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Before we go into the details of this season, it's always good to use a historical perspective when we have to see if Inter is doing well or bad. I feel some need to be reminded that in the last five six years, this is what Inter has done: 2020: Europa League finalists. League 2nd place. 2021: League winners. Supercup winners. 2022: Cup and supercup winners. League 2nd place. 2023: Supercup winners. Cup winners. Champions League finalists. 2024: League winners. 2025: Champions League finalists. League 2nd place. 2026: Probable League winners. Possible cup winners. There's no Italian club that comes close to what Inter has achieved in Italy and Europe. This while turning losses into profits and stabilizing the books, while selling players for an incredible amount of money (Lukaku, Onana, etc). Once again, hats off to the directors and board. Also, honorable mention for Spalletti, who brought Inter back to CL. When we look back, Vecino's goal against Roma is one of the biggest sliding doors in the modern history of this club.

Ci eravamo lasciati così

So tonight Inter might (should) win their 21st scudetto and as far as I'm concerned it's probably the least expected trophy of my life as an Inter fan. I expected Antonio Conte to win it sooner or later. I expected Simone Inzaghi to win it sooner or later. I expected Mancini/Mourinho to win it. What really stands out is that it's done with the same base of players that ran into a brick wall last season aiming for a treble, finishing with "nothing". It's also done with a manager that had 13 (!) Serie A games at Parma, fighting for survival, on his CV, before taking Inter, a giant. I'm not going to lie, when Chivu took over, I was skeptical, and I consider myself in the top 1% of optimistic Inter fans, sometimes too optimistic, but yeah, nobody could make sense of the choice at the time, which is an incredible hat's off to the Inter board. Chivu himself. And the group of players, whom I sincerely never doubted, even though they lost what they lost.

We want an apology!! Hojlund should never play for Denmark again

Quando nell'era dei 9 scudetti juventini Gervasoni & C. inventarono il VAR fatto in casa: alla buona, col telefono senza fili, ideale per annullare gol buoni e convalidare gol irregolari Quel che successe nel 2012 nell'indimenticabile Catania-Juventus 0-1 è nella storia: c'erano un gol buono e uno no e la squadra arbitrale, travolta dall'onda delle proteste juventine, riuscì a sbagliare due volte decidendo sempre a favore di Madama. E sapete cosa successe all'assistente Maggiani travolto dall'assalto a Fort Apache? A fine carriera diventò, e ancora è, dirigente alla Juventus PREMESSA. Il fatto che vado a raccontarvi è realmente successo, è documentato dalle immagini che potrete vedere e ha per protagonisti tre personaggi diversamente noti, due dei quali sulla cresta dell’onda dell’attualità legata alla bufera in corso nel mondo arbitrale. Il primo è Andrea Gervasoni, 50 anni, componente CAN, braccio destro del designatore Rocchi e al pari di Rocchi indagato per frode sportiva dalla Procura di Milano e auto-sospesosi (oggi verrà interrogato dai pm); il secondo è Nicola Rizzoli, 54 anni, ex arbitro ed ex designatore che è in predicato di diventare, la settimana prossima, commissario AIA dopo che il presidente Zappi, la cui squalifica è stata confermata dal Collegio di Garanzia del CONI, è decaduto dalla carica; è il terzo è Luca Maggiani, 58 anni, il meno famoso dei tre, ex guardalinee divenuto, dopo avere appeso la bandierina al chiodo, dirigente: per l’esattezza “Club Referee Manager” di un top club italiano, nientemeno che la Juventus. Strano? Macchè. CORREVA L’ANNO 2012. Se il mondo arbitrale italiano è riuscito nell’impresa di trasformare il VAR, introdotto nella stagione 2017-18, da strumento in grado di ridurre le ingiustizie dovute a errate decisioni degli arbitri in campo a strumento che gli errori li avalla e li moltiplica, caso di VAR più unico che raro in Europa e nel mondo, la domanda che sorge spontanea è: si stava meglio quando si stava peggio? Era meglio quando il VAR non esisteva e a sbrigarsela sul campo, senza poter (o dover) ricorrere alla revisione televisiva erano arbitro, assistenti e giudici di campo, e chi s’è visto s’è visto? La risposta è no: si stava peggio ieri come si sta peggio oggi. E sapete perchè?... P.S. L'articolo continua sul mio account “Palla Avvelenata” su Substack paoloziliani.substack.com Se non lo conosci vieni a dargli un'occhiata e considera la possibilità di abbonarti. Con 6 euro al mese o 60 all'anno mi sosterrai nel mio lavoro di giornalismo-verità e avrai ogni giorno una buona lettura e un'informazione libera che nessuno ti dà, anzi che spesso ti viene nascosta

