Sam rants about Italy's 4-1 victory over Israel in the Nations League, people claiming the Israeli National Team should be banned from football and that the FIGC should have boycotted the match, where gli Azzurri should play going forward, Daniel Maldini and others' debuts, the privilege of dying on the job in Vicenza and much more. Enjoy!…

Sam rants about the correct way to pronounce AZZURRI, the new Spalletti midfield following Italy's 2-2 draw to Belgium, what to do with Lorenzo Pellegrini after his red card, the looming Daniel Maldini debut and the need to throw young players into the line of fire, and compares the POS vibe of Alessandro Bastoni to Riccardo Calafiori. That and mor…

Sam rants about Macintosh apples, Fall activities with WOPs, why Italians in Canada are huge immigrants, footballers on cameo, American footballers’s weird vibe, the dynamics of Love Island and more.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to give it a boost!!

Sam rants about the Italy vs. Israel match, Lisa Ann growing up Italian, Fedez beefing Tony Effe, Daniele De Rossi being fired by Roma and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to help boost it

Sam is all dolled up to react to Italy's huge 3-1 victory over France in Paris at Parc des Princes, discuss Luciano Spalletti continueing to play Giovanni Di Lorenzo while some new faces make a positive impact, and go over how gli Azzurri's results against France and Israel this international break will shape how Italians should side on the IDF v. …

Uncle Farhad of Turin Giants is back for a hang with Sam to dive into gentrification of the Caucasus, the time George Bush visited Albania, Cristiano Ronaldo’s new YouTube channel and how he can't act like a human, local instagram cringe vloggers and much more. Enjoy!Check out Farhad's sweet apparel at turingiants.comFollow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate…

Sam rants about Drake "saving" Venezia FC from bankruptcy, Italian hedonism and having the Azzurri be repped only by guys who hunt mushrooms. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to boost it

In this BONUS TAPE FROM THE ARCHIVES (re-upload of episode 187 of The Calcio Podcast from September 6th, 2022), Sam chronicles a nearly three week-long trip to Italy. From a rooftop in Naples to a toilet in Rome, this is a pod for the ages. 4 cities. 4 rants. 1 totalled Vespa. Enjoy this very special instalment of the show, featuring check-ins from…

Sam rants about a Neapolitan tailor making him feel inadequate, Angela Carini and the Olympic boxing soap opera with Imane Khelif, Jewish funeral customs and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it

Sam welcomes an old friend back to chat about the 2024 Paris Olympics drag wueeb Last Supper opening ceremony decision, the Olympics so far, Davide Ballardini's chrome dome, the legend of Jack Warner and other corrupt sporting officials, looking homeless, Ponzi schemes and much more Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost…

Sam rants about craving cannoli, Ricardo Calafiori’s suspicious girlfriend, the path for Pafundi and Camarda to save Italian football, Greenwood signing for Marseille, escorts at the condo and more. Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo and please write the pod five stars to help boost it

Sam about England losing the EURO final, Marco Violi being framed for the Trump assassination attempt, Chiara Nasti & Mattia Zaccagni’s home invasion, Como’s Indonesian PR team and more. Enjoy! Rate the pod five stars to boost it and follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Sam reacts to the news that Luciano Spalletti will stay on as Azzurri manager after Italy’s failure at EURO 2024, what changes we can expect now and whether this will solve anything. That and more. Enjoy the catharsis.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it

Sam reacts to Italy crashing out of EURO 2024 after losing 2-0 to Switzerland. Trying to make sense of the game, the tournament as a whole, who did and didn't show up, Spalletti's coaching, the FIGC's management, and where to go from herePlease rate the pod 5 stars to boost the showFollow Sam @imSamAdamo…

Sam tries to dial it in after Mattia Zaccagni's all-time last-second equalizer at the death sends gli Azzurri thru to the knockout round at EURO2024 following a triumphant 1-1 draw with Croatia. We deliberate over whether Italy are even any good, panic over our failing fullbacks, praise the hands of Gianluigi Donnarumma, laud Riccardo Calafiori's b…

Sam makes sense of gli Azzurri's performance in their 1-0 defeat to Spain at EURO2024 with Mike Luci. Chatting Spalletti's moves, our brutal midfield showing, Scamacca's isolation, Calafiori's game, some of the substitutions and more. Shot live on location at Melrose Resto in Little Italy (shoutout to them for letting us film there, good pizza and …

Sam reviews gli Azzurri's EURO 2024 opener vs. Albania, provides got a little post-match analysis, breaks down the alleged Playstation ban, and flips out over the decision to let a nerd songwriter into the sacred Nazionale changing room. That and more. Enjoy!Support our sponsor evangelistasports.comFollow Sam @imSamAdamoRate the show 5 stars to hel…

