Its Jose v Claudio in the San Siro on Saturday as Inter Milan take on Juventus.


Its the first time that the two ex-Chelsea managers have met against each other and there is no love lost between the two, although I am sure that there will 'be some love' between the two when the cameras are switched on. Click to continue reading...

Those of you who have been reading the Italy Offside blog longer than 8 months now, know that February 13, 2008, was a sad date for Serie A fans worldwide. On that day, one of the greatest and most entertaining bloggers I've ever had the pleasure to read stepped down from her post, leaving hundreds [. Click to continue reading...

Italian agent Enzo Bronzetti has revealed that AC Milan almost ditched their efforts to sign Ronaldinho to pursue Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. Milan were known to be interested in the Togolese striker but were put off by the Gunners' hefty £35million asking price. But according to Bronzetti, the San Siro giants were close to making a big offer [. Click to continue reading...

Week-End Reviews Sure was a busy week-end in Serie A this week. The Derby della Madonnina may not have provided a lot of goals, but excitement definitely wasn't absent from San Siro on Sunday. . Italian Calcio Blog week 5 review . Gazzetta in English week 5 review . Serie A started with Bianconeri and Viola involved on Saturday, on account of [. Click to continue reading...

Arrival of Match Day Five brings forth the ancient rivialry of A.C. Milan against F.C. Internazionale. Welcome to the Derby della Madonnina. I was alerted to Mark Meadow's article, Friday afternoon question: Which is the best derby? this afternoon of course and it reminds of how wild things get at the San Siro when these clubs meet. Click to continue reading...

An inspired substitution from Mourinho allowed Inter Milan to stay top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 victory over Lecce at the San Siro .Substitute Julio Cruz - brought in right at the end of the game scored this goal.And Mourinho got the goat of the assembled media persons by bunking the press conference afterwards.

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The Milan Derby at the San Siro dominates the weekend fixtures, elsewhere Fiorentina host Genoa, Sampdoria host Juventus and Roma host Atalanta...

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The Rossoneri's strikers put Lazio to the sword under the San Siro floodlights, but the team are still over-reliant on Kakà.

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They were one of football's hottest topics to kick off the season but got off to one of the colder starts. All that's changed now, and done so with a little bit of pizazz. A 4-1 thumping of formerly top-of-the-tablers Lazio at the San Siro was enough to get the job done, but it was [...] Click to continue reading...

Lazio head to the San Siro to face Milan in the weekend's marquee fixture. Elsewhere Inter go to Torino, Udinese host Napoli, Fiorentina welcome Bologna and Roma try to rebound from their embarrassment against Cluj at home against Reggina...


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Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel/Agger Aurelio

Babel Alonso Mascherano Riera

Gerrard

Torres


Normally, when one plays away from home, in Europe, against a team who love to play quick tempo football, you will try as hard as possible to try and slow the game down. Click to continue reading...

It's "crisis" time at Milan as they lose again, Fiorentina lose to Napoli, Inter manage to scrape past Catania at the San Siro and Palermo defeat Roma 3 - 1.

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It's second half action and the Nerazzurri are leading 2 - 1 over the southerns from Catania.  Inter vs. Catania Live Feed, the same channel should have Palermo vs. Roma next. Ricardo Quaresma makes his debut at the San Siro with a goal for Inter in the 43th minute. Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...

After the long international break, Serie A is back! Here are some things to look out for when you're watching calcio this weekend:

Walter Zenga trying to beat his old team

Walter Zenga, an Inter legend, returns to the San Siro to take on reigning champions Inter and try to beat his former club.

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AC Milan have sensationally lined up Arsene Wenger as their new boss, according to reports from Italy. National daily Il Giorno is suggesting that Carlo Ancelotti's reign at the San Siro could be up after the team endured yet another poor start to the season. And the Milan-based newspaper claims that the Serie A club have been [. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldo'dan sonra Ronaldinho'ya geçelim. Malum olduğu üzere Milan, SerieA'daki ilk maçında, üstelik San Siro'da Bologna tarafından tokatlandı. Maçın epeyce uzun bir özetini dün akşam izleyebildim ancak. Takımı mağlup olmasına rağmen Ronaldinho şov varmış, canlı izlemediğime yandım. Click to continue reading...

Draws were the main item on offer in Italy as Fiorentina and Juve finished 1-1, Inter and Sampdoria were 1-1 and Roma and Napoli finished 1-1. Elsewhere Bologna stunned Milan at the San Siro.


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LO SCORSO ANNO SI PARTÌ CON TANTE CERTEZZE,ORA LA QUADRATURA DEL CERCHIO SEMBRA LONTANA SI TORNA A PARLARE DI RINNOVI

Squadra che non vince cambia

In due partite 7 uomini hanno cambiato ruolo e si sono visti 4 schieramenti diversi

Di PIETRO TRIA
Due partite e quattro modi diversi di schierare gli
uomini nello scacchiere offensivo. Click to continue reading...

The 2008/2009 Serie A season has finally kicked off, and what a weekend it was. There were so many interesting games and results. For the first time since 1984, none of the big teams have full points after the first game. Hopefully this is a sign that this season will be very exciting and interesting.

