Articles tagged with "barzagli"
Preview: Palermo - Sampdoria
By lorenzo | May 10th, 2008Sunday, May 11th, 2008 15.00 Renzo Barbera, Palermo Overview This is it. The last game of the season at home. The tifosi rosanero will look to salute players who are playing at the Renzo Barbera for the last time in a Palermo jersey. Amo ...
Thursday Transfer Talk
By Steven | May 8th, 2008Two more games to go, and Sunday may be a special one. Not only will I be celebrating my birthday as we kick Sampdoria's ass, it'll most likely be Amauri's last home-game in La Favorita. And he wants to say goodbye as a captain. The only problem is: ...
Preview: Lazio - Palermo
By lorenzo | May 3rd, 2008Sunday, May 4th, 2008 15.00 Stadio Olimpico, Roma Squad Status Palermo Palermo will be without Zaccardo due to suspension and "Bikerman" Caserta and "Cyranose" Biava who sustained some injuries during the week. Most likely, The Suit w ...
Palermo v. Juventus: Colantuono's Last Chance, Really This Time... I Swear
By roberto | April 3rd, 2008Tifosi Rosaneri don't tell me, let me guess. Colantuono's got some secret plan to beat us come Sunday. I mean, that's the reason why Zamparini hired him again, right? Well it's either that, or he persuaded your president for another chance afte ...
Palermo v Siena: Did I Mention That Siena Don't Suck?
By Martha | January 20th, 2008Even if you're a supporter of whoever they're playing, Siena are really hard not to like right now. Despite having just barely climbed out of the drop zone (Huzzah!), they're playing with a lot of self-belief and come out looking to win, no matter who the
News Roundup As We Take a Deep, Post-European Breath
By Martha | November 30th, 2007•Because of their participation in the Club World Cup next month, Milan's Serie A matches against Reggina and Livorno have been postponed; the new dates have not yet been announced. •Giorgio Chinaglia has been fined €4.2 million for market manipu
Juventus 5 Palermo 0 - Recap: A Black and White Affair
By roberto | November 27th, 2007By now you've read the articles, heard the news, and seen the highlights. Juventus simply dismantled Palermo. So much so in fact, that Palermo's Head Coach was fired just a few hours after the match. Now that's what I call dismantled. Really, the only pos
Odds and Ends as We Prepare to Eat Ourselves Sick
By Martha | November 21st, 2007•The Azzurrini played the second half with 10 men in the freezing cold rain, but still managed to pull out a 1-0 away win over the Faroe Islands. The baby Italians dominated the match but left it late, winning on an 80th minute goal by substitute Nicola
Grand Theft Parma
By Steven | November 1st, 2007I thought I had seen a couple of bad Palermo-matches this season, but i haven't seen a worse one than the one yesterday. Parma scored in the 3th fuckin' minute, thanks to the defense not remembering that the 20.30 whistle means the game has started. Corne
Juve Rumor Fest
By Martha | October 31st, 2007I don't know if an informer just escaped Luciano Moggi's* secret mountaintop lair or what, but the papers today are just jam-packed with rumors about Juventus. Who's going, who's coming, who the gaffer rejected for unclear reasons -- it's all there in bla
Miccoli's Magic
By kevin | September 27th, 2007Palermo 2 Milan 1 An injury time goal stunned the visiting Milan as Miccoli continues to work his magic. Down 1-0 until the 73 minute, Palermo’s two second half goals allowed them to collect 3 points again and gave them their first victory at h
I'm Baaaack!!
By kevin | September 24th, 2007Excuse my absence from the post, I have been in a coma since that Euro08 qualifying draw between France and Italy. The medical team determined that it was the boring, drawn out football that was stagnating my brain. Please, no more Euro qualifying. I c
Tale of Two Halves
By kevin | August 29th, 2007Finally being able to stomach that opening 2-0 loss on Sunday, I am back and ready for action. I’ve watched the game for the third time and have a few brief thoughts and observations. For me, it was the tale of two halves. For those of you that stil
Friday Odds and Ends
By Martha | August 10th, 2007Alright, folks, I'm sick as a dog (How do people who get regularly sinus infections keep from killing themselves?), so this is likely to be it for the day. If Luciano Moggi suddenly puts his hands up and confesses that he was, in fact, behind every bit of
Palermo Vs. Lecce 7/29/07
By Giuseppe | July 18th, 2007There's nothing about this match on the Palermo home site, but it is on fan site rosanerohome.it and the Lecce official webpage. I hope it's televised. I've personally been suffering watching every agonizing moment of the Chicago Fire so I could use a lit
Calm before the storm....
By Giuseppe | July 4th, 2007The most exciting signing thus far for Palermo was that of Serbian international Bosko Jankovic of RCD Mallorca, Jankovic plays either striker or attacking midfielder so he definitely will work out on the pitch. He was Mallorca's leading goal scorer las
Barzagli to.......Palermo?
By Giuseppe | June 27th, 2007Barzagli has been linked to Fiorentina and Juventus so It seemed he was definitely NOT going to be in pink and black next season. Word is, the Colantuono doesn't want Barzagli to leave. I doubt that the odds he stays in Sicily are very good, but I reall
Your Daily, Skullduggery-Tinged Chivu Update
By Martha | June 25th, 2007Psst! Cristian Chivu was seen in Milan yesterday -- pass it on! Yes, that's right: The turncoat Romanian, assumed over the weekend to be moments from signing with Barcelona, paid a visit to Milan yesterday, where he and his agent met with Inter bigwigs
Barzagli in Battle With the Man
By Martha | June 16th, 2007Remember the sudden change of direction for Andrea Barzagli earlier this week? He seemed destined for Fiorentina, only to turn around and start trudging towards Juve, with no explanation for the change of plan. Well, though Barzagli himself is still on
Sunday School & Chivugate
By Chris | June 10th, 2007CHIVUGATE: Alright, let's all get on the same page here. Christian Chivu came out yesterday and heatedly denied he has spoken with any other clubs regarding a contract. In fact, his first choice is still to sign an extension with Roma and talks are ong
Barzagli to Fiorentina?
By Giuseppe | June 7th, 2007Several sources have hinted Palermo center back Andrea Barzagli Is "very close to a Fiorentina move". Barzagli, one of Palermo's star defenders, has 8 national caps for the Italy U-20 team, 15 for the U-21 team and 13 for the National Team. He was a me
Viola Continue Bid to Sign More Players Than Everyone Else Combined
By Martha | June 6th, 2007Hot on the heels of signing a pile of respected youngsters, Fiorentina are digging around in the transfer market again, this time in pursuit of a trio of internationals. The big-name Italian in the mix is Palermo defender Andrea Barzagli, for whom the Vio
Diana is not just a girl's name
By Giuseppe | June 4th, 2007Aimo Diana made his Azzurri comeback on Saturday for Italy's national team and reminded me I why I like him so much.While Italy as a team really should have beaten the Faroes, say 7-0, the team had some problems finishing shots. However, Diana was play
The Sunday Finest
By Chris | June 3rd, 2007Alright, let's start this one off with a surprising revelation. According to Alberto Aquilani's agent, Roma supposedly turned down a straight up swap of Andrea Barzagli (you know, stud defender and future captain of the Azzurri - well, it's between he and
Saturday Morning News, Or: While I Was Out
By Martha | May 19th, 2007Just so you know, I had three flights canceled in less than two days. Clearly I have done something to deeply offended the Aviation Gods. •In case you've been under a rock (or on a really, really long plane flight): Despite losing the game, Roma won
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