3 To See: Manchester United, Lazio and the Soweto Derby
After a prolonged absence Three to See is BACK on Just Football, as we cast our eye over the football world’s weekend action and preview three games you shouldn’t miss. FA Cup quarter final action, a big game in Serie A and the Soweto Derby are on the menu this week. New contributor Ebrahim Sadien [...]
Serie A: 9 Young players to watch in 2011
by Marco Maioli In a league often accused of not giving enough chances to the new promises of football, some of the most interesting players are, actually, quite young. The 23 year old Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, playing for Napoli, is the current topscorer of Serie A; Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez (born in 1988) and Palermo’s [...]
Roma the latest to use Serie A’s new buzzword
It is a word that has been used by a number of coaches in Italy this season to explain problems with a team performance, and last Saturday the now ex-Roma coach Claudio Ranieri became the latest to use it in his pre-match press conference: “We have some problems with the balance – we are unable [...]
Riccardo Montolivo – Italy’s Rubik’s Cube
What to do with Riccardo Montolivo? Making his debut for Just Football, David Swan reports on the talented Italian international who has a tendency to frustrate. Riccardo Montolivo has been something of a conundrum for Italy for some time now. He has won 20 caps for the national team (the most recent of which came [...]
Weekend Six Pack – Goodison goals, do or die Wolves and a Roman holiday
Each week Rob Hartnett from www.188BET.com brings you six of the best football betting opportunities from the weekend action. Rob is the public face of leading the leading In Play betting specialists and appears regularly on the Bolton, Wigan, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Everton websites doing betting previews. You can follow his thoughts on [...]
5 of the Best: Champions League 2010 Breakthrough Stars
Every year, the UEFA Champions League creates new stars, providing the platform from which nationally renowned talents break through to the next level – international recognition. The path from there is often inevitable – pundits, agents and scouts wonder if this latest revelation can perform at a higher level. Bigger clubs are put on alert. [...]
Winners & Losers 2008/2009: Italy
After a brief hiatus Just-Football’s six part Winners and Losers 2008/2009 series continues now with a look at the successful and the not so successful in Italy’s Serie A last season. WINNERS Inter Milan When Jose Mourinho strutted through the front doors at Inter Milan he did so with the mandate to make the club [...]
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