Fans of Italian football were once again treated to another compelling weekend which included everything that makes the calcio world such a unique concept. From the good to the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, here are the top 5 major stories from Serie A Matchday 3, from the Juventus - Napoli controversial incident to the S-word no longer being a taboo for Atalanta.

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.

The Europa League Group Stage draw delivered a tough group to Milan but Napoli and Roma will also need to be careful if they want to avoid any bad surprise

Europa League Draw: Tough Groups for Milan and Napoli

October 2, 2020 Diego Ottaviano AC Milan, Assi di Coppe, Europa League, European Cups, Italian Football, Italy, Napoli, Roma, Serie A

Following Thursday night's thriller in Portugal, which saw Milan sneaking into the Europa League main stage at the very last breath, the Rossoneri took part in the Group Stage draw alongside Napoli and Roma for Italy. Milan and Napoli were delivered some tough contenders, whereas the Giallorossi appear to have a slightly easier task at hand.

All four Italian teams have released their respective squad lists for the upcoming UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage campaign.

The Italian Clubs in The Champions League Group Stage Draw

October 1, 2020 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain, PSG, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

It's the relaunch of the world's elite football club competition! The UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place in Geneva, as Juventus, Inter, Atalanta, and Lazio discovered the opponents they'll be facing once their European campaigns start. So how did the draw go for the four Italian sides? The less fortunate Italian sides seem to be Inter and Atalanta.

Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan is set to end his underwhelming stint in Milano and complete a return to Cagliari on a permanent basis

Should Inter Allow Radja Nainggolan to Rejoin Cagliari?

September 30, 2020 Michel Sakr Cagliari, Calciomercato, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan is set to end his underwhelming stint in Milano and complete a return to Cagliari on a permanent basis where he'll be reunited with his former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco as well as his Sardinian fanbase. So is Antonio Conte right to sanction Nainggolan's exit from Inter? And what should we then expect from Cagliari this season?

Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso is ready to invest 250M euros for a "New Artemio Franchi Stadium" to give Florence a state-of-the-art facility

Finance Corner: Fiorentina’s Project for a New Artemio Franchi Stadium

September 30, 2020 Marco Perrotta Fiorentina, Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso is ready to invest 250M euros for a "New Artemio Franchi Stadium" to give Florence a state-of-the-art facility with 42000 spectators, to bring Fiorentina back to the Champions League and generate a thousand new jobs. The economic impact of the intervention would be approximately 5 billion in 10 years.

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