Total Italian Football

Sep 18, 2024 | total-italianfootball.com | Conor Clancy

The new-look 2024/25 Champions League season is underway, and it started with a big-name visit to Italy as Liverpool arrived to take on AC Milan on Matchday 1. We had Alasdair Mackenzie at the Stadio San Siro to take in AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool for Total Italian Football Podcast’s At The Games series.

Aug 31, 2024 | total-italianfootball.com | Alasdair Mackenzie

STADIO OLIMPICO (Rome): Marco Baroni and Paulo Fonseca might be dealing with different expectations in their respective new jobs at Lazio and AC Milan, but they have one thing in common: their response to a defeat. Both coaches made bold selection calls for their meeting in Rome on Saturday after Matchday 2 of Serie A brought concerning defeats.

Jun 9, 2024 | total-italianfootball.com | Euan Burns

The 2023/24 Women’s Serie A season has come to an end with AS Roma winning the title again, and Pomigliano heading down to Serie B. There is plenty to discuss so Euan Burns and Conor Clancy are here with a bumper Women’s Football Podcast complete, two-part season review, to chat through all 10 teams and how their season went, with plenty of tangents along the way including the Coppa Italia Femminile final.

May 30, 2024 | total-italianfootball.com | Euan Burns

The Italy Men’s National Team will be attempting to defend their crown as European champions this summer with Luciano Spalletti leading the team into the 2024 European Championships in Germany. Having won Euro 2020 (in 2021) with a penalty shootout victory over England at Wembley, Italy are theoretically the team to beat in Germany. Having missed out on the World Cup in between these two editions of the Euros, a strong showing is needed to make up for recent disappointment.

May 24, 2024 | total-italianfootball.com | Euan Burns

AS Roma Women won the 2023/24 Coppa Italia Femminile thanks to a penalty shootout triumph against Fiorentina following a thrilling contest that ended 3-3 after extra-time. The first half of normal time ended 1-1 with Valentina Giacinti and Pauline Hammarlund scoring at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Cesena, but an action-packed second half saw La Viola throw away a 3-1 lead which prompted extra time and penalties.