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The race for the top four took more twists and turns this week but Atalanta beat Lazio in Rome to hold onto that final Champions League spot with just three games to play, and Conor Clancy is back with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to chat through it all in this week's FIFpod. Torino held Juventus in the Derby della Mole, Roma slipped up at Genoa, Udinese gave Inter something to worry about wit...

There were some big results in Serie A this week, and thankfully the FIFpod is back to talk through them all. Atalanta are into the Champions League places, Empoli are all but relegated, and AC Milan's troubles continued. Conor Clancy was at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara and Stadio Paolo Mazza to watch Bologna beat Empoli and Ganoa draw with SPAL and he's back to be joined, as always, by Kevin Pogorz...

Another week of Serie A has seen some big results and the title decided, and the FIFpod is bringing you an Easter treat in the form of an early recording. Juventus are Champions, what a surprise! Roma and Inter drew at the Stadio Meazza and Lazio crumbled against already-relegated Chievo, while there were also some big results at the bottom which presented some bad news to Empoli and Frosinone. Ke...

The Scudetto wasn't settled, but teams started to get relegated as the business end of Serie A has arrived. Conor Clancy, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria are back to talk through all of this week's action and controversies in the latest FIFpod. Conor was in Ferrara and Verona for Juventus' defeat to SPAL and Chievo's relegation at the hands of Napoli, and the trio discussed those games and everyt...

Another weekend of Serie A has come and gone - with one game left to play - and the FIFpod is back to discuss the lot. Juventus are one step away from being crowned champions for the eighth straight season, Inter, Atalanta and Lazio all drew in the Champions League race, while AC Milan lost and Roma took full advantage by beating Sampdoria. At the bottom, Udinese got a huge win over Empoli, Caglia...

It was an error and goal-filled weekend of Serie A in round 29, and the FIFpod is back to talk through all that happened. Conor Clancy is back from his two games to discuss the lot with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. Papu Gomez put on a show in Parma, Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted Sampdoria maximum points, while Robin Olsen did his best to help Napoli to their own win over his Roma. Elsewhere, ev...

After Juventus Women FC hosted the biggest match in women's football in Italy, with 39,000 fans packing into the Allianz Stadium to see the Biaconere face Fiorentina Women. Dov Schiavone sat down with Petronella Ekroth to take a look at the developments in women's football in Italy, how she feels coming over from Sweden at 29 for her first experience abroad, and what she thinks are the best, and w...

The Derby della Madonnina between AC Milan and Inter brought this week's Serie A action to a close and the FIFpod is back to discuss it and everything else from the weekend in Italy. Conor Clancy has his favourite duo returning as Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria take up their usual spots. It was a big week at the top and bottom of Serie A. Juventus, Roma, Fiorentina and Torino all lost, while Ata...

Another big weekend has been and gone and the FIFpod is back to discuss it all. We had writers at eight of the ten Serie A games to be played, so who better to fill you in on the week’s happenings? Kevin Pogorzelski joins host Conor Clancy but, as ever, there’s a little bit more for our audio listeners. The guys talk through Juventus' reserves pulling further clear at the top, Napoli's latest stum...

Well, well, well... What a week that was! Serie A delivered the goods on and off the pitch in Round 26 and the FIFpod is here to discuss it all. From Napoli-Juventus to the Derby della Capitale and a whole lot more, there's plenty for Conor Clancy, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to get stuck into on this week's podcast. There was a VAR-inspired walkout in Ferrara, while Papu Gomez scored a stunn...

Another week of Serie A has passed and there were plenty of goals, so the FIFpod has returned to talk through it all. Conor Clancy is joined by Vito Doria while Vieri Capretta joined Conor to discuss the two games he saw this weekend - AC Milan 3-0 Empoli and Fiorentina 3-3 Inter. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

There's one game left to play in this round of Serie A, but the FIFpod is back to discuss each of the nine that have already unfolded. Conor Clancy is just back from Milan, where he watched a Mauro Icardi-less Inter beat Sampdoria, and he's joined by his favourite duo Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to talk through all of the weekend's action. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitl...

