Barcelona battles with Real Madrid over the La Liga crown. Juventus narrowly edges out Milan for Lo Scudetto. Manchester City maybe wins the Premier League – but only after some mad spending. Porto wins in Portugal with Benfica as runners up. See the pattern? Am I the only one who’s tired of seeing the same … Continue reading »
Nov
23
Why I support Milan in Europe
After Napoli’s triumph against Manchester City this Tuesday I went on Twitter to celebrate. Sad I know but that’s what you have to do when your interests are far from the mainstream – and Italian football is not mainstream where I live. On Twitter two of the people I follow had a heated discussion on … Continue reading »
Sep
12
Calcio mysteries, part II
The season has at long last started. As the first balls are being kicked all over the peninsula some mysteries are puzzling us here at Pondering Calcio. This time it’s all about to very different but also very good footballers. Read this and ponder along with us.
Nov
08
Cut Serie A to 16 teams
Now that 20 teams in the premier league seems to be the norm across Europe’s larger leagues it is easy to forget that Serie A was only enlarged after a dazzling scandal in 2002. That year Serie B was enlarged to a monster league of 24. The reason was in short that Catania finished in the relegation … Continue reading »
Nov
05
The verdict – Europa League
I was going to write an enthusiastic post about the Europa League, but, like most Italian partakers in the tournament, I’m not really sure if I can be bothered. And this is not all down to the poor showings thus far, although they are rather scandalous. There are good and sound reasons why Napoli didn’t … Continue reading »
Nov
05
Lessons of the mid-week
Seven Italian teams have been in action in Europe this week and what have we learned? Obviously the results were very mixed not to say outright weak – again. Serie A simply isn’t the league it was a few years ago, but some players still shine and some teams from other leagues have taken over the mantle … Continue reading »
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- TT: Don’t get me wrong. I respect Conte and what he has done for Juve. His choice of hair is his own, even if I...
- shushu: The man likes his hair. He wants to have hair. Finds out about hair transplant. Does it. Gives absolutely...
- TT: Hey Mikkel – sounds cool! Maybe I should come by in a couple of weeks and try to make a deal with them...
- Mikkel Gottlieb: Hi mate, First of all great to hear about your passion for calcio, and I can only agree on your...
- Omair Taibah: I would suggest even that coaches are given like three chances to challenge a decision. Not any...
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- Nicola: This article brings back some memories when we played football at school and had also some tournaments.
... - Alex: As you pointed out,it has become a tradition. Last season Juventus were moaning about referees about lack of...
- TT: Thanks for the comment. As far as I know Nielsen actually moved to Bergamo when he retired from work as an older...
- Claus Moeller: They won Coppa Italia in 62/63 with Flemming Nielsen – first and only title for Atalanta. So...
Dec
06
Hows and whys on Villareal – Napoli
by TT
Tomorrow we will witness an interesting match for SSC Napoli. When they travel to Spain to meet the hosts Villareal the whole of Naples and substantial parts of Italy will hold their breath and wish the best for the light blues. It’ll be a tricky encounter for fans and players alike. Let’s look a little … Continue reading »
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