CBS Sports' Serie A studio team and commentators are heading to Italy this weekend to cover Sunday's Napoli-Milan game on-site. It's another example of the commitment that CBS Sports is showing to coverage of Italy's Serie A. And the timing couldn't be better. Napoli are close to winning the scudetto, for the first time since […]

Four years ago, West Ham's fans and players were licking their wounds after coming so close to winning the clubs first piece of major silverware since 1980's F.A. Cup win. Cruelly denied by Liverpool, firstly with Steven Gerrard's incredible last minute equaliser which took the game to extra time and then penalties, it was tough […]

Love or hate West Ham United's performances on the pitch this season, you have to admire Gianfranco Zola. He's always been the perfect gentleman both on the pitch — where he graced the Stamford Bridge pitch — and off the pitch, where he dealt with the pressure well at Upton Park And now Tuesday, when […]

Gianfranco Zola was sacked as manager of West Ham United this morning. While this hardly comes as surprising news for followers of the club and the Premier League, it's still quite a shame for a professional who showed so much promise yet for a team that played so poorly during the 2009-10 season. Now that […]

If he were an opera star, he would be il divo.  If he were an American sports star, he would be called a prima dona (yes, Americans don’t speak other languages well) and be compared to Terrell Owens or various NBA figures.  If he was a politician, he would rise to stratospheric heights only to […]

For those not emotionally invested, the sale of a prominent Premier League club is chum in the water.  We want easily caricatured nutballs in charge, huge transfer budgets, grandiose schemes destined to fail and decimations of the club’s staff.  We want entertainment. Given that context and the club’s unique penchant for disaster, West Ham’s sale […]

When Gianfranco Zola got back on the team bus from Goodison Park yesterday he could be forgiven for thinking "Only one more week and we can get this club sorted out". Gianfranco Zola is a legend of English football – particularly at West Ham's city rivals Chelsea. A connection that may have initially made some hammers […]

So the big story that will be blown out of proportion from United's 2-1 victory over Newcastle is the war of words at halftime between Cristiano Ronaldo and Stephen Taylor. Nothing too serious, Ronaldo calling Taylor a rubbish footballer and Taylor in grand reply going 'well you are ugly' like some high school girl would […]

His owner is trying to sell the club after the global economic recession virtually wiped out his fortune in Iceland. His club is embroiled in a massive lawsuit with a £25 million fine sitting over it’s head. His better players were sold off at an alarming rate, with no possibility of new players coming in. […]

West Ham wins at home against Newcastle and that's good news for newly arrived manager Gianfranco Zola.  Zola was simply beaming with encouragement and praise for his players who helped secure his first home win as manager at the London club. See what else he has to say during the post-match interview. West Ham vs Newcastle Post Match Interview 

Sky Sports News is reporting that Gianfranco Zola has agreed a deal to be the new West Ham United manager. According to the news channel, the Chelsea legend has agreed a three year contract at the Hammers. Zola will be flying into London tomorrow to sign the contract. West Ham United hope to unveil Zola […]

Over the last 24 hours I've been reading several interesting and amusing headlines including, the predicted signing of Gianfranco Zola as the next Hammer's manager, the possible return of Edgar Davids to Serie A,  Mourinho's Fury regarding his cable bill and Marcello Lippi shuffling the deck for World Cup qualifying. Gianfranco Zola – labelled as, "one of Chelsea's greatest players […]

Roberto Donadoni and former Napoli and Chelsea forward, Gianfranco Zola have made the shortlist for new manager at West Ham United. What an amazing change of events I can remember not to long ago Italian tactics and methods were despised by the English establishment, now it seems there is a shortage of originality in "the Home Countries" (British Isles) […]