On behalf of the Italy Offside, I'd like to congratulate Ronaldinho on his pregnancy. He looks about 4 months in. Can't wait to see him walking around the pitches of Serie A come August.

Various Serie A news from the day:

- Happy Birthday Antonio Cassano! Fantantonio turns 28 today.

If you've been watching Serie A this season, you may have noticed it by now. In many games across the peninsula, especially games at night, the mysterious green laser beam has been shot at various players and managers. The first appearance of the green laser is pictured, when during a Bari-Juventus game at the Stadio San Nicola, Diego stepped up to take a penalty kick and the laser was dancing on his face.

Preseason training is underway and with the preparations for the coming season there are always the presentation of the kits by each team. I remember years ago when you had to wait until at least mid-August to see the kits, now you have brands like Nike and Adidas unveiling next season's kits even months in advance.

So I thought maybe after the World Cup, there might be some new soccer fans that fell in love with the game in these past few weeks and are looking for a league to follow. Now I know many would probably go and choose the English Premier League because it has the most visibility and is English-speaking or they might choose La Liga because of Real Madrid and Barcelona or the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ok maybe not that one), but I decided to make a case for Serie A.

Depois de já aqui ter trazido a história do "quarentão" Lentini que continua a brilhar nos Regionais de Itália, trago agora o caso de outro veterano que ainda vai espalhando classe pelos relvados italianos. Luís Airton Barroso Oliveira, actualmente conhecido por Lulu Oliveira, representa o Muravera Calcio, o seu 11º clube em solo transalpino, onde actuou pela primeira vez na época 1992-1993 ao serviço do Cagliari e fez uma excelente dupla com o panamiano Dely Valdez.

As you may know by now, starting this season Serie A and Serie B will be two separate leagues run by two different governing bodies, like in England with the Premier League and the Coca-Cola Championship. So to identify themselves both divisions have came up with different logos. The Serie B logo hasn't been released first, but Serie A revealed their logo today (pictured on the left).

There have always been nicknames in soccer. Most players have nicknames, whether the are created by the media, the fans, coaches, other players, there are nicknames everywhere. Then there are the nicknames you make for players you hate. Those are always the most fun. (Like last season with Klaas-Jan Junkelaar).

Earlier Soccer City FC posted on the Lucas Biglia to A.C. Milan transfer rumour.
Now it appears, via Italian website Footballpress.net, that Napoli, Bologna and Sevilla are also targeting the Argentine.
The site notes that Biglia's agent Enzo Montepaone is the one hailing this transfer news.

Earlier Soccer City FC posted on the Lucas Biglia to A.C. Milan transfer rumour.
Now it appears, via Italian website Footballpress.net, that Napoli, Bologna and Sevilla are also targeting the Argentine.
The site notes that Biglia's agent Enzo Montepaone is the one hailing this transfer news.

FA Cup on Fox Soccer Plus: Chelsea - Stoke at 11am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Reading - Aston Villa at 5pm. EPL on FSC: Everton - Hull at 11am. Serie A on FSC: Bologna - Napoli at 9am and Inter Milan - Genoa at 2:30pm. Bundesliga on GolTV: Nuremberg - Bayer Leverkusen at 10:30am. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Bilbao - Real Valladolid at 1pm.

Just like many university school years are coming to an end this month and sending out grades to all their students, it's time to grade all twenty Serie A teams on their 2009/2010 season. Who passed? Who failed? Who's going to summer school? Who's being held back? Who's transferring to another school (The Serie B School of Less Competitive Football)?

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, without a doubt one of the biggest prospects in Greek football, and former AEK defender, will soon seal the deal on a move to Italian giants AC Milan. He previously played for Genoa and had two very successful seasons with the club (he started often, was loved by the fans, and from what I saw gave some memorable performances).

