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Luka Modrić and AC MIlan are coming to Australia - for a Serie A game.

Pandora’s box opens: Why Milan’s trip to Perth could reshape club football

For AC Milan fans in Australia, the prospect of seeing a Serie A game played here in February is a bit of a guilty pleasure, given the strong global opposition.

  • Vince Rugari

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UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Whose game is it anyway? European soccer is recoiling at what is routine for AFL, NRL

In Europe, the idea of “selling” home games is a red line to never be crossed. In Australia, we crisscross it every other weekend.

  • Vince Rugari
Antonio Arena, Australia’s latest prodigy in Italy.

Meet the Western Sydney 16-year-old making stunning Serie A breakthrough

Antonio Arena has “intrigued” renowned coach Gian Piero Gasperini at AS Roma – but Australia’s latest soccer prodigy is representing Italy at junior level.

  • Vince Rugari
AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic in action during the Serie A match against Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in March.

Italian powerhouses AC Milan, Como poised for Perth clash

Perth is set to host a historic clash between Italian football giants AC Milan and Como in what will be the first-ever major European match played for points on foreign soil.

  • Connor McGoverne and Owen Leonard
One or both of the Milan clubs could be bound for Australia - and not for a friendly.

Molto bene: Australia in line to host world-first Italian Serie A match

Perth’s Optus Stadium and Australian football fans could be set to benefit from next year’s Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony is being held at the San Siro, which is forcing the two Milan clubs to get creative.

  • Vince Rugari
Napoli fans celebrate after winning the Serie A championship on May 04, 2023 in Naples, Italy. SSC Napoli are Champions of Italy after thirty three years; the last time they obtained the trophy, Diego Armando Maradona led the team. The victory of the third Scudetto comes for the team coached by Luciano Spalletti, obtaining 1 point away at the Friuli stadium against Udinese.

One dead, seven injured in Naples in night of soccer celebrations

The mayhem unfolded after the southern Italian city exploded in joy at the success of its soccer team.

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Napoli celebrations

Naples erupts as Serie A club clinch first title since Maradona era

A 1-1 draw almost 850km away was enough to secure a first championship in more than three decades for Napoli, sparking wild scenes in southern Italy’s largest city.

  • Andrew Dampf
Ross Pelligra is the owner of revived Italian club Catania SSD, and is leaning on Socceroos legends Vince Grella and Mark Bresciano for advice.

‘He’ll be a god’: Two ex-Socceroos and the Sicilian offer they couldn’t refuse

Vince Grella and Mark Bresciano, along with Aussie businessman Ross Pelligra, have taken on the gargantuan task of rebuilding a fallen giant of Italian football and guiding them back to Serie A.

  • Vince Rugari
Davide Nicola was sacked, then re-hired two days later.

Italian side appoints coach again two days after sacking him

Davide Nicola was relieved of his duties as coach of Salernitana a day after a chastening 8-2 defeat at Atalanta. Two days later, club president Danilo Iervolino took the remarkable step of recalling him to the position.

Harry Kewell (inset) and Cristian Volpato.

‘Make a decision’: Kewell wants quick answer from Volpato on Socceroos future

Harry Kewell has urged Socceroos coach Graham Arnold to force Roma star Cristian Volpato into a choice between Italy and Australia by picking him for the World Cup.

  • Vince Rugari