I know you don't need any justification for this one, but Debora Salvalaggio dated Super Bobo. And Super Pippo. And she no only knows (as she says) a lot about football, but also used to host a show about it. And still finds time to do nudie calendars!

In Italy the show Scherzi a Parte is like Candid Camera (or Punk'd), and plays practical jokes on various Italian celebrities and films it so we can watch much to our amusement. Over the years there have been many played on Italian footballers and managers, and I have collected the best ones and put them here for your viewing pleasure.

Forget the Balloon D'Or: The Golden Bin/Trash Can - Bidone D'Oro in Eye-talian - is the best award handed out every year in football. It's kind of like the Razzies compared to the Oscars; one is for glittering performances...the other the complete opposite. And the 2008 winner is Ricardo Quaresma, making it the third year in [.

I'm irredeemably biased when it comes to Bobo Vieri, but based on the first half today, I think anyone could see why Cesare Prandelli prefers him to Giampaolo Pazzini right now: He plays simple and smart and, mostly importantly links up really well with Adrian Mutu, who is indesputably the focus of the Fiorentina attack.

Those of you who have been reading the Italy Offside blog longer than 8 months now, know that February 13, 2008, was a sad date for Serie A fans worldwide. On that day, one of the greatest and most entertaining bloggers I've ever had the pleasure to read stepped down from her post, leaving hundreds [.

Sory this is so epic, I'm headed to the airport and wanted to pull together as much as I could before I'm at the mercy of the FAA and the weather. God only knows when I'll get home.

•RomaChris has done a great Roma rumor roundup, including such diverse (and occasionally bizarre) names as Arjen Robben, Santiago Solari, Fabio Liverani and Javier Saviola.

There is no denying that Christian (Bobo) Vieri in the late 1990's and early 2000's was one of, if not the deadliest striker in the world. The Aussie-born striker was a goalscoring machine, and scored with such ease. He would just power past defenders and put the ball into the net anyway possible.

I decided, since this weekend Inter and Roma play crucial games on the last day of the season to decide the Scudetto, to post two videos of what happened to both teams the last time they were in the same situation. (Having to win on the last day to win the Scudetto)

The last time Inter had to win on the last day was the infamous 5 Maggio 2002 (Sorry Inter fans).

•The Pope loves football. Stay in school, kids.

•Via something that's not their official website, Atletico Madrid have reportedly confirmed the loan of Maniche to Inter. If he passes his medical, the midfielder will be join the Nerazzuri tomorrow and stay until June, when they'll have the option of making the move permanent for €6 million.

After hearing news that Zenit St. Petersburg had demolished Bayern Munich 4-0, La Viola had to like their chances if they reached the final. However, they could not surpass the final hurdle. Fiorentina quite simply dominated the game (15 shots on goal), but they could not finish for anything.

Hey, everyone, it's Francesco from the Parma Offside. Since Chris has been busy and hasn't been able to update the Italy Offside, I will now handle the duties and hope to give you guys news about Calcio every day. Here's my first post, it's about the Events of 5 Maggio that Nobody Talks about:

The Events of 5 Maggio that nobody talked about

If you bring up the term "5 Maggio" to an Inter fan, they will know what it means, and will most probably curse or cry or do something along those lines because they would be upset.

I decided, since this weekend Inter and Roma play crucial games on the last day of the season to decide the Scudetto, to post two videos of what happened to both teams the last time they were in the same situation. (Having to win on the last day to win the Scudetto)

The last time Inter had to win on the last day was the infamous 5 Maggio 2002 (Sorry Inter fans).

In Italy, famous players that flop at top clubs, big money transfers that wind up not fulfilling their potential, or players that just plain flat-out stink are given the title "bidone", which means "trash can" (or "rubbish can" for the UK). So every year, Radio Rai Due gives out the "Bidone D'Oro", or "Golden Trash Can" Award to the biggest "bidone" of the season.