Following a shock 3-2 defeat against Milan at home in the Champions League, and an even more shocking defeat to Alcorcon 4-0 in the Copa del Rey, many Real Madrid fans are calling for injured star Cristiano Ronaldo to return to action to "save" the team before it is too late. The ahem always modest Ronaldo has quickly calmed the Madrid faithful by saying "We are not going through a great moment Click to continue reading...

While a Liverpool versus Arsenal match is always an interesting affair, the prospect of seeing two stars make their Premier League season debuts in the match makes the game all the more interesting.Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Liverpool's big money signing Alberto Aquilani are both set to make their season debuts in Wednesday night's Carling Cup match between Liverpool and Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

Usually when you hear about a soccer player partying at a nightclub, you don't get to see a video of them acting in a drunken state. However, this video which has been going all around the soccer community, is of Lionel Messi wasted out of his mind following the Champions League Final in Rome. Messi was stumbling all around, and his teammates had to try and keep him from falling over. Click to continue reading...

This past weekend was AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini's final game. Maldini spent his entire 20+ year career with Milan and was the consummate professional, and a mentor to many of the Milan players. In the past game Maldini has allowed to be the "4th" substitute during the game, to allow the fans to cheer Maldini for a final time. Click to continue reading...

To the question, "Is Racism a Problem in Serie A?"79% said Yes20% said NoTherefore the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio believe that racism is in fact a problem in Serie A.This poll was conducted as a response to the situation involving Juventus and Inter Milan when Inter's Mario Balotelli was racially abused by Juventus fans. Click to continue reading...

Despite the months of denying that he was interested in leaving Italy for the rainy shores of England, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has left the Italian giants to become the new coach of Chelsea. While Avram Grant and Guus Hiddink have had good years as manager of Chelsea in the past, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic believes that Ancelotti is the right man to bring Chelsea to European Click to continue reading...

Hey everyone, the other website that I write for, Premiership Talk, has been nominated for the best English Premier League Blog award by EPL Talk.I would really appreciate it if everyone could follow the link below, and vote for Premiership Talk.http://www.epltalk.com/best-epl-blog/-ThanksMike Click to continue reading...

In this edition of Have You Seen This Goal, another Manchester United player makes his presence known.Carlos Tevez has made it perfectly clear that he is not happy with the way Man United has been treating him, and is very mad that the team has not offered to extend his contract that ends at the end of this season. Click to continue reading...

A new superstar is well on his way to joining the Serie A.Brazilian and current Werder Bremen star Diego has reportedly signed an agreement that will bring him to Juventus for the next 5 years. Diego's agent said that since Juventus is a company traded on the stock exchange, they cannot announce the transfer until May 31st. Click to continue reading...

Since the takeover of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi based lads in September, it seems like every superstar in the world has been linked to the team. However, while every superstar has been linked to the team, seemingly every superstar has made it clear that they are not going to play for Man City, no matter the salary that is offered them. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has made his opinion of referee Tom Ovrebo well known since his teams 1-1 draw with Barcelona that saw the Spaniards advance to the Champions League final.Frustrated with repeated no calls by Ovrebo, Hiddink has now taken up the call to introduce video technology to soccer. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona is reporting that Thierry Henry's knee injury could keep him out far longer than originally expected.Barcelona has determined that Henry will not play in the Copa del Rey final, nor will he play in the final 4 La Liga matches for Barcelona. These statements could certainly mean that Henry will miss Barcelona's match against Manchester United in the Champions League final on May 27th. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldo wasn't exactly robbed the way Pele was over the summer, but 3 young FC Porto fans robbed Ronaldo's CR7 store in Portugal.Ronaldo's sister who is featured in the video below was actually working at the store at the time, and she claims that the young men said insulting things about her brother and ran off with various hats, belts, and shirts. Click to continue reading...

I have been saying since the tournament began, that my dream final for the Champions League would be Manchester United vs. Barcelona.Although it took them over 180 minutes to do it, Barcelona finally scored a goal and advanced to the final to make my dream matchup a reality. Chelsea played a great game, and probably could have won if a few of the referee's calls went their way(more on that later) Click to continue reading...

Who else could it be for this week except for Cristiano Ronaldo?The World Player of the Year, and Ballon d'Or winner has been criticized for not playing defense, not always trying, and complaining for calls after every play, but you know what......when he scores goals like this nothing else matters.. Click to continue reading...