TV REVENUES - A Comparative View

There were threats of a strike in Spain by the club owners, but it never happened. The Spanish clubs are still pursuing laws that will ensure that the clubs get a piece of the internet gambling pie. In addition, the clubs will revisit the weekly free to air game in the summer.

But lurking in the background were the G6 or 7, depending who you ask, who stood up against the strike. The middle class clubs (Villarreal, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Real Zaragoza, Espanyol and Malaga) making a stand against the current individual TV revenue distribution and the proposed collective deal, that maintains the status quo.

Mando has quite eloquently covered the this whole situation, but I thought it was time to take a look at the big European markets and compare and contrast the various TV deals. (Source: Futebol Finance) These figures are only for Domestic markets.


PREMIER LEAGUE
Domestic TV Licensor: Sky Sports
Television contract: from 2009-10 through 2012-13
Total Value: 3.538 million euros
Annual breakdown: 1,179 million euros
Teams: 20

SERIE A
Domestic TV Licensor: Sky-Italia and Mediaset
TV Contract: 2010-11 through 2011-12
Total value: 1,822 million euros
Annual breakdown: 911 million.
Teams: 20

LIGUE 1
Domestic TV Licensor:Canal Plus and Orange
TV Contract: 2008-09 through 2011-12
Total value: 2,672 million euros
Annual breakdown: 668 mill.
Teams: 20

BUNDESLIGA
Domestic TV Licensor: Premiere AG
TV Contract: 2009-10 through 2012-13
Total value: 1,648 million euros
Annual breakdown: 412 mill.
Teams: 18

LA LIGA
Domestic TV Licensor: Mediapro
TV Contract: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Total value: 1,500 million euros
Annual breakdown: 500 mill. (280 To Real Madrid and Barcelona)
Teams: 20

EREDIVISIE
Domestic TV Licensor: RTL-Nederland
TV Contract: 2008-09 through 2010-11
Total value: 300 million euros
Annual breakdown: 100 mill.
Teams: 18

What is wrong with this picture? The Spanish League earns less in Domestic TV Revenues than Serie A and Ligue 1, and the Bundesliga is not far behind. This doesn't even take into account that the lion's share of the revenues from Mediapro goes to the big two giants. It seems that La Liga is selling their product short.

The disparity between the top and bottom of the league is enormous in Spain. 140M Euros of Domestic TV revenues goes to Real Madrid and Barcelona, where as bottom dwellers, Sporting and Malaga received 12M in 2010. Look at the competition during this same time period. In England, Manchester United received 58.2M Euros, where as Middlesborough received 34.9M. In Germany, Bayern received 28.1M compared to Hoffenheim at 13.3M. In France, Marseille received 49.9M versus relegation battlers Le Havre at 13.9M.

Redistribution of tv rights needs to be a priority. A competitive league makes a strong, financially stable, league.


Another factor that needs to be taken into account is the debt of the Spanish clubs. As reported by Punto Radio, La Liga clubs as of June 2010 were 3.526 million Euros in debt. This includes unpaid transfers, player salaries, social security, and back taxes.

Here are the top ten clubs:

-Real Madrid: 683 millon €

-Valencia: 550

-At. Madrid: 511

-F.C. Barcelona: 489

-Villarreal: 240

-Espanyol: 165

-Racing: 137

-Sevilla: 122

-Deportivo: 120

-Mallorca: 85


Catch 22? I am not anti-debt, it is a part of life, but Spanish teams need to start living within their means. A league wide austerity plan is way over due.

Improvements are needed in the earnings and spending arenas. Where is the Federation and League wide leadership when you need it?

Is this the League you Want?

Well, well, well, 12 games in and guess who is on top? The title race is basically a foregone conclusion. Real Madrid or Barçelona will take the spoilers and the Clásicos will decide it. So sad, that there is little chance that anyone else can vie for the title, once again (!) and that it is decided way too early.

Sure the competition between 3 - 8 is intense for European spots and the relegation battle is always tasty in La Liga. Anyone from 10th on down can fall into the abyss. But the gap between the top two aka duopoly, and the rest of the league is glaring, disturbing and threatening the competitiveness of the league.

And it's no wonder! if you look at the way the TV Revenues are distributed or lack there of, in Spain. Compare Spain to the other big leagues in Europe, you will see that it is so unfair. In fact is is a joke.

