Articles tagged with "match preview"
Napoli-Lazio (Giornata 38)...that's all folks!
By Joe | May 16th, 2008The last match of the season is always tinged with a somber note. No more Sunday mornings spent watching La Giostra dei Gol on RAI International. No more wondering just high up Francesca Calligaro's skirts are going to go or how many times Simona Can ...
Final Match Preview
By Matt | May 16th, 2008I am making this preview a day early because tomorrow is going to be a wash, like most of this week. Right now, I am hoping I will get to sit down and enjoy the final match of the season, but it is not looking too good. You, undoubtedly, will enjoy ...
Rangers could complete Scotland's European treble
By Ian Rose | May 13th, 2008Tomorrow in Manchester, more than a trophy is on the line, more than just the UEFA Cup, and the hope for Rangers of completing the legendary quad of SPL, Scottish Cup, League cup, and UEFA Cup. There is also the chance to put Scotland in the record ...
The Final Countdown
By irish_steve | May 10th, 2008Well, this is it. We have 1 game left to gain entry into Europe for next season. If Everton draw and we beat the hammers then 5th place is ours. At worst Villa can finish 8th but if we win the game the lowest we can finish is 6th which is entry into ...
Inter - Siena: Scudetto or Bust
By Johonna | May 10th, 2008(queue the action movie music) This Sunday Inter host Siena for a game that may be the culmination of a whole season, and, perhaps, our final test. After 36 league, 8 Champions League, and 6 Coppa Italia games, almost half of our original starti ...
Napoli-Rossonero (Giornata 37)
By Joe | May 9th, 2008Napoli will at last play a meaningful match this Sunday. With any relegation doubts long since removed since the late March victory against Palermo, Napoli has had little motivation the last few months. The match presents some unique opportunities fo ...
The Fight for Europe! (in Birmingham...)
By David | May 8th, 2008Last weeks results all turned out fantastically well for the Rovers and their European hopes. If we win at Birmingham and Villa don't at West Ham then it's 6th place and a shot at the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto (how good does that sound? - le ...
Coppa Italia - NO FAVORS
By Johonna | May 6th, 2008Tomorrow is the return leg with Lazio in Rome in the Coppa Italia semifinals and a slightly snippy Mancio says he wants to win - "We won't be doing anyone any favours" Lazio is in a bit of a spiral after having lost to Catania (1-0), Juve (5- ...
Bring on Bremen, Redux
By Chris | May 6th, 2008Chalk one up for the success of avoiding predictions. Hamburg have the Northern Derby mid-week against arch rival Werder Bremen at the Bank (See how I've taken to calling the ground by some sort of nickname based on the ground's naming sponsor? It's ...
No News is Good News?
By Johonna | May 5th, 2008There is not much news out of the Inter camp today and too many margaritas make for bad blogging. The Italian press is skewering our performance on Sunday - and rightfully so. The Corriere dello Sport did not like our game at all. The high ...
Liberation Day
By Matt | May 5th, 2008All across Holland today they are celebrating the end of occupation during World War II. Let's hope some of that celebration continues after today's match in the Arena. Vertonghen is back from suspension, no word on Davids' injury, Sulejmani is s ...
A Visit From Some Friends
By Abby | May 2nd, 2008Karlsruher SC, our friends from Baden, come up for a visit on Saturday. When we went over to their place earlier in the season we left the points with them. This week, I hope that they return the favor. Despite falling off a bit lately, KSC have ...
Torino-Napoli Preview
By fortunato | May 2nd, 2008I have a very busy weekend coming up so there may be a chance that I won't be able to post a match recap and my boy Joe is out of commission this weekend, thus I will post this preview to get you Napoli fanatics your fix for the weekend with the prom ...
Resolution? Ha!
By Chris | May 2nd, 2008We should know by the end of this week month season year decade who the new manager is. There really isn't anything else left to write about this season. Last week in this space, I speculated that the club's directors hadn't talked to Ex-Spurs b ...
Playoff Preview
By Matt | April 30th, 2008Let the silliest of seasons begin! I know the KNVB deserves all the criticism it gets for even having these end-of-year opportunities for mischief, mayhem and hijinx to corrupt the sanctity of the league table. But it also means we get to see Heiti ...
