This weekend is a big one; in all three leagues (Serie A, English Premier League, and La Liga) we have some big matches. What we also have this weekend is the FIFA World Club Cup Final between TP Mazembe and Inter Milan, and it is the first time that an African side has reached the final of this tournament.

There isn't many days left in 2010 and that can only mean one thing... a massive New Year party is in the offing, no wait, something much more important than that! The January transfer window. Even the Christmas festivities hasn't stopped the rumour mill from producing a never ending batch of transfer stories and here at Serie A Weekly we pick through a selection of them, so you have an idea of the.

UEFA's annual popularity contest, the UEFA.com Team of the Year 2010, is up and running for your perusal and vote, and they apparently did a solid job this year. Of course maybe it's the lack of coffee so far, but there doesn't seem to be a terrible snub popping off the page at the moment.

Who needs the Ballon d'Or when you can hand out a little garbage?

Overshadowing the shortlist announcement of the biggest award in world football yesterday is the announcement of the best: the Bidone d'Oro (Golden Trash Can), for Serie A's most useless player.

It's a joke, but damnit does it say so much.

The shortlist for the annual Bidone d'Oro has recently been announced with a number of high profile stars in the running for the award which celebrates a year of being... rubbish... quite literally. To honour those who have had a particularly terrible year, the Bidone d'Oro Golden Bin is a prize given to the worst footballer in Serie A each year and the winner.

(This page has been quiet for far too long, which is entirely my fault. Apologies, and from here on out we'll be back to daily-ish posts.)

Cesare Prandelli hasn't forgotten about Antonio Cassano. He revealed today that he's anxiously awaiting the former Sampdoria man's return to football. [read more]

The Italian Football FanCast is the podcast for fans of Serie A and Calcio. On this edition of the Italian Football FanCast, we are delighted to welcome Susy Campanale from Football-Italia.net to the show to discuss the reasons behind Rafa Benitez's failings at Inter, the importance of Zlatan at Milan and the recent players strike in Serie A.

Bologna Milan The home side have the best defensive record at home in Serie A and they come up against a free scoring Rossoneri outfit with enough attacking talent to unlock the meanest of defences. A midweek victory over Chievo has renewed confidence at the Renato Dall'Ara amid all the off field uncertainty.

MILAN, Italy Rampant AC Milan surged six points clear after the Serie A leaders triumphed 3-0 at troubled Bologna and rivals Lazio conceded at the death in a 2-1 defeat at Juventus. Juve moved second and level on points with Lazio after Milos Krasic's effort from a narrow angle went in off goalkeeper Fernando [.

All Goalkeepers look away now, A Gianluca Curci howler gave Brescia their 1st win since September 22nd and new Coach Marco Berretta 1st win as coach on debut. Brescia appointed Berretta after having only picked up 3 points in the last 33 available. Sampdoria is not any different with exiting the Europa league and having to deal with Antonio Cassano contract dispute which should be dealt with.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, SkySports24 have revealed that Adriano Galliani and Cassano's agent had dinner tonight and reached a deal to bring Cassano to Milan. Apparently it won't be a loan but a complete transfer, and Cassano will sign a contract until 2014. Garrone allowed Cassano's agent and Galliani to discuss a deal.

We command you!

For our US-based CultFootballers, see below for our televised/streaming picks for this weekend: 10 matches in Europe (4 in England, 3 in Italy, 2 in Spain, 1 in France); plus, live from Abu Dhabi, an intercontinental matchup in the FIFA 2010 Club World Cup final.

If these aren't to your liking, see the SoccerInsider's listings for many more televised matches.

Cassano al Milan: Berlusconi e Galliani frenano Di Andrea Caria Qualche intoppo nell'affare che dovrebbe portare Antonio Cassano da Genova a Milano, sponda rossonera.Hanno parlato sia Galliani che il presidente Berlusconi sul probabile acquisto, spiegando la situazione.Il dirigente afferma che la trattativa è ben avviata e con due accordi su tre conclusi, ovvero con la Samp e il giocatore; ne

This Sunday sees the 81st Derby 'della Lanterna' between the two Genovese clubs, and the off field problems of Sampdoria are receiving much of the media attention as Antonio Cassano's battle with President Riccardo Garronne continues apace. The latest installment sees Milan rise as an unlikely destination for FantAntonio, yet despite not receiving the same level of international.

