Articles tagged with "bobo vieri"
Video of the Week: Last Day Scudetto Antics
By Francesco | May 16th, 2008I decided, since this weekend Inter and Roma play crucial games on the last day of the season to decide the Scudetto, to post two videos of what happened to both teams the last time they were in the same situation. (Having to win on the last day ...
Looks Like One More Year For Paolo Maldini
By chris | May 14th, 2008It's been a rough week for the Milanisti, with their disastrous performance in Napoli having an equally disastrous effect on their Champions League hopes. Now sitting in 5th, they will pin their hopes on Torino, who, unfortunately, are not all that g ...
Farewell Bobo Vieri?
By Francesco | May 5th, 2008There is no denying that Christian (Bobo) Vieri in the late 1990's and early 2000's was one of, if not the deadliest striker in the world. The Aussie-born striker was a goalscoring machine, and scored with such ease. He would just power past defe ...
Fiorentina fall to the lottery of penalty kicks
By Francesco | May 1st, 2008After hearing news that Zenit St. Petersburg had demolished Bayern Munich 4-0, La Viola had to like their chances if they reached the final. However, they could not surpass the final hurdle. Fiorentina quite simply dominated the game (15 shots on ...
The Events of 5 Maggio that nobody talks about
By Francesco | April 29th, 2008Hey, everyone, it's Francesco from the Parma Offside. Since Chris has been busy and hasn't been able to update the Italy Offside, I will now handle the duties and hope to give you guys news about Calcio every day. Here's my first post, it's about the ...
WAG of the Week: Belen Rodriguez
By Martha | January 24th, 2008Belen Rodriguez shot to "fame" in Italy last year when it was revealed it was her STD meds that made boyfriend Marco Borriello test positive for steroids. Oops. Not to worry, though, apparently "skank" is hot, because not only are they still together, b
News Round-Up As Donadoni Keeps Talking
By Martha | January 24th, 2008•In case you missed it, Atalanta beat Milan 2-1 yesterday despite, as often happens with Milan's opponents, having much less of the ball, and the worse of the play. (La Gazzetta gave Pato a 4.5. Nico Burdisso, who was lasted less than eight minutes befo
Fiorentina v Torino: Penalty Mania
By Martha | January 19th, 2008Not a pretty match, by any stretch of the imagination. To the surprise of even themselves, Toro came out flying, and put pressure on Fiorentina's penalty area before the home side could even get hold of the ball. David Di Michele looked lively at the star
Parma v Fiorentina: Mutu Double
By Martha | January 13th, 2008I'm irredeemably biased when it comes to Bobo Vieri, but based on the first half today, I think anyone could see why Cesare Prandelli prefers him to Giampaolo Pazzini right now: He plays simple and smart and, mostly importantly links up really well with A
Massive, Bless You My Child News Roundup
By Martha | January 9th, 2008•The Pope loves football. Stay in school, kids. •Via something that's not their official website, Atletico Madrid have reportedly confirmed the loan of Maniche to Inter. If he passes his medical, the midfielder will be join the Nerazzuri tomorrow a
WAG of the Week: Debora Salvalaggio (Take Two)
By Martha | January 3rd, 2008I know you don't need any justification for this one, but Debora Salvalaggio dated Super Bobo. And Super Pippo. And she no only knows (as she says) a lot about football, but also used to host a show about it. And still finds time to do nudie calendars
Mega News Roundup As We Wait for the First Mega Deal
By Martha | January 2nd, 2008Sory this is so epic, I'm headed to the airport and wanted to pull together as much as I could before I'm at the mercy of the FAA and the weather. God only knows when I'll get home. •RomaChris has done a great Roma rumor roundup, including such diver
Week 17: Inter Winter Champions
By Martha | December 24th, 2007With their derby victory yesterday, Inter secured a seven point lead going into the break, keeping that distance despite the wins of both teams behind them. Roma, who end the first half with just one loss (to Inter, in which they played with 10 men for mo
That Other Cup: Viola March On
By Martha | December 21st, 2007A largely first-choice Fiorentina side defeated Mladá Boleslav (the team that knocked Palermo out) 2-1 in their final UEFA Cup match yesterday, tying up second place in Group C and confirming their place in the draw for the knockout stage. From the s
Sampdoria v Fiorentina: Totally Effing Insane
By Martha | December 16th, 2007That refers to both the match and Antonio Cassano, but mostly to Cassano, who had a meltdown of truly spectacular proportions when he got a card (for dissent, of course) and realized he would be suspended for the Roma match next weekend. It was so bad it
Monday Odds n Ends as We Learn Ranieri Didn't Want Tiago Anyway
