Marco Pantanella
Marco Pantanella has been a soccer enthusiast from a very early age, ever since he started kicking the ball around as a little baby in his garden. From then on, enthusiasm became a passion, and passion eventually lead to the creation of his mCalcio.com Soccer Blog in July 2007. Eventually, fate brought Marco Pantanella to write for Soccerlens, and a new Serie A-reporting dynasty was born. :)
On top being the Chief Editor and a regular writer for Soccerlens, Marco is also responsible for many of the artwork pictures you see on the website. His best images include ‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest, The Ultimate 5-a-Side Team, Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers (2007), Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: El Clásico Is Almost, Almost Upon Us, Inter Milan vs. AC Milan - A Preview of the ‘Derby della Madonnina’, and All-Time Premier League Top Scorers.
Marco has been a vivid Juventus supporter ever since the Roberto Baggio era. His favorite players are Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Del Piero.
Website: http://www.mcalcio.com
Joined: 21 November 2009
# of Published Articles: 130
Author Archives:
- UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 – Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG (21) - 08/27/09
- 2008-2009 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter/Semi-Finals Draw – LIVEBLOG (59) - 03/20/09
- Chelsea vs. Juventus: Presenting the PLAYERS (0) - 02/25/09
- Arsenal vs. AS Roma: Presenting the PLAYERS (1) - 02/24/09
- Inter Milan vs. Manchester United: Presenting the PLAYERS (2) - 02/24/09
- The Times’s 50 Worst Things About Modern Football (19) - 01/31/09
- UEFA Football Team of the Year 2008 (29) - 01/24/09
- Football Bargains: Players with EXPIRING CONTRACTS in 2009 (12) - 01/05/09
- L’Équipe’s All-Star Best XI of 2008 (7) - 12/30/08
- UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw – LIVEBLOG (27) - 12/19/08
- Soccerlens 2008 Awards Winners (35) - 12/15/08
- Top 20 Future England Football Stars (24) - 11/25/08
- Axel Witsel – A Kid to Keep An Eye On (4) - 11/13/08
- Real Madrid 0-2 Juventus: Del Piero Is King of the Bernabéu (Champions League Matchday 4) (6) - 11/06/08
- IMScouting.com Review (3) - 10/31/08
- Chelsea 1-0 Roma: John Terry Crushing Giallorossi Hopes for a Rebound (UEFA Champions League 2008-09) (2) - 10/23/08
- Juventus 2-1 Real Madrid: Amauri + Del Piero Wondergoal Return Pride in Turin (Champions League Matchday 3) (5) - 10/22/08
- Roma Steamrolled by Inter Milan: 4-0 at Stadio Olimpico (Serie A Matchday 7) (2) - 10/20/08
- Brazil Are the Futsal Kings, Spain Beaten on Penalties (FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008) (1) - 10/20/08
- Top 20 Most Expensive EPL Non-Starters: Kieron’s not so Dyer situation (7) - 10/17/08
- Top 11 Football Rejects: Ronaldo, Ljungberg, Appiah, Canizares and Davids lead the way (11) - 09/04/08
- UEFA Champions League 08-09 – Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG (38) - 08/28/08
- Golden Argentina in Beijing (Olympics 2008) (16) - 08/23/08
- Irresistible Argentina power past Brazil (0) - 08/20/08
- Soccerlens goes to Paris – How good (bad) is French football? (2) - 08/19/08
- The Sun’s Top 10 Flops of Euro 2008 (23) - 06/29/08
- France 0-2 Italy – Azzurri Step Out of the Grave and into the Quarter-Finals (5) - 06/18/08
- Euro 2008 Fixtures & Results (19) - 06/10/08
- Netherlands 3-0 Italy: O Cannavaro Where Art Thou? (40) - 06/10/08
- Euro 2008 – Group D Head-to-Head Records (0) - 06/06/08
- Euro 2008 – Group C Head-to-Head Records (2) - 06/06/08
- Euro 2008 – Group B Head-to-Head Records (3) - 06/06/08
- Euro 2008 – Group A Head-to-Head Records (1) - 06/06/08
- Euro 2008 Statistics (9) - 06/04/08
- After Robo-Crouch, Here’s Robo-Keeper… (11) - 05/07/08
- AC Milan Win the Derby and Ruin Inter’s Hopes for an Early Celebration (Serie A Matchday 36) (6) - 05/05/08
- UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals Wrap-Up: Manchester United and Chelsea Are Going to Moscow (7) - 05/01/08
- MLS, LA Galaxy, and Ruud Gullit: A Very Long Way from ‘Sexy Football’… (2) - 04/30/08
