Enzo Marino is a professional language interpreter, a football writer and a stadium announcer at Rome's Olimpico. He joins David to discuss Panettone vs Pandoro at Christmas, plus: Social Football Summit 2023 in Rome, Guinness World Records in Italy, DJ chat, The Pigneto area of Rome, Cheap coffees (Italy vs UK), Christmas in Enzo’s hometown, Stadi…

Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail gives his assessment on Italy's answer to former (bruising, tough nut) defender Vinnie Jones. Find Dan Cancian here on Twitter: @dan_cancian https://www.dailymail.co.uk/profile-155/dan-cancian.html Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter David also contributes to Forbes SportsMoney https://www.forbes.com/sites/d…

After 10 seasons, and Rudi Garcia's dismissal, Walter Mazzarri returns to Napoli. Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/11/14/napoli-fires-rudi-garcia-and-reappoints-former-coach-walter-mazzarri/?sh=750a46e93a4e Find Dan Cancian here on Twitter: @dan_can…

Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss the current English Premier League drama, Italians in the EPL, plus Parma and Italy's Serie B Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/09/28/a-dream-come-true-circati-on-goalscoring-milestone-for-parma/?sh=378e1b827ecd Find Dan Cancian here on Twitter: @dan…

On the eve of Italy's Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia, Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss Luciano Spalletti's national team issues and more. Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/11/09/the-downward-trend-that-luciano-spalletti-faces-with-italy/ Find Dan Cancian here on Twitter…

Giancarlo Rinaldi and David Ferrini discuss Vincenzo Italiano's brilliant start to the 2023-24 campaign at Fiorentina. Here's the ForbesSports article : go.forbes.com/c/Afr2 Find Giancarlo here on Twitter: @Ginkers and @RigorePod Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter David also contributes to Forbes SportsMoney https://www.forbes.com/sites…

Andy Wallace a.k.a. Chiacchierata Calcistica (Calcio Chat) joins David to discuss the pre-season drama of relegated and promoted clubs from the Italian second, third and fourth divisions. Find Andy here on Twitter: @CCalcistica Here is a link to Andy's All-Time XI of Italian Lower League Cult Heroes: https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2022/08/19/all-ti…

This is the final part of the first episode for 2023-24. David is joined by Jurre, a Dutch freelance football writer, to analyse transfers, coaches and squads for the upcoming Serie A season. You can listen to the first part here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/10iV9gbd7AUz92gp4NlqA3?si=-3SN8DWOR8aXHYbuT-Gj1g Follow Jurre van Wanrooij on Twitter …

Welcome back! This is the first episode for 2023-24. David is joined by Jurre, a Dutch freelance football writer, to analyse transfers, coaches and squads for the upcoming Serie A season. Follow Jurre van Wanrooij on Twitter @WanrooijJurre and @_GIFN @ForzaNapPress Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter David also contributes to Forbes Spor…

Emmet Gates writes on Italian football for Forbes Sports. He joins David Ferrini to discuss the legacy of Silvio Berlusconi, the FIFA U20 World Cup Final, Inter's Champions League Final against Manchester City, the Serie A relegation Playoff between Spezia and Verona, the Serie B Promotion Playoff between Bari and Cagliari, plus more! Here is Emmet…

4th June, 2023: Enjoy all the audio from the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Italian football commentator David Ferrini takes us through Napoli vs Sampdoria on match day 38 of the 2022-23 season. - Tribute to each Napoli player 2022-23 - Fabio Quagliarella retires in his hometown of Naples - Live celebrations as Napoli finally lifts the Scudetto in f…

David Ferrini talks to three international journalists that made their way to see Napoli lift the Scudetto on June 4th at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. - Alvaro Nanton (freelance) and Calatina Sarra (Diario Olé) from Argentina - Lolade Adewuyi (Soccernet.ng) from Nigeria - Stadium ambience Follow Alvaro Nanton on Twitter @Nantonalvaro Follow C…

Jeremy Bowling joins David Ferrini to discuss: - Bari's best areas for food and drink - Atmosphere at the Stadio San Nicola - Bari's season and playoff plight - Bari's last Serie A season in 2011 - Nostalgia with Cassano, Protti and David Platt Jeremy on Twitter: @FCBariBrit Jeremy with David Platt: https://twitter.com/fcbaribrit/status/16421527922…

