Articles tagged with "serie b"
We're in deep trouble
By Francesco | April 28th, 2008Just as things couldn't get any worse, they did. More after the jump. HIGHLIGHTS As you can see, Parma lost a crucial game to Reggina 2-1, and now we have at least one foot in Serie B. Cigarini put us ahead with a penalty, then Paci de ...
Serie B Gameday
By Matt | March 1st, 2008So, there's nothing quite like kicking back on a Saturday morning and watching the Serie B version of La Giostra dei Gol (OK, so the "no work tomorrow" part has a lot more to do with this than the actual quality of games, but still, it's a good feeling...
Livorno vs a Team from Torino that isn't Torino
By Marco | January 25th, 2008* Maybe you've seen this image 420 times now, but i kind of like it, I'm sure Roberto LOVES it! Rubentus, i mean Juventus is coming to town! The northern Zebras are coming to the Picchi on Sunday, for once they'll feel right at home playing in a stadiu
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
Dear Fratelli Bianconeri, This Comes From The Heart
By roberto | September 22nd, 2007When Sunday afternoon rolls around and you've finished your pre-game rituals like shampooing your Nedved action figure's hair for a few hours, take a few minutes to offer some silent prayer to your plastic idol because there are a few things I would now l
Bresciano to Man City
By Giuseppe | August 7th, 2007Mark Bresciano has left Sicily for the premiership. The deal was worth a reported 4MIL. I like Bresciano, but I think this was a good deal for Palermo. Bresciano's a good enough player that he was worth some money to the club, but not SUCH a great player
Everybody Loves Juve
By Martha | July 16th, 2007This weekend, La Gazzetta dello Sport published the results of a poll (print-only, as far as I can tell) in which they ask Italians which football team they support.* The runaway winners, not surprisingly, were Juve, who were loved by over 17% of particip
Return to Glory!
By Joe | June 11th, 2007After six years in, what President Aurelio De Laurentis called, "hell" Napoli returned to the promised land of Serie A. Yesterday's match against Genoa was one for the ages. While the teams and the fan base share a mutual affection for one another (such
Welcome Back, Genoa and Napoli!
By Martha | June 11th, 2007As Daryl reported yesterday, the old guard is finally back in Serie A. Thanks to typically bizarre Italian rules, both Napoli and Genoa were automatically promoted yesterday after Piacenza and Triestina drew, a result which left the gap between the third
Week 38: And That's a Wrap
By Martha | May 28th, 2007With the top of the table and European qualification decided last weekend, all eyes this week were on the five teams still not safe from the drop. Ascoli and Messina were already in Serie B though to their credit both played their hearts out yesterday, wi
After Bizarre Injury, Midfielder Scores Again
By Bruno Romani | May 15th, 2007After being involved in one of the most bizarre injuries in the history of football, the midfielder Igor scored his first goal since his return to action. He scored the third goal of Fortaleza in the match his club beat Portuguesa by 3-1 in the first roun
Get Ready again: The Serie B is also about to Start!
By Bruno Romani | May 12th, 2007Ok, ok. Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, is the one that draws more attention. But Série B, the second division, is as thrilling and full of traditional clubs. Since Palmeiras and Botafogo visited the second-division in 2003, the sé
Emerson: Who Needs Logic When You Have Irrational Rage?
By Martha | April 6th, 2007In an interview on Italian TV yesterday, Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Emerson -- who, you may recall, fled from Turin when Juve were relegated last summer -- launched a completely bizarre attack on a pair of his former teammates who also left Juve f
Newsie Bits For a Sleepy Saturday
By Martha | March 10th, 2007Does anyone else get the feeling that calcio is resting, trying to prepare itself for the derby tomorrow? Well, it's what I'm doing, anyway. •Adriano, not surprisingly, won't be playing tomorrow. Remember, though -- it's because he's not fit, not bec
Tonis and Gilas and (a) Frenchman, Oh My!
By Martha | February 14th, 2007Apart from those about Figo and Zidane coming to New York, this is definitely the best rumor I've read in months: Tuttosport (which, you may recall, is the Turin-based paper that likes to make up deals that are good for Juventus) reported this week on pos
Catching Up, Or: So Much News, So Little Time!
By Martha | February 14th, 2007• You may not have heard, but Kaka is now Italian. This is good for Milan because it means he's no longer and non-EU player, and good for Kaka because the "Welcome to your new life as an Italian" gift basket includes some killer wines and dried meats.