Look at the diagram below (source ligajusta). Real Madrid and Barcelona receive 50% of the TOTAL kitty. No wonder no one can compete for the title.





In England, revenues are well distributed, the same applies to France and Germany. And look at the bottom of the table in the chart. In this particular year the bottom in France, Germany and England grossed more monies than the bottom half of the table in La Liga. In fact the last place team in England earned more than 5th place (!) Villarreal - outrageous.

Sure the beautiful passing and possession based football on display in Spain is sublime. The youth development is second to none. Spain is the world champions. But with the emergence of the financial fair play rules in European competitions and the continuation of the same old TV revenue rules, as proposed by Barça and Real Madrid, the future looks quite bleak and boring. Spain will lose their co-efficient to Germany and possibly even France. La Liga will start to become even more predictable and non competitive than it will hurt the big two. Do you really want a league where there are only two competitive matches a year for the title?

A strong league top to bottom is what is needed. The proposal by the "renegade" group lead by Sevilla's Jose Maria Del Nido is what is needed. 40% evenly spread to each team. 60% based on audience, league performance, and legacy points. This model is based on the Premiership, France, Germany, and Russia's model. Even Italy has changed to a collective, equitable basis with a portion based on results. I don't even want to bother outlining Real Madrid and Barcelona's proposal, because it is the same old thing. Check out Mando's previous posts if you are still interested.

The depressing thing is that Madrid and Barça have convinced most of the Second division teams to go along with them, because of the offering of a parachute payment. Anything is better than nothing? Live for the moment? I guess these teams don't see a future competing in La Primera. Not good.

The power of the people and the internet is ours and our voices of disapproval must be heard. The future of the beautiful game in La Liga is at stake. Is this the League you want? The Status Quo? Barça and Real Madrid the perpetual winners? I doubt it...

Serie A Kit of the Day: Lecce

Lecce's new kits for the 2010/11 season are from Asics. The red and yellow is the home kit, white the away kit and black the 3rd kit.

Serie A 2010-2011 Important Dates

The 2010-2011 Serie A season starts on Sunday, August 29, 2010 and ends on Sunday, May 22, 2011.
The midweek rounds will be: Wednesday 22/09/2010, Wednesday 10/11/2010, Thursday 6/01/2011; Wednesday 2/02/2011. The break weekends are: Sunday 5/09/2010 (qualif. Euro 2012), Sunday 10/10/2010 (qualif. Euro 2012), Sunday 26/12/2010 and Sunday 2/01/2011 (winter break), Sunday 27/03/2011 (qualif. Euro 2012).

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Gene's Serie A Review

Forza Futbol 74

This week on Forza Futbol Hannah, Elisa and Gene discuss La Liga, Serie A and Champions League. Get the whole episode here, direct download here or subscribe in iTunes.

SERIE A MATCH DAY 3-SERIE A 3A GIORNATA

The City of Genova is on top of the Serie A world as both Sampdoria and Genoa kept perfect with Controversial referee aided wins. Aia had a black Sunday as at least 4-5 games were decided by referee calls or non-calls.
In Bergamo at 0-0 their should have been a penalty for Sampdoria that referee Gava had to have been blind not to see. Thankfully for Gava, Sampdoria won the game in the 63rd minute when Daniele Mannini scored the only goal for Sampdoria who beat Atalanta 1-0

