Sunday’s game between Napoli and Inter was billed as a revenge match for the managers. Rafa Benitez left the club by mutual consent back in December 2010. Walter Mazzarri jumped ship to the Nerazzurri when offered the vacant position. Mazzarri received loud jeers from the San Paolo faithful on his return, fueling the already large … Read more
Thirty-one goals were scored in 10 Serie A fixtures this weekend. The Napoli-Udinese game was a key contributor to that number. The match finished 3-3 on Saturday at the Stadio San Paolo, with plenty of twists and turns throughout the game. Bruno Fernandes and Allan mustered the first quality chances for the visitors, but both … Read more
The Chelsea defender is widely expected (Dailystar claims that Chelsea are willing to let go David Luiz) to leave Stamford Bridge in January after falling out of favour with Jose Mourinho. With the world cup coming up in the summer, a move to Barcelona or Bayern Munich could be very likely, should the German and … Read more
Some players are at the top from the moment they reach their peak to the moment they retire, but unfortunately for some, their names are only ever remembered by the history books, despite having an illustrious career. Luca Toni Former Bayern Munich and Juventus striker Luca Toni is still playing Serie A football for newly … Read more
Just when it looked like things at AC Milan couldn’t get worse, it escalated dramatically. Entering their match against Genoa at the San Siro on Saturday, Milan were 10th in the Serie A table, just four points above the relegation zone. In fact, since beating Celtic 2-0 in the Champions League, the Rossoneri recorded just … Read more
No you haven’t read the title wrong. I was deliberately gazing away when this idea struck me, lets take a time machine which would take us two months forward in the Transfer Deadline day, all over major tabloids: “Manchester United seal astonishing deal for Paul Pogba from Juventus.” Yes it’s a fantasy world but who … Read more
Heading into Sunday night, Juventus versus Napoli was a lot more than just a clash of the titans. It’s a rapidly growing rivalry, what with both sides’ drastic improvements over the last three years. When Juventus won their first Scudetto under manager Antonio Conte, Napoli was just one season removed from a third place finish … Read more
Entering Sunday evening, Roma had won their first ten matches to start the 2013/14 Serie A season. They could’ve made it 11 in a row with a victory over Torino at the Stadio Olimpico. Many picked Torino to end the winning run, considering they’re one of the more consistent goal scoring teams in the league. … Read more
Following their quarter-finals defeat to Bayern Munich in last year’s Champions League, in which die Roten put four goals past the Bianconeri without a single reply, coach Antonio Conte admitted that his side were in a work in progress and had quite a ways to go in order to catch up to Europe’s elite. One … Read more
Four Glaring Exclusions from the FIFA Ballon D’or list With the announcement of the FIFA Ballon D’or list came very little claims on who’s going to win it. I was however quite a bit surprised however with some of the glaring exclusions. Whereas Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Frank Ribery top the headlines amongst the … Read more