Bendtner to make his mark in Italy (Video)

Nicklas Bendtner is a player who seems to have been around forever.  Yet, at only 24 years of age, we can expect to be hearing his name for a few more years to come.

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Italian football descends into further turmoil. (Video)

Italian football has had a whirlwind past couple of years, the 2006 match fixing scandal that saw Juve relegated to Serie B, obscene remarks about gay footballers during the Euro's and now the 'Calcioscommesse scandal' where THIRTY THREE matches are under the microscope.

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Is Italy’s European force weakening?

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma, Juventus and Lazio were season after season Champions League regulars who were always capable of winning the competition each year. The club sides from Italy were regarded as some of the strongest in Europe, but are the sides from Serie A getting weaker and less feared?

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Quagliarella rescues point for Juve (Video)

A Champions League debut double from Oscar was only enough for a share of the spoils, as a late Fabio Quagliarella goal rescued a point for Juventus.

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Juve and 3-5-2

Juventus won the Serie A title in incredible fashion as they went the whole season unbeaten under a new manager and a new style!

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Chelsea need to stifle Pirlo (Video)

And so it begins. A little under four months since that historic night in Munich, Chelsea are set to begin their defence of the Champions League.

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Giovinco set to star at Stamford Bridge (Video)

On Wednesday, Chelsea open their defence of their European title at home to Serie A champions Juventus in what is one of the most eagerly awaited ties of this opening round of the group stages of the Champions League.

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'Fat' Bendtner given a lease of life at Arsenal.

The self proclaimed 'worlds greatest player' Nicklas Bendtner has this week been brandished fat and ‘not what Juve needed at all’ by legend of the Old Lady Alessio Tacchinardi.

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Reigning champions Juventus beat Parma 2-0 and Serbian Stevan Jovetic gave Vincenzo Montella a winning start as Fiorentina boss.

Life without Alessandro del Piero started with the Turin side wining thanks to second-half goals from Stephan Lichtsteiner and Andrea Pirlo.

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Old Lady goes unbeaten and says goodbye to her greatest son (Video)

As The Premier League brought us all to an electrifying climax this year, Manchester City showed the world that a new European force had arrived on the world stage as Vincent Kompany lifted the title for the first time in 44-years. But as the curtain was lifted in England, There was a curtain call in Italy The Old Lady paid homage to her greatest ever goalscorer.

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The changing shape of Juventus

In May 2011 Juventus hired a new coach, Antonio Conte, and within a year it had clinched the Serie A title. With only one game left to play in the competition, Juventus currently find themselves undefeated. This article looks at the variety of formations and shapes that Conte has played during his tenure at the club.

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Del Peiro winner shows he has still ‘got it’.

Del piero’s winner against Lazio, signified both an incredible milestone for the Turin maestro, where the game against Lazio capped a staggering 700th appearance for the club, whilst his heroics nudges the club one point ahead of rivals Milan.  The deft free-kick cold be a life – saver for manager Antonio Conte, but such a performance will surely see his contract-extension finally drawn up.

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Globalisation and the rise of the 'second team'

Globalisation has impacted upon football in a variety of ways from the fall of in importance, and perhaps decline in quality, in international football to the countless YouTube videos showing the best, and only the best, bits of footage of your new Brazilian signing.

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Another crazy weekend in Serie A

Serie A saw its fair share of controversy over the weekend, with Juventus earning a fortunate point at the San Siro, leaving AC Milan incensed.

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Serie A feels the pinch

Europe is facing a huge economic crisis and, judging by the action – or, rather, lack of – in the January transfer window, even the money-inflated world of football is feeling the backlash of the economic meltdown.

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