EURO 2024 is upon us and Sam is going to extreme lengths to galvanize his fellow Italians ahead of gli Azzurri's opener against Albania. On the pod this week: a deep dive into Italy's colonial past in Albania, discussing the vibes around Spalletti's side going into the tournament, tales from a local nuru and casino, comparing Italy to France, plus …

Sam has a meltdown after gli Azzurri's EURO 2024 squad suffers two major injury blows and welcomes Venezia back to Serie A. That and much more, enjoy!! WAR!!!!!!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please toss a rating on the pod to help boost it

Sam goes over Luciano Spalletti's Azzurri provisional squad for EURO 2024 and fails to successfully dunk on Albanian men. That and much more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to help bump it

Sam rants about Allegri's majestic last stand, furniture shopping, Italy's forecasted EURO 2024 provisional squad, and the face of every Serie A club in an ideal world according to us. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and please rate the pod 5 stars to boost it

Sam rants about Messi's visit to Montreal, Como returning to Serie A, the ideal cocktail of Italian clubs in the league, the 6AM club next to the Laval Tesla dealership, golf faux-pas and much more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please rate the pod 5 stars

Sam goes off about visiting a university pro-Palestine encampment at McGill, Toronto FC coming to play his old coach's Montreal-based semi-pro team in the Canadian Championship, Salernitana fans deserving to travel to Cosenza in Serie B next season, and loads more. Enjoy the catharsis.Rate the pod 5 stars and follow Sam @imSamAdamo…

Sam rants about a planned mass coming-out party in world football, the new Scampia housing project, young women and their babies, being humped by puppies and moreRate the pod 5 stars and follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Sam has his Persian-Swedish-interista-lawyer-journalist uncle Nima Tavallaey Roodsari back on the pod for a long chat about the mind of Aurelio De Laurentiis, the behaviour of Fabrizio Romano, the Inter Serie A title win, Calciopoli Christmas bribes and much more. Great hang, enjoy!!!Subscribe to Nima's pod "The Italian Football Podcast" with Carlo…

Sam rants about dad strength, gambling sites, Greek restaurants and attending soccer tryouts on a stomach full of scones. That and much more.If you're in Montreal come to Sal Valentinetti's performance on May 19th https://linktree.com/insiememontrealFollow Sam @imSamAdamoRate the pod 5 stars per piacere…

Sam is joined by local sex icon and philosopher Mike Luci for a most enlightened meeting of the minds, as promised weeks ago. Buckle in.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & follow Mike @MikeLuciiRate the pod 5 stars to help boost the show

Sam rants about condo leasing agents, his personal experience with Juan Jesus, the English and Italian football media, being accused of having the tism and more. Enjoy!!Follow Sam @imSamAdamoRate the pod 5 stars to help boost the show

Sam is in London and is fully embodying the spirit of the proper Cockney bloke. Gli Azzurri played two matches stateside, so we ran away to Europe to be as far away as possible from the goombas who chose to dwell in the stadiums of Florida and New Jersey. The people who travel to London are a lot to unpack and this week's rant aims to do just that.…

Sam dives in on Francesco Acerbi getting booted from the Azzurri squad for calling Juan Jesus an ambiguous racial slur, the nuances of the N-word in Italian, Spalletti’s national team call ups and much more. RATE THE POD 5 STARS📱Follow Sam everywhereYOUTUBE https://youtube.com/@SamAdamoINSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/imsamadamoTIKTOK https://tiktok…

Sam is joined by Freeway Frank to chat about dating younger ladies, old world radio, the Trudeau media dilemma, the covid years, who would’ve gassed gypsies at Dachau, calcio scandals, the people of Bari città and more. Enjoy! Check out The Drive By Podcast with Freeway Frank on all audio platforms and on YouTube RATE THE POD 5 STARS📱Follow Sam eve…

Sam is with his friend Mino to discuss businesses being firebombed, Lazio duly losing to Bayern, which Azzurri players might be fascist, who still goes to the bank, overly supportive immigrant grandparents and tons more. Great hang on the episode this week, enjoy!RATE THE POD 5 STARS📱Follow Sam everywhereYOUTUBE https://youtube.com/@SamAdamoINSTAGR…

Sam rants about Messi ticket prices in Montreal, the new Azzurri kits, your kid having cancer vs being trans, German cooking videos and much, much more. Enjoy!RATE THE POD 5 STARS📱Follow Sam everywhereYOUTUBE https://youtube.com/@SamAdamoINSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/imsamadamoTIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@imsamadamoTWITTER https://twitter.com/imsam…

Sam is solo this week ranting about Kanye West's unlikely collaboration and relationship with Inter Milan, the old man in Taranto derailing club plans, Napoli's new coach who is playing Football Manager in real life, Roma's Saudi takeover and more. Enjoy!RATE THE POD 5 STARS📱Follow Sam everywhereYOUTUBE https://youtube.com/@SamAdamoINSTAGRAM https:…