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, without a doubt one of the biggest prospects in Greek football, and former AEK defender, will soon seal the deal on a move to Italian giants AC Milan. He previously played for Genoa and had two very successful seasons with the club (he started often, was loved by the fans, and from what I saw gave some memorable performances).

Una volta tanto me la voglio prendere con l'allenatore. Sono dell'idea che spesso si dia un'importanza eccessiva al tecnico, attribuendogli compiti fondamentali come un calciatore. Spesso non è così, ma talvolta la lettura buona di una gara, le correzioni in corsa, il saper sbloccare le situazioni create dagli avversari, sono doti molto importanti.

Bologna vs AC Milan- Serie A- Sunday, December 12, 2010. 11.30 GMT kick off. HT score :- Bologna 0-2 AC Milan ( Kevin Prince Boateng, Robinho) Milan lead 2-0 at the interval thanks to first half strikes from Kevin Prince Boateng and Robinho. Bologna vs AC Milan 0-1 ( Kevin Prince Boateng goal 9′) Bologna [.

AC Milan 0-1 AS Roma ( Marco Borriello) Former Milan striker Marco Borriello scored against the Rossoneri as AS Roma came away with a 1-0 win from the San Siro on December 18, 2010. Borriello scored the winner midway through the second half. AC Milan vs AS Roma video ( 0-1) Related posts:Inter Milan 1-1 [.

Arsenal fans away at Craven Cottage. October 4th, 2009.

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Here you go the 2009-2010 season managers latest list of the Italian Serie A Atalanta: Bortolo Mutti (Italy :: August 11, 1954 :: since January 2010) Bari: Giampiero Ventura (Italy :: January 14, 1948 :: first season with Bari) Bologna: Franco Colomba (Italy :: February 6, 1955 :: since October 2009 with Bologna) Cagliari: Massimiliano Allegri (Italy :: August [.

Only a measly 17 goals scored this weekend in Serie A, with three games finishing 0-0 (Roma-Milan, Atalanta-Udinese, Inter-Genoa). Both Antonio Di Natale and Diego Milito were involved in goalless draws, so nothing changes at the top of the top scoring chart. With his goal this weekend, Giampaolo Pazzini closed in on Milito and now has 13 goals, 2 away from Milito's 15.

Ecco i convocati di Mourinho per la sfida al CSKA Mosca, in programma Martedì alle 18.30 al "Luzhniki" di Mosca. Il tecnico Portoghese lascia a casa Santon, alle prese con un problema alla caviglia e ritrova anche in Champions League, Mario Balotelli. Da verificare le condizioni di Julio Cesar e Ivan Cordoba: contro il Bologna hanno subito due pestoni.

Saturday, April 10, 2010 Napoli vs. Parma 12:00 PM Fiorentina vs. Inter Milan 2:45PM Sunday, April 11, 2010 Bologna vs. Lazio 9:00 AM Juventus vs. Cagliari 9:00 AM AC Milan vs. Catania 9:00 AM AS Roma vs. Atalanta 9:00 AM Siena vs. Bari 9:00 AM Palermo vs. Chievo 9:00 AM Livorno vs.

Sorry for the lack of posts last week, I was a little under the weather and didn't get to the computer much. But everything will be back in full force this week. The 33rd giornata was a big day, as we saw Roma reach first place for the first time since 2004, and Inter sitting in a place they haven't been familiar with the past 5 years: second.

I thought I'd skip over Tactics Wednesday this week and post this. Serie A has always been known to have some crazy president and owners. In fact, I think you'll find that Italy is home to the craziest owners and presidents in all of world football. I feel like Italy is the only place you hear about all these crazy antics by owners, in the EPL you don't even know who some of these people are.

Only 90 minutes (plus stoppage time) remain in the 2009/2010 Serie A season. For a while on Sunday, the whole season was decided, but then a couple of goals changed all that. Inter still remain on top, and Roma are still a point behind hoping in a miracle from Siena next Sunday. The end is near.

