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According to the Corriere di Bologna, the felsinei will make a move on Montreal Impact youngster Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé. The 19 year old has been followed closely by Canada's senior team coach Benito Floro. The axis Montreal-Bologna begins to take shape, leveraging Joey Saputo's ownership of both clubs.

Photo courtesy of GianlucaDiMarzio.com Joe Tacopina and Joey Saputo are officially the new owners of Bologna. In today's introductory press conference Tacopina reiterated his commitment to returning the club to Serie A as a first step, before bringing it to compete for UEFA competitions. The protagonist of the press conference was Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo. "We're here for a long term project. First objective is to return to Serie A. With respect to our partners, there is a lot of gossip on that. For example Kobe Bryant is a potential partner, but there is nothing certain at the moment". Saputo admits to have been impressed by how well Di Vaio spoke to him about Bologna, "When Marco heard about my possibility to invest in this club, he went on about the city, the club, and mostly about the potential that there is in this project" . On Di Vaio's future, Saputo snickered and said "the issue is that he's under contract ...

Bologna will soon have American owners, according to Calcio e Finanza . Their Board of Directors met overnight to accept the offer from the coalition of partners led by Joe Tacopina. The Board of Directors thus turned down the offer by Segafredo owner, and minority partner Massimo Zanetti. The American coalition has committed to increase the capital investment available to the club and to purchase the controlling shares, thereby eliminating the existing partnership. Included in the American's plans is to re-launch the club. "Our group is excited to have learned of Bologna's Board of Directors decision to accept our offer. We are honored to become the next owners of this illustrious club" , Joe Tacopina said in a statement. "Furthermore, a great thanks goes to the municipal representatives among whom mayor Merola, the sporting commissioner Rizzo Nervo and to Bologna's incredible fans, who supported us throughout the negotia...

A legend of the Italian footballing movement in North America has decided to hang up his boots. Marco Di Vaio announced that this is his last season as a footballer, and will do so as a Montreal Impact.  The former goalscorer for Bologna, Juventus, Lazio, Bari, Salernitana and many others was interviewed by Emanuele Righi for GianlucaDiMarzio.com , showing that his feelings are quite mixed: “I’m happy, sad, and worried at the same time. I’m happy that I’ll return home to my family in Bologna, sad because my living dream of being a footballer has come to an end, and finally I’m worried because I don't know what my new life will be like. Of course, I want to continue living and working in the football world”. The 38-year old reminisces of his time as a Serie A player: “Lazio is my home base, I grew up in their youth system. At Salerno I felt strong emotions for the first time as a professional in an incredible and unique environment. At Juventus, I competed with many champ...

On Tuesday December 3, Marco Di Vaio was named to Major League Soccer's (MLS) 2013 Best XI team. The Best XI recognizes the top players at each position, and Di Vaio was selected as one of the strikers. The former Bologna FC player, was named the Montreal Impact's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for 2013 and is in the running for the MLS MVP, due in part to his scoring prowess in 2013 with 20 goals in 33 games played. Followers of the Italian soccer movement in North America will be happy to see Di Vaio return to the Impact for one more season, as announced by the club on October 15.