- Italian-Style Manchester United: Sir Alex and his Catenaccio Tactics (17) - 04/24/08
- Is Defence the Key to English Success in the UEFA Champions League This Season? (10) - 04/03/08
- Inter Milan 1-2 Juventus: A Spectacular Derby d’Italia Provides Entertainment, Drama, and an Away Victory for Juve (Serie A Matchday 30) (10) - 03/23/08
- Inter Milan vs. Juventus Preview: Nerazzurri and Bianconeri Get Ready For Another Exciting Derby d’Italia (7) - 03/22/08
- Lazio 3-2 Roma: Derby della Capitale Goes to Lazio, Are Roma’s Scudetto Chances Now Really Over? (8) - 03/20/08
- 2007-2008 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals Draw – LIVEBLOG (30) - 03/14/08
- Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool: San Siro Raises the White Flag, Fernando Torres Sends Reds Through to Quarter-Finals (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2) (9) - 03/12/08
- Inter Milan vs. Liverpool Preview – Reds and Nerazzurri Prepare to Paint San Siro With the Colours of Europe (8) - 03/11/08
- Serie A Week-End Wrap-Up: Inter Milan and Juventus Return to Victory As the Nerazzurri Prepare for Liverpool (0) - 03/10/08
- Real Madrid 1-2 Roma: Royal Giallorossi Conquer the Bernabéu (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2) (1) - 03/06/08
- Fabio Cannavaro vs. Francesco Totti: Italians Face Off at the Bernabéu (Real Madrid vs. Roma UEFA Champions League Preview) (6) - 03/05/08
- Milan 0-2 Arsenal: Fabregas Magic Sends Gunners Through, Title Holders Eliminated (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2) (20) - 03/05/08
- Sunday Serie A Wrap-Up: Juventus and Inter Milan Stumble, Scudetto Race Resurrected (4) - 03/03/08
- Saturday Serie A Wrap-Up: Roma Shine, AC Milan Not So Much (0) - 03/02/08
- Fighting Dark Magic and Cold Weather: the Non-scoring Tale of Aruna Dindane (0) - 02/29/08
- Inter Milan 1-1 Roma: Francesco Totti’s Scudetto Dreams Crushed by Javier Zanetti (Serie A Matchday 25) (3) - 02/29/08
- You Are All Invited to the France-Nike Wedding, the Couple is Registered for €320m (2) - 02/23/08
- Trouble at Anfield for Inter, Super Roma Reversal, and AC Milan Clean Sheet at Emirates: Three Tales of Serie A in the UEFA Champions League (7) - 02/21/08
- Arsenal and Liverpool’s Champions League Situation, Or: Waiting for the Milan Teams… (9) - 02/18/08
- Serie A Week-End ‘Big Match’: Juventus Beat Roma in Turin, Pull Closer to Second Spot (2) - 02/18/08
- FA Cup, Serie A, Ligue 1 – Three Classic Matches for this Football Week-End (5) - 02/16/08
- Ronaldo Injured 9-12 Months, Draw and Heartbreak for Rossoneri (Milan 1-1 Livorno, Serie A Matchday 16) (13) - 02/14/08
- Cameroon 0-1 Egypt – Pharaoh Apothesis: Egypt Triumph at the African Cup of Nations (5) - 02/11/08
- A Lesson in Efficiency by the Egyptian Pharaohs: Ivory Coast Dominate but Concede Four (African Cup Semi-Finals) (0) - 02/08/08
- Idomitable Lions of Cameroon Defeat Ghana and Crush the Hopes of an Entire Nation (African Cup Semi-Finals) (1) - 02/08/08
- Italy 3-1 Portugal: the Azzurri Take Their International Friendlies Seriously (5) - 02/07/08
- 10-Men Black Stars of Ghana Defeat Nigerian Super Eagles (African Cup of Nations Quarter-Finals) (11) - 02/04/08
- Serie A Winter Transfers Update – The Entire “Calciomercato” of January 2008 (4) - 02/01/08
- Internazionale Beat Juventus 3-2 and A Star is Born in Milan: Mario Balotelli (9) - 01/31/08
- Momo Sissoko Profile: From Liverpool to Juventus for £8.2m (15) - 01/30/08
- UEFA Football Team of the Year 2007 (21) - 01/25/08
- Top 20 Ugliest Footballers (83) - 01/23/08
- The Most Famous Cow in Football (4) - 01/22/08
- Ghana 2008: Presenting the African Cup of Nations (3) - 01/20/08
- The “Emperor” is Back – Adriano Scores Two Goals in São Paulo Debut (4) - 01/19/08
- Presenting Maniche, the Newest Recruit of Inter Milan (3) - 01/17/08
- “The Duck” Makes His Debut: AC Milan Have Turned (P)ATOmic! (5) - 01/15/08
- All-Time Club Rankings according to IFFHS (26) - 01/06/08
- World’s Top Goalscorer of 2007 according to IFFHS (13) - 01/03/08
- L’Équipe’s All-Star Best XI of 2007 (31) - 12/30/07
