Benvenuto amici! Here's a perfect photo demonstrating the unglamorous side of football when you're on the pitch and it starts to rain. Believe us, it's absolutely horrible. Poor Claudio Ranieri had to stay on and watch as his Inter boys fought and sunk 0-1 to lowly Lecce at the Via del Mare stadium last night.

Nothing like strolling into a party late, eh, Pippo Inzaghi? / via Daylife

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AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi could be on his way out of the San Siro according to Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani. The 38 year old veteran striker has failed to make an impact in Allegri's squad this season and with the impending arrival of Carlos Tevez next month, Inzaghi's chances of playing look dimmer and dimmer.

AC Milan recently held a Christmas party (of course, 'Natale' is incredibly important for the land of the Pope!) where players, coaches, staff and sponsors were invited to mingle, eat cheese and look bloody fabulous. Everyone needs to take a leaf out of these smoldering Italians' books.

Guardate questo.... The Milan tifosi have outdone themselves once again! This time, it's a little more blasphemous than usual. They've compared their very own Pope Benedict XVI to Pippooooo Inzaghi - aligning the veteran and exceptionally passionate striker to God.

It has not been a good season for Pippo Inzaghi. The legendary striker has seen little playing time in the Serie A while in the Champions League he has not played at all after being excluded from the squad altogether. He may be 38 years old, but, Pippo still retains that uncanny knack he has [...]

by Adam Bate

I am now writing as a featured contributor for Life's a Pitch the BT football website for big interviews, expert pundits and blogs from the UK's top writers.

My first piece takes a look at the reasons why in a world where the poacher is becoming increasingly redundant Michael Owen and Pippo Inzaghi have been handed contract extensions by two of the biggest clubs on the planet.

Capita in tutte le buone famiglie di discutere, di lasciarsi e poi tornare insieme, così accade tra le coppie di vip. Una di queste, formata da Alessia Ventura, bella showgirl torinese (di Moncalieri) e recentemente volto televisivo del programma sportivo "Controcampo", e il superbomber piacentino del Milan, Pippo Inzaghi, sembra essersi ricomposta dopo una crisi [.

When AC Milan played Palermo on November 10th earlier this season, despite winning by three goals to one, most Milanisti left the game in tears. Pippo Inzaghi, the evergreen Italian striker, suffered cruciate ligament and meniscus damage in his left knee after coming on as a substitute. At the time it seemed like his season, if not his career, was in major jeopardy, but today, Pippo has announced that his return could be much sooner than expected.

Foosball tables make Lucas Neill come over all intense-like. Image: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images AsiaPac.

Saturday

- We're still not taking sides in the Shakira/Pique relationship roundabout, but Spanish journo Javier Sarda certainly has. He added more fuel to the speculative fire by stating that the pair are more than just friends.

Serie A 2010/2011: The Story so far Too many strikers perfect for AC Milan broth is a post from: Just Football

It's been an intriguing season in Italy so far. Here's Joe Sharratt with the story so far.

As the build up to the 2010/11 Serie A season began it was very much a case of one self-obsessed, megalomaniac in, and one self-obsessed megalomaniac out.