Bahrain 0 - 1 Australia

Qatar 0 - 3 Japan

UAE 1 - 1 Iran

Saudi Arabia 0 - 2 Korea Republic

In Group A:

Midfielder Mark Bresciano who plays for Serie A's Palermo scored the late game winner for Australia in Manama, Bahrain. The goal came in injury time as Bresciano beat several defenders before finishing past goalkeeper Sayed Jaffer. Click to continue reading...

Roma, languishing in the relegation zone before the derby, took on Lazio, who are flying high in the upper echelons of the table. Roma needed a victory over their rivals to kick-start their season and boost morale, while Lazio were looking to confirm themselves as a side to be reckoned with this season.

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José keeps his promises. On the match eve, Mourinho had said "Juve will only stay on top until Saturday evening". Said & done, Inter Milan won 2-0 courtesy of one Mr. Ibrahimovic: Zlatan was in stunning form tonight, and apparently he's been also practicing his free-kicks (his second goal was clocked at 124 km/h! Click to continue reading...

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Since the season started (and that's not very long mind you, only a couple of months), Alessandro Del Piero captain has not scored one, or two, or even three... but five goals on set-pieces, and one more beautiful than the next. Such deadly free-kick scoring efficiency has been the trademark of very few players in [. Click to continue reading...

Can anyone tell me what type of performance enhancing drug Alessandro Del Piero is taking right now? (Juventus fans don't jump on my back, that was my attempt at humor). Another inch perfect free kick, and on his 34th birthday to boot. Serie A results after "il salto" (the jump).

Bologna-Roma 1-1
Scorers: 68´ Totti (Rom); 92´ aut.

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He aquí una lista de cinco jugadores que han mostrado interés, han sido tentados o de alguna manera vinculados a equipos de la MLS y que en mi opinión, serían un real aporte al desarrollo y crecimientos de la liga.

Thierry Henry (Francia):

Desde un punto de vista futbolístico, de todas maneras. Click to continue reading...

Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite Serie A club? Want to read up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each Serie A club so that you [...] Click to continue reading...

Here's what I found interesting after reading various calcio news sites today:

-First, we have another managerial change in Serie A. Chievo haven't won since the first week of the season and manager Beppe Iachini has been sacked. Taking his place will be Domenico Di Carlo, who was in charge of Parma until March of last season.

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Wow can you believe we're already at Giornata 10? I feel like Serie A was just starting just yesterday. The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly Milan-Napoli. Napoli have been the surprise of the campaign so far, led by young starlets Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik, and Fabiano Santacroce, and playing excellent, attractive football.

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Today the Lega Calcio confirmed the 2 game ban for Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino's goal scored with his arm. The Tuscan club had appealed hoping to have the World Cup winning striker back for Wednesday's big clash with Inter. However the appeal was rejected and Gilardino will miss out on the big game vs Inter Wednesday and the Tuscan derby with Siena Sunday.

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Italian referees could use some damage control PR today, after managing to royally fuck up two games. In Palermo-Fiorentina, Alberto Gilardino - who is quite hot at the moment so we can maybe forgive their assumptions he'd magically huffed and puffed the ball into the net - scored with what appeared to be his hand. Click to continue reading...

American readers quickly grasp my play on words and  Italians of course know all too well the North-South rivalry alive and well in game and nation.  This season has seen a parity of representation from both halves of the Italian nation, yet the biggest Serie A surprise thus far is a table race in which [. Click to continue reading...

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to the new Bologna and Siena blogs here at the Italy Offside. Every Serie A club now has it's own blog here at the Offside, and that's really great! Round-up of Giornata 7 after the jump. But before you go there, just analyze this picture of Mourinho. Saturday Night Fever?

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At the end of the 6th Giornata we still saw surprises. Inter is top of the table, but they share a place with Lazio and Udinese, two squads who have been impressing in this start of the season. Both clubs are putting in good performances and don't look like calming down any time soon. Inter beat Bologna (with a splendid goal from Ibrahimovic), while Lazio needed a late equalizer from Simone Inzaghi (his first goal in Serie A in 4 years) to draw with Lecce.

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After tonight's display between Juventus and Palermo, the (Bianconero) cynic in me has this to say: at least we didn't tie. Indeed, after three consecutive draws against Catania, Sampdoria, and Bate Borisov, Claudio Ranieri can finally get rid of the "Mr. X" tag that was bestowed upon him this past week. Click to continue reading...

Maximum respect to Reggina striker Franco Brienza, for reminding us what fair play looks like in professional football. You can see in the video that Brienza is through on goal and ready to strike, but lets the ball run out of play instead when he sees that Reggina team mate Bernardo Corradi and Palermo defender Federico [. Click to continue reading...

When looking at the schedule of the 5th Giornata, all eyes had to be on Milan-Inter. The Derby was important not only for fans of those teams but for fans of other teams, as everyone had to hope Inter were stopped. And they were stopped, as the Rossoneri prevailed with a thunderous header from Ronaldinho, who scored his first goal in a Milan jersey.

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Ronaldinho shines as AC Milan take the Milan Derby 1 - 0. Match Highlights Match Day Five Results Saturday Sept. 27 Sampdoria 0 - 0 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Genoa   Sunday Sept. 28  AS Roma 2 - 0 Atalanta Bologna 0 - 1 Napoli Catania 1 - 0 Chievo Lecce 2 - 0 Cagliari Palermo 1 - 0 Reggina Torino 1 - 3 Lazio Udinese 2 - [. Click to continue reading...

Domani c'è la prima trasferta del girone di Champions League in casa del Bate Borisov, ma la testa della Juventus è ancora ai due pareggi di fila in campionato contro Catania e Sampdoria. Prima però il presidente bianconero Giovanni Cobolli Gigli torna sul derby di Milano.

