NEWS
6 LA GAZZETTA
Up-to-date news including more Antonio Cassano controversy and Inter’s warning to teen sensation Mario Balotelli
10 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
All the latest from Europe’s top club competition
12 UEFA CUP
All of Italy’s representatives can still make the knock-out stages, but some teams will have it a lot easier than others
13 COPPA ITALIA
The latest Coppa Italia clash saw Lazio travelling north to take on Milan. Serafino Ingardia reports on all the action from San Siro
14 INTERNATIONAL SCENE
As the Azzurri’s preparations for South Africa 2010 continue, Marcello Lippi took his Italy team hunting for records in Greece
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REGULAR FEATURES
44 AROUND THE PENINSULA
Our popular feature highlighting the humorous and the off-beat lurking behind the headlines
64 MY CITY, MY CLUB
Our fan’s guide to the best cities for watching the beautiful game. This month Sarah Lane takes us to the more peaceful environment of Bologna
66 TERZO TEMPO
Welcome to the Third Half, where anything goes. Featuring lookalikes, the calcio alphabet, curva idols explained and much, much more
72 HALL OF FAME
Giampiero Boniperti was the original Mr Juventus, both as a player and President. Giancarlo Rinaldi puts the latest plaque on our wall of legends
77 ITALY INDEX
Our nation-by-nation guide to the history of the Azzurri continues as we delve into the archives of the Nazionale’s history, bringing us to, amongst others, France
79 FLORENCE POSTCARD
More thoughts from Florence based columnist John Pitonzo
97 LAST WORD
Are fans too demanding these days? Susy Campanale wonders where clubs like Roma and Fiorentina would be now if they had listened to their angry tifosi in the bad times
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8 CHRISTMAS CRACKER
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29 EXACT EDITIONS
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46 ITALIA WEB
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76 BACK ISSUES
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80 SUBSCRIPTIONS
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SPECIAL FEATURES
16 REPLACING GIGI
Much has been made of the lack of young Italian goalkeepers, but we look at two potential long-term candidates to replace Gigi Buffon
18 FIGHTING BACK (Exclusive)
Battling defender Giorgio Chiellini tells us about forcing his way into the Juventus and Italy starting XIs after moving to centre-back
22 MILAN MASTERS
The Rossoneri are back competing for the Scudetto and we take a closer look at the rejuvenated stars who have made it happen, including Ronaldinho and Gennaro Gattuso
32 END OF AN ERA
With both Inter and Milan considering the possibility of building their own stadia, could we be seeing the final days of the iconic San Siro arena?
34 NINE FOR ‘09
We highlight the nine rising stars to keep an eye on over the next year…
MARIO BALOTELLI (INTER)
SEBASTIAN GIOVINCO (JUVE)
SIMONE PEPE (UDINESE)
STEVAN JOVETIC (FIORENTINA)
FABIANO SANTACROCE (NAPOLI)
DANIELE GALLOPPA (SIENA)
PAOLO DE CEGLIE (JUVE)
ZDRAVKO KUZMANOVIC (FIORENTINA)
GAETANO D’AGOSTINO (UDINESE)
42 CRYSTAL BALL
As we enter 2009, Susy Campanale casts an eye to the future and shares with us her view of the coming year
47 DIARY DATES
Take in the major cities of calcio with our handy 2009 calendar, full of all the fixtures and dates you need
56 CALCIO QUIZ
Bored without Serie A action over Christmas and New Year? Then pass the time by testing your calcio knowledge in our quiz
58 SUPER BOL (Exclusive)
As Bologna continue their quest for Serie A survival, we chat to new Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and President Francesca Menarini
68 CULT CLASSICS
We take a closer look at some of calcio’s best loved teams, who made plenty of friends but always fell short when it came to trophies
82 MAGIC NUMBERS
Whatever happened to teams lining up wearing 1-11 on their backs? Steve Wilson looks at some of the more unusual choices of digits and the reasons behind them
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RESULTS SERVICE
84 SERIE A REVIEW
Who will find themselves at the top of the table going into the winter break? Susy Campanale reports on all the latest action from Serie A
86 SERIE A RESULTS
All the stats, including results, scorers, tables, attendances, red & yellow cards and referees
90 SERIE B REVIEW
It’s still as tight as ever in calcio’s second tier. Paul Watson passes his judgement on another exciting month in the Cadetti
92 SERIE B RESULTS
Your complete guide to every result and fixture plus tables and scorers
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