Forza Italian Football

After an eventful week of Champions League and Europa League action, which saw all but one Italian side lose on the continent.  Dov Schiavone is joined by Vieri Capretta to analyse the action. With Inter being unable to beat Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, Aaron Deckers of Elf Voetball joins to the pod to give his thoughts on the match, while we also have our very own Caterina Mirra, who was at Anf...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone, Forza Italian Football's writers were - as ever - at many of the games to be played and the FIF podcast is here to discuss it all. Host Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria as they welcomed Kevin Pogorzelski back to the pod to talk through the Derby d'Italia, Roma doing a Roma by collapsing at Cagliari, madness in Lazio - Sampdoria and Sassuolo - Fioren...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone, Forza Italian Football's writers were - as ever - at five of the games to be played and the FIF podcast is here to discuss it all. Conor Clancy was at the Stadio Artemio Franchi for Juventus' win over Fiorentina, as well as taking in a derby in Serie D between Modena and Reggio Audace and he was joined by Vito Doria to talk through all of the action. Con...

Another week of European action has gone by and the team at Forza Italian Football are here to reflect on quite a successful outing for the Serie A teams.  Dov Schiavone is joined by Padraig Whelan, who were at Juventus v Valencia and Tottenham v Inter, respectively. While, Alasdair Mackenzie, present at Roma v Real Madrid, and Vieri Capretta, on the ground at Napoli v Red Star, make guest ap...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone, Forza Italian Football's writers were - as ever - at six of the games to be played and the FIF podcast is here to discuss it all. Conor Clancy was at the Tardini for the Emilia-Romagna derby and is joined by Vito Doria and Kev Pogorzelski, while Alasdair Mackenzie joins from the Stadio Olimpico, Vieri Capretta from the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and Artemio...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone, Forza Italian Football's writers were - as ever - at five of the ten games to be played and the FIF podcast is here to discuss it all. Fresh back from Turin and Bergamo, a croaky Conor Clancy is joined by Dov Schiavone from the Stadio San Siro and Vito Doria to chat about everything to happen in the world of Italian football. The guys talk AC Milan v Juv...

We are getting to the business end of the Champions League and Europa League group stages, and Serie A sides have put themselves in strong positions against Europe's elite.  Dov Schiavone and Padraig Whelan discuss a shock defeat for Juventus, Inter leaving it late again, as well as Roma thawing the Moscow cold. Plus Vieri Capretta joins us to chat about another impressive Napoli display, and...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at six of the ten games played. Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria for the recording, but he caught up with both Vieri Capretta and Dov Schiavone for the audio listeners. Dov was at the Allianz Stadium and the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Co...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone - well, it's still ongoing - and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at a number of the games played. Conor Clancy is back as host and will be joined by Vito Doria and Kevin Pogorzelski to talk through everything to happen across the peninsula. We have a special interview with...

Another round of Champions League and Europa League football has passed, and Serie A sides have once again impressed against Europe's elite.  Dov Schiavone and Vieri Capretta discuss big wins for Juventus, Roma in the Champions League, as well as Lazio's Europa League mauling of Marseille. Plus Napoli's display against PSG, and AC Milan losing to Real Betis at home. There was also the small m...

It was an eventful Serie A weekend as Mauro Icardi’s stoppage time header gave Inter a 1-0 win over AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.  The drama didn’t stop there as Genoa snatched an unlikely draw away to Juventus, and SPAL went to Roma and came back 2-0 winners.  In the absence of regular host Conor Clancy, Nicholas Carroll slides into the driving seat at FIF Towers, joined by pod...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at five of the games to be played. Conor Clancy is joined by Nicholas Carroll and Vito Doria after being present at both Empoli's loss to Roma and Sampdoria's win at Atalanta. The guys talk through Juventus' win over Udinese, well, not re...

