Sam welcomes Cris Italia back with his balls out to discuss the lies of American cities and Pio Esposito's role for gli Azzurri on this episode of "The Calcio Podcast," a covert subsidiary of The Bordello.

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Sam welcomes Cris Italia back to discuss taking over the Montreal Italian Consulate and Mancini's Italy drawing France last weekend in the Nations League, and more on this episode of "The Calcio Podcast," a covert subsidiary of The Bordello.

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Sam and Cris Italia kind of sort of revive "The Calcio Podcast" as gli Azzurri begin "afresh" under Roberto Mancini in the Nations League and Sam attempts to orchestrate a hostile takeover of an Italian Consulate. They also provide a check in on Lazio's Mussolini Jr. and when we may see him play for his country.

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Paolo Maldini has gone scorched earth on the FIGC and on Giovanni Malagò. But first -- some musings on the dictator GOAT debate, the correct ways to travel, returning to the homeland, Don Cherry's cultural guidance, and more.

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Cris Italia returns (recorded 24/07/2026, before Pirlo was sabotaged and Maldini resigned)

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The FIGC has a new president, a new crisis, and a new Paolo Maldini dramatic exit. God help us all.

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Sam is back for a wartime broadcast on the eve of Italy's playoff final in Bosnia as Gennaro Gattuso's Azzurri look towards achieving their painstaking return to the World Cup. We examine how to honeypot FIFA executives into banning Iran from the tournament (just in case), the Northern Ireland result, Mo Kean's new name, teams like Jamaica qualifying, the bald epidemic in the Azzurri camp, the Nicolò Tresoldi case and MUCH more

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