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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 ...

The Montreal Impact continue on their Italian trail. The player has in fact practiced with the Impact, and will be part of Marco Di Vaio's adieu match on October 25, Tuttomercatoweb reports. For the occasion, Donadel was joined by his agent Andrea D'Amico who visited Montreal and the Impact's brass.  Donadel is currently without a contract as he was released from Napoli after his contract naturally expired. "Will Donadel stay in Montreal? Well, he's currently training with them. We haven't sat down and discussed any contractual aspirations from the parties involved. One thing is for sure: Donadel has been positively effected from the environment and the organization alike. In Montreal there are 300,000 Italians, in Toronto 500,000: it's unlikely that he would be rejected anywhere" . At only 31 years of age, Donadel has a lot to offer to soccer, and what an opportunity a Canadian club like the Impact would be to re-launch his career. Donadel...

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...

Marco Borriello in the Big Apple. According to the IB Times and to GianlucaDiMarzio.com , his future may be along side David Villa and Frank Lampard.  The deal for the thirty two year old Roma forward may be struck as early as next January, as his contract ends on June 30, 2015. Borriello scored a total of 82 goals in 300 appearances in his entire career as a footballer. 

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...

1. How and when did you become a fan of Inter? It happened during the summer of 1997, when Inter bought Il Fenomeno  Ronaldo Da Lima. That triggered my life-long love for Inter. I had been following Serie A for a few years already, and enjoyed watching Batistuta very much at Fiorentina but never did pick a team to follow. But that move for Ronaldo was it for me. I recall I had just started working and one of my very first purchases was an Inter jersey. I’ll never forget starting in to that black and blue jersey! Love at first sight. Club president Ricardo Galiano with El Capitan Javier Zanetti 2. How did Inter Club LA come about?   A couple of guys had been meeting for many years during the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Three of them every weekend would meet and cheer on the black and blue. Then the idea came about where they decided to become officially organized. Inter Club became an official club during the U.S. tour of 2009. It was a great coincidence th...