Giancarlo Rinaldi and Andy Wallace join David Ferrini for a look at Week 1 of the 2022-23 Serie B Playoffs: - Why do we have the Serie B Playoffs and how they work - Cagliari v Venezia with @ginkers from @Rigorepod - Sudtirol v Reggina - Playout: Brescia v Cosenza - Serie C to B promotion Finals with @CCalcistica - Serie D to C promotion Finals - O…

Napoli has beaten every Serie A side and David was there at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to see it. Napoli v Inter on Matchday 36 (2022-23) - stadium ambience, hear what it's like to be there! - Anguissa, Di Lorenzo, Gaetano goals for Napoli - Lukaku goal for Inter - Live Commentary of the MD36 match #NapoliInter - Interview with best friends …

We sing Luciano Spalletti's praises after he took Napoli to unexpected glory in 2022-23. David Ferrini is joined by Emmet Gates, Joe Fischetti and Adriano Del Monte to analyse.... - Spalletti's relationship with the players - how he connected to the city of Naples - Career history - we’ll dive into his calcio strategies of the past and present. - h…

Genoa Club Toronto's President Fabrizio joins David Ferrini to discuss Serie B in Italy and focus on the Rossoblu. - Genoa's season so far - Serie B chase for promotion - Fairweather fans in football - Genoa player breakdown You can follow Fabrizio @GenoaClubToront Follow @LaLanternaPod for all things Genoa CFC Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ T…

Broadcaster and Presenter Adriano Del Monte joins David Ferrini to discuss Italian clubs in European competitions, plus Serie A pedigree and Serie B promotion. . The Italo-Kangaroo duo chat about: - UEFA Champions League: Serie A Clubs Can Reach For Glory - Serie A Clubs: How They Can Collectively Bring Joy - Antonio Conte: Destination Unknown? - S…

Broadcaster and Presenter Adriano Del Monte joins David Ferrini to discuss Italy's latest ups and downs against England and Malta. The Italo-Kangaroo duo chat about: - Mateo Retegui's impact and record - Roberto Mancini's focus on youth - Italy's last 40 performances - Adriano's career and rise In Part 2 they talk about Italian clubs in European co…

Following the ever-controversial Derby D'Italia, Emmet Gates returns from Argentina and joins David Ferrini to discuss the Big 3 and their respective predicaments moving towards 2023-24. - Derby D'Italia and that Rabiot handball - Juventus vs Inter vs Milan: On a scale of Cremonese to Napoli, who's in the best shape? - Lazio vs Roma: the Derby dell…

Serie A Broadcaster David Ferrini is joined by Joe Fischetti of @ForzaNapoliPod for an in depth look at Napoli, Spalletti, Osimhen and everything else Partenopei following the demolition of Juventus and the double-defeat of Roma. Is Napoli on course for a historic upset Scudetto shock? How about the Champions League? You can follow Joe Fischetti @J…

Hakan Sükür is a former Inter Milan, Galatasaray, Parma, Torino, Blackburn Rovers and Turkey striker who scored just under 400 goals for club and country. Sükür joins David for his first English-spoken interview: - THAT RECORD! Turkey vs South Korea 2002, FIFA World Cup Fastest Goal in history. - Where Sükür is based now, why, and what he is doing …

Giancarlo Rinaldi also covers Serie B-especially Venezia with his cousin Marco-on the Rigore Podcast. Accompanied by David Ferrini, @Ginkers explores the Serie B season thus far. In this 2022 Christmas speciale, we focus on the race for Serie A promotion with Venezia and Paolo Vanoli, De Laurentis-owned Bari, Corini's Palermo, Super Pippo's Reggina…

Giancarlo Rinaldi joins Lega Football to talk about Roberto Mancini's decision to chase young Italian teenagers. Just who should be stalked? Parliamo: Sofyan Amrabat's stunning World Cup. Will Commisso cash in? - Fiorentina strong points vs downfalls, and the resurgence of one of the Viola's forgotten prospects. Giancarlo is on Twitter @Ginkers and…

De-stress or sleep to the sounds of bliss. It's as though you're at the stadium, so close your eyes and wander off into Football Fantasy. Sound Recorded at Wembley, 2022. Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack: https://davidferrini.substack…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 12 of Serie A and Italian football, hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Diego Maradona tribute 2. Emmet Gates: Six of Maradona's Greatest Napoli Goals https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2020/oct/29/diego-maradona-60-best-goals-napoli-serie-a?CMP=share_btn_tw 3. Serie A MD12 roundup 4. Serie…

