Italian football Archives

Italian football local derby: FC Internazionale vs AC Milan highlights

26 April, 2020

The mecca of Milanese football, San Siro stadium, was privy to an exciting local derby football match yesterday, with the blue and black (Nerazzurri) FC Inter Milan battling it out with AC Milan. Top of the table Inter managed to…

Bizarre publicity stunt in Milan: hot Italian footballer to live in department store by Bikkembergs

25 April, 2020

We have some more gossip from Italy and a look at some hot Italian footballers this Friday, in a bizarre move from stylist Dirk Bikkembergs. Bikkembergs is known as the “stylist for football fashionistas”, according to the Corriere, and he…

Antonio Cassano: Italian footballer sets wedding date for World Cup

23 April, 2020

Italian football player, Antonio Cassano, from Sampdoria football club, has set his wedding date as June 19th next year. He is marrying another Italian athlete, the lovely water polo player, Carolina Marcialisi, who has been his girlfriend for about two…

Pato dedicates goals to Barbara Berlusconi in AC Milan derby victory

21 April, 2020

The Milan local football derby on Saturday night saw AC Milan and FC Internazionale battle in a match that will likely mark the eventual winning championship team. AC Milan won 3-0, punishing FC Inter’s bad defence and tentative play. Current…

Italian national football team azzurri changes colour to become "celesti"

20 April, 2020

After the news on Italian footballer Antonio Cassano getting engaged, and the new Juventus stadium in Turin, we continue Monday’s Italian soccer news with the news that Italy’s national football team the “Azzurri” are about to become less blue, and…

Hot Spanish football journalist Sara Carbonero on Italian television

20 April, 2020

We’ve looked out how to advertise in Italy, with Italian showgirl and television presenter, Belen Rodriguez strutting her stuff poolside. This is another example of how Italian television works, with Spanish journalist Sara Carbonero presenting on Italian television. And beauty…

Not a sex symbol: Rino Gattuso from Milan says "I'm not blind"

17 April, 2020

In an interview with weekly magazine, Grazia, Italian footballer Rino Gattuso has said that he doesn’t consider himself an Italian sex symbol, even though a recent survey reveals that Italian women think he is.The interview with Gattuso has him quoted…

Italian football season starts with Robinho and Ibrahimovic for AC Milan

15 April, 2020

Italian football’s Serie A championship has started with quite a tussle going on which will provide some very interesting local derbies this season between AC Milan and FC Internazionale. AC Milan has achieved a coup this season, acquiring both Zlatan…

Italy's favourite sports stars: hot rowers and sexy swimmers rank among Italy's best sports stars

13 April, 2020

After some research done by Italy’s RAI network on TG2 Costume e Società, a ranking of the most popular Italian sports stars has emerged, covering a diversity of sports in results that pleasingly show that soccer is not the focus.Among…

New stadium for Juventus football club in Turin

13 April, 2020

Plans for the new stadium for Juventus in Turin have been revealed, which in future will give Juventus the honour of being the first Italian football club to have its own stadium. The ambitious project will allow for spectator numbers…

Francesco Totti sells house but no Lazio fans, please

12 April, 2020

Italian football player and Rome veteran, Francesco Totti, is selling his 500 m2 attic. Amusing gossip from Italy though, says that the captain of the “giallorossi” - red and yellow team - would like to eliminate certain prospective clients from…

Napoli football video: two goals in two minutes to draw with AC Milan

11 April, 2020

Clamorous scenes in Italian football at the San Paolo stadium in Naples this week as Napoli, down 2-0 to AC Milan until the 90th minute, gets two goals in two minutes to draw the game. The team and crowd were…

News from Italy: Fellini's feminist lovers, Colosseum restoration and papal cover-ups

10 April, 2020

International press news from Italy includes everything from Roma’s top spot in the Serie A football list, above FC Internazionale, to the restoration of the Colosseum and papal cover-ups. Sometimes it seems the world just can’t get enough of Italy.Among…

Kakà to remain in AC Milan: back to the Beckhams in Italy

9 April, 2020

AC Milan keeps its star player Kakà and AC Milan fans continue their love-story with the Brasilian born player. After our post on the AC Milan-Manchester City talks of recent days, AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has revealed that the…

Italian football coaches: Lippi gone, Capello lucky and Wakagare video

8 April, 2020

After much controversy, it is nearly miraculous that Fabio Capello will stay on for the moment as England’s national football coach, but for his fellow countryman, Marcello Lippi, things have not been so lucky. After Italy went home early by…

Italians overseas: Mancini dead man walking

1 April, 2020

Roberto Mancini has gone from coaching the successful Italian football team of FC Internazionale to a tough time over at Manchester City. The British press has never been particularly tender with Mancini but after City’s loss to Wolverhampton, things got…

FC Internazionale players sing new Pazza Inter anthem

31 March, 2020

Milan’s FC Inter won the Serie A championship, the Coppa Italia and the European Champion’s League in 2010, making it a hugely successful season for the team, headed by coach Jose Mourinho (who now moves to Real Madrid). The Italian…

Mario Balotelli is rich

30 March, 2020

Italian football player gone to Manchester City, Mario Balotelli, is making a name for himself in his new home town, more off the field than on, it seems. We’ll get to his operation on his injury later, but when he…

AC Milan football team exhibition in Milan

29 March, 2020

In order to celebrate the history and greatest moments of the AC Milan football team, the city of Milan is hosting a major exhibition called “Milan 110 e lode” (Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi - via Santo Spirito); the exhibition features not…

Is Paul the octopus Italian?

29 March, 2020

Could it be that the famous football predicting octupus Paul, is actually a Paolo? The famous octopus has been predicting football results for a while now, although his biggest success has been the 2010 World Cup where his predictions during…

Italian football team where every player has the same name

27 March, 2020

An Italian football team is set to enter the Guinness Book of Records for a very strange reason: all the players have the same last name of De Feo. The team, Serino from the province of Avellino, has been created…

Mario Balotelli on the bench in a shower cap as AC Milan loses big time

26 March, 2020

Italian footballer and new Manchester City player Mario Balotelli has been enjoying himself in hospital, but now comes the bad news that he could be out for longer than anticipated, missing tonight’s first Champion’s League match. Balotelli was part of…

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