Italia 0 – France 0:
So here we are, the great rematch of the final in Berlin, the one that actually counts because (most of) the big boys are back. Italia is without Luca @#$%ing Toni and Marco Materazzi, la Frenchies’ old nemesis,while France is at pretty much full-strength, minus The Chosen One, who has been [...]

The summer holidays are over, the seasons are in full-swing, and that means the return of meaningful international games in Europe. On Saturday the San Siro will play host to Italia-France in a rematch of teams who may or may not have played in a game of moderate importance in the relatively recent past. Maybe. [...]

With some of our best players leaving and increasing disunity, can the Azzurri continue its’ dominance?

I’ll say right off I wasn’t able to watch the game, computer issues and whatnot so I can’t really go into detail. If anyone missed the reports, the story was Fabio Quagliarella, who put two perfect shots into the back of the net from outside the penalty box in his first start for Italia. The [...]

After struggling immensely, Italy finally moves into qualifying position for Euro2008.

Before we get into the state of Azzurri affars, I’d like to say I’ll be taking over the duties as Italian national team correspondent. My name’s Chris and I also run the AS Roma wing of The Offside. I’ve been given the reigns of the Italian squad because Roma doesn’t have any money and I have nothing to write about for the rest of the summer