Andrea Pirlo

Chicharito tried to channel his inner Park Ji-sung against Andrea Pirlo in Mexico's 1-2 Conferations Cup defeat by Italy.

There are a plethora of intriguing internationals today and through the weekend -- whether that be world cup qualifiers or the European Under-21 Championship. This open thread is available for you...

That Antonio Conte is slightly, just a tiny bit mad is no secret. But is that all? Andrea Pirlo's newly-published autobiography sheds some light on the brilliant mind of the Juventus coach and his leadership behind the scenes.

Andrea Pirlo has a wonderful beard. It may make you want to save the world. Then again, that's what he does on a regular basis. The world, fear the beard of Pirlo.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson seems to anticipate that Darren Fletcher will make a full recovery after surgery to resolve a chronic illness. If the midfielder does step on the pitch again, it'll be as a holding-midfielder.

Brad Keller is one of Phoenix FC's first signed players.

Juventus did what was expected of them on Wednesday with an emphatic home win over FC Nordsjaelland.

Italy haven't gotten off to the brightest of starts in World Cup qualifying, but hope to shake up an Armenia side that's been forced to make a few changes.

Oscar had some words for us after scoring a pair of goals in his first start for Chelsea. You can also watch the goal again. And again. And again.