His name is Mario. Born in Palermo in August 1990 from Ghanaian parents, he is officially adopted by the Balotelli family at age 2. His height is 1m89, his weight 88kg, his touch & technique already reminiscent of the greats of football history. On Wednesday this week, he officially became the Inter Milan hero when […]

It’s now official: Juventus and Liverpool have finalized the negotiations for the arrival of Mohamed Lamine Sissoko to the Serie A. The Malian midfielder has been acquired for a cost of €11.0m (£8.2m), and signed a contract of 5 years with the Bianconeri (i.e. until 2013). The transfer fee had been made payable in 3 […]

Continuing my weekly article inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues.

Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 13 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, […]

Week-End Reviews
Here are the results and summaries for matchday 20. Full Video Highlights here.
Italian Calcio Blog week 20 review

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GOALS of the WEEK
This time, the soccer gods were less favorable: not very many nice goals, but what the Serie A lacked in quantity it made up in quality. Take a look at these two peaches: one’s […]

No Gigi Buffon, no Mauro Camoranesi, no Marco Marchionni, no Giorgio Chiellini, and no Jonathan Zebina. With at least 5 important pieces missing from its arsenal, Juventus travelled to the Armando Picchi stadium to get back on the winning track, after 2 not-very-brilliant ties vs. Catania and Sampdoria (not to mention the 2-2 draw at […]