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Hands down the goal of the week goes to Francesco Valiani of Bologna FC for the winner against AC Milan at the San Siro. (AC Milan 1 - 2 Bologna FC) Goalscorers - Di Vaio 18 (B), Ambrosini 42 (M), Valiani 79 (B) Line Ups Milan: Abbiati; Zambrotta, Maldini, Kaladze, Jankulovski (Shevchenko 46); Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini (Emerson 85); Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Inzaghi [. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan silenced at San Siro, the party for the thousands of Rossoneri fans ruined, all gathered to see Ronaldinho in action. There just is something that still isn't working in Carlo Ancelotti's team... The star on the field today was undoubtedly the Brazilian nº80, but in the end Bologna were the real victors, walking away [. Click to continue reading...

The eyes of the every milanista were set on this date.  It was well over a year in the making.  The speculations, the on again- off again of the entire operation.   From the "Gordinho" headlines to his flashes of brilliance here and there all led up to his triumphant arrival to the San Siro where [. Click to continue reading...

Philippe Senderos has described his move to AC Milan as a ‘dream come true', after penning a twelve-month loan deal with the Italian champions. The Swiss international had a difficult campaign at Arsenal last season including an error against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League, and he will now spend this season at the San Siro [. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan star Kaka has responded to claims this morning that Chelsea are lining up a record bid for him by pledging his future to the Italian giants. has responded to claims this morning that Chelsea are lining up a record bid for him by pledging his future to the Italian giants.(the mirror)

Reports have suggested that Chelsea negotiated an option to buy him as part of the deal which saw Andriy Shevchenko return to the San Siro earlier this week. Click to continue reading...

If the first two Premier League games of the season have taught Arsenal anything it's that Cesc Fabregas has to be kept in bubble wrap. With Tomas Rosicky's never-ending injury saga, Fabregas is the only pure creative force left in Arsenal's midfield. The West Brom match kicked off in style, it seemed that Fabregas wasn't to [. Click to continue reading...

SuperCoppa Primer: Held yearly a week before the Serie A season starts.Its competed for by the Scudetto Champion (Inter) and the Coppa Italia winner (AS Roma)It was played in Milan because Inter were regular season Champions. Todays game was the twenty first installment.This is the third straight year Inter and Roma have met. Click to continue reading...

BUONE NOTIZIE DA TRIGORIA IN VISTA DELLA SUPERCOPPA

Totti ci prova. Doni ce la fa?

Tiri in porta a ripetizione per il Capitano
Il portiere migliora, si deciderà all'ultimo

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Le possibilità di vedere Doni a San Siro,
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I've already heard about Chelsea desire to move Shevchenko out of London but it seems that negotiations are now being made and the move will be made by the end of the week.  I read this story about what Chelsea is willing to do to get Shevchenko to Milan.  The offer, cash! One of the most storied goal scorers at Milan came over to Chelsea about 2 years ago and has been a complete bust. Click to continue reading...

Another name has been added to the list of suitors for Xabi Alonso, as AC Milan have now been linked with the Liverpool midfielder.

Alonso's future has been up in the air all summer long, as the Reds' pursuit of Gareth Barry was expected to signal the end of the Spaniard's stay at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

IL CAPITANO CORRE CONTRO IL TEMPO, L'OBIETTIVO È SEMPRE PIÙ VICINO

Totti:In Supercoppa ci sarò

La promessa fatta con un sorriso ai tifosi. A Frosinone farà la prova generale

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«E sì che gioco». Così, con uno dei
suoi sorrisi un po' marpioni che
possono voler dire di tutto,
Francesco Totti ha risposto al solito gruppo
di tifosi che si assembravano ieri intorno alla
sua macchina al momento dell'uscita da
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Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today!  Friday at 19.00: Italian champions Inter Milan will welcome Spanish side Sevilla to the San Siro for a pre season friendly. Sevilla have lost a many good players this summer so it will be interesting to see how they play against Jose Mourinho's Inter, using last seasons´ swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic [. Click to continue reading...

GILLINGHAM fans were last night rumoured to be mounting a legal bid against Peter Crouch after he called residents of Gillingham a bunch of ‘toothless hillbillies' in his autobiography. It comes after a Napoli fan successfully sued Inter Milan this week for displaying banners at the San Siro claiming that Naples was the ‘sewer of [. Click to continue reading...

This story is quite surprising because as everyone knows, the Italian football fans love each other dearly and never ever argue. Last summer there were some issues at an Inter - Napoli game due to some banners which were floating around the San Siro insulting the Neapolitans in the crowd. One particular banner said (above) [. Click to continue reading...

The Italian champions Internazionale have been ordered to pay a Napoli fan €1,500 (£1,190) for "existential damage" caused by banners displayed during a match at San Siro last October calling Naples the "sewer of Italy". Click to continue reading...

Turkish giants Fenerbahce appear to have emerged as the favourites to sign Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso.

Fenerbahce have emerged as the front-runners to sign Liverpool's Spanish International Xabi Alonso, with Serie A Champions Inter Milan and Arsenal also being linked with the midfielder. Click to continue reading...