The Calcio Podcast

A two-parter this week as the Club World Cup has been met with empty stadiums and lukewarm, diluted American fanfare -- but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from welcoming Juventus to the White House to watch him threaten Iran over their nuclear program to kick off the tournament. Italy's U21 EURO campaign came to close after a heroic display from a new star and a horrible display from an established one. And Sam went on TikTok Live while playing in goal for a local team that I do not care about, which his team's captain did not appreciate in the slightest. That and much more, rejoice and enjoy.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Gennaro Gattuso is somehow the new coach of the Italian National Team (credit/blame Gigi Buffon) and Gabriele Gravina is putting Gli Azzurri at risk. Israel go to war with Iran before going to war with Italian football later this year and some people can't complete their work. The Montreal Mafia saw devastating arrests, including of a figure whose name is dangerously close to the host of this show. Il Gattopardo is a terrific work of fiction and the Netflix remake of the book is mandatory viewing for any lovers of Garibaldi. The U21 EURO is underway. And much, much more. Enjoy.Rate the show 5 stars to help boost it and follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo

Gli Azzurri sensationally risk missing another World Cup just as soon as qualifiers get underway, Luciano Spalletti is finally deposed in the worst way possible by old man Gabriele Gravina, who will now select a replacement CT that will almost certainly not be as good an option as Carlo Ancelotti. Plus, Italy votes not to reduce the number of years a foreigner must have residency before applying for citizenship. We are back, baby. Enjoy and rate the show 5 stars wherever you're listen to this.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Sam rants about gli Azzurri falling to Germany on aggregate in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal following a mentally draining 3-3 draw in Dortmund. We're comparing Spalletti and Nagelsmann's looks, discussing the defensive disaster, the squad's character, our boys' attention-hungry WAGs, the Kean phenomenon and other forwards at our disposal, and much more.Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo and toss a 5 star rating on the pod wherever you're listening to this to help boost the show.

Sam rants about how to look like hot shit in Tulum and how to take hot shits in Tulum, being forbidden from feeding a hungry Mayan toddler on the beach, getting in trouble with Mexican customs at the airport and much moreFollow Sam @inSamAdamo

Sam yells at DiLo about the Neapolitan traveling circus that invaded Roccaraso, Donald Trump Jr. hunting an endangered duck in the Venice Lagoon, Atalanta's injuries and the head of Nazi science, toilet stalls in Mexico and much more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamoPlease toss a 5 star rating on the show's page to help boost us

Gizmo joins Sam to discuss Nainggolan's arrest for cocaine trafficking, €1 homes on the Mediterranean, Suburra, a creative issue to the homeless epidemic and more. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Sam welcomes comic Roey Rozen to the show after they were made to wait 4 hours to record this pod because we were waiting for Cris Italia to let us into the studio on a Sunday. Despite the logistical and technological obstacles that threatened to derail the episode, the boys managed to pull an electric chat out of the hat, bridging the cultural gap between Italians and Jews. Enjoy!! Sorry for the bad audio quality, mulligan on the tech on this one, folks.Follow Roey @RoeyRozen & check out his new podcast “Chris and Roey vs. Evil” with Chris HorneFollow Sam @imSamAdamo and if you're reading this, please consider leaving a five star rating on the podcast to help boost the show on whatever platform you're consuming this on (statistically likely that is Apple or Spotify — and fat five star ratings help us on either platform). God bless.

Sam welcomes fellow stand-up Andy Haynes back to the pod to chat about dry pastries, toddlers defecating, national football team groupthink, 23&Me, Italians voting for Trump, Canada being the newest state to join the union and more! Andy's new pod “The Underrated Podcast” with comic Mike Canon drops soonFollow Sam @imSamAdamo and toss a 5 star rating on the show to help boost itFollow Andy: instgram.com/imandyhaynes & watch his last special on YouTube “The Coward Of Gramercy

Sam rants with Cris Italia about Daniel Maldini, Vito the pug, Edoardo Bovè's heart and the possible corrupt cardiologists in Serie A. That and more, enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & toss the pod a 5 star ratingFollow Cris @criscitalia

Sam rants about Alessandro Del Piero running for FIGC President, Roma desperately appointing Claudio Ranieri as manager, the Atalanta ACL recovery lab, and a French youth international switching allegiance to Italy. Enjoy!Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it!

