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Join Editor-in-Chief Conor Clancy, Padraig Whelan and Dov Schiavone as they look back on a wonderful Serie A season.  High upon high for Juventus to made it seven-in-a-row, as well as claiming their fourth consecutive double, though they were pushed all the way by Napoli who broke their highest ever points record in the Italian top flight.  The excitement didn't end with the Scudetto rac...

Inter are in the Champions League, Atalanta are back in the Europa League, and Parma are back in Serie A! Just like that, the 2017/18 season has come to a close. Juventus won another Scudetto but there has been so many twists and turns and so much unpredictability this season and the season's finale between Lazio and Inter encapsulated it all perfectly. With all of the loose ends being tied up, Co...

Juventus clinched their seventh straight Scudetto and 34th in total, the Europa League places look to have been settled and the battle to avoid the drop somehow got even more interesting. Conor Clancy is in Bergamo where he was at Atalanta's late dramatic draw against AC Milan and Vito Doria joins him on the pod to talk through the latest action. The Champions League places still aren't settled ei...

All of the excitement was for nothing and Juventus are all but confirmed as the season's best again with a seventh straight Scudetto as good as sealed this weekend. Conor Clancy is joined by Vito Doria and Sonja Missio to discuss another title for the Bianconeri, and it gets deep as they question the point of existence for everyone else in Italian football.  The European race and battle to av...

It's been a bit of a rollercoaster at the top of Serie A this season but sadly the Scudetto race looks to have taken its final turn as Juventus pull four points clear of Napoli at the summit. The Bianconeri came from behind to beat Inter in the dying minutes at the Stadio San Siro while Maurizio Sarri's side collapsed in Florence. Atalanta continue to lead the way in the Europa League hunt while f...

Well, this wasn't in the script! Napoli have gone to Turin and left with all three points after a last-gasp winner saw them defeat Juventus to pull within a point of the Serie A leaders. Nicholas Carroll and Conor Clancy tried their best to stay calm and reflect on the biggest match Serie A has seen in years. FIF's resident Neapolitan Caterina Mirra also joined briefly as she spoke to Conor in the...

Okay, maybe it is over in the race for the Scudetto. It wasn't the most eventful round of Serie A this week as we saw plenty of scoreless draws and six of the ten games played ended without a winner but, nevertheless, the FIFpod is here to discuss the action. Juventus pulled clear at the top as Napoli were held at AC Milan while Atalanta drew with Inter and the Derby della Capitale also ended all...

A crazy week of Champions League action saw Roma complete an amazing comeback against Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico, beating the Catalan giants 3-0 to make it to the semi-finals on away goals.  The Italian job continued on Wednesday as Juventus overturned their first leg deficit against Real Madrid, only to be denied by a controversial 98th minute penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo.  Meanwh...

The title race isn't dead just yet! It's been another fun round of Serie A action and Conor Clancy returns to host the pod this week alongside Vito Doria and Dov Schiavone to discuss everything that happened around Italy. Napoli left it late to get the job done at home to Chievo, ensuring they didn't lose any more ground on Juventus who swatted aside a brave Benevento the day before. Dov has been...

Juventus extended their league at the top of the Serie A title to four points with a 3-1 win over AC Milan while Inter continued their miraculous return to form with a 3-0 rout of Hellas Verona. Nicholas Carroll filled in as host for the week and was joined by the ever-present Vito Doria and podcast debutant Tom Probert to discuss all things Serie A. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fo...

The title race is on... Again! On the weekend that Juventus dropped points, Napoli won while the races for Europe and survival also took some interesting turns. Conor Clancy was joined by his favourite colleague, Vito Doria, and Napoli-native Caterina Mirra and delusional Udinese fan Sonja Missio made their respective, long-awaited returns. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes...

Despite AC Milan being dumped out of the Europa League by Arsenal, both Lazio and Roma made it through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League and Champions League, respectively.  Dov Schiavone is joined by Padraig Whelan to discuss the Italian sides' performance in European competition, that Danny Welbeck dive, Gianluigi Donnarumma's blunder, and the ever impressive Simone Inzaghi. ...