What a week of Serie A that was! Once again, Forza Italian Football were at the games and the FIFpod is here to talk through all of them. Conor Clancy has just about returned to Parma in one piece after squeezing three games into a 24-hour window and he's joined by the Kevin Pogorzelski - Vito Doria duo once more. The guys chat Krzysztof 'Pistolero' Piatek, Atalanta's under-appreciated Marten de R...

Another week of Serie A has passed and, as there always seems to be, there were some big results. Juventus stumbled at home to Parma, Bologna toppled Inter, Fabio Quagliarella's streak ended and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved AC Milan away to Roma, as well as plenty of other notable happenings. Conor Clancy was joined once again by Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to discuss everything that happened....

After another 7-1 thumping, this time at the hands of Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-final, cries of 'Roma in crisis' echoed around the peninsula, so Dov Schiavone sat down with journalist Colin O'Brien to talk all things Giallorossi. On the agenda was James Pallotta's stewardship of the club, Eusebio Di Francesco as coach, and what Roma can do for the rest of the campaign.  You can f...

A chaotic round of Serie A has come and gone and the guys, just about, recovered in time to record the latest FIFpod. Conor Clancy continued to warm up after a freezing night in Turin and to help him forget about not being able to feel his toes, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria discussed all of the weekend's football. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball . Hosted on Aca...

Serie A is back and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is also back with it to talk through all of the latest on and off-field action. Conor Clancy returns to host the first Serie A pod of the new year with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria by his side. Fabio Quagliarella made it ten scoring Serie A matches in a row, Luis Muriel grabbed a brace on his return while Duvan Zapata added his 13th Serie...

With Serie A taking a break, Dov Schiavone sat down with Vinny Tavernese of the AC Milan Weekly Podcast to have a chat about the Rossoneri. On the agenda are, the season so far under Gennaro Gattuso, the Gonzalo Higuain sitation and what Milan need to do in January if they are to make fourth spot in Serie A. You can follow Vinny via the Milan Weekly Pod on Twitter here , and be sure to check out t...

With Serie A taking a break, Dov Schiavone sat down with Nima Tavallaey of SempreInter.com to have a chat about the Nerazzurri. On the agenda is, the highs and lows of Inter's Champions League campaign, the impressive nature of the majority of summer signings, and Mauro Icardi's interesting contract situation.  You can follow Nima on Twitter here , and be sure to check out the SempreInter.com...

With Serie A taking a break, Dov Schiavone sat down with Vieri Capretta, UEFA.com reporter and member of the Forza Italian Football parish, to talk about everything Fiorentina.  On the agenda is, the aftermath of Davide Astori's death and how La Viola are coping almost a year on. Are the Fiorentina youngsters as exciting as everyone makes out? And where do the team go in the second half of th...

With Serie A taking a break, Dov Schiavone sat down with Adam Digby, Italian football journalist and Juventus expert, to talk, as you'd think, about the Bianconeri.  On the agenda is, a rampant Juve who have swept all before them in Serie A - apart from Genoa and Atalanta. Where are the Bianconeri lacking? Who have been their star players, and what impact has Cristiano Ronaldo had on the club...

With Serie A taking a break, Dov Schiavone sat down with Alasdair Mackenzie, freelance sports journalist, co-host of the Lazio Lounge Podcast, and member of the Forza Italian Football team, to discuss the season so far for the Biancocelesti.  On the agenda is Lazio's poor form, their inability to beat the big teams, criticism of coach Simone Inzaghi, as well as a look ahead to the remainder o...

Two rounds of Serie A have passed since we last spoke to you but fear not, the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back for the last time in 2018. Usual host Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria and Kevin Pogorzelski to talk the all too familiar topic of racism in Italian football, VAR controversy and a small bit of actual football as well. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfo...

The last round of pre-Christmas Serie A has passed and the FIFpod returns to discuss the action. Host Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria to talk through another loss for Roma as Juventus continue to stroll through Serie A, while Lazio were the big winners from round 17 and AC Milan's crisis continued at home to Fiorentina. Merry Christmas everyone! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/f...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone, Forza Italian Football's writers were - as ever - at a number of the games to be played and the FIF podcast is here to discuss it all. Host Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria and Kevin Pogorzelski to talk through the Derby della Mole, Inter and Roma scraping wins, Atalanta's dramatic win over Lazio and even squeeze in some discussion of the Champions...