A few nice goals this week, but nothing extraordinary. Giuseppe Mascara scored one of his trademark wonder-goals, and Marco Borriello got back on the scoresheet with 2 goals (the second a nice scissor kick) after almost a year. Diego Milito got back to his scoring ways as well after being absent through injury, and Mirko Vucinic finally scored his first goal of the season.

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Franco Colomba had been waiting by the phone for what seemed like ages. Then the call came, and he said: "Yes". He was back in the game. The Menarini family wanted him to become Bologna's fourth manager in under a year. Colomba turned to his wife and said: "From this day forward you can call me ‘mister' again.

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Donne incompetenti

Giuseppe Narducci e Stefano Capuano sono i pubblici ministeri sul Calciopoli napoletano. Narducci e Capuano hanno un problema; i giudici tutti la femminile hanno dato loro l'impressione di ritenere il processo una enorme "perdita di tempo". Per questo motivo ne chiedono la ricusazione del collegio giudicante perché a loro dire "non capiscono di calcio". Click to continue reading...

Stasera torna la Serie A con la quinta giornata di campionato. Per questo turno infrasettimanale, il match di cartello, e soprattutto sfida che si annuncia affascinante, di grande richiamo (e speriamo ricca di gol) è quella tra l'Inter di Mourinho (squalificato e sostituito in panchina dal suo fidato secondo Beppe Baresi) e il Napoli di Donadoni. Click to continue reading...

Bryan Arguez. Giuseppe Nazzani. Vincenzo Bernardo. Am I the only one who doesn't think NCAA soccer is a step up from training with professionals and playing in Italian/German youth leagues? I can't help but wonder which one of these kids is going to elect to represent another country because of Rongen's latest snub.

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Siena management decided to introduce some novelties in their doping control. Actually each player will take a lie detector test before the control. This is the first such example in European football and if this proves useful, other big leagues will certainly use this method too.

The players will have to prove through a lie detector that they weren't been abusing stimulating substances.

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Before we dive into Serie A transfer news, I just want to report on a transfer from Serie B that as fairly important, which was Torino's Alessandro Rosina signing for Zenit St. Petersburg. Nobody expected a player with Rosina's talent to stay in Serie B, but the move to Russia seemed a little surprising, however it makes sense.

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From time to time, especially after U.S. Men's Team matches and other big games, the Ref chats with a seasoned USMNT observer -- the Samurai.
Samurai is familiar with the academy system and is a longtime watcher of the US team and club soccer.
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By Josh Allen - Giuseppe Rossi could be set for a return to Italy, according to his agent Federico Pastorello.
The 22 year old was one of the few players to come out of Italy's recent Confederations Cup (http://betting.betfair.com/international-football/internationals/confederations-cup-betting-a-dress-rehearsal-of-th-100609. Click to continue reading...

Question: Who is the best American soccer player? Landon Donovan? Tim Howard? Clint Dempsey? Freddy Adu? Answer: None of the above. It's Giuseppe... Click to continue reading...

Como verdaderos campeones los italianos vinieron de abajo en el marcador y vencieron con una cátedra de fútbol 3-1 a los Estados Unidos, gracias a unas excelentes actuaciónes de los "Rossi", nos estamos refiriendo Giuseppe y Daniele.

El partido arrancó sumamente trabado, la "azurri" dominaba pero no generaba ocasiones de peligro, mientras que los "norteamericanos" no perdían el orden a pesar de la superioridad del rival.

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Cruzeiro forward Kleber has said that he does not want to answer any more questions about a possible move to Liverpool with his club insisting that they want to keep him.
The 25-year-old has been persistently linked with a move to Anfield for the 2009/10 season.
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Lo strappo è ora ufficialmente separazione. La scissione del mondo del calcio, annunciata tempo fa (il 30 aprile all'uscita dalla sede della Lega), ora emette ufficialmente i primi vagiti. Le 19 società di Serie A, in rotta con quelle di B (e il Lecce che non ha aderito) costituiscono la LEGA A, ed eleggono a loro presidente Maurizio Beretta (ex Direttore di Confindustria). Click to continue reading...

Following last week's Champions League quaterfinal first legs, the remaining eight teams have a very clear view of what they need to do this week. With two English sides in action today and another two tomorrow, fans around the country are all anxiously awaiting their team's kickoff.

Here are my predictions for the matches:

Bayern Munich v Barcelona

I know what you're thinking.

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E' finita l'avventura dell'ex nerazzurro Sinisa Mihajlovic sulla panchina del Bologna (terzultimo a quota 26). Stanotte, dopo una riunione dei vertici societari felsinei, la presidentessa, Francesca Menarini, ha voluto dare una scossa ed ha optato per un cambio tecnico.
Decisiva, ai fini dell'esonero (che comunque era nell'aria), la pesante sconfitta rimediata dal Bologna, sabato pomeriggio, in casa, da uno scatenato Siena vittorioso per 4 a 1. Click to continue reading...

Following last week's Champions League quaterfinal first legs, the remaining eight teams have a very clear view of what they need to do this week. With two English sides in action today and another two tomorrow, fans around the country are all anxiously awaiting their team's kickoff.

Here are my predictions for the matches:

Bayern Munich v Barcelona

I know what you're thinking.

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At long last, Tuesday April 7th is here. Yes, it's Chelsea youngster Franco di Santo's birthday.

Okay, that's not why you're here, and it's not what I'm excited about. The Champions League quarterfinals are finally here. Funny enough, less than 50% of the teams remaining are "champions," while only a few of the other competitors are even in the hunt for a domestic title this season.

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Champions League football is back in action at last. Click to continue reading...

Former England captain David Beckham was once again the talk of the town in the Italian Serie A as he scored the first goal of his Milan career against Bologna just moments ago. Beckham, on loan to the Rossoneri in a bid to impress England's Italian manager Fabio Capello, arrived at the end of a Clarence Seedorf pass and struck beautifully into the top corner from the right side of the box. Click to continue reading...