Category: Italy
Money For Nothing: How AC Milan’s Newfound Wealth Could Be Their Downfall
"When the Chinese businessman Li Yonghong bought A.C. Milan, the world-famous Italian soccer club, virtually nobody in Italy had heard of him. Virtual [...]
Things I’m Thankful For In Serie A – The Calcio Consultant
So if you are a faithful follower of my blog, you’ll know that I’ve had a few instalments here that suggest I’ve been down in the dumps lately. Well, [...]
Gianluigi Buffon: Numero Uno
It’s easy to forget just how long Gianluigi Buffon has played a part in the footballing world. A ten-time Goalkeeper of the Year became known in Italy [...]
Sweden Qualify for Russia at the Expense of Mediocre Italy
Sweden beat Italy 1-0 on aggregate to reach the World Cup 2018 in Russia. Italy failed to score even once against their stubborn opponents in Milan to [...]
Italy Miss World Cup Thanks To Not So Ace Ventura – Calcio Consultant
As an American, my first World Cup experience was in 1986. The USA wasn’t in it, so I’ve seen a World Cup without them before, writes Frank Crivello.
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Sweden Make Underperforming Italy Pay in Stockholm
A hard-working Sweden draw first blood against a below par Italy in first leg of the World Cup playoff at Stockholm.
A deflected finish from Johans [...]
Pietro Pellegri: The Young Stars of Italian Football
Age: 16
Place of birth: Genoa, Italy
Position: Striker
Current club: Genoa
Serie A experience: 7 games
In March 2015, Genoa president Enrico Pr [...]
Things That Scare Me About Italian Football – The Calcio Consultant
Aside from the paper ghosts hung up in my house, pumpkins, costumes for my kids, decorative spider webs, and of course the excess of candy, you wouldn [...]
Can University Alliance Bring Enlightenment to Ternana?
Football and scientific research may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but the two have become inextricably linked since the Niccolò Cusano University in [...]
Italy’s Next Wave of Great Managers – The Calcio Consultant
Wine, food and fashion -- just some of the things Italy does well.
Within calcio, Italy have a mass production line of goalkeepers, defenders and [...]