Milan Obsession

After a couple of painful matches, midseason means that it is time for player ratings. Joining me this time was George from Milan Club Boston, as well as Jesús, the Milan Obsession Quiz Show Champion of the World, straight outta Kansas City. We reviewed recent news, injuries, and obviously the mercato, then rated all of the players so far on a scale of one to cerebral assassin.

On this Episode:

• News

• Mercato

• Injury update

• Milan vs Atalanta

• Inter vs Milan

• Player ratings

Thank you so much to George and Jesús for the epic ratings and helping us catch up on all things Milan. Follow them and show them some Milan love:

Follow Milan Club Boston on Twitter and IG MilanClubBoston

Follow George on IG kaltsas.g

Follow Jesús on Twitter @Diavolo816

As Milan became Winter Champions this week, the path to the Scudetto seems to be coming into focus. How has Milan arrived at this point? Game by game, using every player in the team. For this podcast, I invited someone who knows about the Scudetto, Boaz, to talk about all things Milan right now and our potential Scudetto path.

On this Episode: • Becoming a Milan Fan • News • Transfers • Injury Update • Cagliari-Milan • Transfer Impact

Thank you so much to Boaz, of the amazing Scudetto podcast, for talking all things Milan. Listen to him each week as they wrap up all things Serie A and Italian football:

Scudetto podcast is on Apple, Spotify, and more

Follow @ScudettoPod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Follow Boaz on Twitter @BoazSays and Instagram @boazs

Milan beat Giampaolo's Torino twice in four days, but behind all of the winning, there is a lot of concern about Milan's finances. Joining me from Denmark again was Søren, and we talked about all of the amazing and frightening things happening on and off of the pitch at Milan right now.

On this Episode: • News and transfers • Quote of the Week • Milan-Torino • Coppa Italia • Milan finances (thanks to @SwissRamble) • The Boban case

Thank you again to the fantastic Søren for the great conversation about all things Milan, good and bad. And no, I don't think we can sell Castillejo for that much.

Despite a stinging defeat to Juventus to end our unbeaten streak, joining me from the Pacific Northwest here in the United States, Pierluca courageously joined me post match to discuss all things Milan. Most of which is still really amazing, considering we remained at the top of the table despite ending our 27 game unbeaten streak. We also discussed the merits of Gigio Donnarumma and the importance of his renewal.

On this Episode: • News • Winning - awards, records, etc. • Injury update • Benevento-Milan • Milan-Juventus • Gigio Donnarumma

Thank you so much to fellow West Coast fan Pierluca for joining me again, especially to be willing to chat after such a tough loss.

An epic matchup like Milan-Juventus deserves an epic podcast preview, so I turned to my Milan and Juve friends, Rui and Joe from The Red Card Report Podcast. Not only was Joe the very first Juventino ever on the Milan Obsession Podcast, he bravely faced questions about the latest Juve-Napoli ruling, Pirlo, the Champions League, the referees, and more. We also gave Inter a bit of hate, because after all, it is the hatred of Inter that brings Milan and Juventus fans together.

On this episode:

• why would anyone support Juve? • recent controversy • coaches: Pirlo vs. Pioli • recent form • injury update • referees • rapid-fire predictions

Thank you so much to both Joe and Rui for a sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and always epic preview of the upcoming match. Check out their amazing podcast all about European football, The Red Card Report, and follow their podcast and personal accounts to show your support:

Podcast: Red Card Report Podcast on Apple, Spotify, & more @RCR_Podcast on Twitter redcardreport on IG Rui: @ruizinho92 on Twitter Joe: @joe_cappuccino_ on Twitter

After ending the year on a stoppage time header to go out with a big win, it was time to review the recent matches and form and talk about everything Milan to wrap up an amazing year. Jesús and I took a break from the holiday festivities to catch up on the end of 2020 for Milan, as well as indulge in a little bit of Schadenfreude at the expense of Inter and Juventus.

On this episode:

• News • Recent Awards • Reviewing recent matches • Christmas Schadenfreude

*Be sure to check out "Squad Secrets with Rafael Leao"

Thank you so much to Super Sub Jesús for helping us catch up on all things Milan and for sharing his views on Milan and fashion. Give him a follow on Twitter @Diavolo816

As things are improving so quickly at the club, we often speak of the glory days of Milan. But my guest this time not only lived through some of the best of those years, he worked on a television show in England that covered Serie A for ten years on Channel 4. Now he's written a book, Golazzo: The Football Italia Years, which covers the amazing football from those years chronologically. Jonathan Grade was kind enough to join me and reminisce about the Golden Age of Serie A.

On this episode:

• Football Italia & Gazetta shows
• Milan's Glory Years
• Scandals & Shame
• Bits & Pieces
• The Impact of Football Italia
• Book Teasers

Thank you again to Jonathan Grade for a fantastic conversation and for his years dedicated to sharing Serie A, and now the brilliant book. Check it out, it has bits about the show intertwined between a chronological look at ten of the best years in Serie A.

Amazon U.S.: Golazzo: The Football Italia Years

Amazon U.K.: Golazzo: The Football Italia Years

Follow him on Twitter: @jonathangrade

When people outside of Italy notice an improvement in Milan, it must be serious. From Maldini to the media to the dreams of Milan fans worldwide, there is a buzz around the idea of Milan actually winning the Scudetto this year… maybe. Rui and I reviewed recent matches, caught up with all things Milan, and gave our opinions on all of that Scudetto talk.

On this episode:

• News
• Injury Update
• Lille-Milan
• Milan-Fiorentina
• Milan-Celtic
• Scudetto Talk

Thank you so much to Rui for another great conversation about Milan. Follow him on Twitter and listen to his fantastic podcast about European football:

Twitter: @ruizinho92

Podcast: @RCR_Podcast on Twitter

@redcardreport on Instagram

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Everyone has been talking about how Milan had not been tested, but against Napoli, apparently we passed the test. In addition to all things Milan this week, Jesús and I discussed the amazing win and how great the football was. Still undefeated for 20 league matches straight now, Milan are now The Convincibles™.

On this Episode: • News • From Milan with Love: Next Gen • Napoli-Milan Recap

Thank you to Jesús, the legendary Milan Obsession Quiz Show Champion of the world. Give him a follow on Twitter @Diavolo 816

Closing out an international break where COVID-19 is running rampant, it was obvious that we needed some Napoli expertise to look ahead to Sunday's big matchup. So in a rare non-Milan guest appearance, Joe of Forza Napoli Calcio Podcast joined me to discuss all things Napoli-Milan, including Gattuso and Serie A's horrific handling of their protocol during a global pandemic. Frenemies.

On this Episode: • Joe's Napoli fandom • Napoli's point deduction and COVID-19 • Common ground: Gattuso • Injury update • Napoli-Milan Preview

A special thanks to Joe for being brave enough to come on a Milan podcast and for being a fantastic guest and helping us look at the upcoming Napoli-Milan match. Follow him and his podcast:

Twitter: @joe_fischetti5 Podcast: Forza Napoli Calcio Podcast on all major podcasting platforms follow @ForzaNapoliPod on Twitter and Instagram Writing: worldfootballindex.com