Who are ya? - Seattle Sounders
By Bob Kellett | April 25th, 2008The Details: Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders, Saturday, April 26, 7pm, PGE Park. Web audio broadcast, Video webcast, Spanish radio on La X 1040AM Last season: The 2007 Seattle Sounders edged out the Timbers in the regular season, finishing 3 p ...
(Zamalek-Inter club) preview: restoring old pride
By Tamim | April 25th, 2008Tomorrow zamalek will be playing the first leg of the caf champions league in Cairo against inter club from Angola. the match is important for several reasons, some players will be missing and others will return from injury. away from the match, i wo ...
Short and sweet
By Chris | April 25th, 2008Tomorrow is the second of HSV's six-pointers versus other Bundesliga contenders. Ha. HSV aren't contenders anymore. If they somehow manage to sneak into the CL qualifying, they will have done so because one of the contenders (Schalke, Bremen, Stuttga ...
Who are ya? - Minnesota Thunder
By Bob Kellett | April 23rd, 2008The Details: Portland Timbers v Minnesota Thunder, Thursday, April 24, 7pm, PGE Park. Web audio broadcast, Video webcast, Spanish radio on La X 1040AM Last season: Once a perennial contender in the USL, the Minnesota Thunder missed the playoffs fo ...
What Are Our Chances?
By Matt | April 19th, 2008Today is a day of cool calm and rationality, while tomorrow will be single-minded madness. Ask me today who will win the title, and I will respond with the following post. Ask me tomorrow, and I'll start drooling and perhaps chanting while telling ...
Rovers fans be proud - money isn't everything!
By David | April 17th, 2008Money, get away. Get a good job with good pay and youre okay. Money, its a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. New car, caviar, four star daydream, Think I'll buy me a football team. Pink Floyd - Money I've been worry ...
Nevermind
By Chris | April 15th, 2008Nevermind that the Dinosaur lost to Duisburg (?!) at home Saturday. Nevermind that 4 regulars will be missing from the next match, including captain VDV. Nevermind that the side are in a complete freefall (I have had Tom Petty in my head non-stop sin ...
Napoli-Atalanta
By Joe | April 12th, 2008Napoli look to avenge their worst defeat of the campaign on Sunday as they host Atalanta. In the 'andata' portion of the season Napoli were trounced 5-1 at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia by a motivated Bergamo side that capitalized on every oppor ...
Match preview Bayer Leverkusen vs. VfB Stuttgart
By Anna | April 12th, 2008It’s yet another six-point match and even though I’d love to, I can’t really look forward to it. With their youth and their beautiful football, Leverkusen remind me a lot of the Stuttgart team we saw last season, only that they have the disadva ...
Ajax Meets Super Farmers
By Matt | April 4th, 2008This weekend's match at the Arena is certanly a tale of two sides of the table. Ajax is hoping to tear down the homestretch, win its final three matches, and hope that PSV continues to falter. PSV's 8 points from their last 6 is not quite a slump, ...
HSV - Vfb Stuttgart Preview
By Chris | April 4th, 2008The big match this weekend in the Bundesliga. Hamburg come in trying to regain their form, which they apparently left on the pitch in their last UEFA Cup match versus Leverkusen, while Stuttgart comes in a pretty big roll--to the tune of 4 wins in th ...
Oh, Right, Cottbus
By Abby | March 29th, 2008Tomorrow, Hertha head a bit south to the Stadion der Freundschaft to take on Energie Cottbus, who are as of writing officially the bottom team in the Bundesliga. They're two points behind Bielefeld and Duisburg, 16th and 15th respectively on 22 point ...
Round 32: Villa vs Man United @ Old Trafford
By irish_steve | March 28th, 2008Villa come into this game on the back of a very poor month performance wise. Since the heartbreak of the last minute 1-1 draw with Arsenal on March 1st, Villa’s performances have declined dramatically. In the month of March, Villa have picked up 2 ...
Napoli-Palermo
By Joe | March 28th, 2008Napoli host Palermo on Sunday night for the posticipo match of Giornata 31. The rosanero come up north winless in their last five and losers of three consecutive matches. The stretch cost coach Francesco Guidolin his job for the 39th time and Palermo ...
Put Up Or Shut Up
By robert | March 28th, 2008Serie A, 31° Giornata Who: Inter Milan vs. Lazio When: 15:30 ET Where: Stadio Olimpico Just because I've missed three games, doesn't mean I don't know what's going on. Our last two games have been a draw to Genoa and a loss to Uventus, Moratt ...
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