Category: Italy
Serie A 2017-18 Predictions: Final Edition – The Calcio Consultant
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, is back with his final instalment of Italian Serie A league predictions for the 2017/18 season. Look out for hi [...]
Audi Cup Shows International Club Friendlies Still Have A Place In Football
Friendly matches have always been part of football, and tournaments like the Audi Cup are still useful exercises.
By James Nalton in Munich
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The Calcio Consultant: Serie A Predictions – July Update
Teams are back in training just about everywhere around the world. The mercato is in full swing as Sporting Directors are hard at work shoring up the [...]
Leonardo Bonucci & Max Allegri Quarrel Leads To Shock Transfer
When tempers flared during a match against Palermo between Leonardo Bonucci and Massimiliano Allegri on February 17th, people wrote off the encounter [...]
Parma Chameleon: The Changing Faces & Fortunes of Parma Calcio
Those of a certain age will remember Football Italia on Channel 4, every Sunday afternoon from about 2pm onwards.
As I write this, I can hear its t [...]
The Calcio Consultant’s ‘Too Early’ Serie A 2017/18 Predictions
I wanted to write something this week, but some of the more hot button topics just aren’t getting the needle moved for me.
The Gianluigi Donnarumma [...]
FC Crotone Rise Like The Phoenix From The Flames
To say Crotone had little chance of success in Serie A would be an understatement.
Bookies’ odds for Crotone to win the league title were 200,000-1 [...]
Serie A 2016/17 Post-Season Honours – The Calcio Consultant
The last scenes of an unforgettable Serie A season were those of Crotone celebrating the most improbable of escapes from relegation.
It would also [...]
Ronaldo Double Inspires Real’s Second in a Row – Juventus 1, Real Madrid 4
A Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Real Madrid won their second Champions League title in a row, beating Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff.
By James Nalton at the [...]
Dani Alves on Juventus’ Champions League Dreams
Having faced Real Madrid so many times with Barcelona, now Dani Alves has the chance to beat the old enemy with the Old Lady in the biggest game of th [...]