During my honeymoon I managed to sneak away in Venice for a wee walk around the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, home of Venezia. It’s a unique location and has been the home of star players like Alvaro Recoba, Christian Vieri and Luis Oliveira in the past. These days you’ll find legendary Italian striker Pippo Inzaghi prowling around […]
Posted on July 16th, 2016 by scott
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I think only the true die-hard Azzurri fans will be watching the Euros with any hope of Italy doing really well this summer. Most believe that the Italians have no hope of winning their first European title since 1968 and that this squad represents one of their weakest at a major tournament. Players like Mario […]
Posted on June 13th, 2016 by scott
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This halloween five of my friends, my brother Paul (my best-man) and myself set out from Edinburgh to Milan for my stag do. The primary objective was to enjoy ourselves and importantly for me to catch my first ever live Serie A game. I grew up watching Italian calcio, I’d watch Channel Four’s Football Italia show religiously […]
Posted on November 26th, 2015 by scott
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So AC Milan suffered yet another disappointing result this weekend and remain stuck in mid-table mediocrity. Reports in Italy suggest that young untested coach Pippo Inzaghi could be sent packing as the Italian giants seek on-field improvement. Now maybe getting rid of Inzaghi would benefit the team but only if the club take a step back […]
Posted on March 8th, 2015 by scott
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Legendary Italian manager Marcello Lippi has announced that he’s retiring from football. The sixty-six year old stated… “I don’t want to coach anymore, I’m too old,” He quits on a high, which is apt after such an illustrious career, after guiding Guangzhou Evergrande to their third Chinese league title in a row. The great boss also […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2014 by scott
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We all knew Liverpool still needed a big name signing this summer and probably a new centre-forward. Names like Edinson Cvani and Radamel Falcao have been linked constantly this month. Yet in a surprising twist it’s been heavily reported that the Anfield club have agreed a deal to bring in AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli. Now […]
Posted on August 22nd, 2014 by scott
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Five years ago this month I was in Frascati, just outside Rome. It was a place I’d never heard of, but my brother and his fiancee at the time had been and fell in love with the town. So they decided to get married there. I was very privileged to be asked to be my […]
Posted on August 19th, 2014 by scott
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Last week I hailed Luis Suarez‘s passion and in particular his performance against England. He was fantastic. But if we saw the best of the Uruguayan against England, then against Italy we saw the very worst of the forward. He has once again tried to take a chunk out of a fellow professional by biting […]
Posted on June 24th, 2014 by scott
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So Arsenal have been heavily linked with renowned footballing bad-boy Mario Balotelli, but should Arsene Wenger take the gamble or would he be better off looking elsewhere? It’s a tough one. Against England during the World Cup, ‘Super Mario’ proved he has gifts that can turn important games. One main complaint levelled at the ‘Gunners’ […]
Posted on June 20th, 2014 by scott
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So we’ve now had the first round of group matches at this years World Cup… And what can I say, it’s been fantastic so far. I’ve said for weeks, if not months, that I couldn’t wait for this competition to get started in Brazil and it hasn’t let me down! It all kicked off with […]
Posted on June 18th, 2014 by scott
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