I know this is going to sound like sour grapes from me as a Napoli fan, But anyone on the planet, who saw the Genoa-Napoli game (it was televised Worldwide) knows that Paolo Tagliavento, had the blackest of black Sundays in Genoa's 4-1 win over Napoli. The only correct call he made all night was the red-card he gave to Mimmo Criscito for the double yellow, when Criscito fouled Cristian Maggio, was given the first yellow, then proceeded to Curse at Tagliavento receiving the 2nd yellow/red for Abuse of Official in the 30th minute. After that, everything went downhill for the referee. Marek Hamsik scored for Napoli in the 41st Minute, then Tagliavento decided the game. In the 50th minute of the 1st half, Hugo Armando Campagnaro was called for a foul in the area on Giuseppe Sculli, In actuality, Campagnaro was fouled by Sculli. but Tagliavento Gave the Penalty, red-carded Campagnaro when Campagnaro committed no foul. The Penalty was converted by Sergio Floccari 1-1. He was lenient when Mateo Contini fouled Giandomenico Mesto which would have been Contini's second yellow, In the 55th Minute Mesto gave Genoa a 2-1 lead, which they never relinquished. In the75th minute, Hernan Crespo made it 3-1. Then, in the 88th minute, Tagliavento made another questionable call giving Genoa another PK on a no-foul by Salvatore Aronica against Genoa's Rodrigo Palacio. Houssaine Kharja converted the Penalty for the 4-1 final. All that said, I partially blame Napoli manager Roberto Donadoni for his not knowing how to put his team on the pitch, Totally excluding both Jesus Datolo and Juan Camilo Zuniga, left Napoli without any real help on the left side And, not starting Lavezzi, gave the Genoa club a boost.My opinion, Donadoni should either exclude Contini in favor of Fabiano Santacroce,in the 3-5-2. Or add Santacroce in a 4-4-2 with either Datolo-Hamsik-Cigarini-Zuniga or Maggio-Hamsik-Cigarini-Datolo in the midfield.
In Milan Inter Beat Parma 2-0 on goals in the 71st minute by Samuel Eto'o and in the 88th by Diego Millito.

in Florence Fiorentina edged Cagliari on a 55th minute goal by Alberto Gilardino.In Palermo, goals were scored early and late. Bari scored in the 2nd minute on a goal by Riccardo Allegretti, the Rosaneri drew even only in the 91st minute on a goal by Igor Budan In Bologna Chievo upset Bologna 2-0 Goals by Giampiero Pinzi in the 18th Minute and Sergio Pellissier in the 29th minute (Pellissier was offside goal should have been nullified).

In Udine it was a Festa Napoletana (Neapolitan Feast) for Udinese who beat Catania 4-2. All the Udinese Goals were scored by 2 boys from Naples. Antonio Floro Flores scored in the 29th minute to draw Udinese even after Takayuki Morimoto had given Catania the lead in the 11th Minute. Only to have the Sicilians retake the lead on a Penalty converted by Giuseppe Mascara in the 34th minute. However, the second half was the Toto' Di Natale show. The Neapolitan Bomber scored a hat trick, in the 55th, 69th and 79th minute, giving Udinese the victory and himself the lead in the scoring race with 6 goals in 3 matches.
In Siena, as expected, Roma, under their new manager Claudio Ranieri, showed a lot of heart and came back to beat Siena 2-1. Massimo Maccarone had given the Tuscans the lead in the 26th minute of an assist by Emanuele Calaio. It took the Giallorossi until the 73rd minute until Phillipe Mexes got them even. Then in the 89th minute John Arne Riise scored the match-winner on a fantastic free-kick, giving Roma their initial 3 points of the season.

La citta di Genova si trova in cima al Mondo della Serie A con la Sampdoria ed il Genoa che si trovano a punteggio pieno. Grazie all' aiuto degli arbitri. L'Associazione Italiana Arbitri ha avuto una Domenica nerissima, nel senso che almeno 4-5 partite hanno avuto episodi molto dubiosi Vari Rigori concessi e non, Espulsioni Validi e non validi Gol segnati in Offside, Convalidati. e compagnia bella.
A Bergamo sullo 0-0 c'era un rigore netto a favore della Sampdoria, che l'arbitro Gava doveva essere cieco per non averlo visto. Menomale per Gava, La Sampdoria, nonostante errore madornale ha vinto la partita, Grazie alla rete di Daniele Mannini al 63' I doriani hanno battuto L'Atalanta 1-0.

