The news that Davide Santon was doing well in the Premier League was picked up by the Italian press yesterday and the 21 year-old got headlines in Italy. Davide Santon I play for a historic club at Newcastle It's not too often a player leaves Inter-Milan, but Davide was also courted heavily be Roma [.

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The United States Under-23 men's national team is going to get a proper tune-up for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, as it will square off against Mexico's Under-23 side in a friendly at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Feb. 29.

The match will be a culmination of a 10-day training camp in Frisco.

In the modern game of football, 600,000 Euros is an extremely insignificant price to pay for a player. It is a low risk, high reward situation for the club. If the player ends up as a failure then the loss was very minimal. However if the player goes on to be a success, than it looks like a genius move.

By Chris Wright

As you no doubt remember, former Italy battering ram Christian Vieri is appearing on the Italian version of 'Strictly Come Dancing With The Stars On Ice-Factor' at the moment with his latest routine, a Brazilian Capoeira (a dance based on a strain of martial arts, made famous by Tekken's Eddie Gordo), showcasing all the grace and mobility he displayed on the football pitch during his last few years as a pro, i.

In December of 1970, the Italian playwright Dario Fo released a play entitled "Morte Accidentale Di Un Anarchico" ("The Accidental Death Of An Anarchist"). Based on the aftermath of the 1969 Piazza Fontana Bombing in Milan, which killed seventeen people, it was a play that shone a light upon the subsequent death of Giuseppe Pinelli, an anarchist activist and railway worker who fell from the fourth floor window of a Milan police station under suspicious circumstances after having already been held for longer than Italian law specified was legal without being granted by a judge.

Diego Milito's quadruple known as a 'poker' against Palermo was a rare moment, in fact it was only the sixth time it's happened in ten years, but with Italy's final friendly before Euro 2012 looming it focused the eyes on the Azzurri's frontline. The Argentinian's four-step sent him into a comic book group that features ‘the little plane', Vincenzo Montella, twinkle-toes Christian.

The Italian fans of AC Savoia know how to support their team

AC Savoia play 5 leagues below Serie A, but they don't care one bit do they? In an age where the ever-prominent feeling of entitlement seeps into modern football, I say bravo Savoia!

The big freeze hit Italy during midweek as four games were called off, so only six games were played over Wednesday and Thursday. Inter's 4-4 home draw with Palermo was the pick of the action where Diego Milito and Fabrizio Miccoli shared seven out of the eight goals. AC Milan slipped away at Lazio. Here are the five top goals of the week 5.

The Tevez-Pato "will he? won't he" questions ricocheted every which way this January as the musical chairs transfers song played at AC Milan, but at the end everyone retook their own chairs. Boring. Perhaps they were dating Berlusconi's daughter, or were on £200,000 a week slave wages that no one else could match, but whatever the reason, that anti-climax will be followed up by a busy February and early March.

Interesting to have a goalie here in the week inwhich Tim Krul saves points for Newcastle again and Stekelenburg plays anonymously in Italy...

He was one in a long line of great Dutch goal keepers. And he was one of those that hardly played the number of international games his talent [read more]

Snow joke Much of Europe is currently covered in snow, which is creating the usual blend of havoc and child-like entertainment. Inter Milan player John Obi experienced a bit of both when he went over a pitchside advertising hoarding during his side's match against Palermo and landed straight in a big pile of snow that [.

Ok, Probably that isn't quite true, however, it does feel like City are holding Tevez back from leaving sort of like a punishment for the embarrassment he has caused the club.

Speaking to Kicker magazine, Tevez (remarks which he later denied) Tevez was quoted as saying that he was keen on leaving this winter having received offers from Italy and Spain, but things did not work out due to City's hard stance.

Snow storms in Italy have caused postponements, rescheduling and general annoyance to Serie A fixtures over recent days. Though Inter and Palermo were able to play their match at the San Siro on Wednesday, snow removal was a battle.

Inter's Joel Obi discovered exactly where the groundskeepers put all the snow when he hopped/fell over an advertising board after chasing down a ball by the touchline.

The quarter final stages of the African Nations Cup gets under way, and this week, we also travel to Germany, Italy and England for some tasty ties.

The quarter final stages of the African Nations Cup gets under way, and this week, we also travel to Germany, Italy and England for some tasty ties.

Portions of Italy have been belted with snow over the past two days, canceling a number of matches as they dismiss the delight of a winter wonderland. The Serie B match between Livorno and Varese made it til the very end, however, with Magnus Troest (big arsed central defender) scoring a brace.

Portions of Italy have been belted with snow over the past two days, canceling a number of matches as they dismiss the delight of a winter wonderland. The Serie B match between Livorno and Varese made it til the very end, however, with Magnus Troest (big arsed central defender) scoring a brace.

It's gone around Italy that newly freed-agent Edson Buddle has had calls from Lazio. I am here to tell you this is not the case. As I stated yesterday, he's on his way back to Los Angeles. It's all done, I promise.- Greg Seltzer

It's gone around Italy that newly freed-agent Edson Buddle has had calls from Lazio. I am here to tell you this is not the case. As I stated yesterday, he's on his way back to Los Angeles. It's all done, I promise.- Greg Seltzer

How did Seven Nation Army take over Italy?

It's probably the most indie sports anthem ever, but if anyone was following the 2006 World Cup then they remember the simple, ever-so-catchy bassline of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army. It ended up dominating the whole world of sports, but it became the beloved song of the Italian fans and players.

nlike Notts County's kit and Mister, the football term Derby used throughout Italy has largely diverged from its original English etymology. While fans in the Premier League still expect two-footed tackles and rabid commitment when local sides meet, some Italian derbies incur little or in the case of Sunday's meeting between Fiorentina and Siena, no added enthusiasm.