The Champions League was back this week and Serie A's representatives all emerged victorious, for the first time in 13 years.  Dov Schiavone, fresh from trips to the Allianz Stadium and the Stadio San Siro, is joined by Padraig Whelan and Vieri Capretta, who himself was at took in Napoli's win over Liverpool, to discuss an excellent week for Italian sides on the continent. Support this show h...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at six of the games to be played. Conor Clancy is 'fresh' back from a busy day of watching Fiorentina v Atalanta and Sassuolo v AC Milan, and joined by Vito Doria and Dov Schiavone, who himself was at Juventus v Napoli and Chievo v Torino...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at seven of the ten games to be played. Conor Clancy is joined by Vito Doria and Nicholas Carroll to discuss what we saw in Serie A over the weekend, with Conor having attended both Parma v Cagliari and Torino v Napoli. Don't forget to su...

Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football's writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action, so the FIF Podcast is here to talk through everything that happened. Conor Clancy just got back from Genoa in time to record this week's FIFpod and is joined by Vito Doria and Nicholas Carroll, while Dov Schiavone also joins in to discuss what he saw over t...

What a weekend of Serie A we had, such a great weekend that we lost Conor Clancy to Trenitalia and had to draft in Dov Schiavone as host. But luckily he had regulars Vito Doria and Nicholas Carroll to help him along.  Sampdoria smashing Napoli, AC Milan stunning Roma, plucky Parma giving Juventus a scare and Inter winning for the first time this season are all on the agenda. Plus some Bologna...

After a tough draw for the Serie A sides in the Champions League, Dov Schiavone is joined by Padraig Whelan and regular Forza Italian Football podcast host Conor Clancy to dissect the Italian clubs' changed in the competition.  Juventus drew Manchester United and Valencia, while Roma will take on Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow. Inter will celebrate their return to the competition with trips to B...

The novelty of having Serie A back has not worn off and we were treated to an amazing weekend of action in round two. Thankfully, Conor Clancy is back to host the Forza Italian Football Podcast with Nicholas Carroll and Vito Doria by his side, while Dov Schiavone joined in to cause some fights. Juventus won, again, the Milan clubs had comical capitulations, and Conor was in Genoa on an emotional S...

The new Serie A season is underway and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to talk through all of the action from the weekend. Editor-in-Chief and host Conor Clancy took the host's seat, alongside Vito Doria, Nicholas Carroll and a very special guest. The guys talked through Juventus' winning start, while Inter fell to Sassuolo in their opening fixture. There were also wins for Napoli and R...

Despite AC Milan’s match against Genoa on Sunday postponed due to the unfortunate tragedy in Genova, Dov Schiavone caught up with Italian football journalist, Social Media extraordinaire for Soccer Laduma in South Africa, and AC Milan fan Rossella Marrai-Ricco. On the agenda was the changing ownership for Milan, and what it could mean for the club, as well as the initial positive signs from the tr...

As we get ever closer to the start of the new Serie A season, Dov Schiavone sat down with Italian football journalist and Inter fan Nima Tavallaey or SempreInter.com to get the lowdown on the Nerazzurri's brilliant transfer campaign. The brilliant work of Piero Ausilio is under scrutiny which inevitably leads us unto the expectations fans have of the club. Is top four good enough? Or should Inter...

As we get ever closer to the start of the new Serie A season, Dov Schiavone sat down with Italian football journalist and Juventus fan Adam Digby to get the lowdown on the Bianconeri’s amazing summer.  Cristiano Ronaldo - hard not to - the Champions League and winning an eighth straight Scudetto all came up in discussion, as well as the most difficult question for Bianconeri fans… Just who is...

It's a new season in Serie A but the old reliable Forza Italian Football Podcast is still here to hold your hand through the year that is to come. Editor-in-Chief and host Conor Clancy is back, alongside the trusty Vito Doria and thorn in his side Nicholas Carroll to talk through Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus and their title rivals, or lack thereof, this season. Support this show http://supporter.a...

Join Editor-in-Chief Conor Clancy, Padraig Whelan, Vieri Capretta and Dov Schiavone as they look at the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus.  The 33-year-old Portuguese star has officially made the move from Real Madrid to the Bianconeri and will expectedly light up Serie A next season.  How did it happen? What does it mean for Juve? How can they afford it? And is it good or bad fo...