@legafootball This is the review show for Match Day 11 hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Serie A Matchday 11 (3 points for the Big 3) 2. Franck Ribery Retires (Lega Football Substack article) 3. Mosconi Moment 4. Zvonimir Boban on Milan in Zagreb @footballitalia 5. Gianfranco Zola relives Scudetto moment @SerieA YouTube Lega Football aims to be a fresh, …

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 10 of Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro, hosted by @davidferrini_ with guests @LaLanternaPod and @Ccalcistica 1. Inter, Juve, Roma, Milan, Atalanta and Napoli victorious 2. The Maradona Murales of Naples 3. Fabrizio and Matt from La Lanterna Podcast, Cosenza v Genoa breakdown 4. Serie B MD9 Wrap as Cristiano…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 9 of Serie A live from Fiorentina's Stadio Artemio Franchi, hosted by @davidferrini_ and @emmetgates with special guest Andrea 'the Viola jinx'. 1. The ambience pre-match of the Fiorentina Lazio Serie A match on October 10th, 2022. 2. Serie A review of Match Day 9. 3. The final moments of Fiorentina-Lazi…

This is a Lega Football feature interview with Parma and Italy defender, Alessandro Circati. Alessandro joins David to discuss: - Italy u20 and u21 call-ups - "It Way My Moment": Parma debut under Beppe Iachini - Gialloblu history and expectations moving forward - 2022/23 season under Fabio Pecchia - Players that Circati looks up to - History of It…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 8 of Serie A hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Serie A review of Match Day 8 with @DavidTWindsor as Napoli and Atalanta still lead Udinese 2. Rijkaard, Shevchenko and Silvio celebrations 3. Serie B review of Match Day 7 with Bari, Reggina and Brescia lead 4. Serie C Lega Pro glance of Match Day 6 5. The Lega F…

Andy Wallace joins David Ferrini to dissect the first few rounds of Italian third division football with a focus on all the heavyweights across Group A (North Italy), Group B (Central) and Group C (South). Let's talk Padova, Reggiana, Foggia, Novara, Siena, Avellino, Messina, Pescara and plenty more. Find Andy here on Twitter: @CCalcistica This is …

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 7 of Serie A hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Serie A review of Match Day 7 2. UEFA Champions League review of MD2 3. UEFA Europa and Conference League MD2 4. Who is Abdelhamid Sabiri? 5. Who is Alessio Zerbin? 6. UEFA Nations League MD5 Preview of Italy vs England 7. Serie B glance Lega Football aims to be a…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 6 of Serie A hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Serie A review of Match Day 6 2. Joe Fischetti of @ForzaNapoliPod @Joe_Fischetti5 3. Serie B analysis of newly relegated and promoted teams 4. Roberto Donadoni Birthday Shoutout 5. Serie C Lega Pro round up 6. Beach Soccer: European Superfinal in Cagliari @BeachSo…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 5 of Serie A hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Milan Inter 2. Fiorentina Juve 3. @CalcioConPod with @AlexDonno and @JMancini8 4. Lazio Napoli 5. Marko Arnautovic with @DavidTWindsor 6. Serie A RoundUp 7. Serie B News 8. Lega Pro Serie C News Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful I…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 4 of Serie A hosted by @davidferrini_ 1. Deadline Day Statistics in Italy and figures 2. Serie B Goal of the Week 3. Mosconi Moment 4. MD4 News and Classifica 5. Milan Inter Derby preview Article from @Dunlop85 for @GentlemanUltra 6. Fiorentina Juventus preview 7. Lazio Napoli preview follow Victor: @Vic…

@legafootball This is the show for Match Day 3 of Serie A and Serie B 1. David Windsor joins to talk Juventus vs Roma @davidtwindsor 2. Serie A Full Breakdown 3. GianCarlo Rinaldi of @RigorePod talks Fiorentina vs Napoli 4. Matt and Fabrizio from @LaLanternaPod dissect Pisa vs Genoa 5. That Pogba Brothers saga with Football Italia Lega Football aim…

Andy Wallace joins to explain what's happening on the streets of Verona as Sergio Pellissier (former Chievo star striker) and Luca Campedelli (Ex-Chievo President) deploy their strategies-and a series of rivalrous mind games-to win the race to revive the now-defunct Chievo Verona. Find Andy here on Twitter: @CCalcistica This is the Tweet we're talk…