By Martha | December 10th, 2007•Claudio Ranieri is quoted in the press as saying Juve were "forced" into buying Tiago when the high price tage Liverpool slapped on Mohamed Sissoko (who Juve were chasing fully a year ago) made them look elsewhere for midfield help. Boy, I'm sure that
Odds and Ends as We Wonder How Adriano is Getting Along
By Martha | December 7th, 2007•Man City are in the picture for Adriano again. Well, maybe anyway -- this time the interest is official, with no less an authority that Thaksin Shinawatra putting his name forward. •More on the Davide Marchini saga: His agent/mouthpiece Lorenzo Ma
WAG of the Week: Samantha De Grenet (Take Two)
By Martha | December 6th, 2007Inspired by Gabriel, who suggest that one (of the many) Pippo Inzaghi WAGs be featured this week in tribute to the Milan man's Goal Scoring Greatness, and by Linda, who said it might have been this very WAG who led to the falling of out of BFFs Pippo
Fiorentina v Inter: Impressive Nerazzurri
By Martha | December 2nd, 2007Great performance, great result for Inter; frustration and disappointment for the Viola who, after having a lot of the game in the first half, were just played off the pitch in the second. In the opening 45 minutes, Fiorentina had the majority of possessi
UEFA Cup: Viola Draw in Athens
By Martha | November 29th, 2007Fiorentina dominated long stretches of their away match with AEK Athens today, coming away with a creditable 1-1 draw that keeps them top of Group B with two rounds left to play (the Viola will be off on the next Matchday, not playing in Europe again unti
UEFA Cup: Fiorentina Travel to Greece
By Martha | November 29th, 2007Fiorentina face AEK Athens today in great shape to move on the UEFA Cup, needing a win to go through to the next round with a match remaining. They're currently top of Group C but, since three of the five teams will move on, even an unimaginable collapse
Reggina v Fiorentina: Oh Good, a Scoreless Draw
By Martha | November 25th, 2007Well, Fiorentina got the dull away draw they apparently wanted -- it may have said 4-3-3 on paper, but what they actually played for most of the match was 4-5-1, with Giampaolo Pazzini stranded up top and a rickety, second-choice backline. Reggina, on the
Happy Thanksgiving!
By Martha | November 22nd, 2007Me, I'm thankful for Bobo (among other things) and for the fact that Fabio Capello thinks he "could be the trump card" for Italy's Euro 2008 campaign. Whatever you're grateful for and however you're celebrating the day, enjoy it. I'll see you tomorrow
Friday News Roundup Before the International Frenzy Hits Fever Pitch
By Martha | November 16th, 2007•Bobo Vieri is either right on the verge of agreeing to stay with Fiorentina for one more year, or he's not. Since the denial comes from the man himself -- who says he prefers one-year contracts at this point in his life so he can quit if he's just not
WAG of the Week: Elisabetta Canalis (Take Two)
By Martha | November 9th, 2007I always feel a little guilty for revisiting previous WAGs, but Elisabetta Canalis' original appearance was way back in February, so I feel sort of OK about it in this case. Plus, she's dated The Great Bobo, which I probably means she should get a pe
UEFA Cup: BOBOGOL! (And His Friends)
By Martha | November 8th, 2007The old men were on fire in Florence tonight, with Martin Jorgensen grabbing a brace, and Bobo Vieri scoring in his second straight UEFA Cup match, leading an under-strength Fiorentina side to a 6-1 win over shell-shocked Elfsborg. Burdened by both inj
Odds n Ends as We Come Down From Our Collective Sugar High
By Martha | November 1st, 2007•In case you missed it, the ever-classy Adriano bailed yesterday when he found out he wasn't on the bench for Inter's match against Genoa. Rather than sitting in the stand and doing that whole supporting thing, he went home to suck his thumb. Good stuff
Fiorentina v Napoli: BOBO! BOBO!!!!!
By Martha | October 31st, 2007I'm not sure I can be coherent about this match, but it was fantastic, and Fiorentina won 1-0 on a 61st minute goal from Bobo Vieri. It was his first start of the Serie A campaign, and for most of the match he was well-contained by Paolo Cannavaro, who wa
Just Kidding About that Ban (Etc.)
By Martha | October 30th, 2007This just in: An emergency appeal by Napoli has seen Marcelo Zalayeta's two-match ban thrown out, and he'll be available to face Fiorentina tomorrow. Apparently he wasn't diving, but just really, really dramatically trying to save Gigi Buffon's life rathe
Forget Derbies, Forget Scandals: Coco Wants to Come Back!
By Martha | October 30th, 2007Stop press, everyone: Francesco Coco is done with his stint on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (An adventure that, from what I can tell, consisted of fondling himself, spending time with gay men,*and being incredibly, overpoweringly boring) and ready
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