Eight days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

Seven days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

Il Calciomercato chiude i battenti. La sessione invernale, che si era aperta ufficialmente il 3 gennaio scorso, si è chiusa poco fa, esattamente alle ore 19. Tante le trattative messe in piedi quest'oggi all'ATA Hotel di Milano, dove erano presenti procuratori e dirigenti delle societ di Serie A e di Serie B, ma pochi iContinua a leggere .

There are many critics who love bickering about the downward spiral of Italian football but at least they have the equivalent of a glamorous Oscar night! Finally, Zlatan Ibrahimovic silenced his entire phone-book of haters last night and won the title of Serie A's 'Best Player in 2011′ while Edison Cavani's Udinese were announced 'Best Club'.

Interazionale sprung a big surprise on Sunday night to claim their biggest win of the season with a 1-0 victory in the Milan derby. Both teams entered the fixture in fine form (Milan were unbeaten in 12, Inter had won five in-a-row), but it was the Nerazzurri who prevailed after one of the season's great stifling performances.

As the smoke cleared Monday morning in the city of Milan, there was no question who won the latest edition of the Derby della Madonnina the night before. The sun shone a bit brighter and everything tasted a bit sweeter for those wearing the Nerazzurri colours. In a hard fought battle over 90 minutes, the warriors wearing the black and blue of Milan were victorious.

PSG is splashing some serious cash this transfer window. They are on the verge of signing Alexandre Pato for €35 million from Milan for a three year deal. Leonardo is also milking his popularity with Brazilian players to bring Kaka on board and is offering €25 million for the services of the Real midfielder.

L'Inter ha sempre battuto il Cagliari nelle ultime due stagioni, e così è successo anche questo pomeriggio. A San Siro, l'undici di Ranieri supera per 2 a 0 i rossoblù del neotecnico Ballardini (non è sicuramente partito bene l'ex allenatore di Lazio e Palermo, ndr), che continuano l'astinenza da vittoria (salgono, infatti, a sei leContinua a leggere .

Well, well, what do we have here... Alberto Aquilani finally over the moon for Kevin-Prince Boateng, of course! The only name the Rossoneri should be chanting at breakfast, lunch and dinner today is 'Boateng' because his second-half hat-trick yesterday led them to 4-3 win over Lecce yesterday.

To say that Inter's Champions League match Tuesday night against Ligue 1 champions Lille was a "must win" would be a massive understatement. After a lackluster performance at the weekend that resulted in a loss to Catania, the heat was on and cranked up to the maximum temperature. Yes, one could argue the penalty given against Luca Castellazzi was a soft call and it should never have been.

Wayne Rooney's three-game suspension that rules him out of the Euro 2012 group stage has become a polarizing story in the English soccer community.

Rooney's automatic one-game ban was extended to three for violent contact by UEFA following his kick of a Montenegrin player during England's final Euro qualifying match.

The good news is that Italy, with a 1-0 victory, have secured qualification to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next summer. The bad news it's not that bad is that the they haven't been living up to the hype recently. Italy have been compared with Barcelona an awful lot during Cesare Prandelli's tenure in charge of the Azzurri, but any viewers.

Faroe Islands v. Italy
2/9/2011 • 20:45 CET • Tórsvøllur, Torshavn (FRO)
Referee: Tamás Bognar (HUN)

Never underestimate that Viking spirit, but never forget the four stars you wear, either.

Starting Lineups:

Italy:

4-3-1-2: Buffon; Maggio, Ranocchia, Chiellini, Criscito; Thiago Motta, Pirlo, De Rossi, Montolivo; Cassano, Rossi.

Last season, Milan was the center of the Italian soccer world, as the two city rivals battled at the top of the table. This season, things will not change much as Internazionale and AC Milan will lead the race for the scudetto. And just like last season, Inter will likely fall just short of the trophy.

Down goes Thiago Motta but check out the special event jersey. At least Inter fans in the Far East were given something to remember their heroes by as it was not the final scoreline that caused them to jump for joy. Hopefully for Nerazzurri tifosi this image won't mirror the Italian Serie A season ahead.

The Serie A season begins in a little over three weeks, yet the curtain raiser for Italy's top flight takes place this Saturday. While Inter have been a constant in the Supercoppa over the last six years, this year's matchup holds special significance. Not only is it once again being held in Beijing's historic Bird's Nest Stadium, Inter's opponents are city rivals and last season's Scudetto.

We'd like to thank Rob Kirby, one of our many Arsenal-supporting field agents, for the following take on Arsenal's "imminent" demise.

Don't look back.

The football media establishment says that Arsenal is out of the title race even before anything's begun. With the imminent exits of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri (on the heels of the £7M Manchester City signing of left back Gael Clichy), pundits have already decided the Arsenal season is done, dead and buried.

When Arsenal were linked with a move for the Argentinian playmaker Ricky Alvarez it seemed like a tpical Wenger surprise signing, and when the player himself tweeted that it would be "a dream" to play for Arsenal it seemed like Wenger had nabbed yet another bargain. But today it has been announced that the Italian [.

If Inter Milan fail to win at Cesena on Saturday and AC Milan defeat Bologna at home on Sunday, the Rossoneri will be champions because of their better head to head record if they finish level at the end of the season.
Defending champions Inter's hopes of taking the title race into another weekend have been hit by a suspension to goalkeeper Julio Cesar and injuries to Dejan Stankovic and Ivan Cordoba but midfielder Thiago Motta may return.