Toni to Turin? (Insert Further Alliteration Here)
By Martha | February 7th, 2007I'm so relieved the end of the transfer period didn't mean the end of the rumor madness. Where would we be if Juve wasn't linked to a high-profile player on a daily basis? I ask you. Today's target? Why, Luca Toni, of course. According to Tuttosport (a
And the Whining Begins
By Martha | February 7th, 2007Among the less politically savvy club bosses, opposition to the government's planned crackdown on below-par stadiums is on the rise. While high-profile folks like Massimo Moratti and Juve's Didier Deschamps are heartily endorsing the plans, others are noi
Di Vaio Comes Home, Hoping to Find the Scoring Boots he Left in Parma
By Martha | January 22nd, 2007After plying his trade in Spain and France, Marco Di Vaio is back (or he will be later today), hoping to regain the form that made him a calcio god during the late-1990s and early 2000s. He's currently at Monaco in the middle of a two-year deal, but is ha
Stop Press: Pavel's Back, and He's Plenty Bitter
By Martha | January 20th, 2007Hey everybody, guess what! Pavel Nedved's five-game suspension -- initiated, you might recall, but an evil, Juve-hating referee named Stefano Farina -- is finally over, and he'll be back in the team against Bari tomorrow. All together now: Yay. Well, a
Friday News Roundup: It's Almost Time for Football!
By Martha | January 13th, 2007•In case you missed it, Inter haven't lost a Serie A game in a really, really long time. In fact, if they beat Torino tomorrow, it'll be their 12th win on the trot and will set a league record for consecutive wins. In the first half, Inter took 48 of a
With Beckham Gone, Ronaldo Searches for a Shock! Move of His Own
By Martha | January 12th, 2007Though my newshound, football-ignoring brother assured me last night that Ronaldo will soon be following Real Madrid teammate David Beckham to the US, the Italian press seem to think otherwise -- for a few hours, at least, they've become convinced the tub
Nedved Was Just Kidding About That Whole Retirement Thing
By Martha | January 9th, 2007So, after all of his whining about Juve getting screwed, and how his life is now so hard and so unjust that he may have no choice but to quit football, Pavel Nedved has turned around and pledged his future to Juventus, through the end of his contract in 2
Mourinho to Italy? Don't Tease Me So!
By Martha | January 9th, 2007Last weekend was rife with rumors that The Special One had fallen even further out with Chelsea owner Roman Abromovich, leading to the widely held conclusion that it's only a matter of time before he's replaced by Guus Hiddink (both the architect of South
While You Were Sleeping: Developments in Milan
By Martha | January 8th, 2007•Figo is an Arab: After what seemed like months of speculation, highlighted by total silence on the player's part and a Figo-free unveiling in Dubai, Luis Figo has finally signed a contract with Al Ittihad. (Insert massive sigh of relief that it's all o
Schizophrenia at Juventus, Sort Of. Also: CROUCHY!
By Martha | January 4th, 2007Roughly a million stories (give or take) have appeared in the last 48 hours about Juventus, and they all say different things. In one, President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has so much confidence in the current team that he won't bother with any January transf
It's the New Year, and No One is Going Anywhere
By Martha | January 2nd, 2007In a very unsettling change of tone, the Italian press today is full of flowers and sunshine -- instead of transfer rumors, today's news is all about people who are so happy they could sing (thankfully, they're controlling themselves and signing contacts
The Most Boring Transfer Rumors Ever
By Martha | December 29th, 2006Don't get me wrong -- you know I'm all about transfer rumors. Today's collection, though, is bland enough to put even the most devoted Serie A-watcher to sleep. So, in an effort to avoid kicking off a massive wave of narcolepsy, I'm collecting them all he
A Roundup of Your Non-Figo News
By Martha | December 29th, 2006•If Corriere dello Sport is to be believed, we should add the perpetually unsettled Franck Ribery to the novel-length list of Juve transfer targets. Though the paper insists Didier Deschamps is currently engaged in talks to bring the player to Turin, th
The Latest from Turin
By Martha | December 27th, 2006Whenever they can get their whiny Czech to shut up for five minutes, the news out of the Juventus camp is all about the big names they about to bring into the side, be it now or during the summer transfer window. Though to this point it's been too much ta
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