Sam rants about the Giorgia Meloni/Narendra Modi fascination, The optics of Fratelli d'Italia, being a serious Head of State, Trump meeting Biden at the White House, the Christopher Moltisanti jawline and moreFollow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it!

Sam rants about Italy's 3-1 defeat to France in the Nations League, appreciating your goalkeeper, the Paris immigrant football Church, the U21 Azzurrini and much more.Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and give the pod a five star rating to boost the show!!

In the aftermath of Italy's 1-0 win over Belgium in the Nations League, Sam rants about being on Kill Tony, the city of Toronto, seeing Sebastian Giovinco at Milos, the Belgian national team, Spalletti's army of men named Nicolò, where Federico Chiesa went and much more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & toss a rating on the show to boost the pod

Sam rants about Italy's 4-1 victory over Israel in the Nations League, people claiming the Israeli National Team should be banned from football and that the FIGC should have boycotted the match, where gli Azzurri should play going forward, Daniel Maldini and others' debuts, the privilege of dying on the job in Vicenza and much more. Enjoy!

Sam rants about the correct way to pronounce AZZURRI, the new Spalletti midfield following Italy's 2-2 draw to Belgium, what to do with Lorenzo Pellegrini after his red card, the looming Daniel Maldini debut and the need to throw young players into the line of fire, and compares the POS vibe of Alessandro Bastoni to Riccardo Calafiori. That and more, enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to boost it

Sam rants about Macintosh apples, Fall activities with WOPs, why Italians in Canada are huge immigrants, footballers on cameo, American footballers's weird vibe, the dynamics of Love Island and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to give it a boost!!

Sam rants about the Italy vs. Israel match, Lisa Ann growing up Italian, Fedez beefing Tony Effe, Daniele De Rossi being fired by Roma and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to help boost it

Sam is all dolled up to react to Italy's huge 3-1 victory over France in Paris at Parc des Princes, discuss Luciano Spalletti continueing to play Giovanni Di Lorenzo while some new faces make a positive impact, and go over how gli Azzurri's results against France and Israel this international break will shape how Italians should side on the IDF v. Hamas matter. That and more. Enjoy!! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it

Uncle Farhad of Turin Giants is back for a hang with Sam to dive into gentrification of the Caucasus, the time George Bush visited Albania, Cristiano Ronaldo's new YouTube channel and how he can't act like a human, local instagram cringe vloggers and much more. Enjoy! Check out Farhad's sweet apparel at turingiants.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod to boost it Follow Farhad @TurinGiants and listen to the Turin Giants Podcast for Juve talk in English

Sam rants about Drake "saving" Venezia FC from bankruptcy, Italian hedonism and having the Azzurri be repped only by guys who hunt mushrooms. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod to boost it

In this BONUS TAPE FROM THE ARCHIVES (re-upload of episode 187 of The Calcio Podcast from September 6th, 2022), Sam chronicles a nearly three week-long trip to Italy. From a rooftop in Naples to a toilet in Rome, this is a pod for the ages. 4 cities. 4 rants. 1 totalled Vespa. Enjoy this very special instalment of the show, featuring check-ins from each destination of the voyage. At the time of original upload, this was arguably Sam's capolavoro to date. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo + please rate the pod to boost it

Sam rants about a Neapolitan tailor making him feel inadequate, Angela Carini and the Olympic boxing soap opera with Imane Khelif, Jewish funeral customs and more. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it

Sam welcomes an old friend back to chat about the 2024 Paris Olympics drag wueeb Last Supper opening ceremony decision, the Olympics so far, Davide Ballardini's chrome dome, the legend of Jack Warner and other corrupt sporting officials, looking homeless, Ponzi schemes and much more Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it

Sam rants about craving cannoli, Ricardo Calafiori's suspicious girlfriend, the path for Pafundi and Camarda to save Italian football, Greenwood signing for Marseille, escorts at the condo and more. Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo and please write the pod five stars to help boost it

Sam about England losing the EURO final, Marco Violi being framed for the Trump assassination attempt, Chiara Nasti & Mattia Zaccagni's home invasion, Como's Indonesian PR team and more. Enjoy! Rate the pod five stars to boost it and follow Sam @imSamAdamo

