Claudio Ranieri came into a club on the road to ruin. They had started the season disastrously under a manager appointed, when no fans wanted him, and then sacked, when many fans insisted he ought to be given a proper chance. Since Jose Mourinho even Rafael Benitez had come, tried, and failed.

It was barely two years ago that Inter, guided by the inextricable genius of Jose Mourinho, were the proud torch bearers of Italian football. As Milan were embarrassingly crushed 4-0 at Manchester United and as Juventus failed to even progress past the group stages, against the odds, the Nerazzurri overcame Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea as they went on to claim European football's most.

We should pay more attention to FC Basel 'keeper Yann Sommer. He's matured into quite the hottie while we've been busy with other things, hasn't he?

We're warming to this observations business. It's quick, easy and most importantly, allows us to sneak out of the office for an extended lunch break.

Manchester United head into Sunday's fixture at Stamford Bridge off the back of three consecutive victories in the Premier League and an opportunity to back on level points with City.

Penalties from Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov either side of half time on transfer deadline day lead Manchester United on their way to 3 points as Manchester City were being beat at Everton thanks to a strike from former Red Devil Darron Gibson.

Inter's wheels are coming off. After such a strong push to within sniffing distance of Milan and Juve, they have lost to lowly Lecce, drew Palermo and yesterday, Roma took the lumber to them. Juan gets the Giallorossi on the board, Fabio Borini's lovely brace follows, and the Bojan Krkic finishes emphatically to give Roma a thumping 4-0 victory.

Just a few weeks ago Inter were the talk of the Serie A, for all the right reasons. Seven consecutive wins on the back of solid defending and a return to form of striker Diego Milito saw the Nerazzurri shoot up the league table and become serious contenders for a Champions League place. There were even whisperings of Inter being a legitimate threat to Juventus and Milan for the Scudetto.

szólj hozzá: Inter - Novara 0-1 Caracciolo

Novara, at the very bottom of the Serie won yet again in a clean sweep of Inter with Andre Caracciolo scoring a flamboyant winner. Massimo Moratti dismissed Gian Piero Gasperini after Inter's 1-3 flame out against Novara in their first encounter.

It's always horrible to lose at home, especially when you're 11 points away from the current Serie A leaders, AC Milan. But Inter learnt this the hard way yesterday when they lost to 20th-placed Novara in the league. Again, you can blame it on the freezing, negative temperatures in Milan (-1.

L'Inter cede di nuovo al Novara, la crisi è riaperta Di Mauro Giordano «Momento no». Secondo Claudio Ranieri la striscia negativa dell'Inter che riallontana il terzo posto, utile per la qualificazione ai preliminari della prossima Champions League, si può riassumere in queste due semplici parole.

Claudio Ranieri has come out and declared that he is not in danger of being sacked. He has also stated that star midfielder Wesley Sneijder is happy at the club, in an attempt to quell rumours of interest from abroad in the Dutch playmaker (for what seems to be the 100th time). "Could he be on his way to Anzhi?

Claudio Ranieri has come out and declared that he is not in danger of being sacked. He has also stated that star midfielder Wesley Sneijder is happy at the club, in an attempt to quell rumours of interest from abroad in the Dutch playmaker (for what seems to be the 100th time). "Could he be on his way to Anzhi?

Not the best of weeks for Claudio Ranieri at Inter as his team suffered yet another loss, this time to lowly Novara. The defeat capped of a miserable run of results for the Nerazzurri which has seen them claim just one point in their last four fixtures. Incredibly, after defeating Inter early in the season, the Biancoazzurri have claimed a most unlikely double over the 2010 Champions League.

AVB Another difficult week for Chelsea's manager, and you would be forgiven for thinking that he now lives on borrowed time. Reports are that his players are still in touch with their former manager and have had disagreements with management about their tactics in games. One thing is clear – Chelsea's results simply aren't good [.

By Alan Duffy

Things are getting so bad for out-of-form Italian giants Internazionale that they have taken to sending their star players on individual PR missions to try to give their disgruntled fans a boost.

The great Javier Zanetti was called into some off-the-field action after nine-year-old fan Filippo (we don't get a second name) was pictured at the San Siro (during Inter's game with Bologna on Friday) holding up a banner which said "Could you win, please?

Inter are in a crisis...sound familiar? It should. Fans of the club have been taken on a ride so far this year that would rival even the very best roller-coaster you could find. The Nerazzurri have struggled through drastic dips in form throughout the season, and find themselves in trouble once more.

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It has been nearly eight months since Samir "le traître" Nasri made his £23m move to Manchester City. But all everybody wants to know (at every bloody interview) is how he feels about leaving Arsenal.

Andre Ayew scored a 93rd minute header to give Marseille a precious 1-0 win over Inter Milan at the Stade Velodrome leaving coach Claudio Ranieri fighting for his job. In a tight and edgy encounter, both sides struggled to muster up any significant chances as the pair clashed for the first time since their UEFA [.

Andre Ayew scored a 93rd minute header to give Marseille a precious 1-0 win over Inter Milan at the Stade Velodrome leaving coach Claudio Ranieri fighting for his job. In a tight and edgy encounter, both sides struggled to muster up any significant chances as the pair clashed for the first time since their UEFA [.

When the Champions League draw of sixteen took place nearly three months ago, Inter were deemed to have the easiest match-up of the three remaining Italian teams. Napoli drew Chelsea, Milan had Arsenal, and Inter were facing Marseille. Both Napoli and Milan finished second in their group and the showdown between the two remaining powerhouse Premier League teams left everyone salivating.

A late strike by Alessandro Matri gave ten-men Juventus a 1-1 draw against AC Milan at the San Siro to preserve their unbeaten run and remain just one point behind in the race for the Scudetto In a tight, yet enthralling contest pitting Serie A's two finest teams, it was hosts Milan who took the [...

It would suck to be Claudio Ranieri right now, especially after Inter's 0-1 loss to Napoli last night, which handed the poor Nerazzuris their seventh lost in eight games. It could've been a draw if Pazzini hadn't missed his chance three minutes from the final whistle!

La Roma, sconfitta a Bergamo, resta ferma in classifica a 38 punti e viene scavalcata dal Napoli che in serata batte per 1-0 un'Inter che è sempre più in crisi. Ed ecco qui il secondo punto della nostra analisi: Claudio Ranieri, chiamato da Moratti a sostituire Gasperini, forte della tradizione del tecnico di San SabaContinua a leggere .

Juventus escaped with a 1-1 draw yet the performance at the San Siro left a lot to be desired. The Bianconeri looked out of sorts and lacked composure during the first 45 minutes against the hosts. Juve only took charge once Milan's players appeared to slow down and suffer from fatigue. Without taking away credit from the Rossoneri who were in control for around 60 minutes, Juve lacked energy early on and were undone by Leonardo Bonucci's mistakes which allowed Antonio Nocerino to strike first.