Soccer Made in Italy

Federica Cappelletti: Remembering Paolo Rossi and the Future of Women’s Soccer

Federica Cappelletti, president of the Women’s Serie A Division of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and wife of legendary soccer player Paolo Rossi, passionately honors her husband’s legacy through an exhibition soon to cross national borders, while actively working to develop and strengthen Italian women’s soccer, recently recognized as professional. What does it mean to

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Juventus fires Motta: a late decision not reflecting the Bianconeri style

Too much time wasted before turning to Tudor; harsh words after the Coppa Italia defeat weighed heavily The official announcement came Sunday afternoon, but it was a decision that had seemed inevitable for weeks: Thiago Motta is no longer the coach of Juventus. A choice that came too late, almost contradicting the club’s past practices,

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Super Cup in Riyadh goes to Milan: lots of money and little audience, the balance of a half-successful event

The first edition of the new Italian Super Cup, played in Saudi Arabia with a revised 4-team format, goes to the archives with the surprising victory of AC Milan in a spectacular derby against rivals Inter: the 3-2 comeback by the Rossoneri represents a beautiful business card for Italian soccer exported for the occasion to

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Roma wins derby: no one like Ranieri in history. How much coaches matter in modern soccer!

Roma’s 2024 had opened with a bitter defeat in a Coppa Italia derby against Lazio: it had been the prelude to a series of unfortunate events, from Mourinho’s exoneration to De Rossi’s first and then Juric’s. In between many, too many disappointments for a people, the Roma people, who if with De Rossi had experienced

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