Nerazzurri Fans may well ask who is this Portuguese wonder boy? What will he add to our club?  What is his style? and will he fill the boots of Luis Figo to become the next midfield magician for Inter?  Comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo is little surprise as Quaresma is yet one more from that current crop of outstanding Portuguese playmakers. Click to continue reading...

You may recall a recent post on Just-Football discussing 5 summer transfers that we considered made good business. Well with the frantic spending that took place on deadline day from clubs around Europe it would almost be rude not to peruse over the goings-on and assess deals that caught the eye, for one reason or other. Click to continue reading...

So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). So, inspired from this Top 11 Serie A [. Click to continue reading...

Well Jose Mourinho finally got his man with the signing of Ricardo Quaresma from Porto. This is a great move for Inter Milan as they needed some younger players to add to their aging squad, and it also give Mourinho a chance to put his own stamp on the squad. I was beginning to wonder when Inter were going to make a really big move. Click to continue reading...

€24.6m (plus bonuses) and the transfer of Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços (Pelé) to Porto: that's how much bringing Ricardo Quaresma to Inter cost Massimo Moratti. In other words: the most expensive Serie A transfer of the year (so far), but based purely on skills the lad seems to be worth every penny. "I am glad [. Click to continue reading...

Crikey, as we say in England. The reasons why Robinho was willing to relocate to Manchester suddenly become clear:

The 24-year-old has agreed a four-year contract that makes him the highest-paid footballer in the history of the game, with a weekly salary of £160,000.

For those of you not used to the quaint habit that British newspapers have of expressing multi-million pound salaries in a working-class "weekly wage" fashion, let's put it this way: that amounts to about $15 million a year. Click to continue reading...

Inter Milan has announced that new signing Queresma will wear number 77 on his shirt this season. Queresma signed on deadline day for the Italian Champions and hopes he can make an impact quickly in Serie A. If you are looking to buy your Queresma Inter Milan shirt you can buy it ... Click to continue reading...

At long last, The Window has closed and we can all relax until January. United finally signed the sad Spur Berbatov and the new owners at City have made themselves known by snaring "I'm only thinking of Chelsea" Robinho from the clutches of...Chelsea. Tottenham got their striker in the form of Pavlyuchenko (the next Rebrov? Click to continue reading...

Hands down the goal of the week goes to Francesco Valiani of Bologna FC for the winner against AC Milan at the San Siro. (AC Milan 1 - 2 Bologna FC) Goalscorers - Di Vaio 18 (B), Ambrosini 42 (M), Valiani 79 (B) Line Ups Milan: Abbiati; Zambrotta, Maldini, Kaladze, Jankulovski (Shevchenko 46); Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini (Emerson 85); Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Inzaghi [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Nadir Belhadj (Lens, loan), Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) What grade. Click to continue reading...

"If the game ends in a draw, it won't be dramatic". Those were the words of the 'Special One' before Sampdoria-Inter. And a draw it was, thus somewhat spoiling the debut of José's Serie A adventure. The culprit in this occasion? Gennaro Delvecchio, author of the Sampdoria equalizer at the 68 minute mark, who rendered [. Click to continue reading...

Here are this month's Club and Player Power Rankings. For the club teams, I will take into account the clubs place in the league standings, the level of competition in the league, and success in international and domestic tournaments. For the players, I will judge to form in which the player is in by the amount of goals, assists and key plays made. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Nadir Belhadj (Lens, loan), Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) No deal. Click to continue reading...

Portuguese international Quaresma has completed a move from FC Porto to Inter Milan. Quaresma  has been rumored to leave Porto all summer, as he is highly thought of by Milan manager Jose Mourinho. The move also involves Inter's Pele, who will be headed to Porto.  Inter will pay Porto 18.6 million euro, plus 6 million euro in performance based bonuses. Click to continue reading...

While it's clear that Manchester United has not played like the best club in the world recently, it's equally clear that none of the other top clubs in the world seem to want to take the top spot over. As a case in point, let's look at last week's top six. While United fell to Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Super Cup, four of the five clubs directly behind it in the rankings (Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Roma) all managed no more than a draw or, in Real's case, a loss. Click to continue reading...

At which club will Tiago Mendes end up? I hear he only wants a deal with a Champions League contender. And is Hernán Crepos a Mourinho man after all? Late yesterday Serie A Talk learned the Ricardo Quaresma transfer from Porto to Internazionale was now finalized.  Several news sites earlier indicated Quaresma was expected to sign [. Click to continue reading...

  Serie A On TV  has been updated for this week so check it out for Match Day One repeats.  There is no Serie A next Saturday due to World Cup qualifying, Serie A will return with Match Day Two Saturday Sept. 13. Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) Many have interest in Ghana international. Click to continue reading...

After hundreds (at least) of news bits over the last few months, we're finally almost at the end of the summer transfer window. There's a lot yet to happen on the final day of the window, but I'm here to get you caught up on all of the latest signings and speculation. England So, [...] Click to continue reading...

I generally hate the transfer window because it's an excuse for all bad papers to print simply made up rumours rather than attempt any actual journalism.  However the last day is always good fun.  I think that's mainly because I am a Spurs fan and we have a penchant for concluding deals at 23.58 in [. Click to continue reading...

We lined up like this: Blanco Edinho -Scocco Rikka Pilatsikas Basinas Juanfran -Ramos-Silva Krygiakos Majstorovisc Saja Lagos went in for Edinho in the 65th, Kafes went in for Pilatsikas in the 87th, and Alexopolous went in for Scocco in the 90th. Donis knows what he is doing. The 4-3-3 worked well for us. Click to continue reading...

This weekend is the start to the 2008-2009 Serie A season. Here are the week 1 results: Inter  1-1 SampdoriaUdinese 3-1 PalermoAC Milan 1-2 BolognaAtalanta 1-0 SienaCagliari 1-4 LazioCatania 1-0 GenoaChievo 2-1 RegginaAS Roma 1-1 NapoliTorino 3-0 LecceFiorentina 1-1 Juventus Here are game highlights: Roma vs. Click to continue reading...

Finesse is not a word in Marco's vocabulary, obviously. "Nice goal, I'm going to decapitate you now." (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images) Click to continue reading...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic either a) scored an excellent goal for Internazionale after a one two with Amantino Mancini or b) scored a questionable goal for Internazionale after getting away with handball. I've watched this video more times than I'm prepared to admit in an effort to make a decision, and still can't call it. Click to continue reading...

Several pundits have offered opinions on which group will be the toughest and which Serie A club(s) have the most difficult task of proceeding further so I might as well throw my hat in the ring with the rest. Roma and Juventus are going to face the toughest battle in groups A and H respectively. Click to continue reading...