The media focus has been on Mourinho outwitting Ancelotti, but Steve Wilson feels credit is due to the players who joined Inter on the rebound. More
Blog: Close but no cigar
Once again Fiorentina came up short in Europe. Steve Wilson ponders whether they must just accept that this point is the edge of their limits. More
Blog: Behave, children!
As Marco Materazzi and Zinedine Zidane rekindle their hate-hate relationship Steve Wilson wishes they would both just get over it. More
Blog: Respect campaign
Juve and Roma have a chance to progress in the Europa League this week, but Steve Wilson wonders if they will show the competition respect. More
Blog: Unlucky Leo
A stroke of luck turned the game in favour of Man Utd, but Steve Wilson notes that Milan’s early fortune could have been their own making. More
Blog: Relegation candidates?
Could Lazio really slip into Serie B or are they too big to go down? Steve Wilson on the crisis in the capital. More
Blog: Market forces
Another transfer window has slammed shut, but which clubs did the best at the market place? Steve Wilson reviews the moves. More
Blog: Benitez bemusement
It seems that Rafael Benitez cannot inspire Liverpool. Steve Wilson wonders why on earth Juventus think he could do any better for them. More
Blog: Haitian pride
With the tragic news coming out of Haiti, Steve Wilson takes a moment to recall a happier time in the nation’s football history. More
Blog: Up for the Coppa
As Novara prepare to face Milan in the Coppa Italia, Steve Wilson hopes for a little magic of the Cup to be sprinkled over San Siro. More
Blog: Still gas in the tank?
With Patrick Vieira looking likely to end his Inter adventure, Steve Wilson hopes it is not a transfer that comes back to bite the Nerazzurri. More
Blog: January sales
With the transfer window set to open, Steve Wilson gives some advice to the peninsula’s transfer gurus. More
Blog: Team of the Decade
As the Noughties end and the Teenies approach, Steve Wilson reflects on who should be in Serie A's Team of the Decade. More
Blog: Diamanti geezer
Is Marcello Lippi scouting every possible player for his 2010 squad? Steve Wilson wonders if a trip to East London may be useful. More
Blog: Prima donna Press
As the Italian media prepare to boycott Jose Mourinho, Steve Wilson can’t help but think the Inter boss will actually welcome the move. More
Blog: Average Juve
There was a time when Juventus were a feared contender on the European stage – not any more, says Steve Wilson. More
Blog: African Dream
A seemingly perfect World Cup draw for Italy, but Steve Wilson urges all Azzurri supporters to remember that pride comes before a fall. More
Blog: Group of Life or Death?
As expected, Italy have been seeded for the 2010 World Cup draw. But that does not mean an easy ride for the Azzurri, as Steve Wilson explains. More
Blog: Week 14 that was
Fortunes are changing for Milan and Juventus. Steve Wilson wonders if their respective Coaches will receive the credit and criticism accordingly. More
Blog: Jose’s Giants
Inter are going to need a colossal effort in their final Champions League match to qualify. Steve Wilson wonders if they can do it. More
Blog: French karma
It is the topic on everyone’s lips, but Steve Wilson wonders if Wednesday’s controversial handball incident is actually karma payback for France. More
Blog: Klaas shines through
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has failed to make the desired impact at Milan so far. Nevertheless, Steve Wilson is sure that in time he will come good. More
Blog: Ventura’s aces
Bari were expected to be relegation candidates this term but, as Steve Wilson explains, they are proving people wrong. More
Blog: Week 10 that was
Inter matched Juventus’ goal tally in Week 10, but Steve Wilson wonders which performance explained more. More
Blog: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Was Sam Allardyce justified in his verbal attack on Ireland's Italian manager Giovanni Trapattoni? Steve Wilson does not think so. More
Blog: Burst Ballon
No Italian player has been named on the list of 30 Ballon d’Or nominees, but can you make a case for anyone to be included? Steve Wilson can’t. More
Blog: Ref justice
Officials are under the spotlight again after a couple of controversial penalty decisions, but Steve Wilson wishes to explode a few referee myths. More
Blog: Capello for Italy
Marcello Lippi and Fabio Capello have both guided their sides to the World Cup, but Steve Wilson wonders if the wrong one is in charge of Italy. More
Blog: Impossible dream
Sampdoria have had a sensational start to the season, but Steve Wilson warns against daring to dream of a second Samp Scudetto. More
Blog: Second class?