Normal service resumed in Serie A this week and the Forza Italian Football Podcast, as always, is here to discuss the action from the peninsula.  Vito Doria and Dov Schiavone join host Conor Clancy to talk through Juventus making their way to the top of the table, Inter holding Napoli, the Derby della Scala and everything to happen in between. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on eithe...

It has been a difficult weekend in the world of Italian football following the news of Davide Astori's passing, and the FIFpod is here to discuss the life and times of the Fiorentina captain. Joining host Conor Clancy this week is Vito Doria and Fiorentina fan Vieri Capretta to digest the tragic events of Sunday morning, as well as the football that did take place over the last few days. Support t...

Ahead of Sunday's Derby della Maddonina, Dov Schiavona sat down with two experts on Inter and AC Milan to get their views of the clubs' contrasting fortunes ahead of the game.  Joining Dov is Nima Tavallaey of SempreInter.com to talk about everything that is happening at the Nerazzurri and how he thinks Luciano Spalletti will approach the match.  On the Milan side is Ogo Sylla, who is mu...

It has been a big round of Serie A action even if all of the games did not go ahead as planned, and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to talk through everything that happened on the peninsula this week. AC Milan secured a huge win away to Roma in what was the game in round 26 of Serie A, while Juventus' game with Atalanta was snowed off in Turin. Inter struggled to beat Benevento and ther...

A mixed week for the Italian sides in Champions League and Europa League sees the guys from Forza Italian Football assess the fortunes of Roma, Lazio, AC Milan, Atalanta and Napoli.  On Wednesday, Roma managed a credible result against Shakhtar, and will be hopeful of making the Champions League quarter-finals, despite a 2-1 defeat.  Thursday saw AC Milan and Lazio make it to the Europa...

Inter got back to their comical selves in defeat at Genoa, while Napoli stayed top of the table and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss that and everything else to happen in the world of Italian football this week. Conor Clancy, as ever, was in the host's seat and he was joined by two Sampdoria connoisseurs, Vito Doria and Luca Gunby, to celebrate Genoa's brilliant recent form. J...

Napoli stay at the top of Serie A after an incredible performance against Lazio and the Forza Italian Podcast is here to discuss that and everything else to happen in the world of Italian football this week. The consistent Vito Doria joined Conor Clancy again, as did the slightly less reliable Nicholas Carroll. There was extra excitement on this week's pod as we launched yet another competition fo...

Another week of Serie A action has come and gone and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss everything that happened. Conor Clancy and Vito Doria are here to talk you through everything that happened in Italy this week from the top of Serie A to the bottom of Serie B. Please support us on Patreon, in order to help us bring you the best content imaginable, both on YouTube and on the...

Another week of Serie A action has come and gone and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss everything that happened. Conor Clancy returned to the host's seat, with Nicholas Carroll stepping into his usual starring role alongside FIF's own equivalent of Lucas Torreira, Vito Doria. Dries Mertens' invisible friend returned, AC Milan won again and Inter and Roma continued to try to rem...

Following a small break, Serie A has returned along with the Forza Italian Football podcast, covering all the latest news and results across the peninsula. With Conor Clancy away, Nicholas Carroll filled in as host and was joined by Australian compatriot Vito Doria and FIF's resident Neapolitan Caterina Mirra, to chat Lazio, Napoli and Inter's mentality after their draw against Roma. Support this...

Another week of Serie A action has come and gone and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss everything that happened. It's a two-man show this time as Conor Clancy and Vito Doria carry on in the absence of the rest. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new year but the Forza Italian Football Podcast is still here to talk through the Serie A season so far and reflect on the year that was 2017. Conor Clancy, Nicholas Carroll and Vito Doria discussed Italy's top teams' performances this year and recounted some of our favourite moments, coaches and players of the last calendar year. Before wrapping up, the guys gave their best XIs of the year...

Normal service resumes on the Forza Italian Football Podcast this week as Conor Clancy settles back into the host's seat where he is joined by the ever-reliable Vito Doria and the show-saving Luca Gunby. There was plenty of action to discuss, from Inter being knocked off the top by Udinese, where they were replaced by Napoli to the game of the weekend in Bergamo where Atalanta and Lazio shared the...