Category Archives: Serie A

Three views of Italian football: the supporters club, the local team, and the arena.

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Michael

I recently hooked up with a friend who gave me some photos from a trip to Italy in 2005. We were visiting a mutual friend in Rome, via his home town of Agnone, a small town in the hills of … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with Hernanes?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Michael

Liverpool were so desperate they signed Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson; Milan have resorted to playing Flamini and De Jong; and, last season, Manchester United were so bereft of quality they had to bring Paul Scholes out of retirement. It’s … Continue reading →

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Serie A: a more sensible approach to transfers?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Michael

George Orwell wrote that Italians are incapable of doing anything without making a deafening noise, and he kind of has a point. Italy is pretty mental, but it works in its own way. Take the transfer market in Italian football (tenuous … Continue reading →

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Alessandro Del Piero

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Michael

This article first appeared on The FCF The word legend is thrown around all too easily these days. You’ve heard the kind of talk, people referring to their mate as a legend because of some amusing or entertaining act. This … Continue reading →

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New in Top Five – improvised goal scoring

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Michael

He can’t do much with that pass, can he? Oh. A new top five, featuring this ridiculous goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Bologna. If it was anyone else you’d think this was too lucky to include. He meant it, though. … Continue reading →

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