If you haven’t heard of the Torneo di Viareggio, smack yourself upside the face. Like the Toulon tournament for national teams, the Viareggio classic is one of the most prestigious world competitions for youth teams. Held in Marcello Lippi’s hometown,...

Caceres worked brilliantly on the right side in the first half, yet the others did almost everything they could to avoid giving him the ball. Unbelievable. We’ve once again resorted to the long ball. Depressing. No one’s moving forward off the ball...

A few words before kick-off here. All week we’ve been hearing about this game against Livorno and how our boys are going to play determined to win. The truth is, I completely believe them. I expect a tremendous display of football from our side and...

There is still no concrete comeback date for Vincenzo Iaquinta as the number of days he’s spent on the sidelines now reads 100. The striker underwent a knee meniscus procedure on October 27 which should have seen him back in action within four...

I have done a double translation on Luca Toni’s outburst, taking the Italian to English translation and doing one more: translating it into what he meant. “If he only chose Italy because Brazil dumped him, then it’s not right that he should be...