@legafootball This is the show for Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 with football broadcaster David Ferrini. 1. Match Day 2 news and breakdown of Serie A games 2. Grande Napoli and Luciano Spalletti with @davidferrini_ https://davidferrini.substack.com/p/napoli-italys-most-potent-attack 3. Mosconi Moment 4. Demetrio Albertini's Birthday tribute 5. Domenic…

@legafootball This is the show for August 19th/20th 2022. 1. Richard Hall joins to discuss Venezia vs Genoa @RichHall80 @davidferrini_ 2. Serie A preview to MD2 3. Match Day 1 breakdown of Serie B games 4. ChiacchierataCalcistica joins to chat Pellissier vs Campedelli 5. Serie A Rewind (Lega Football Player Cards) #KnowYourCalcio 6. Mosconi Moment …

@legafootball This is the show for Tuesday, August 16th 2022 with Italian football broadcaster David Ferrini. 1. Match Day 1 full breakdown of Serie A games 2. Richard Hall joins to discuss Lecce vs Inter @RichHall80 @davidferrini_ 3. Mosconi Moment (Germano Mosconi) 4. Claudio Garella 5. Venezia vs Genoa breakdown, Richard Hall joins to chat Serie…

This is the show for Friday, August 12th 2022 with Italian football broadcaster David Ferrini. 1. Emmet Gates of Forbes Sports, Guardian and Gentleman Ultra joins to discuss "Expect Fireworks" 2. Milan v Udinese, Serie A preview 3. Monza v Torino, Serie A preview 4. Parma v Bari, Serie B preview 5. Serie B Best XI REVEALED 6. Goal.com, Mark Doyle, …

This is the show for Tuesday, August 9th 2022. 1. Pioli's On Fire 2. Milan-Inter-Juve Friendlies 3. La Gazzetta dello Sport and TuttoMercatoWeb Headlines 4. There were some big upsets in the Coppa Italia Second Round Breakdown 5. AC Milan Best XI preview https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2022/07/29/all-time-xi-ac-milan/ Lega Football aims to be a fres…

This is the show for Friday, August 5th 2022. 1. Scamacca che c@$$0 hai detto? #WestHam 2. Dries Mertens heartfelt goodbye to Napoli #FootballItalia 3. Serie B and Lega Pro Transfer Markets: An in-depth look at the mercato 4. Calcio Billionaires #TuttoMercatoWeb 5. Serie B Midfielder of the Year Award 2021/22 #LegaSubstack https://davidferrini.subs…

The Italian football is officially underway with the preliminary round of the Coppa Italia plus some FIFA 2006 "bad blood" is resolved. This is the show for August 2nd, 2022. 1. Coppa Italia results from the weekend 2. Sixteen years later...Pippo Inzaghi and Simone Barone meet again 3. Serie A Transfer Market: An in-depth look at the mercato 4. La …

This is a Lega Football feature interview with football presenter, Adriano Del Monte. Adrian joins David to discuss: - Adriano’s interview on the Italian Football Podcast. - why Calcio needs to focus on English-speaking territories. - the attraction of Bella Italia and monetising that appeal. - how competing Leagues are accelerating their push to o…

This is the show for July 7th, 2022. 1. Adriano Del Monte, Presenter, joins to discuss: Sicily, Lukaku at Inter, European ambitions for Calcio. 2. Serie B Team of the Season - Lega Football's Serie B Defender of the Season - Defenders chosen for Serie B Best XI and U23 team https://davidferrini.substack.com/ 3. Adrian Del Monte and David Ferrini di…

Lega Football focuses on many aspects of Calcio, not just Serie A and the national team, but also the lower Leagues. This is the show for July 1st, 2022. 1. Serie B Team of the Season - As voted by fans on social media - Lega Football's Serie B Goalkeeper of the Season https://bit.ly/SerieB_GK_LegaFootball 2. The problems and potential rise of Sici…

Giancarlo Rinaldi joins Lega Football to talk about Fiorentina's rollercoaster season that ended successfully with qualification for the 2022/23 UEFA Conference League. We talk about Vincenzo Italiano's performance, La Viola's goalkeeper tussle, Lucas Torreira, the departure of Dusan Vlahovic and the overall emotional turbulence of being a Fiorenti…

Lega Football focuses on many aspects of Calcio, not just Serie A and the national team, but also the lower Leagues. This is Show 03 for June 14th, 2022. 1. Palermo and that Serie C PlayOff Final - We talk to Matteo, a Palermo fan from @PalermoSC_UK - Anthony Barbagallo joins us from Sicilian Football @SicilianCalcio 2. Fiorentina deep dive with Gi…