Episodes

  • Episode 9: Christmas Special: Enzo Marino, Champions League Stadium Announcer, Roma
    Dec 22 2023
    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, Stadio Olimpico Stadium Announcing for Lazio, Lunch with Maurizio Sarri and Brendan Rodgers, Lazio vs Celtic in the Champions League.The sledging of Lazio Fans versus Celtic Fans,Extremism and Ideology in football, Australian Rules Football fans, Drinking In Italy vs England, Which team does Enzo actually support?Fan psychology in the south of Italy, Enzo admits to once supporting Juventus,Was Juve dodgy? (Calciopoli)Underdogs in Football go.forbes.com/c/ewC8Milan’s glory days https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2022/07/29/all-time-xi-ac-milan/Baggio’s Goal against Juventus,Euro 92 failed qualification, Ciccio Baiano https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2023/12/17/the-10-greatest-italian-players-snubbed-by-the-azzuri/Young players in Italy, This Serie A season according to Enzo,The Thuram and Maldini kids, Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee, go.forbes.com/c/ewC8Champions League knockouts, Can Napoli change the course of the season?Unexpected patriotism for Italians living abroad, The Anglo-Italian Football Vernacular with Enzo and David Buon Natale, Amici See Enzo Marino's amazing skills here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVX4DnclrLs/ Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter David also contributes to Forbes SportsMoney https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini-1/ Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack: Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod The Website: www.legafootball.com www.facebook.com/LegaFootballPodcast
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Episode 8: The Italian Vinnie Jones is...
    Nov 28 2023
    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/davidferrini-1/ Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack: Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod The Website: www.legafootball.com www.facebook.com/LegaFootballPodcast
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    9 mins
  • Episode 7: Napoli Melodrama: Walter Mazzarri Appointed by Aurelio De Laurentiis
    Nov 23 2023

    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_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/davidferrini-1/

    Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio.
    Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack:
    Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack

    Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod
    The Website: www.legafootball.com
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    28 mins
  • Episode 6: Premier League FFP & Italy's Serie B with Dan Cancian
    Nov 21 2023
    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_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/davidferrini-1/ Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack: Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod The Website: www.legafootball.com www.facebook.com/LegaFootballPodcast
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    32 mins
  • Episode 5: Is Scamacca the Answer? Spalletti's Italy In Need of a Goalscorer
    Nov 16 2023
    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: @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/davidferrini-1/ Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack: Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod The Website: www.legafootball.com www.facebook.com/LegaFootballPodcast
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    44 mins
  • Episode 4: Fiorentina rising! Can La Viola keep it up?
    Oct 19 2023

    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/davidferrini-1/
    Serie A Needs Napoli To Keep Osimhen go.forbes.com/c/316N

    Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio.
    Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack:
    Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack

    Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod
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    24 mins
  • Episode 3: Serie C Italian Third Division with Andy Wallace
    Sep 6 2023

    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-time-xi-italian-lower-league-cult-heroes/

    Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter
    David also contributes to Forbes SportsMoney
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini-1/
    Serie A Needs Napoli To Keep Osimhen go.forbes.com/c/316N

    Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio.
    Twitter: @LegaFootballSubstack:
    Lega Substack: https://bit.ly/LegaOnSubstack

    Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube @legafootballpod
    The Website: www.legafootball.com
    www.facebook.com/LegaFootballPodcast

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    1 hr
  • Episode 2: 2023-24 Season Preview of Serie A (Part Two)
    Aug 16 2023
    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 @WanrooijJurre and @_GIFN @ForzaNapPress Follow David Ferrini @davidferrini_ on Twitter David also contributes to Forbes SportsMoney Serie A Needs Napoli To Keep Osimhen go.forbes.com/c/316N https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini-1/ Lega Football aims to be a fresh, vibrant approach to the beautiful Italian game from knowledgeable voices in Calcio. Twitter: @LegaFootball Substack: https://davidferrini.substack.com/ Subscribe to Lega Football on YouTube www.legafootball.com
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    42 mins