News from Italy, concretely from "Tuttosports" & picked up locally via Spanish Sports daily "As", mentions that JUVENTUS has REAL MADRID forward GONZALO HIGUAIN as mximum signing objective for next season. But there is more, in case it all gets difficult , Juventus has a Plan- B , that is, KARIM BENZEMA.

Teenagers. Being the walking volcanoes of untameable hormones and angst that they are, naturally, they are highly unpredictable. Put 22 of them on a pitch, give them a ball, some fans, and a referee crew? The humanity! Aston Villa took on Marseille Wednesday night as hosts, champions of Group 3, and owners of the second-best defensive record in the inaugural NextGen Series.

Michael Bradley is currently the only American international playing in Italy's Serie A
U.S. Soccer announced today that a limited number of tickets are available for purchase for the USA-Italy friendly on Feb. 29 in Genoa. This is only the USA's second friendly on Italian soil, and the first since 2002.

Fabio Cannavaro. Sought after wherever he goes, apparently. Here, he's attracting a bit of interest from local kids in Phnom Penh on January 9th. Image: STR/AFP/Getty Images.

We're not going to get wrapped in the complexities of the newly founded Premier League Soccer tournament in India for two reasons.

Saturday, January 28

England FA Cup, Liverpool-Manchester United (7:30amET FSC): The most heated of English rivalries?

African Cup, Ghana-Mali (2pmET Al Jazeera Sports USA)

Italy, Juventus-Udinese (2:30pmET FSC, ESPN3.

Carlos Tevez's advisor, Kia Joorabchian is quoted in the English newspapers as saying that Tevez will not be sold in the January transfer window:

"We've been in negotiations with three big clubs but I don't think they have reached the figures Manchester City want. Carlos will remain at Man City until the summer.

On October 11 last year in the provincial city of Pescara, Italy ended their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland. It was the perfect ending as Italy finished top of their group. It was also just reward for coach Cesare Prandelli who managed to rebuild a strong Azzurri from the wreckage of the 2010 World Cup disaster.

Yesterday was quite an afternoon of football, with two compelling Cup matches. Turns out there's more today another Copa del Rey quarterfinal second leg, another Coppa Italia quarterfinal, and this just in from our Uruguayan buddy it's time for Copa Libertadores again. Click thru for livesoccertv's TV listings and match previews:

Coppa Italia quarterfinal – Milan vs Lazio - 8:45pm CET / 2:45pmET / 7:45pm GMT (USA: GolTV, ESPN3.

Combustible words from Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola after his client was banned for four games for his stamp on the head of Scott Parker at the weekend.

Raiola was just getting warmed up when he said that he will take his client away from the Premier League if referees do not do a better job of protecting Balotelli:

"I don't want to say that they are always against him, but when English players are involved nothing happens," Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola said in an interview with Italian radio station Radio Radio on Tuesday.

As I mentioned in my earlier Hat Trick post, we will have a gamethread on HTIOT going for the USMNT match tonight. The US will look to carry over the momentum from their win at the death vs. Venezuela into tonight's match. I am pretty excited to see how the USA will look tonight against an up-and-coming Panama side.

There's a report in the Daily Mirror that Newcastle are after Dutch international winger Eljero Elia on loan. Dutch International winger Eljero Elia The 26 times capped Dutch International only joined Juventus from Hamburg last summer, but has only played three times for the Italian club. Italy doesn't seem to have suited the winger too much, and we suppose Newcastle [.

Eddie Pope was kind enough to contribute mightily to the long-promised Top 5 List of transfers that weren't for Americans, so I'm going to air his full comments on the relevant matter contained within unedited. If you haven't seen it yet, you may wish to read that before the following text.--"At a couple points throughout my career, I had a lot of interest from many European teams.

Rumors have been swirling recently involving German midfielder Michael Ballack possibly making the move to Major League Soccer.

Ballack, best known for his heroics in the 2002 World Cup Final and time spent with Chelsea and Bayern Munich, has been linked to the expansion Montreal Impact for the past few months.

It's been another action-packed round of matches around the world, with Argentines once again providing no shortage of highlights. Step this way for the latest on Lionel Messi's fine weekend performance and some impressive contributions in Italy, Spain, France, Portugal ... Continue reading →

Born in the Porta Metronia, Roma to Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti, son Francesco led a quiet childhood, growing up in the inner city suburbs of Italy's capital, idolising former Roma captain Guiseppe Giannini and playing football constantly with boys much older than him.

By the age of 8, Francesco was playing [read more]

The underwear model girlfriend of AC Milan star Kevin Prince Boateng reckons she is the reason behind his injury-ravaged season. Melissa Satta thinks she has done a better job of nobbling the ex-Spurs and Portsmouth man than even the toughest of Serie A centre-backs. Boateng has started just 11 Serie A games this season as [.

The underwear model girlfriend of AC Milan star Kevin Prince Boateng reckons she is the reason behind his injury-ravaged season. Melissa Satta thinks she has done a better job of nobbling the ex-Spurs and Portsmouth man than even the toughest of Serie A centre-backs. Boateng has started just 11 Serie A games this season as [.

Liverpool is leading the chase to sign Udinese defender Mauricio Isla.
Isla, 23, has been impressive for the Italian club and has caught the eye of Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, who is looking to strengthen his squad in January.
The Chile international has also been linked with several big clubs in Italy but reports in South America suggest that Liverpool is winning the race to clinch his signature.