At least it was a piece of absolute quality that decided matters in the Spanish capital last night. Admittedly Pepe, the man shadowing Messi's movement all night was no longer on the pitch (we'll come back to that), but it was an outrageously good goal and one that that few, if any, are capable of.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Euro 2012, foi realizado no dia 23/03/2011, na cidade de Ljubjliana-SLO, no Stozice Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Eslovênia (17º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Itália (11º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Palermo 08/10/2005 ITA1:0 (0:0)SVN First stage2006Celje 09/10/2004 SVN1:0 (0:0)ITA First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
1996Udine 06/09/1995 ITA1:0 (1:0)SVN Group matches1996Maribor 07/09/1994 SVN1:1 (1:1)ITA Group matches
Amistosos
2001Trieste 21/08/2002 ITA0:1 (0:1)SVN
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Felix Brych-ALE
O único gol do jogo, foi de Thiago Motta, aos 28 minutos do segundo tempo, ele que é jogador do Inter-ITA, que marcou seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

1-0 Raul 45' 1-1 Thiago Motta 49' 2-1 Howedes 81' Vuoi conoscere le classifiche, i risultati, le statistiche e le quote scommesse da tutto il calcio mondiale? Visita Calciometria.com DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a

3-0. A bitter pill to swallow, but as many of the Inter senior players stated after the derby loss to AC Milan, the Nerazzurri simply have to "get on with it." It was perceived to be the most significant derby match since the ill-fated Champions League matches nearly a decade ago. The five time Scudetto winning Inter seemingly did not show up.

Prandelli's Blueprint Notes on the new Italy is a post from: Just Football

You do remember Italy at World Cup 2010 right? Hopeless. David Swan reports on the newly evolving Azzurri:

There is nothing Italy loves more than being written off, ignored, and forgotten.

After another round of qualifying for Euro's 2012 it is no surprise to see holders and world champions Spain on maximum points along with Germany and the Netherlands. Italy and Greece remain unbeaten after five games while Slovakia are flying high as they bid to reach their first European Championship.

Ieri, come segnalato nel nostro Programma dell'altro giorno, si sono disputate diverse gare valide per le Qualificazioni ad Euro 2012. Il primo risultato importante arriva da Lubiana, dal fortino della Slovenia, espugnato per la prima storica volta dall'Italia: il goal di Thiago Motta (alla seconda partita con gli azzurri) regala alla nazionale di Prandelli il [.

Thiago Motta and Cassano celebrating Italy's goal
As this international friendly week has rolled around, I'm doing my best to follow nations as they struggle to qualify for the European Chuampionships of 2012. But struggle isnt really the proper term for some nations, as Italy and Spain, are one step closer to the Euruopean tournament.

Thiago Motta and Cassano celebrating Italy's goal
As this international friendly week has rolled around, I'm doing my best to follow nations as they struggle to qualify for the European Chuampionships of 2012. But struggle isnt really the proper term for some nations, as Italy and Spain, are one step closer to the Euruopean tournament.

0-1 Thiago Motta 73' Vuoi conoscere le classifiche, i risultati, le statistiche e le quote scommesse da tutto il calcio mondiale? Visita Calciometria.com DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus.

Leonardo v Benitez Comparing Inter's custodians is a post from: Just Football

by David Swan

After witnessing his team beat Lecce 1-0 and close the gap on Milan at the top of the table to two points, Internazionale president Massimo Moratti heaped praise on the his coach, Leonardo.

Some players and subplots you might want to pay attention to Wednesday:

A Theo Walcott in Lions clothing?

• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Country, England)

Just one of the many storylines for the publicized Three Lions when they take on Denmark in Copenhagen tomorrow.

MILAN, Italy Internazionale continue to close the gap on neighbours AC at the top of the Serie A table after a breathtaking 5-3 defeat of AS Roma at the San Siro. Wesley Sneijder's third minute goal set the tone for a pulsating game with Samuel Eto'o and Fabio Simplicio also on the first half [...]

Inter Milan continued their ascent in the Italian Serie A standings with a 5-3 win over AS Roma at the San Siro on Sunday. Samuel Eto'o scored twice, while Wesley Sneijder, Thiago Motta and Esteban Cambiasso also notched goals for manager Leonardo's side. The result sees Inter move to third place in the Serie A table [.

Cesare Prandelli has a big test coming up, when the Italian national team faces Germany in Dortmund on February 8th. His list of 23 called up players features some new faces, along with a few returning veterans. Yet the squad which has been called up is missing some important players who are injured.

ROME, Italy — Giampaolo Pazzini scored a brace on his debut as Inter Milan fought back from a two-goal half-time deficit to beat Palermo 3-2 on Sunday. The win kept the champions in the title race following leaders AC Milan's 2-0 win at Catania on Saturday, leaving them nine points behind but with a game [.

Ottima partenza per il brasiliano Leonardo, successore di Benitez, esonerato dal presidente Moratti dopo cinque mesi di attivit in nerazzurro. L'ex allenatore del Milan, alla prima panchina con i campioni d'Europa e del mondo dell'Inter, brinda ad un importante e meritato successo contro il Napoli, travolto con il risultato di 3 a 1 (stesso punteggio [.

During the winter break Serie A fans got to contemplate many things. How will Cassano do at AC Milan? What new signings will we see in the January transfer window? And how will Leonardo do at Inter Milan? The last question seems to be a little clearer after Leonardo made his debut on Inter Milan's bench in their 3-1 win against Napoli.

Leonardo good off to a winning start in charge of Inter as Thiago Motta scored twice to help Inter beat Napoli 3-1. in a 3-1 success against SSC Napoli in the final game of a full Epiphany programme in Serie A.

Thiago Motta was the hero for the home side with the first and the last goal in a pulsating game.