Author: Michael Montuori
[:en]The ongoing problem of racism in Italian football[:]
[:en] Racism and Italian Soccer When speaking of the recent Boxing day, or St. Stephen’s day showdown, which took place at Milan’s San Siro stadium, It wasn’t Napoli’s defeat that was the main subject of many headlines. Instead it was the death of an Inter Milan supporter and racism within the sport. These days it’s a bit unbelievable to think racism is still an issue, especially when discussing the exhilarating…
[:en]Euro 2016, Fourth Round Predicion[:it]Euro 2016, Previsioni squadre agli ottavi[:]
[:en] We at Napoli Supporters miss Napoli, and we are converging on the National Team, which has our Lorenzo Insigne. Talking about the National Team, we would like to make a predicion for the Euro 2016 teams that will qualify for the Fourth Round direct elimination games. The predicted teams are: France Switzerland England Wales Slovakia Germany Poland N.Irlanda Croatia Spain Italy Belgium Ireland Hungary Portugal Iceland [:it] Noi di…
[:en]Maradona: Lionel Messi Has No Personality!!![:it]Maradona: Lionel Messi Non Ha Carattere!!![:]
[:en] Diego Armando Maradona during a conversation with icon counterpart Pele. Mentioned that Lionel Messi is a good player, however, he lacks character. The following is some conversations highlights: “He’s a really good person, but he has no personality,” Maradona said. “He lacks [the] character to be a leader.” Pele responded: “Ah, I get it, he’s not like we were back in the days. In the 70s we [Brazil] had…
[:en]All verdicts of Serie A 2015/2016[:it]Tutti i verdetti della Serie A 2015/2016[:]
[:en] Scudetto to Juventus, Roma and Napoli in the Champions League. The only question remains the last European place: Sassuolo or Milan. And so another Serie A goes to the archives. The 2015/2016 greets no big surprises, with the confirmation of the usual notes on the upper floors of the standings. Almost all teams, not including AC Milan, Juventus and Sassuolo, from tomorrow will begin to think about next season….
[:en]Higuain makes Serie A history by breaking 66-year-old goalscoring record[:it]Higuain fa storia della Serie A rompendo un record goal che durava da 66 anni[:]
[:en] The Argentine ended the season on 36 league goals – one ahead of Gunnar Nordahl’s total which he set in the 1949-50 campaign with AC Milan Gonzalo Higuain has set a new Serie A record by becoming the highest ever goalscorer in a single season. The Argentina international scored a hat-trick in Napoli’s 4-0 win over Frosinone to reach 36 goals for the season, which puts him one ahead…
[:en]From lazy to lethal: How Sarri turned Higuain into Serie A’s most prolific striker for 60 years[:it]Da pigro a letale: come Sarri ha cambiato Higuain a diventare il più prolifero realizzatore della serie A degli ultimi 60 anni.[:]
[:en] In Maurizio Sarri’s first meeting with Gonzalo Higuain last July, the new Napoli boss looked his star striker straight in the eye and stated: “You’re too lazy. If you don’t change your attitude, you won’t become the best center forward in the world.” It was an incredibly bold opening gambit. Higuain has long been known as an awkward character. Even his brother and agent, Nicolas, admits that the forward…