Sam is live on location from the touchline of friends of the pod Michele & Matteo Bruzzese's 5-a-side game with their Sunday League team, Crotone6ix. Joining the boys between shifts are teammates and returning guests Vincenzo Attisano aka YCV (whose music we're hoping to sneak into Sanremo by 2045) and Stevie Moore (TLN TV online, founder of The La…

Sam is blessed with the boys from his favourite old calcio podcast, Stereo Serie A (minus Lopopolo), for a chat about the old days, citizenship rules, Serie A doping allegations from Gary Neville, Atalanta's sketchy trainer, the Azzurri Nations League group and much more. Super fun episode. Enjoy!!Follow the boys' dormant Twitter account @StereaSer…

Sam is joined by Stevie Moore (founder of The Laziali, online for TLN TV, creator of DisplayPro frames) in this calcio-heavy bonus episode. They recount experiences of traveling to Rome to watch games at the Stadio Olimpico, assess where Ciro Immobile ranks amount Italy's strikers past and present, outline how Italian teams should aim to upset jugg…

Sam is on a bed with no headboard in Toronto to rant about Benito Mussolini's rise to power, Marco Materazzi and the Inter brigade, Blackrock buying his Nonno's home and more. Bedtime story episode, no intro this week -- straight to the chase. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease rate the pod 5 stars!

Sam discusses Sütirol's Jannik Sinner becoming the first Italian man to win a Grand Slam title in nearly 50 years but Hitler still claiming him as a German, butchering a pig, Mussolini's pitfalls and more.Follow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease toss a 5 star rating on the pod to help boost it

Sam goes off on the slew of footballers leaving money behind in Saudi Arabia, football fans commenting on LinkedIn, the mob wife aesthetic trend infecting young females' minds, Sean Strickland and moreFollow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease toss us a 5 star rating to help boost the pod

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Roma, but we'll always have Tirana. Sam's solo this week discussing his ageing relatives becoming increasingly unhinged, new grandparent scams that speak to you in Italian and more. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo please rate the pod 5 stars, cheers

Sam has been kicked off his 7-a-side team, Italians come to the rescue, and Jeffrey Epstein is the new Pablo EscobarFollow Sam @imSamAdamoRate the pod 5 stars if you haven't yet

Sam discusses players betting on themselves, Carlo Ancelotti refusing to coach Brazil and when he will inevitably coach Italy, how to seduce people as a rich European, crossing the sauces, Sorbillo's pineapple pizza and more.Follow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease rate the pod 5 stars if you haven't yet

This festive week: Christmas Eve customs questioned, the new Super League presentation is scary, the best Italian ad ever, Tommy Cutlets, Dembow flow and more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease rate the show 5 stars

Sam is joined by Irish comics Shane Todd and Katie Boyle for a cultural crossover episode in the green room at The Stand. We chat about charity football matches, James McClean and the poppy, accent comparisons and more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamoFollow Shane @ShaneToddComedyFollow Katie @KatieBoyleComicPlease rate the podcast if you're so incline…

Sam sits down with stand-up comic Tony Dabas, whose story of growing up selling ice cream to criminals on Staten Island and narrowly escaping death is one of the wildest we've had on the pod. Enjoy!Please rate the pod 5 stars if you read this and haven't alreadyFollow Sam @imSamAdamoFollow Tony @TonyDcomedy…

Sam breaks down gli Azzurri's EURO 2024 group draw against a number of tantalizing opponents and has a great chat with stand-up comic Bassam Shawl about fasting, his time working for the Qatari government and more. Enjoy! Follow Bassam @BassamShawl and follow Sam @imSamAdamo Please give the pod a 5 star rating to help boost the show…

Sam is joined for a top tier chat with Gabriel Ferrari (ex-Sampdoria player, retired pro) and fellow comic Alex Carabaño (The VSPOT, St. Mark's Comedy Club, friend of the show). They chat about coaching in Italy, playing under Maurizio Sarri, stories from the trenches of Serie C and Serie B, being teammates with Gaddafi's son, and tons more. Enjoy!…

Italy have qualified for EURO 2024 and Sam is live on location with The Magic Man, Paulie Malignaggi, at Caffè Sportivo on 18th Avenue in Brooklyn in the immediate aftermath of gli Azzurri's electric 0-0 draw against Ukraine, surrounded by a cast of locals and a possible Eastern European spy. Tech issues; yelling about Donnarumma; a young Golden Gl…

Sam goes deep into the mind of new friend and fellow comic Jared Schwartz after Jared interloped at a private dinner event (to which he was not invited) that Sam was attending. ​⁠Rate the pod 5 stars per favore and follow Sam @imSamAdamo & Jared @TheKidJared