Only one Italian side has a pleasant tale to tell from their first encounter in the Europa League. Steve Wilson wonders if it is all about attitude. More
Blog:Week 2 that was
Inter win the Derby and a new star is born for Juventus. Steve Wilson rounds up the action from Week 2. More
Blog: Addio Massimo
Massimo Donati is heading back to Italy after several years spent plying his trade in Britain. Steve Wilson bids him a fond farewell. More
Blog: Sky Blue thinking
A new man on the bench, a shock Super Cup win, city rivals in decline. Steve Wilson wonders if Lazio could be this season's surprise package. More
Blog: Back in the Hunt
The summer has been a miserable one for Milan fans so far, but Steve Wilson thinks they finally have reason to be excited about the new campaign. More
Blog: Inter-national crisis
As reigning champions Inter should be Italy’s standard bearers around the world, but Steve Wilson claims that hasn’t been the case this summer. More
Blog: Who’s the boss?
The Leonardo-Gennaro Ruotolo saga has convinced Steve Wilson that there is one rule for the big boys and another for the minnows. More
Blog: Super Serie A
With rumours of a breakaway Super League doing the rounds, Steve Wilson wonders if a name change is really all that Serie A needs. More
Blog: Double standards
How would you feel about Italy’s Confederations Cup humiliation if the Coach was still Roberto Donadoni? More
Blog: Horn of Africa
Ban the Vuvuzela? Steve Wilson thinks it would be an outrage if the sound of the Confederations Cup was silenced in 2010. More
Blog: I hate Brazil…
It is not just because they are Confederations Cup rivals of Italy that Steve Wilson wants to see Brazil fail. More
Blog: Don’t Duck out
Who would you be most disappointed to see leave Milan – Kaka or Alexandre Pato? Steve Wilson does not think the answer is clear cut. More
Blog: Italy’s Got Talent
Another season is consigned to the history books, but Steve Wilson thinks there is plenty of positives to come from 2008-09. More
Blog: Euro master-class
Barcelona rule Europe after stylishly conquering Man Utd. Steve Wilson hopes Coaches around the peninsula noted the manner of their victory. More
Blog: Generous dreams
As Steve Wilson outlines, Genoa appear set to buy a squad for Champions League football when the Europa League is all that is on their menu. More
Blog: Spoiled Ibrat
So Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sulking because Mario Balotelli scored instead of passing. Steve Wilson reminds him that there is no ‘I’ in ‘Team’. More
Blog: Don be hasty
Steve Wilson wonders if Napoli’s decision to replace Edy Reja with Roberto Donadoni in March was a hasty one. More
Blog: Touch of Jenas?
Jermaine Jenas is once again being linked to Inter. Steve Wilson wonders whether we should start taking this rumour seriously. More
Blog: Happy, Appi?
Stephen Appiah has been out of football for almost a year. Steve Wilson wonders if his fate is a sign of things to come for more footballers. More
Blog: Then there were two
Roma’s derby loss to Lazio has killed off their Champions League hopes. Steve Wilson wonders where it went wrong. More
Blog: Rage Against The Macheda
As Manchester United’s gamble on a 17-year-old Italian pays off, Steve Wilson wonders why clubs on the peninsula can’t have more faith in youth. More
Blog: Italy on song
There was a big hullabaloo when Italy lost to Brazil in London, but, as Steve Wilson points out, when it matters the Azzurri are doing just fine. More
Blog: Gour madness
Whispers suggest that Milan will accept offers for French whizz-kid Yoann Gourcuff this summer, much to the astonishment of Steve Wilson. More
Blog: Ibra enigma
Ibra again failed to do the business in Europe. Now he refuses to commit his future to Inter. Steve Wilson can see where all this is headed... More
Blog: Last Action Heroes
Milan were meant to be Italy’s UEFA Cup heroes, but as Steve Wilson discovers it has fallen to Udinese to keep the Euro dream alive. More
Blog: Out and proud
England 3-0 Italy, but Steve Wilson thinks the Serie A clubs can hold their heads high after pushing the Premiership’s elite every step of the way. More
Blog: Ibra ignorance
The British Press have written off Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Wilson hopes that Manchester United display a similarly dismissive attitude to Ibra. More
Blog: Seventh Heaven
Inter’s lead over Juve has been cut to seven points. Steve Wilson wonders if that is going to be enough to see them through to another Scudetto. More
Blog: Style or guile?
Three games against English clubs and no goals scored. Steve Wilson thinks Italy’s Champions League representatives need to change approach. More
Blog: Inter galactic
Critics don’t believe in them, but Steve Wilson thinks the moment is ripe for Inter to flex their European muscles. More
Blog: Cassa-go
Juventus have finally declared their interest in Antonio Cassano. Steve Wilson thinks this could be the perfect move for the brat from Bari. More
Blog: Paolo’s past it
Some are calling for Paolo Maldini to be given one more cap out of sentimentality, but Steve Wilson doesn’t agree. More
Blog: Champs or Chumps?