Lo so che puo sembrare una lamentella da parte mia da tifoso del Napoli, ma chiunque nel mondo (la partita e stata trasmessa in Mondovisione) che a visto Genoa-Napoli sapra che l'arbitro Paolo Tagliavento ha avuto la Domenica piu nera di tutti, nella partita vinta dai Rossoblu per 4-1 sul Napoli. L'unica decisione corretta di tutta la gara era quella di espellere al 30' Mimmo Criscito., per somma di amonizioni, in quanto commete un bruto fallo su Cristian Maggio, poi manda a quel paese l'arbitro per averlo ammonito. Dopo L'episodio la serata si fa molto buia per il fischietto. Marek Hamsik ha segnato per il Napoli al 41' Poi Tagliavento decide la gara, nel 50' del primo tempo, Hugo Armando Campagnaro viene espulso per un fallo da ultimo uomo in area su Giuseppe Sculli, Quando in realta era stato proprio Sculli a commettere il fallo ai danni di Campagnaro. Rigore al Genoa trasformato da Sergio Floccari 1-1. Poi Tagliavento grazia Mateo Contini, salvandolo il secondo giallo, per un fallo su Giandomenico Mesto, che l'avrebbe costato il rosso. Nel 55' lo stesso Mesto porta in vantaggio il Genoa per 2-1. Nel 75' Hernan Crespo segna il 3-1. Poi al 88' Tagliavento ha concesso un altro rigore molto dubbio al Genoa per un presunto fallo di Salvatore Aronica da ultimo uomo su Rodrigo Palacio, espulsione per Aronica, Calcio di rigore Trasformato da Houssine Kharja per il 4-1 finale. detto tuuto questo, do una parte della colpa della sconfitta a Mister Donadoni in quanto sta dimostrando di non sapere mettere gli uomini giusti al posto giusto o giocare con il modulo giusto. Lasciando sia Jesus Datolo, che Juan Camilo Zuniga in tribuna, ha lasciato scoperto il lato sinistro. Poi Lasciando Lavezzi in panchina a l'inizio ha datto un ulteriore carica al Genoa. Parere mio, Donadoni Dovrebbe escludere Contini, a favore di Fabiano Santacroce nel 3-5-2, oppure cambiare modulo al 4-4-2 aggiungendo Santacrce in linea di difesa, e Datolo-Hamsik-Cigarini-Zuniga oppure Maggio-Hamsik-Cigarini-Datolo a centrocampo.
A Milano, L'Inter batte il Parma 2-0 reti di Samuel Eto'o al 71' e di Diego Millito al 88' A Firenze, la Fiorentina batte il Cagliari 1-0 grazie al gol di Alberto Gilardino al 55' A Palermo, reti all'inizio ed alla fine. Il Bari passa in vantaggio al 2' col gol di Riccardo Allegretti. I Rosaneri, raggiungono il pareggio solo al 91' quando segna Igor Budan per 1-1 Finale A Bologna Il Chievo prende 3 punti preziosi battendo il Bologna per 2-0 reti di Giampiero Pinzi al 18' e di Sergio Pellissier al 29' (gol da annullare, visto che Pellissier era in fuorigioco nettissimo)
Ad Udine, e Festa Napoletana per i Friulani, che battono il Catania per 4-2. Tutti i Gol dell'Udinese sono segnate da due Ragazzi Napoletani. Antonio Floro Flores porta sul 1-1 L'Udinese al 29' dopo che Takayuki Morimoto aveva portato in vantaggio il Catania al 11'. Poi al 34' Giuseppe Mascara riporta in vantaggio i siciliani sul Calcio di Rigore. Ma nel secondo tempo, diventa il Toto Di Natale Show. Il Bomber Napoletano segna una tripletta, al 55' 69' e 79' dando cosi la vittoria all'Udinese e portandosi in vetta alla classifica canonieri con 6 reti in 3 gare. (ah, se la moglie avesse consentito di venire a Napoli).
A Siena, come previsto, La Roma con la guida del nuovo tecnico, Claudio Ranieri in panchina. ha finalmente dimostrato un po di cuore. Ha saputo ribaltare una situazione che s'era messa male per i Giallorossi. I toscani s'erano portati in vantaggio al 26' col gol di Massimo Maccarone su assist di Emanuele Calaio. Si e dovuto arrivare al 73' per vedere che la Roma mette in moto la rimonta, Segna Fillipe Mexes per l'1-1. poi al 89' John Arne Riise segna una fantastica punizione dando il 2-1 finale ed i primi 3 punti del campionato ai Giallorossi.