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Sunderland in Estudiantes talks for star fullback Angeleri

Sunderland are in talks with Estudiantes for star fullback Marcos Angeleri.

The People says Black Cats boss Steve Bruce wants to strike a £4million deal with Angeleri's club Estudiantes.

Bruce hopes to close the Angeleri move this week after his side were knocked out of the prestigious Copa Libertadores – clearing the way for his quick exit.

The 2010/2011 Serie A season seemed so far away and it felt like 2009/2010 just ended, but the new season is upon us. With today's calendar drawing, it officially means the season is upon us. Tomorrow will be officially one month until kickoff. The season will run from August 29th to May 22nd.

So you may of noticed that in the past few days the Italy Offside hasn't really been updated. And some of you may have disappointed, while others were probably saying "yes that stupid blog isn't being updated! finally!". But the fact of the matter is, I haven't been updating because I've been working on this season preview.

La terza giornata del campionato di calcio di Serie A prende il via, alle 18, con l'anticipo tra Fiorentina e Lazio. Viola ancora a caccia del primo successo stagionale, e reduci dal sorprendente ko di Lecce, Lazio invece in discreta forma e trascinata al successo contro il Bologna da capitan Rocchi, che guider ancora l'attacco [.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Home Away 14:45 ET Bologna v Udinese stadio Renato Dall'Ara 14:45 ET Brescia v AS Roma stadio Mario Rigamonti 14:45 ET Cagliari v Sampdoria stadio Sant'Elia...
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So the weekend that was originally supposed to be suspended because of the strike was played and it was a pretty good weekend overall. It's proving to be an even Serie A campaign so far, in fact it's the first time since the 1971/72 season that no team is unbeaten. Every team has lost at least once, and every team at least has one point.

Javier Pastore and Josep Ilicic have been arguably the best duo in European football so far this season. Playing as the men behind a lone striker in a 4-3-2-1 has seen them develop a great partnership. Check out these goals (one by each) from Palermo's win against Bologna this morning.

Another weekend of Serie A as we inch closer to that winter break, which is only 4 weekends away. It was another interesting weekend, Milan confirmed themselves at the top, Lazio and Napoli are still high-flying, Juventus and Roma are making up for lost time, and Inter are in crisis mode and 9 points away from Milan (when's the last time that happened?

We have reached the midway point of Serie A 2010/2011. Unofficially the winter break has always been the midway point, as teams go on vacation and start planning their transfer strategy for the January market. Officially the real midway point is after the 19th giornata, but the winter break always feels like the real midway point.

We have reached the midway point of Serie A 2010/2011. Unofficially the winter break has always been the midway point, as teams go on vacation and start planning their transfer strategy for the January market. Officially the real midway point is after the 19th giornata, but the winter break always feels like the real midway point.

06/01/2010Chievo - Inter ore 12.30Bari - Udinese ore 15.00Cagliari - Roma ore 15.00Catania - Bologna ore 15.00Lazio - Livorno ore 15.00Siena - Fiorentina ore 15.00Atalanta - Napoli ore 15.00Parma - Juventus ore 15.00Sampdoria - Palermo ore 15.00Milan - Genoa ore 20.45Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato!

Bologna have narrowed down left back options to four players: Antonio Bocchetti (28, Frosinone), Davide Brivio (21, Vicenza), Andrea Giallombardo (28, Ascoli) and Luciano Zauri (31, Sampdoria).
Via Footballpress.net

The winter transfer market is here, and unlike years past, this may actually be an interesting one. There have already been some moves made, but we are just getting started and there should be plenty of rumors swirling around in the coming days and weeks. Here's a team by team guide of what you can expect each club will spend this month (if anything at all).

After 4 months in charge, Antonio Conte's first stint as a Serie A manager is already over. This morning the former Juventus and Italy midfielder handed in his resignation after a string of poor results, loads of protests from fans, and sitting second from bottom of the table with only 13 points.