Antonio Cassano è del Milan. Anche se non c'è ancora la firma del calciatore (attesa per domani), è stato trovato un accordo di massima tra la Sampdoria e il team rossonero. La telenovela riguardante il fuoriclasse barese (iniziata con l'aggressione verbale a Garrone, il deferimento e la decisione della Figc), protagonista dell'ennesima "cassanata" si risolve, [.

By Ollie Irish

Antonio Cassano will become a Milan player on 3 January 2011 after the rossoneri reached an agreement with Sampdoria to pay Real Madrid half of his €5 million buy-out clause. Samp will pay Madrid the other half of Cassano's contract – that's how badly they wanted to get rid of him.

AC Milan have moved a step closer to losing Brazilian Ronaldinho after president Silvio Berlusconi criticising him for not ‘training as well as he can'.
It emerged last week Liverpool and Manchester City were interested in bringing him to the Barclays Premier League but Brazilian Serie A side Gremio revealed they have spoken to his representatives.

Its summer 2010 and you are the chairman of a massive European club whose glories are becoming a distant memory. You are being overshadowed by your local neighbors and your squad is ageing.

What do you do?

That's right you go and get your team two of the most demanding, pampered players possible who have huge abilities but sometimes prefer not to use them.

Its summer 2010 and you are the chairman of a massive European club whose glories are becoming a distant memory. You are being overshadowed by your local neighbors and your squad is ageing.

What do you do?

That's right you go and get your team two of the most demanding, pampered players possible who have huge abilities but sometimes prefer not to use them.

Seems about time for another 'remember what was, what could've been' Ronaldinho YouTuber.

The biggest transfer news of the summer was, once Xavi and Gerard Pique failed to pry Cesc from Arsenal with kind words and birth records, the move of Zlatan to Milan. A transfer which has produced substantial fruit in the form of a position atop the table.

Seems about time for another 'remember what was, what could've been' Ronaldinho YouTuber.

The biggest transfer news of the summer was, once Xavi and Gerard Pique failed to pry Cesc from Arsenal with kind words and birth records, the move of Zlatan to Milan. A transfer which has produced substantial fruit in the form of a position atop the table.

Adam and Kevin discuss the final match day of 2010 from the SerieAWeekly skype studio covering all the favorites from Benitez to Borriello, Cavani to Cassano, and AC Milan to AS Roma. This is not only be the final episode for the 2010 calendar year, but also the final Minute+10 as the podcast will be re-branding SerieAWeekly podcast in the new year.

Antonio Cassano will shun the Premier League's top clubs and join AC Milan this week.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham have been on red-alert since October when the striker had a row with Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone.
The 28-year-old has not featured for the Serie A club since the falling out and was a target for a number of the Premier League's top clubs.

Chi parte e chi arriva, il Lunedì Rossonero! Di Andrea Caria Si profila ricco di novit questo lunedì 27 dicembre per la squadra rossonera, che partir alla volta di Dubai alle 14.30 dall'aeroporto di Malpensa, per dare inizio alla preparazione invernale (non proprio invernale viste le temperature che troveranno).

In attesa che il 3 gennaio prossimo (prima data utile) venga depositato il contratto in lega, Antonio Cassano inizia la sua vita da rossonero e, con tanto di divisa (come potete vedere nella foto), si aggrega al Milan per raggiungere Dubai dove il club guidato da Massimiliano Allegri disputer la tradizionale tournée invernale.

The year has come to a close, and as is the fashion we're looking over our favorite stories to compile a starting eleven, Cult Football style. The players on our squad aren't always the most talented, but they tend to bring a joy, or promise, or general absurdity to the game. We hope you've enjoyed the time you've spent with us over the last six months, and here's a wish of good fortune to all in the new year!