🚨 ويسلي شنايدر يروي قصة “مجنونة” عن كيف عاقب مورينيو ماريو بالوتيلي في عام 2010 في نهائي دوري الأبطال في البرنابيو : كان ذلك في موسم 2009/2010. كنا على بعد 4 أسابيع من نهاية الموسم، قبل أن نفوز بكل الألقاب. غادر بالوتيلي التدريب غاضباً وحتى أنني لحقت به وقلت له ‘ماريو، لا تُفسد كل شيء الآن، تبقى 4 أسابيع فقط في هذا النادي، وستفوز بكل الألقاب’ فقال : ‘لا، أنا راحل’. ثم وصل مورينيو إلى المكان وقلت له ‘ميستر لقد رحل ماريو، مينو رايولا أخذه…’ فقال لي مورينيو : ‘رحل؟ حسناً، لديه مشكلة كبيرة جداً، لأننا سنفوز بالثلاثية، وسأعاقبه في نهائي دوري الأبطال، سترى.’ وقال لي إنه وضع خطة : ”سيجعل بالوتيلي يُسخّن معظم الشوط الثاني، ثم في اللحظة الأخيرة سيجري تبديلاً، لكنه سيتخطى بالوتيلي ويدخل بدلًا منه ماتيرازي، وقد أخبر ماتيرازي مسبقاً”. ثم جاءت الدقيقة 92، وقد فعلها بالفعل! 😂

Aggiornamento gol in serie A Lautaro 131 Shevchenko 127 Rivera 122 Van Basten 90 Kakà 77

🚨🚨BREAKING: Gervasoni INFLUENCED VAR officials in Inter-Roma by DISCOURAGING them to review the Ndicka's foul on Bisseck, per TWO witnesses' testimonies. The prosecution is now asking for video and audio of this conversation The focus of investigations in the Rocchi scandal have shifted to Inter-Roma, one of the most talked about matches of last season and one that decided the Scudetto race in Napoli's favor. The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office, as reported by La Repubblica, is deepening its investigation to understand the exact sequence of events surrounding that match and to verity whether the accounts of at least two witnesses heard in the questioning of referees are accurate: the knock by supervisor Andrea Gervasoni on the glass of VAR room and the "mind your own business" remark to VAR officials regarding a penalty not awarded to Inter for the foul - which later was acknowledged by the AIA that it was a foul and should have been a penalty - committed by Ndicka on Bisseck in the Roma penalty box. The incident, which goes beyond the boundaries of VAR protocol, was reported by former referee Domenico Rocchi who also filed a complaint last May that helped expanding the investigation by the Guardia di Finanza coordinated by prosecutor Maurizio Ascione. It was also confirmed by another former referee, who was summoned multiple times and spent several hours providing statements. Both reported what was being said and taken place during those moments. In the closing moments of Inter-Roma on April 27, 2025, the on-field referee Michael Fabbri let Ndicka's foul on Inter's Bisseck go unpunished. However, VAR assistant, Marco Piccinini, raised doubts to VAR referee Marco Di Bello about whether to intervene. And at this point, Gervasoni would step in, tapping on the glass to DISCOURAGE them from calling the referee on the pitch to review the play regarding the possible penalty, therefore influencing the referee's decision. This conversation was not heard in any audio or video footage broadcast by TV program OPEN VAR in which Rocchi himself at the time admitted to having delayed the transmission, perhaps to shield his colleagues from end-of-season controversy since, by his own admission, the penalty should have been awarded. And now, the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office intends to obtain the original audio and videos files as soon as possible to understand the incident and potential liability. La Repubblica

Israel is the only place on earth where a car driver can deliberately run over children and face no legal consequences because of his race.

Bayern PSG 2:2 at half time Barça Inter 2:2 at half time

Harry Kane after today's match has scored 54 goals this season. To put that into context, AC Milan as a club has scored 53 goals in all competitions.

We having a 2 for one scudetto celebration next month. Buy one get one free… Hell, what’s taking so long with the Man City case? Need to celebrate the 4th CL too 🌚

🚨BREAKING: Inter-Roma last season is under investigation. Witness reportedly told prosecutors that VAR official told his assistant to "mind your business" when he was pointing out a foul on Bisseck, which should have given Inter a penalty Per La Repubblica, the testimonies provided detailed accounts of suspicious incidents. There are five matches under scrutiny, already known, that led to an investigation into Rocchi himself and his assistant Gervasoni, as well as VAR officials Nasca and Di Vuolo (and Paterna for forgery per prosecutors). But there are other matches as well. Like Inter-Roma a year ago: "Mind your own business," the Var official reportedly told his assistant who was signaling a foul on Inter's Bisseck which should have given the Nerazzurri a penalty, according to the witness "on the instructions of supervisor Gervasoni." No VAR audio for this game was found. La Repubblica

So we got robbed of last season's scudetto?? We are celebrating TWO scudettos this summer fellas!! THE CLEANEST CLUB IN ITALY.

Heartbreaking doesn’t begin to cover it.

Drone footage released shows Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon reduced to near-total destruction following Israeli bombardment. This is what is left of a city of 30,000 people. Canada must do more than offer toothless condemnations of Israel’s illegal acts of aggression.

The West will only celebrate a Malala when the oppressor is a brown Muslim. When the oppressor is white colonial supremacy, they’re human shields.

I urge everyone to watch this report by Channel 4 News about Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. “Under international humanitarian law, journalists are afforded the same protection as civilians… If that journalist has a particular sympathy with a particular cause, that doesn’t mean that protection is removed… … the IDF said the incident is under review. Don’t hold your breath…” Providing the necessary context and not taking Israel’s claims at face value. This is how every journalist should be reporting.