RESULTS MATCH DAY 2 SERIE A

Juventus Wins 3-1 in Rome over Roma player of the match is Diego who scored in the 25th Minute and the 68thminute after Daniele De Rossi had pulled Roma even in the 35th Minute Felipe Melo scored in the 93rd minute for the 3-1 final.
Genoa beats Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo on a goal by Emiliano Moretti in the 45th minute on a header assisted by Giandomenico Mesto off a corner kick.
In Verona Lazio wins against Chievo 2-1 Not withstanding that the Gialloblu had taken a lead in the 16th Minute on a header by Sergio Pellisier However in the 41st minute Julio Cruz was taken down in the area and given a penalty kick which he transformed as the first of his 2 goals. he scored again in the 53rd to give Lazio the win
Sampdoria beat Udinese 3-1 in Genoa the Blucerchiati got goals from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 11th minute in the 46th minute of the first half Daniele Mannini scored off an assist from Antonio Cassano, in the 56th minute Antonio Di Natale scored for Udinese His 3rd goal of the season before Cassano scored for Sampdoria in the 83rd minute.
Fiorentina beat Palermo 1-0 on a goal by Stefan Jovetic in the 29th minute.
Parma beat Catania 2-1 at the Tardini Daniele Galloppa scored for Parma in the 13th minute Marco Biagianti tied the game for Catania in the 15th Minute Alberto Paloschi scored the game-winner in the 47th minute.
Napoli beat Livorno 3-1 at the San Paolo. Fabio Quagliarella was the man of the match scoring 2 goals and Just missing a 3rd from 40 meters out. he scored in the 10th minute on an assist from Marek Hamsik. Hamsik scored himself in the 36th minute on a percussion of his own from beyond Center circle into the net Cristiano Luccarelli made it 2-1 in the 47th minute and Fabio Quagliarella scored in the 83rd minute for the 3-1 final. Siena beat Cagliari 3-1 on a brace by Emanuele Calaio in the 52nd and 70th minute and Reginaldo scored in the 89th minute for Siena while Jeda scored for Cagliari's only goal in the 76th minute.
At the Meazza on Saturday, Milan lost the home Derby to Inter 4-0 on goals by Tiago Motta in the 29th minute Diego Melito in the 36th minute on a Penalty which should have led to the expulsion of Gennaro Gattuso who comitted the foul as the last man in the area.
Ironically, not more than 3 minutes later, Gattuso was expelled for a hard foul on Wesley Sneijder Douglas Maicon in the 46th, in the 67th minute Dejan Stankovich made the Final 4-0.
In the only scoreless draw of the week in Bari, Bologna and Bari finished 0-0
RISULTATI 2ND GIORNATA SERIE A

La Juventus Vince a Roma 3-1 sui Giallorossi Grazie alla doppietta di Diego al25' ed al 68' Dopo che Daniele De Rossi aveva dato un pareggio temporaneo alla Roma al 35' La festa Brasiliana dei Bianconeri si conclude al 93' quando segna Felipe Melo, anche per lui il primo gol con la maglia della Juventus.
A Bergamo il Genoa espugna L'Atleti Azzurri D'italia 1-0 gol di Emiliano Moretti sul assist di Giandomenico Mesto da calcio d'angolo.
A Verona la Lazio esce vittorioso dal Bentegodi per 2-1 sul Chievo
I padroni di casa s'erano portati in vantaggio sul gol di Sergio Pellisier al 16' Nonostante cio, la Lazio Ribalta la situazione quando al 41' Julio Cruz viene aterraro in Area e trasforma il calcio di rigore per poi radoppiare al 53' dando alla Lazio una vittoria importante con la sua doppietta personale
A Genoa la Sampdoria ha liquidato L'Udinese per 3-1 Giampaolo Pazzini ha portato in vantaggio i Blucerchiati al 11' il vantaggio dei padroni di casa si radoppia al 46' del primo tempo sul goal di Daniele Mannini, sul assist di Antonio Cassano che a sua volta segna il terzo gol al 83' Antonio Di Natale aveva segnato L'unico gol del Udinese al 56' il suo terzo centro del campionato che cosi diventa capocanoniere della serie A
La Fiorentina batte il Palermo 1-0 gol di Stefan Jovetic al 29'
Al Tardini il Parma ha battuto il Catania 2-1 al 13' Daniele Galloppa segna per il Parma al' 15 Marco Biagianti pareggia per il Catania ma poi al 47' Alberto Paloschi segna il gol vittoria per i padroni di casa
Il Napoli batte il Livorno 3-1 al San Paolo, Fabio Quagliarella era L'uomo del match segnando una doppietta al 10' ed al 83' dopo aver mancato al 4' un terzo gol che sarebbe stato straordinario se non s'avese stampato sulla traversa in quanto un bolide da 40 metri. la rete al 10' su un assist di Marek Hamsik quale a sua volta ha segnato un goal straordinario al 36' con una percussione personale dalla meta-campo fina al area di rigore superando 3 difensori Livornesi Battendo De Lucia il portiere Nolano del Livorno. il gol Bandiera del Livorno era stata segnata al 47' da Cristiano Luccarelli.
il Siena batte il Cagliari 3-1 Doppietta di Emanuele Calaio al 52' ed al 70' goal di Reginaldo al 89' Per il Cagliari ha segnato Geda al 76'
Il Derby Della Madonina si e concluso con la straconvincente vittoria dei Nerazzurri sul Milan che Giocava in casa. L'Inter vince 4-0 con I reti di Tiago Motta al 29' di Diego Milito su Calcio di rigore al 36' episodio che doveva provocare l'espulsione di Gennaro Gattuso in quanto commette il fallo da ultimo uomo, Ironia della sorte che non piu di 3' minuti piu tardi lo stesso Gattuso si fa espellere per un brutto fallo su Wesley Sneijder Maicon Douglas ha segnato il 0-3 al 46' e Dejan Stankovic segna il 0-4 al 67'
L'unico 0-0 del turno si e giocata al San Nicola di Bari dove finisce 0-0 tra Bari e Bologna.

