14 years. Believe or not, that's how long Napoli supporters had to wait before seeing their team in Europe again. As the French would say, c'est maintenant chose faite (it's a done deal): after a whopping win over an invisible Vllaznia, the Azzurri have qualified for the UEFA Cup And what better way to celebrate [. Click to continue reading...

Three out of three for Italian teams in Europe. After Fiorentina (2-0 vs. Slavia Prague - insert link) and Juventus (4-0 vs. Artmedia Bratislava - insert link), Napoli also put their next round UEFA Cup qualification on ice, as they travelled to Albania and defeated Vllaznia with a score of 3-0. Main man of the [. Click to continue reading...

Amidst the lot of international friendlies & tournaments (Emirates Cup, Russian Railways Cup, and such), I almost forgot to mention the UEFA Champions League Prelim. Round draw last week. Indeed, on Friday August 1 the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) hosted the draw for the European Cups Qualifying Round, and Serie A teams can be [. Click to continue reading...