[SHORT BREAK] WE'LL RETURN SOON!

The Italian-Calcio blog is taking a short break until August 6, but will be back with all the latest news and views ahead of the Olympic Games in Beijing and the brand new Italian League season.

In the meantime, click on the "CalcioMercato" link for all the latest Serie A transfers. For daily Calcio news in English visit Channel 4's Football Italia website and for live scores on all the most important football matches from around the world, visit Goalswire (links are available at the top and on the right-hand side of this blog).

Also, don't forget to contact the blog with any queries or information you have via the email option at the top of this page.

Hope you will join us again in a couple of weeks time.

Ciao ciao!