RESULTS SERIE A MATCH DAY 1 -Gene Gallucci

Juventus beat Chievo 1-0 in Turin goal by Vincenzo Iaquinta in the 11th minute
Lazio beat Atalanta 1-0 in Rome goal by Tomasso Rocchi in the 22nd minute
Milan won at Siena 2-1 both goals scored by Alexandre Pato 29th and 48th minute sandwiched around a goal by Abdel Ghezzal in the 34th minute for Siena
Sampdoria won at Catania 2-1 goals by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 9th minute and Daniele Gastaldello in the 93rd minute Takayuki Morimoto had scored for Catania in the 38th Minute to temporarily pull the Sicilians even and set up Gastaldello's heroics in the 93rd minute
Genoa came back to Overtake Roma 3-2 after having taken a1-0 lea and allowed Roma a 2-1 lead Mimmo Criscito scored in the 49th minute only to have Roma answer with 2 goals by Rodrigo Taddei in the 53rd and Francesco Totti in the 64th before the Rossoblu made their comeback on goals by Alberto Zapater on a free kick in the 69th minute and Giuseppe Biava in the 83rd minute
Palermo stole a game from Napoli at the Renzo Barbera 2-1 why did they steal it? 2 episodes. On Palermo's first goal in the 44th minute, eventual goal scorer Edison Cavani was just outside the area being defended very well by Christian Maggio suddenly he pushed Maggio on his left shoulder knocking down the Azzurri Defender taking the ball and putting it past Morgan De Sanctis (goal should have been disallowed) (proven by TV replay) This after Napoli had taken the lead in the 23rd minute on a perfectly good goal (again proven by TV replay) scored by Marek Hamsik on an assist off a free kick by Ezequiel Lavezzi. Hamsik however did draw Napoli even in the 73rd minute on a right footed shot from outside the area into the lower left corner of the Palermo net. But the tie was short-lived when in the 75th minute when Juan Camilo Zuniga who had entered the game only minutes earlier fouled Edison Cavani in the area Penalty
converted by Fabrizio Miccoli into the lower right corner past De Sanctis.
udinese-2 Parma-2 goals by Alberto Paloschi for Parma in the 42nd minute and Alessandro Luccarelli in the 49th minute for Parma, and a brace By Toto Di Natale in the 48th minute of the 1st half, and in the 89th minute
Inter-1 Bari-1 Samuel Eto'o scores his 1st serie A goal in the 56th minute for Inter on a Penalty and then the roosters from Bari, playing their 1st serie A match in 8 seasons drew even on a goal by Vitaly Kutuzov in the 74th minute
Bologna-1 Fiorentina-1 Pablo Daniel Osvaldo put Bologna in the lead in the 24th minute. Adrian Mutu equalized for the Viola in the 65th minute. I guess having to reimburse Chelsea that 17 Million Euro for his rescinded contract due to a cocaine suspension hasn't effected his play on the field, at least not yet.
In the only scoreless match of the week, Livorno and Cagliari drew 0-0 in Tuscany.

