In addition to unveiling a new star on their uniforms on Saturday, Italy will have a new compliment of players when they take on Lithuania in Euro 2008 qualifying. Italy Coach Roberto Donadoni has dropped nine players from the World Cup winning team ahead of the qualifier. Gone are goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi, defender [...]

We always love the mercurial ways of France coach Raymond Domenech. The professorial manager announced that he is recalling defender Claude Makelele for Les Bleus’ Euro 2008 qualifiers against Georgia and Italy. This is despite the fact that Makelele has made public pronouncements that he has retired from international football.

The sordid and complex match fixing scandal that has rocked Italy’s domestic scene took a new turn today when FIFA announced that it might ban Italy and Italian clubs from participating in international competitions if Juventus continues to challenge their match fixing penalties in state court.
“If Juventus go before an administrative court, then FIFA pass [...]

It must be an exciting moment when a football player is called up to play for his country. We wonder how that all works. Do they actually get a phone call from the coach or do they read it on the Web like us? Maybe one of these days we’ll talk to [...]

If you spent any time on this site leading up to and during the World Cup you know that Angola was my adopted team. The Palancas brought me much joy and I like to think that I contributed to their 23rd place or so finish in the World Cup. While I will still [...]

New UEFA rules don’t go far enough. What would you do?

Some top-flight European leagues are already rolling, the rest will soon join them (except maybe Italy). Here’s a handy guide to what kicks off when:

Spain beat Scotland 2-1 to be crowned Euro Under 19 Champions