- Top 20 Young Footballers for 2008 (69) - 12/29/07
- The ‘Special One’ is Back: “I’m on Setanta Sports” (9) - 12/26/07
- Inter Milan Beat AC Milan, and Claim Their Second ‘Derby della Madonnina’ of 2007 (2) - 12/24/07
- UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw LIVEBLOG (21) - 12/21/07
- From Reality-TV to Chelsea FC, the Fairy Tale of Gideon Baah Continues (5) - 12/20/07
- Fabio Capello, his Future Mountains of Cash, and Possible Additions to His Backroom Staff (2) - 12/18/07
- AC Milan on Top of the World, Boca Juniors is Defeated (Club World Cup 2007 FINAL) (5) - 12/16/07
- AC Milan Defeat Urawa Reds, and Qualify for the Final vs. Boca Juniors (FIFA Club World Cup 2007) (0) - 12/13/07
- Champions League Matchday 6, Serie A Teams: Man Utd Tie Roma to 1-1 Draw, the Milan Teams Finish with Wins, Lazio Eliminated (1) - 12/13/07
- Pompey’s Miracle “Ionized Shirt” Technology: Scientific Breakthrough or Futuristic Doping? (2) - 12/10/07
- How I Lived the 2006 World Cup Final: France vs. Italy (5) - 12/10/07
- How Expensive Was Your Team’s Bench in the English Premier League Last Week-End? (9) - 12/09/07
- ‘Share Your Football Experiences’ Contest (10) - 12/07/07
- Goalwire – Live Scores Website – Review (0) - 12/06/07
- British Interest in Fabio Capello now to Include Liverpool and Newcastle (8) - 12/06/07
- Manchester United Players To Blow Over £100,000 On Girls, Gambling and Booze For Christmas (21) - 12/05/07
- Euro 2008 Finals Draw (23) - 12/03/07
- SoccerPro – Soccer Gear Store – Review (1) - 12/03/07
- Serie A Matchday 14: Inter Emerge Victorious in Top Teams Battle, while AC Milan and Juve Mutually Neutralize in Goal-less Draw (0) - 12/03/07
- Inter, Roma, Milan Through to the Next Round, Lazio Hanging on by a Thread (Champions League Matchday 5) (0) - 11/29/07
- UEFA Futsal Championship 2007: Spain Crowned 3rd-time Champions by beating Italy 3-1 in Final Match (3) - 11/27/07
- South Africa 2010 – UEFA Qualification Round: England get Croatia again!! (18) - 11/25/07
- England Job: Likely Candidates to Succeed McLaren (12) - 11/24/07
- Euro 2008 – Group Stage Draw Seedings (13) - 11/23/07
- Euro 2008 Qualifying – 4 Spots Remaining in Wednesday’s Final Round Matches (4) - 11/21/07
- SquadGod – Monthly Games (0) - 11/20/07
- Italy-Scotland: Late Goal by Panucci sends the Azzurri through to Euro 2008 (11) - 11/18/07
- Euro 2008 Qualifying – Group by Group Preview for Saturday’s Matches (9) - 11/17/07
- David Beckham Set to Train with Arsenal (3) - 11/15/07
- A Shrink for Real Madrid? (3) - 11/14/07
- Top 10 EPL Entertainers (31) - 11/13/07
- 2007 EPL ‘Rich List’: Richest Players / Club Owners of the Premier League (29) - 11/10/07
- Broke For Your Team’s Next Away Game? If You’re a Reading fan, Not a Problem… (0) - 11/09/07
- Milan, Inter, Lazio and Roma take 10 out of 12 (Champions League Matchday 4) (3) - 11/08/07
- Top 100 Greatest Ever Footballers (117) - 11/07/07
- Juventus 1-1 Inter Milan, No Victor in the Derby d’Italia but Plenty of Entertainement (7) - 11/05/07
- Liverpool, the Love of Me Life… (11) - 10/19/07
- Europe’s 10 Most Expensive Benchwarmers of 2007-08 (20) - 10/16/07
- Italy-Georgia: A Bleak Azzurri Team Wins 2-0 at Home (1) - 10/14/07
- Italian Hooliganism: the State Takes the Offensive (4) - 10/12/07
- FC Sevilla: A Club Under Crisis (3) - 10/11/07
- Five Weeks In Prison: Stoke City’s Vincent Pericard’s Experience (4) - 10/10/07
- Giuseppe Rossi Profile: La Liga ‘Loca’ over ex-Manchester United striker (40) - 10/09/07
- A Taste of the Rossoneri Fury: AC Milan Atomizes Lazio! (8) - 10/08/07
- Inter Milan ‘Cruzing’ in the Serie A (9) - 10/07/07
- Brazilian Players: Great Champions or Great Actors? (18) - 10/06/07
- The Times’ Top 50 Football Kits of All Time (29) - 10/05/07
- Lazio almost beat Real Madrid as Milan fail against Celtic (0) - 10/04/07
- Manchester United vs Roma – the Italian Perspective (20) - 10/02/07
- Grading Summer 2007’s 20 Most Expensive Transfers (30) - 09/29/07
- Serie A Latest: Matchday 4 and Champions League Review (3) - 09/25/07
- Serie A Latest: Roma Top as Juve and Milan stumble, Euro 2008 Review and Italian CL Preview (8) - 09/18/07