A Torino la Juventus ha battuto il Chievo 1-0 Rete di Vincenzo Jaquinta al 11'
A Roma la Lazio ha battuto L'Atalanta 1-0 Rete di Tomasso Rocchi al 22'
Il Milan vince a Siena grazie alla doppietta di Alexandre Pato al 29' e 48' Abdel Ghezzal aveva dato il temporaneo pareggio ai Bianconeri Toscani al 34'
La Sampdoria ha espugnato il Massimino di Catania 2-1 con I gol del solito Giampaolo Pazzini al 9' e di Daniele Gastaldello in piena Zona Cesarini al 93' La rete dei Siciliani del pareggio era stata segnata da Takayuki Morimoto resa inutile dal colpo di grazia di Gastaldello.
Il Genoa ha rimontato la Roma Vincendo 3-2 al Marassi I Griffoni erano passati in vantaggio Grazie al gol di Mimmo Criscito al 49' poi la Roma esibisce il suo orgoglio di squadra riuscendo non solo ad agguantare il pareggio, ma addiritura passando in vantaggio, nel giro di un quarto d'ora. prima con il gol di Rodrigo Taddei al 53' e di Capitan' Francesco Totti al 64' Ma il Genoa non e da meno, e ribalta di nuovo il risultato, con I gol di Alberto Zapater sul calcio di punizione al 69' poi il gol vittoria di Giuseppe Biava al 83'
Il Palermo rubba una vittoria al Napoli perche lo dico? semplice, una partita da 2 episodi, entrambi sfavorevole al Napoli. Prima sul primo gol del Palermo c'era stato una spinta alla spalla di Christian Maggio da parte di Edison Cavani che poi prende il pallone e lo deposita in rete alle spalle di Morgan De Sanctis (il gol era d'annullare Parla chiaro il filmato) questo dopo che il Napoli s'era portato in vantaggio al 23' con un gol regolarissimo di Marek Hamsik sul assist di Ezequiel Lavezzi da calcio di punizione poi pero annullato per fuorigioco inesistente(di nuovo parla chiaro il filmato) Nonostante tutto questo Hamsik si riscatta ed al 73' porta in parita il Napoli, con un tiro schioccato da fuori area sul assist di Walter Gargano. Ma poi Juan Camilo Zuniga entrata in partita solo da pocchi minuti commete un fallo da rigore atterando Edison Cavani in area E rigore per il Palermo al 75' Fabrizio Miccoli trasforma 2-1 per il Palermo Napoli battuto.
Udinese-2 Parma-2 gol di Alberto Paloschi al 42' e di Alessandro Luccarelli al 49' per la neopromossa Parma risposta dai Friulani con la doppietta del soito Toto Di Natale. Il Toto nazionale ha segnato al 48' del primo temo poi al 89' evitando cosi una sconfitta al Udinese che sarrebbe stato se non altro imbarrazzante, visto che giocavano in casa contro ad una squadra appena tornata dalla B.
A Bologna I rossoblu si erano trovati in vantaggio grazie al gol di Pablo Daniel Osvaldo un gol del ex al 24' ma poi la Fiorentina ha raggiunto il pari al 65' grazie ad Adrian Mutu
Nella sorpresa della Giornata al Meazza I galletti pugliesi si sono tolti la sodisfazione di strappare un pareggio ai Campioni D'italia 1-1 Grazie al gol di Vitali Kutuzov al 74' I nerazzurri s'erano portati in vantaggio grazie al calcio di rigore messo a segno dal neo-Interista Samuel Eto'o al 56' Per Eto'o e la sua prima rete nel Campionato Italiano
L'unica partita senza gol si e giocata a Livorno finito 0-0 tra Livorno e Cagliari

Forza Futbol 69

This week on Forza Futbol Mando and Elisa review the latest from Serie A and La Liga. Get the whole episode here, direct download here or subscribe in iTunes.

Serie A Promotion

Livorno beat Brescia 3-0 in the 2nd leg of the play off final last night. Francesco Tavano, Alessandro Diamanti and Martin Bergvold scored the goals. We now know who will be back up in Serie A next season. Bari, Parma and Livorno are all joining Serie A this coming season while Torino, Lecce and Reggina are relegated to Serie B.

