After a small break, Football Shorts returns with a quick look at the stories you might have missed last week in the world of football.

In this week’s Football Shorts, Dave looks at fans dressed as sperm (oo-er), match-fixers sent to jail, players fined after going to the carnival, and other news stories you might have missed!

In this week’s Football Shorts, Juventus moan, Rafa and Marco’s bitterness continues, more racism incidents to report, and much more!

Italy laboured to a 3-1 win over Armenia on Friday, moving a step closer to the World Cup thanks to two second-half goals. The game was settled by a player born in Buenos Aires, Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo, great-grandson of an Anconese immigrant.

You might not have heard of these players yet, but they’ll be household names in the future. Impress your mates by telling them about these youngsters first!

Steve continues our Group C preview with a look at one of the Euro2012 tournament favourites, Italy.

The ‘Old Lady’ draped in Black and White is rising up once again through the ashes like a Phoenix, winning over the hearts and minds of football fans the world over. This is a remarkable story and one that began in Serie B after Juventus were demoted, having been found guilty of sporting fraud.

A factfile report on the upcoming talent emerging in Serie A.

In my debut article, I explain why Serie A is in a serious state of demise and what can be done to try and turn things around for the sake of Italian football’s future.

As part of our trip to the Emirates stadium we were invited to the press conference where Indesit explained their intentions. Here’s our analysis, as we cut through the PR talk and see what was really said.