Welcome to another episode of Serie A Talk with Forza Futbol. No live show this week, as we are coming out of an international break, where we saw Italy beat Scotland 2-1 at Hampden Park. Midweek, Italy beat the Faroe Islands on Chiellini and Toni goals. Oh, and did I mention that England were knocked out of the Euros? So much for the Golden Generation.

 

Our usual procedure is to post one of our many informational interviews on the Italian game. This week however, we'll be delving into something a bit more topical: the recent violence in Serie A, with Steve Wilson, one of the production editors for our favorite magazines, Calcio Italia. So sit back and relax, pull up a chair and join us for an interview with Steve Wilson of Calcio Italia magazine.

Today we will attempt to discuss round 12 in Serie A - particularly Palermo v Napoli and Inter v Lazio- but as the tragic events unfolded in Arrezzo, Italy where a Lazio supporter was shot and killed, we stop and analyze the events from this past week and weigh in. More to come certainly.

 

Today we will discuss rounds 10 and 11 in Serie A - particularly Roma v Lazio and Inter v Genoa from midweek and Milan v Torino and Juve v Inter from the weekend. We will also review the table, talk news and gossip, and round up the Champions League action.

On today's episode of Serie A Talk, we have an interview with John Foot, author of Calcio: A History of Italian Football, published in the United States as Winning at All Costs, it is a comprehensive history of Italian football from its origins as an English import, the re-branding of it to create an imagined connection with Calcio Fiorentino (an ancient Italian foot game), and up to the minute that Calciopoli hit. Enjoy, 'cause this one's a long one.

 

Today we will discuss round 9 in Serie A - particularly Genoa v Fiorentina and Milan v Roma, review the table, talk news and gossip, round up the UEFA Cup action from last week.

 

 

Today we will discuss round 8 in Serie A - particularly Roma v Napoli and Juve v Genoa, review the table, talk news and gossip, round up the Internationals and Champions League! Remember, the interviews are up with Gabriele Marcotti, author of the Italian Job, and John Foot's, author of Calcio, will be up later this week.

Today on a special interview episode of Serie A Talk with Forza Futbol, we are joined by Gabriele Marcotti, co-host of The Game podcast for The Times online, co-author of the Italian Job with Gianluca Vialli and Paolo DiCanio's as well on his memoirs in football. He's a correspondent for Corriere dello Sport and La Stampa and also here in the States for Sports Illustrated and one of the most knowledgeable available on the Italian game.

Today we will discuss round 7 in Serie A - particularly Inter v Napoli, Lazio v Milan and Fiorentina v Juve, review the table - top and bottom, talk news and gossip and UEFA Cup. Remember, next week is an international break, so we have interviews planned with Gabrielle Marcotti, and John Foot. Also we have the Paddy Agnew, Forza Italia - book giveaway, and contests for Fever Pitch and Jamie Trekker World Cup Book, so join our message boards at forzafutbol.com

Episode 12 of the Serie A Talk Podcast with Forza Futbol catches up on rounds four, five and six, reviews the Serie A table and talks about news and gossips as well as the Champions League coverage involving Italian teams.

Today on Serie A Talk with Forza Futbol, a sharper lens into Serie A: the Week Three Edition, we cover of course cover a few choice games in Siena v AC Milan, Parma v Cagliari, and the big one Udinese v Juventus. We also cover the Champions League Games midweek.

 

SToday we welcome Susy Campanale one of the primary voices from the website Channel 4 Italia and  their companion magazine Calcio Italia magazine. We were very lucky to get someone so well connected to Serie A, but we'd like to thank her nontheless.

Today on Episode 9 we welcome Paddy Agnew to the show, journalist for the Irish Times and author of Forza Italia: a journey in search of Italy and its football. He shares some of his experiences as an ex-pat living in Italy and covering Calcio, plus he puts up gamely with the odd Calciopoli or Sven Goren Erickson question.

Episode 8 of Serie A Talk. Today we have a special guest, one of the lead columnists on Serie A for Football365.com, Sheridan Bird. He writes for Champions Magazine, the official magazine of the Champions League and one of the best football magazines on the rack. We get his opinions on Serie A, the new season, and about the stories making the rounds in Italy.

Episode 7 focuses on second week of Serie A including some of the most exciting games in week two, including the great match between Juventus and Cagliari, the great goals scored in the Roma v Siena game and the out-and-out beating that Udinese took at the hands (or feet you might say) of Napoli. Plus the silly season comes to an an anticlimactic end: the crickets are chirping. Oh, and Paddy Agnew, author of Forza Italia, and Sheridan Bird, of football365.com, stopped by and recorded interviews for next weeks' shows.

Episode 6 focuses on first week of Serie A including a few choice games including Juventus, Palermo, Roma and others. Plus, Serie A Talk from Forza Futbol gives their predictions for the 2007/2008 season as well as covering the major transfers and how the league table looks after week one.

Episode 5 features an interview with an executive from Serie A TV discussing the new service whereby Italian soccer fans can watch almost every single Serie A game online all season long. The executive explains how the service works and how passionate Italian commentators are about arguably one of the top leagues in the world.

Episode 4 of Serie A Talk brought to you by Forza Futbol features an exclusive interview with Bobby McMahon from Fox Soccer Channel, one of the most knowledgeable soccer pundits in North America. McMahon discusses the upcoming Serie A season, what players to look out for and how the top four and recently promoted teams will do this season.

Episode 3 of Serie A Talk brought to you by Forza Futbol features the completion of team previews for the 07/08 season including Roma, Palermo, Milan, Lazio, Inter Milan and Fiorentina plus highlights of the Italian Super Cup game and UEFA Cup qualifiers and, last but not least, Champions League qualifiers involving Italian teams.

Episode 2 of the Serie A Talk Podcast brought to you by Forza Futbol features the continuation of the team previews for the 07/08 season plus news about an upcoming interview with Fox Soccer Channel’s Bobby McMahon and much more.

Episode 1 of the Serie A Talk Podcast brought to you by Forza Futbol features a team-by-team preview of the 2007/2008 season, transfer news from the silly season, details about an upcoming interview with a Fox Soccer Channel celebrity and much much more. Send the hosts an email at forzafutbol@serieatalk.com and find out more about the new podcast and website at www.serieatalk.com.