Sam reacts to the news that Luciano Spalletti will stay on as Azzurri manager after Italy's failure at EURO 2024, what changes we can expect now and whether this will solve anything. That and more. Enjoy the catharsis. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it

Sam reacts to Italy crashing out of EURO 2024 after losing 2-0 to Switzerland. Trying to make sense of the game, the tournament as a whole, who did and didn't show up, Spalletti's coaching, the FIGC's management, and where to go from here Please rate the pod 5 stars to boost the show Follow Sam @imSamAdamo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam tries to dial it in after Mattia Zaccagni's all-time last-second equalizer at the death sends gli Azzurri thru to the knockout round at EURO2024 following a triumphant 1-1 draw with Croatia. We deliberate over whether Italy are even any good, panic over our failing fullbacks, praise the hands of Gianluigi Donnarumma, laud Riccardo Calafiori's balls, and ponder where that goal will rank in the history of Italian football lore. That and more. Enjoy!!!!!! Sponsored by evangelistasports.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam makes sense of gli Azzurri's performance in their 1-0 defeat to Spain at EURO2024 with Mike Luci. Chatting Spalletti's moves, our brutal midfield showing, Scamacca's isolation, Calafiori's game, some of the substitutions and more. Shot live on location at Melrose Resto in Little Italy (shoutout to them for letting us film there, good pizza and good fellas). Enjoy the therapy session. Sponsored by evangelistasports.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and rate the pod 5 stars to boost it Follow Mike on Instagram @MikeLucii --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam reviews gli Azzurri's EURO 2024 opener vs. Albania, provides got a little post-match analysis, breaks down the alleged Playstation ban, and flips out over the decision to let a nerd songwriter into the sacred Nazionale changing room. That and more. Enjoy! Support our sponsor evangelistasports.com Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Rate the show 5 stars to help boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

EURO 2024 is upon us and Sam is going to extreme lengths to galvanize his fellow Italians ahead of gli Azzurri's opener against Albania. On the pod this week: a deep dive into Italy's colonial past in Albania, discussing the vibes around Spalletti's side going into the tournament, tales from a local nuru and casino, comparing Italy to France, plus much more. Enjoy. War!!!!!! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Rate the pod 5 stars to boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam has a meltdown after gli Azzurri's EURO 2024 squad suffers two major injury blows and welcomes Venezia back to Serie A. That and much more, enjoy!! WAR!!!!!! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please toss a rating on the pod to help boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam goes over Luciano Spalletti's Azzurri provisional squad for EURO 2024 and fails to successfully dunk on Albanian men. That and much more. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & rate the pod 5 stars to help bump it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam rants about Allegri's majestic last stand, furniture shopping, Italy's forecasted EURO 2024 provisional squad, and the face of every Serie A club in an ideal world according to us. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo and please rate the pod 5 stars to boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam rants about Messi's visit to Montreal, Como returning to Serie A, the ideal cocktail of Italian clubs in the league, the 6AM club next to the Laval Tesla dealership, golf faux-pas and much more. Enjoy! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & please rate the pod 5 stars --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam goes off about visiting a university pro-Palestine encampment at McGill, Toronto FC coming to play his old coach's Montreal-based semi-pro team in the Canadian Championship, Salernitana fans deserving to travel to Cosenza in Serie B next season, and loads more. Enjoy the catharsis. Rate the pod 5 stars and follow Sam @imSamAdamo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam rants about a planned mass coming-out party in world football, the new Scampia housing project, young women and their babies, being humped by puppies and more Rate the pod 5 stars and follow Sam @imSamAdamo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam has his Persian-Swedish-interista-lawyer-journalist uncle Nima Tavallaey Roodsari back on the pod for a long chat about the mind of Aurelio De Laurentiis, the behaviour of Fabrizio Romano, the Inter Serie A title win, Calciopoli Christmas bribes and much more. Great hang, enjoy!!! Subscribe to Nima's pod "The Italian Football Podcast" with Carlo Garganese (all audio+Patreon), follow him on Twitter @NimaTavRood and check out his website SempreInter.com Rate the pod 5 stars and follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam rants about dad strength, gambling sites, Greek restaurants and attending soccer tryouts on a stomach full of scones. That and much more. If you're in Montreal come to Sal Valentinetti's performance on May 19th https://linktree.com/insiememontreal Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Rate the pod 5 stars per piacere --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam is joined by local sex icon and philosopher Mike Luci for a most enlightened meeting of the minds, as promised weeks ago. Buckle in. Follow Sam @imSamAdamo & follow Mike @MikeLucii Rate the pod 5 stars to help boost the show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam rants about condo leasing agents, his personal experience with Juan Jesus, the English and Italian football media, being accused of having the tism and more. Enjoy!! Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Rate the pod 5 stars to help boost the show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam is in London and is fully embodying the spirit of the proper Cockney bloke. Gli Azzurri played two matches stateside, so we ran away to Europe to be as far away as possible from the goombas who chose to dwell in the stadiums of Florida and New Jersey. The people who travel to London are a lot to unpack and this week's rant aims to do just that. Enjoy! RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam dives in on Francesco Acerbi getting booted from the Azzurri squad for calling Juan Jesus an ambiguous racial slur, the nuances of the N-word in Italian, Spalletti's national team call ups and much more. RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam is joined by Freeway Frank to chat about dating younger ladies, old world radio, the Trudeau media dilemma, the covid years, who would've gassed gypsies at Dachau, calcio scandals, the people of Bari città and more. Enjoy! RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam is with his friend Mino to discuss businesses being firebombed, Lazio duly losing to Bayern, which Azzurri players might be fascist, who still goes to the bank, overly supportive immigrant grandparents and tons more. Great hang on the episode this week, enjoy! RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam rants about Messi ticket prices in Montreal, the new Azzurri kits, your kid having cancer vs being trans, German cooking videos and much, much more. Enjoy! RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam is solo this week ranting about Kanye West's unlikely collaboration and relationship with Inter Milan, the old man in Taranto derailing club plans, Napoli's new coach who is playing Football Manager in real life, Roma's Saudi takeover and more. Enjoy! RATE THE POD 5 STARS

