SPECIAL FEATURES
16 GOLDEN CANNA
Fabio Cannavaro followed up his World Cup glory by winning the prestigious Ballon d’Or. An exclusive interview with Europe’s Player Of The Year
20 JUVENTUS SPECIAL
After Juve’s darkest year, Antonio Labbate looks ahead to what should be a more successful 2007, plus special reports on the Bianconeri youngsters and a profile of Giorgio Chiellini
26 GIANLUIGI BUFFON
While several stars baled out on relegation, the world’s No 1 goalkeeper stayed with the Bianconeri. Antonio Labbate puts the star’s vital role into perspective
28 CRYSTAL BALL
Why wait to see the New Year headlines when Susy Campanale can don her Gypsy Rose Lee shawl and gaze into the future?
30 ONE-CAP WONDERS
As Italy take a break from their Euro qualifiers, Steve Wilson looks at those who’ve donned the Azzurri shirt only once
34 GENNARO DELVECCHIO
After trawling the lower reaches of Italy’s Leagues, it's time for a change of fortune for a bright new Sampdoria star as Lorenzo Zacchetti reports
44 ADRIAN MUTU (Exclusive)
As Dominique Antognoni discovers, a lot has changed for the ex-Chelsea star since his return to Italy
58 SEVEN FOR '07
Who’s going to be hot over the next 12 months? Our experts pick a rising star – and remind you of their tips for 2006. Featuring:
RICCARDO MONTOLIVO (FIORENTINA)
ALBERTO AQUILANI (ROMA)
YOANN GOURCUFF (MILAN)
DEJAN STANKOVIC (INTER)
DIAS FELIPE (UDINESE)
MATTEO PARO (JUVENTUS)
AMAURI (PALERMO)
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NEWS
6 LA GAZZETTA
Up-to-date news including the possible arrival of England’s David Beckham in Serie A and the latest news on Paolo Maldini’s retirement plans
9 COPPA ITALIA
Roma and the Milan clubs were high scoring winners in the fourth round. James Sugrue rounds up the highlights and looks ahead to the quarter-finals
10 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Milan and Inter moved into the knock-out stages, but Roma had to wait until the last qualifier to discover their fate. Susy Campanale rounds up the action plus the full draw for the next round
14 UEFA CUP
Parma stormed through while Livorno stumbled after a mixed bag of results for Italian clubs. Richard Godden reports
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REGULAR FEATURES
36 SCUDETTO SCRAPBOOK
As Giancarlo Rinaldi continues his look back at the special moments that helped make him a life-long Italian football fan, he remembers the pain caused by Roberto Baggio’s defection from Fiorentina
41 BLAST FROM THE PAST
Turning back time with a hero of old. This month featuring soccer wanderer Marco Nappi
42 AROUND THE PENINSULA
Our popular feature highlighting the humorous and the off-beat lurking behind the headlines
56 OFFSIDE
Our sideways look at the Italian scene featuring weird characters, odd events plus Things We Have Learned & Circle of Calcio
75 CALCIO ARCHIVES
Remembering classic Calcio Italia editions and stories of the past, this month featuring an Inter special from January 1998 when Ronaldo and Youri Djorkaeff were flying high
76 TV GUIDE
Your complete guide to Bravo’s TV revamped coverage plus James Sugrue gets the views of Calcio Italia’s face-of-football, James Richardson
79 FLORENCE POSTCARD
After some dubious refereeing decisions, John Pitonzo calls for use of the candid camera
80 IN OFF THE POST
Your views on everything Italia plus Corrispondente and Web Chat
96 LAST WORD
The triumph of Fabio Cannavaro in the Ballon d'Or voting is a triumph for all of Italian football says Susy Campanale
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RESULTS SERVICE
82 SERIE A REVIEW
After a shaky start Inter suddenly have the look of champions, but as Giancarlo Rinaldi explains an exciting story is developing at a Calciopoli-hit club
88 SERIE A RESULTS
All the stats including results, scorers, tables, attendances, red & yellow cards and referees
92 SERIE B REVIEW
Juventus aren’t the only famous old name to be doing well in Serie B with Napoli, Bologna and Genoa in the promotion fray as Paul Watson reports. Plus Seven to Watch in the New Year.
94 SERIE B RESULTS
Your complete guide to every result and fixture plus tables and scorers
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PICTURE SPECIALS
47 2007 CALENDARIO
Incorporating a poster special and the important dates for the New Year featuring:
David Di Michele (Palermo)
Alessandro Nesta (Milan)
Luca Toni (Fiorentina)
Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
Francesco Totti (Roma)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese)
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
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