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Palermo goalscorer Edinson Cavani will replace Diego Forlán on Oscar Washington Tabárez´ callup for the upcoming World Cup Qualifers against eternal rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires on October 11th and Bolivia in La Paz.   Canvani has become in the past six months has become one of the top scorer in Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Palermo goalscorer Edinson Cavani will replace the injured Diego Forlán on Oscar Washington Tabárez´ callup for the upcoming World Cup Qualifers.Canvani has become in the past six months has become one of the top scorer in Serie A.El Caníbal (The Cannibal) has been one of the biggest revelations of the past year in Italian Serie [. Click to continue reading...

Comunicato Ufficiale:

In riferimento all'articolo apparso oggi a pag. 16 de La Gazzetta dello Sport, i Direttori Cristina Mazzoleni, Daniele Pradè e Bruno Conti, unitamente a Mister Spalletti, ne contestano totalmente il contenuto, poiché privo di ogni fondamento dalla prima all'ultima riga. Click to continue reading...

In every major league there are one or more nearly teams. Do the words 'Tottenham Hotspur', 'Deportivo', 'Palermo' and 'Borussia Dortmund' ring a bell? I'm here to meticulously assess the strengtsh, weaknesses and credentials of my handpicked selection of 'nearly' teams. Behold: England Tottenham Hotspur Forever under-achievers, Spurs embarked on another spending spree this summer after last season's [. Click to continue reading...

World soccer news for the week of September 25th

Guti targeted by a hard-fisted stalker

Real Madrid's José María Gutiérrez, better known as Guti, must have been shocked when a former boxer came at him before his team was getting ready to head for a league game in Santander. Click to continue reading...

As we've reported here before, it appears USA and Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni is set for a move to Europe in January, the only question is where.

While a handful of Italian clubs (such as Cagliari, Catania, and Palermo) have been whispered to have interest, LFV friend Nick Thomas is reporting that interest is also coming from Spain's Real Betis and Malaga. Click to continue reading...

 Here are the scores for last night's Serie A matches: Sampdoria vs. 0 Final Siena 0 AC Milan vs, 2 Final Reggina 1 Palermo vs. 1 Final Napoli 2 Fiorentina vs. 1 Final Lazio 1 Share This Click to continue reading...

For some reason whenever Serie A plays during the week I always feel like it isn't the same. I love the tradition of Serie A Sundays and Serie A on Wednesday just feels strange. But it's still Serie A, so I could care less because I love calcio. Giornata 4 was another great round of calcio: Inter took sole lead of the Serie A table after getting a result vs a tough Lecce side thanks to Julio Cruz, Juventus drew Catania at home and wasted many chances to get all 3 points, Milan keeps bouncing back after a win in Reggio Calabria, Roma continues to struggle after losing away to Genoa, and Fiorentina were outclassed by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.

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24/09/2009

Atalanta - Cagliari 1 - 0
Bologna - Udinese 0 - 3
Chievo - Torino 1 - 1
Genoa - Roma 3 - 1
Inter - Lecce 1 - 0
Juventus - Catania 1 - 1
Lazio - Fiorentina 3 - 0
Napoli - Palermo 2 - 1
Reggina - Milan 1 - 2
Siena - Sampdoria 0 - 0

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The third giornata of Serie A had less drama and surprises then the last two weeks, but it was interesting and exciting nonetheless. All the big teams won (including Milan for the first time): Inter swept aside Torino, Juventus won a tricky away game vs. Cagliari, Roma ended their "crisis" by soundly defeating Reggina 3-0, Milan finally won with a 4-1 victory over Lazio, and Fiorentina keep chugging along (with Gila scoring goals) with a win vs.

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Roma and AC Milan get back on track with big wins  Saturday Sept 20th Catania 1 - 0 Atalanta Roma 3 - 0 Reggina Sunday Sept 21th  Cagliari 0 - 1 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Bologna Lecce 1 - 1 Siena Palermo 2 - 1 Genoa Sampdoria 1 - 1 Chievo Torino 1 - 3 Inter Milan Udinese 0 - 0 Napoli AC Milan 4 - 1 Lazio Bookmark [. Click to continue reading...

Third time's the charm for AS Roma. After the (bad) draw vs. Napoli on matchday 1, the (worse) loss vs. Palermo on matchday 2 (and the disaster vs. CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League), the Giallorossi can smile again. Three unanswered goals will do that to ya... On the grass of the Stadio Olimpico of [. Click to continue reading...

AL FULVIO BERNARDINI UNA GIORNATA ALL'INSEGNA DELL'OTTIMISMO

Menez: Gioco e ne faccio 2

Il francese all'esordio dal primo minuto. Cassetti preferito a Cicinho, Panucci recupera
Loria titolare. De Rossi ai tifosi: «Tranquilli». E Totti c'è, ma va in panchina

Di GIANLUCA PIACENTINI
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SE IL FRANCESE È IN RAMPA DI LANCIO PER LA PROSSIMA DI CAMPIONATO,SPALLETTI È INVECE ALLE PRESE CON UNA SERIE D'INDISPONIBILI.SLITTANO I NUOVI CONTRATTI

Domani scatta l'ora di Menez

Jeremy potrebbe esordire da titolare con la Reggina. Il presidente
del Monaco allude: «Lui è bravo, ma con noi stava spesso male»

Di GIANLUCA PIACENTINI
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L'ANALISI TATTICA

Squadra lunga.Presa a pallonate

La Roma è arrivata a schierarsi addirittura fino a 61,1 metri
E i romeni hanno trovato la porta il doppio delle nostre volte

Di DANIELE LO MONACO
La Roma non c'è più e a scriverlo come su una
lapide sono stati un giocatore, Culio, e un
tecnico, Trombetta, le cui gesta hanno irriso
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