Sam is live on location from the touchline of friends of the pod Michele & Matteo Bruzzese's 5-a-side game with their Sunday League team, Crotone6ix. Joining the boys between shifts are teammates and returning guests Vincenzo Attisano aka YCV (whose music we're hoping to sneak into Sanremo by 2045) and Stevie Moore (TLN TV online, founder of The Laziali/DisplayPro, covert+unsuspecting undercover Italian loyalist). We chat about the time Sam's dad found V on their lawn in the morning, the Sanremo results, performing at a comedy show for WOPs in a Maple Italian restaurant, the single boys' alleged bedroom prowess and more. Enjoy!! Please rate the pod 5 stars if you're reading this to help us out and boost it Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo Follow Michele & Matteo's sketch page @TheBelloBros//@TheBelloBross + @Crotone6ix for their Sunday League videos Check out YCV's new music bit.ly/3I3BhXa Follow @TheLaziali for Steven's Lazio news page --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam is blessed with the boys from his favourite old calcio podcast, Stereo Serie A (minus Lopopolo), for a chat about the old days, citizenship rules, Serie A doping allegations from Gary Neville, Atalanta's sketchy trainer, the Azzurri Nations League group and much more. Super fun episode. Enjoy!! Follow the boys' dormant Twitter account @StereaSerieA Follow Sam everywhere @imSamAdamo Please toss a 5 star rating on the pod to help boost it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message

Sam is joined by Stevie Moore (founder of The Laziali, online for TLN TV, creator of DisplayPro frames) in this calcio-heavy bonus episode. They recount experiences of traveling to Rome to watch games at the Stadio Olimpico, assess where Ciro Immobile ranks amount Italy's strikers past and present, outline how Italian teams should aim to upset juggernauts in the Champions League as underdogs and more. Enjoy! Please rate the pod 5 stars to help boost it Follow Sam @imSamAdamo Check out DisplayPro jersey frames online Follow Stevie (Insta @steviekmoore) // (Twitter @S_K_MOORE) Follow The Laziali (Insta @TheLaziali) // (Twitter @The_Laziali) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samadamo/message