Articles tagged with "cigarini"

Quick News and Notes

By Francesco | April 10th, 2008

Some quick Parma news and notes: -Andrea Pisanu's season is over. He had to have a knee operation and will be back next season. Pisanu was one of our most consistent performers this season and will be an essential part of the squad for next se ...

News round-up.

By salvatore | April 9th, 2008

Well, after quite a bit of talk regarding the contract situation with Goran Pandev, there’s finally been some light shed on the actual numbers involved. Reportedly, it’s going to take a million euros a year to keep Goran in Biancoceleste, which d ...



Lazio - Parma

By salvatore | April 5th, 2008

Well, after a truly hellish stretch of schedule in March, Lazio look to have a relatively easier run in the next few weeks, provided they don't shoot themselves in the feet. The worst thing we can do is taken anyone for granted, especially with Parma ...

Ghirardi basically says Cigarini is going to Juve.

By Francesco | March 27th, 2008

Usually there is tons of speculation of transfers during the season that most owners refute, but when an owner actually admits that something is happening, that's when you to have to listen up. Yesterday Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport (If y ...

G. Rossi 2- 0 Azerbaijan, Highlights of the Giovinco Show

By Marco | March 26th, 2008

Italia’s U21 squad came back from Baku with another win on their record after defeating Azerbaijan 2-0. Giuseppe Rossi scored both goals to lead an injury decimated azzurrini squad to a record of 7 wins and 1 draw in 8 games. The azzurrini ...

Parma Now Accepting Applications

By chris | March 10th, 2008

Mimmo Di Carlo has been canned by His Plumpness, Tommaso Ghirardi, making it the second time this year he's been given the boot (I apologize for that). The Gialloblu have won one whole game since Christmas, and are hovering above The Zone by the hair of t

Luciano Spalletti knows about Turnover ?!?

By Marco | March 1st, 2008

This will be short and sweet (ok maybe not sweet, but definitely short) seeing how the game starts in about 27 minutes as of…now. Roma start their crucial month of March with a game in Parma, If you don’t believe me ask Francesco! You’d think

Parma's Weekend- Good and Bad

By Francesco | February 19th, 2008

Parma drew Milan 0-0 at home, but this good and bad. More after the jump. The Good- We put in a good performance against Milan. (Highlights) The squad played well, they defended well, the midfield held their own, and the attack did what they could

Italia 2 - 1 Holland/Netherlands, Highlights and Bitching Beppe Rossi

By Marco | February 6th, 2008

* Highlight further down Giuseppe Rossi scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over reigning Euro Champions Holland/Netherlands. Rossi was the one wo dished out a great pass to Pablo Osvaldo for the 1st of the gfame. He then scored the winner on a s

Azzurrini getting Ready for Beijing !

By Marco | February 5th, 2008

The U21 Squad is facing Holland, in their first test since qualifying for the Beijing Olympics with their Penalty shoot out win against Portugal. The team will be facing the U21 Euro Champions, so Pierluigi Casiraghi has the perfect chance to work o

Parma-Inter, an underserved loss after a great performance

By Francesco | January 21st, 2008

Parma went to the San Siro to take on league leaders Inter, and played a great match, definitely the best of the season so far for the Gialloblu'. However other factors led to the demise of the Gialloblu'. More on the controversial game after the jump

Random Parma Video 7: Cigarini "The Professor"

By Francesco | January 17th, 2008

The first time I saw Luca Cigarini play, I knew he would become something special. I just had one of those feelings. The way he commanded the midfield, and how every team mate gave the ball to him to start up the play just showed me how good he was. T



Parma falls to Fiorentina, 2 goals from ex-Gialloblu Mutu

By Francesco | January 14th, 2008

Parma ended it's good run at home with a loss to 5th place Fiorentina, who got the win with two goals from Adrian Mutu, who was one of three people to be an ex-Parma player. Mutu, goalkeeper Sebastian Frey, and coach Cesare Prandelli were all with Par

Transfer News and Rumors as Parma prepare for the Salvezza Battle

By Francesco | January 9th, 2008

That picture is of Igor Budan, who may very well be Parma's best signing during the transfer window. But isn't he already a Parma player you ask? Well yes, he is, but he suffered a terrible injury that kept him out for the whole first half of the seas

Genoa-Parma, last game of the year

By Francesco | December 21st, 2007

This photo is from the last time we played Genoa at home in Serie A, which was in December of 1994. Although the photo says 0-0, we went on to win that game 4-0. Fast forward 13 years, and Genoa-Parma is back. And this time I don't think it'll finish

Parma-Reggina, a nice win.

By Francesco | December 17th, 2007

Sorry I couldn't get a preview in, I promise that won't happen again. Parma collect another home win against a relegation struggler. It was a nice 3-0 win, with Parma dominating, many players shining (Cigarini, Gasbarroni, Corradi just to name a few),

Dessena and Cigarini, the ones everyone wants

By Francesco | November 18th, 2007

It seems that for the past few days the only time you see news about Parma it's a rumor about these two going to a big club, or our sporting director Giovanni Bia (decent defender, used to play for Bologna in the mid-90's when Baggio, Signori, Inges

The Battle of the Old (but still good) Goalkeepers- Palermo v. Parma preview

By Francesco | October 30th, 2007

When Palermo and Parma step on the field tomorrow, the combined age of the two goalkeepers will be 78 years old. On one side we have 40 year old Alberto Fontana, a journeyman goalkeeper whose hard work was recognized by Inter in 2001 and was a backup

Parma-Livorno: Well, That's Better

By Francesco | October 28th, 2007

Parma got back on track today with a win over hapless Livorno. Parma are now at 9 points in the table (1 behind Lazio and Milan!). The goals came from ex-Livorno midfielder Stefano Morrone, defender Massimo Paci, and misunderstood genius Domenico Morf

Parma v. Livorno: It's Crunch Time

By Francesco | October 27th, 2007

Parma-Livorno is probably the Gialloblu's most important game of the season so far. Parma has lost the last three games and coach Mimmo Di Carlo was said to be "hanging by a thread" by owner Tommaso Ghirardi (man on right in photo). Parma has spent th

So you want to know more about Parma...

By Francesco | October 26th, 2007

In case you don't know much about the club that is Parma, I'll fill you in now. Parma was founded in 1913 and had been a lower-level club for almost it's whole existence. The club mainly was in Serie C and B, but even went as far down as Serie D (5


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