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Pavel Nedved has announced that he will retire from all competitive football at the end of the current season. The 36 year old will leave behind a glittering career.

Visit Villa Lante to experience an Italian Renaissance Garden at its best. Fountains, classical architecture and stunning views epitomise this garden.

Juventus have won promotion from Serie B after one season out of the top flight of Italian football following their demotion for involvement in the match-fixing scandal.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has returned to club management, taking charge at Premiership side Manchester City and hoping to increase his succesful club trophy haul.

Ghosts are said to haunt many places in Italy, and these mysterious guests have chosen to linger in hotels and villas where travelers can spend the night with them.

Manchester City have submitted a bid of £100million for AC Milan's former world player of the year Kaka, as they look to add to their squad in the January transfer window

Some 20 European top clubs are looking to acquire Groningen's Swedish striker Marcus Berg, who won the award as Best Player at the U21 European Championship.

Storm clouds gather over Italian football as Juventus win a second successive scudetto.

The takeover of Manchester City by former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra draws closer with the former England coach, Sven Goran Eriksson, to be appointed manager.

Scotland has surprisingly strong Italian links - which means that there are plenty of places there to enjoy excellent Italian food and drink

Commerce was vital to the increasing growth of Rome and to the happiness of its people. Merchant forums provided space for Romans to gather and buy all that they needed.

The mannerist garden at Bomarzo is a great place to visit with children. It has giants, monsters and caves to explore and good facilities all within easy travel of Rome.

Playing in a football team means killing a lot of time between games to keep the boredom at bay. Maybe that's why most have a prankster in their ranks.

It's easy for visitors to be overwhelmed with everything to see in the Eternal City. Sometimes the tourist needs a breather from the traditional sites.

The English lyrics to this 1950s and 1960s popular standard, while quite romantic, miss the charm, the poignancy,and even the point of the original Italian.

Europe's top soccer clubs have one major goal in mind - playing on May 27, 2009 in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, which will be hosting the UEFA Champions League final.

Since he moved to Milan Beckham has produced a string of excellent displays, which has now seen him recalled to the England set-up.

Juventus have climbed three places to third in Serie A, only three points behind leaders Inter as the teams prepare to meet this Saturday in the San Siro, Milan.

Don't know what to do with that day or week-old bread? Fresh bread loses its freshness after a couple of days. This Italian salad gives bread its taste back and more.

If you've ever wondered who Apicius was, or why Sicily has a distinctive cuisine, then check out the Oxford Companion to Italian Food - a fascinating culinary guide.

It’s the time of year when Europe’s panoply of cup competitions reach their finales.

The Italians love food so much that special culinary festivals are held in towns and villages all over the country. Here are just a few.

Moonstone Cellars offers a surprising upset in a blind tasting of some of the best Merlots.

The latest Venice travel guidebook is Lonely Planet's Venice Encounter guide, pocket-sized but packing a punch. Find where to eat, what to see from author Alison Bing.

Corinthians striker Ronaldo is regaining the form that made him an absolute world star. The former Brazil international is thinking of retirement and the 2010 World Cup.

Having been sacked as Mexico's national team manager, Sven Goran Eriksson has become Director of Football at lowly Notts County in England.

Suite 101 gives you the dates for your diary as it looks ahead to the biggest races of the 2009 professional road cycling season

The new English Football season is almost here and numerous changes in playing personnel have already occurred. A breakdown of transfer activity by club follows:-

Uruguay, the winners of the first ever World Cup in 1930, scraped through to this summer's tournament in South Africa. Can Diego Forlán's form carry them to success?

The Fora dedicated to the Emperors of Rome were not only monumental and ceremonial, but they also served to provide more gathering space for Roman people and officials.

New owner of Manchester City, Thaksin Shinawatra, has provided manager Eriksson with finances to buy eight new players, including Elano, Petrov, Geovanni and Bianchi.

ROBERTO MANCINI has wasted no time in making clear his intentions as the newly appointed Manchester City manager at Eastlands.

Ever wondered who were the worst players to grace the Premier League. The ones with the massive transfer fees who failed to live up to their reputations? Find out now.

No sooner had Everton's plan for a stadium in Kirkby been rebuffed by the government than the issue of sharing a home with Liverpool resurfaced, to mixed reactions.

Tourists tend to overlook the quaint towns of central Italy's Lazio region for the ever-familiar marquee cities, but what they miss out on is the authenticity of a place

Is it a cauliflower? Is it a broccoli? It's Romanesco, a vegetable that has astonished both gardeners and gastronomists for centuries. Whatever it is, it's delicious.