Napoli Reach An Agreement With Juventus For De Ceglie ENG/ITA

Napoli has reached an agreement with Juventus to acquire Paolo De Ceglie for 4 million Euro The left defender/midfielder is 23. but has major experience including the on-going Confederations Cup. Pierpaolo Marino promises 3 more acquisitions for next season.

IL NAPOLI HA RAGGIUNTO L'ACCORDO CON LA JUVE PER PAOLO DE CEGLIE

Il Napoli ha raggiunto un accordo con la Juventus ed ha acquistato Paolo De Ceglie. Il difensore 23-enne e attualemente impegnato in Confederations Cup
tra l'altro. Pierpaolo Marino ha promesso altri 3 aquisti da parte del Napoli per il 2009-2010.

Minute+5 Podcast:Ibra Should He Stay Or Should He Go?

Dov joins me as we discuss the possibility of a Zlatan Ibrahimovic move to La Liga and Barca.  It has been suggested in some circles he is worth Cronaldo and Kaka combine. Listen to this Minute+5 and tell us at Forza Futbol what you think.

The Next Minute+5 with Kevin and Dov - Inters Ibra Flying the Coop For the direct download try this link, Min+5 Player Profile Ibra

Milan Acquires Cissokho From Porto

A.C. Milan has acquired 22-year old defender Aly Cissokho from Porto of Portugal in a first step towards rebuilding a defense which has some age on it.
In other news Napoli coach Donadoni has asked Milan Midfielder Massimo Ambrosini to consider coming to Napoli.
In Confederations Cup News. The Azzurrri will not have Captain Fabio Cannavaro due to injury. There is also a possibility that Nicola LeGrottaglie might not play.
As a sidenote the altitudes where the Confederations Cup will be played are appx 1700 meters of Pretoria and the appx 1300 meters of Johanasburg.

IL MILAN HA AQUISTATO CISSOKHO DAL PORTO

Il Milan ha aquistato Aly Cissokho dal Porto. Il defensore 22-enne Senegalese viene in Italia come il primo pezzo della riconstruzione della difesa Rossonera. Altri Notizie
L’allenatore Del Napoli Donadoni ha chiesto se sara disponibile Massimo Ambrossini a raggiungerlo al Napoli.
Per la Confederations Cup, L’italia sara senza il suo capitano Fabio Cannavaro per infortunio. Forse anche Nicola LeGrottaglie dovra saltare la manifestazione per infortunio.
dato di fatto. Le Partite si giocano al altezza di 1700 metri a Pretoria e 1300 metri a Johanesburg L’inizio sara domani alle 20:30 (ora Italiana) con avversario Stati Uniti.

POSSIBLE TRADE BETWEEN EUROPEAN POWERS

Inter President Massimo Moratti is in Barcelona speaking to Barcelona President Joan Laporta about a possible trade between the teams which would bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the AzulGrana and send Cameroon Striker Samuel Eto'o to the Nerazzurri. Talks are very serious.
Eto'o had scored Barca's 1st goal in their recent European Champions League Victory over Manchester United.

THE COACHING CAROUSEL IN SERIE A

Walter Zenga moves across the island of Sicily from under Mt. Etna in Catania to the Orange groves of Palermo. President Maurizio Zamparini of Palermo has secured the services of Former Catania coach Walter Zenga to coach the Rosaneri in 2009-10.
Zenga who had been courted by Lazio to replace Delio Rossi could not resist Zamparini's advances and replaces Davide Ballardini.
Zamparini fired Ballardini because he belived that Ballardini had spoken to Lazio President Claudio Lotito about the coaching job in Rome behind his back.
This infuriated the Palermo president, so to spite Lotito, Zamparini offered a better contact to Zenga than Lazio were willing to offer.
Zamparini said " I robbed Zenga From Lazio".

On the Giallorosso side of Rome, Luciano Spaletti, decided to stay with Roma and turned down the Juventus bench, which in turn put the Bianconeri in the hands of my fellow Neapolitan Ciro Ferrara. Auguri a te Ciro, Buona fortuna, (Ma contro il Napoli No ) (Best wishes and good luck Ciro, (but not against Napoli).