Genoa and Napoli are in the Champions League chase, but Steve Wilson wonders if it would really be such a good thing for them to qualify. More
Blog: Silver tongue
Silvio Berlusconi can wind the media round his little finger, so Steve Wilson warns not to believe all you hear from the Milan camp. More
Blog: Beckham bluff
David Beckham has finally graced Serie A. Well aren’t we honoured? Steve Wilson isn’t buying into the hype surrounding Milan’s new boy. More
Blog: Tantalising Tevez
Shouldn’t Inter be capitalising on the Carlos Tevez situation at Man Utd? Steve Wilson thinks so. More
Blog: Transfer teasers
Who should be on the January shopping lists of Italian clubs? Steve Wilson throws a few ideas into the ring for contemplation. More
Blog: The Spalletti Incident
Now Roma are in the last 16 of the Champions League, Steve Wilson wonders what the fans on Luciano Spalletti's back in October must be thinking. More
Blog: Goran, Goran, Gone...
Two years ago Goran Slavkovski became Inter's youngest player and hailed as the new Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Wilson wonders what went wrong. More
Blog: Under the thumb
So Bastian Schweinsteiger may not sign for Juventus because his girlfriend doesn't fancy Turin. Steve Wilson thinks he should grow some balls. More
Blog: Mental beating
Juventus missed an opportunity to return to the top of Serie A. Steve Wilson wonders how they will bounce back from that disappointment. More
Blog: Confed conundrum
Italy find out their Confederations Cup opponents today. Many may scoff at this event but Steve Wilson thinks we should pay it some respect. More
Blog: Paddy Power
Unfair scorn has been poured on Patrick Vieira in the English media. Steve Wilson wonders how three consecutive Scudetti can be deemed failure. More
Blog: All the Ron moves
So Ronaldo thinks he is too big to play for Siena? Steve Wilson thinks he needs a reality check and a leaf from the book of a true professional. More
Blog: Roman revival
Roma's season could have been in tatters had they lost last night, but Steve Wilson hails a performance that rekindles belief in their burning ambition. More
Blog: Diego dilemma
With Napoli idol Diego Maradona on the verge of being handed the Argentina job, Steve Wilson ponders the many problems of this appointment. More
Blog: Beckham backtrack
With the contract yet to be officially signed Steve Wilson worries that Milan may be left humiliated in the David Beckham saga. More
Blog: Roman conundrum
Roma's poor League form has been a worry for Luciano Spalletti but Steve Wilson thinks it could be great news for their Champions League bid. More
Blog: Pride for sale
Amauri's veiled ultimatum regarding his international future has left Steve Wilson's blood boiling. More
Blog: Help the Aged
Christian Maggio is another late bloomer to be handed an Azzurri call, but Steve Wilson asks if Italy should be giving caps to youngsters instead. More
Blog: The greatest... ?
In our new issue of Calcio Italia magazine we reveal Italy's greatest ever foreign players. Steve Wilson takes a look at some of the contenders. More
Blog: Greed or glory?
Sebastian Giovinco is certainly talented, but Steve Wilson thinks he should prove himself in a Juventus shirt first before demanding a wage hike. More
Blog: Reffing hell!
Steve Wilson is getting fed-up of so called 'elite' referees making terrible bungles. How much longer must we tolerate sub-standard officiating? More
Blog: Mega-Trom
Steve Wilson doubts that Roma-conquering CFR Cluj boss Maurizio Trombetta would have ever hit the headlines if he had waited for a job in Italy. More
Blog: Ready or not
Marcello Lippi's insistence that Mario Balotelli isn't ready for the Azzurri frustrates Steve Wilson, who thinks Italy need a fresh spark. More
Blog: Manager or Coach?
As English bosses realise their transfer input is no longer needed, Steve Wilson muses that this has successfully been the case in Italy for years. More
Blog: Even Stevan
Of all the new stars to arrive in Italy this summer, Steve Wilson thinks there is one defenders should fear more than most. More
Blog: Number crunching
Andriy Shevchenko is back at Milan and looks likely to be given Alexandre Pato's No 7 shirt. Steve Wilson thinks he should have to earn the jersey. More
Blog: Milan's mission
Failure for Milan in 2008-09 is unthinkable, but Steve Wilson thinks a side with all that talent at their disposal should not struggle to hit their targets. More
Blog: Family affair
Milan are well renowned as a family club, but Steve Wilson thinks their latest nepotistic signing has taken things too far. More
Blog: Rude dog
The first sign of a controversial quote from Jose Mourinho and the Italian Press are up in arms. Steve Wilson doesn't buy the mock indignation. More
