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Lega Pro Special – End Of Season Review

Steve Mitchell — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:12:40 +0000

The regular season in Italy’s third and fourth tiers came to an exciting climax last weekend and while some players can pack their Louis Vuitton wash bags and head to the beach, others are left to sweat it out in the end of season play-offs and play-outs – where survival could mean the difference between [...]

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Scotland 1-4 Italy U21s – Azzurrini cause Scotland to scream blue murder

Editor — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:51:59 +0000

Edinburgh 25 April 2012 Ciro Ferrara brought his young squad to a very cold Easter Road for a last friendly before they resume their qualifiers next month against Ireland. There were a number of noticeable absentees due to the rescheduling of Serie A fixtures following the tragic death of Piermario Morosini, such as Stephane El [...]

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Lega Pro Special – Tension Rising In Season’s Final Stages

Steve Mitchell — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:15:32 +0000

A fabulously entertaining season in Italy’s third and fourth tiers enters its final few weeks of competition and for many clubs there is still everything to play for. In C1 division A, Ternana’s once seemingly unassailable lead is diminishing by the week as Mimmo Toscano’s side get stage fright at just the wrong time of [...]

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Cesena suffer a difficult second Serie A season

Rocco Cammisola — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:17:38 +0000

Cesena were one of last season’s most loved upstarts, but after a catastrophic second season in the top flight look almost certain to remain rooted to the bottom of the table and return to the purgatory of Serie B. The club had not featured in the top flight since the early 90s when they were [...]

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Milan-Juventus: What on Earth have you done now?

Rocco Cammisola — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:12:02 +0000

Here we are, almost a week after the fact, still scratching our heads and trying to work out what on Earth went wrong during Milan-Juventus. Commenting now is like turning up at half-past seven in the morning to a house party. The whole place smells of vodka, the living room is covered in empty bottles, [...]

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Trouble at Lazio for Edy Reja and Lotito

Rocco Cammisola — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:56:59 +0000

“I don’t know how long I can go on for” were the words uttered by Edy Reja just under a year ago upon receiving a hail of abuse from the fans following a 1-1 draw against Cesena, and it wasn’t to be the first or last time that the Lazio boss would threaten to quit [...]

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The problem with Wesley Sneijder

Rocco Cammisola — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:03:35 +0000

“Inter collapse, now it’s a real crisis” reads the headline in La Repubblica over the match report from the San Siro on Friday night, with Diego Costa beginning the piece saying “Inter are a side who are lost”. Fabrizio Bocca, also La Rep, allowed himself a single word to describe the result, “Amen”. That is [...]

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Serie A Transfer Window roundup – A winter of bitter discontent

Rocco Cammisola — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:34:21 +0000

“Now is the winter of our discontent…” the Duke of Gloucester boomed jealously in the opening lines of Shakespeare’s Richard III. Gloucester spoke enviously toward his King, but for Serie A fans this has been a winter of bitter discontent – a rotten transfer window. The winter window is never a time for glamour. It [...]

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Quadrangolare di Lega Pro – Aversa & Avellino Play Host To All The Young Dudes

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:56:32 +0000

Last week the Southern cities of Aversa and Avellino were at the centre of the Lega Pro footballing world as they co-hosted the 32nd edition of the Quadrangolare di Lega Pro. The tournament is a showcase for young talents plying their trade in Italy’s third and fourth tiers. The competition involves four representative teams from [...]

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Napoli lack alternative plans, they play like a broken record

Rocco Cammisola — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:54:55 +0000

Napoli have captured the hearts of fans and neutrals with their performances in Europe this season, but in their domestic games they have conspired to shoot themselves in the foot again and again, and again. In Serie A they have beaten the best but have been beaten the weaker sides as well. So why are [...]

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