Articles tagged with "toni"
Fiorentina v. Rangers: UEFA Cup Preview
By Ted | April 23rd, 2008Some matches are so big for the team’s supporters, and so much potential fun, that it is impossible to preview them, for the written word simply cannot match the emotions the fans feel. This match is shaping up that way for me; I feel like I’ve ...
UEFA Cup Time, Baby
By chris | April 10th, 2008With apologies to PSV v Fiorentina (more) and Bayer v Zenit (less), there are two games today deserving of nearly the entire spotlight, for vastly different reasons. Getafe because of its chance to not even win a trophy but simply cause a massive ups ...
Del Piero Gets Euros Call Up In Sticker Form
By chris | April 9th, 2008The Italian company Panini puts out stickers books or albums for the children when the big tournaments come rolling around. Each team participating gets its own album, and each player has a sticker representing them, which can then be placed in the b ...
Azzurri v Spain Mini-Preview
By chris | March 25th, 2008Basically, nothing is going to be decided today (or tomorrow, depending on where you are). Fringe guys could up their probability of being selected again the next time around, or vice-versa, but there's still too much time between now and April 7th f ...
Ten Things We Learned From Serie A This Weekend
By chris | March 25th, 2008Reggina Calcio needs better goal celebrations. As you can see above. Franco Brienza could be the surprise recall of the Euros. The little man did pretty alright playing with Luca Toni on the island a few years back, and he's looking li ...
Ten Things We Learned From Serie A This Weekend
By chris | March 25th, 2008Reggina Calcio needs better goal celebrations. As you can see to the left. Franco Brienza could be the surprise recall of the Euros. The little man did pretty alright playing with Luca Toni on the island a few years back, and he's looking like
Striking Problem: Is Amauri The Solution?
By chris | March 19th, 2008Author: Marco Team: Livorno (& occasionally Roma) This was floating over at the Italy World Cup blog, but it needs a bigger audience. And voila, here it is. The reigning World Champions are looking forward to their Swissaustrian stay this summe
Oh Boy, Galliani's Going Shopping
By Gianfranco | February 23rd, 2008Galliani has done it again. He has opened his mouth about potential transfer targets which has in the past done one of two things, amounted to absolutely nothing or left with the terrible thoughts of what could have been. As we all now though I am sucke
Italia 3 - 1 Portugal, Blue Boys kicked Portugese Coq !
By Marco | February 7th, 2008After seeing the Azzurrini beat reigning U21 Euro champs Holland on Tuesday, the Big boys decided to spank C. Ronaldo and friends 3-1 on Wednesday night! The Azzurri started off the match in their Nice Retro blue Kits with a 4-3-2-1 formation . T
Video Of The Day : Italy - Portugal Goals !
By Marco | February 6th, 2008Italy's 3-1 win over C. Ronaldo's Portugal in Zurich is a great morale boost for the Azzurri. They have started 2008 well. Let's hope this is a sign of things to come. Here are the goals, audiovisualy speaking of course : Luca Toni ! Italie 1-0
YouTube Tuesday: Azzurri Thespians
By Martha | January 8th, 2008[link] It's been a while since we've had a YouTube Tuesday, but BundesligaJan dug up this clip, and it's more than worthy of being featured. It's the trailer for a movie called L'Allenatore nel pallone 2, which has something to do with the Italian fo
News Roundup as He-Man Rages at the Foreigners
By Martha | December 11th, 2007•Bayern Munich's resident crotchety old man, Oliver Kahn, recently gave an interview in which he ripped the team's unnamed new arrivals, saying they need to "learn that two or three good games aren’t enough" and, oh yeah, learn to speak freaking Germa
Monday News Roundup As Another Inter Midfielder Goes Under the Knife
By Martha | December 3rd, 2007•This time it's Olivier Dacourt. I don't want to talk about it. •Francesco Totti is (probably) going to be back full force for the make-up match with Cargliari on Wedneday. No more of that bench-sitting shit, he and his bionic boot are (hopefully)
Monday New Roundup As We Ride the Zampa Crazy Train
By Martha | November 26th, 2007•Manuela Prandelli, the wife of Fiorentina manager Cesare Prandelli, died this morning after a long illness. I'm trying to resist the old chestnut about it putting everything in perspective but it's sort of undeniable -- it's awfully hard to care about
Azzurri v Faroe Islands: Take That, Part-Timers!
By Martha | November 22nd, 2007Roberto Donadoni busted out another B-team yesterday, returning only three starters from the Scotland match, but the team he sent out was more than enough to drop a semi-interested 3-1 whupping on the Faroe Islands. Which is great and all, but since the F
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
Azzurri Wrapping up that Qualification Thing
By Martha | November 21st, 2007How quickly things change -- just a few days ago, the press (and the rest of us) were in a Euro 2008 frenzy, hanging on Roberto Donadoni's every wise word, closely analyzing his possible formations, and talking endlessly about the Scots and their frenzied
Scotland v Azzurri: Well, That'll Do
By Martha | November 17th, 2007First things first: A 2-1 win on an injury-time winner by Old Man Panucci means three points for the Azzurri: They're going to be playing games that matter next summer. Woo hoo! But ... what the hell was the call that led to the free kick before the wi
For the Love of God, Galliani, MOVE ON ALREADY
By Martha | November 2nd, 2007Back in August, Milan's Adriano Galliani impressed us all (No, really.) with his announcement that his team had come thisclose to signing Theirry Henry over the summer. If only Barcelona hadn't come in with their massive wage offers, Titi would totally ha
Serie A Exodus
By Gianfranco | August 17th, 2007I wanted to take all this boredom and put it to good use, but alas laziness has taken its toll as well. I will be posting an AC Milan season preview in the coming days but right now I wanted to get everyone’s opinion on the flight of talent leaving Ser
The Great Haird Debate: David James v Luca Toni
By Chris | June 25th, 20078. David James. GK. Portsmouth. v 9. Luca Toni. ST. Bayern Munich. James: There are just so many to choose from. Most of them actually belong very far down this list, but he got major points for continually failing but getting right back up
Footballer Vacations: The Exposé
By Martha | June 14th, 2007Looks like it's another slow news day in Italy, because La Gazzetta dello Sport has turned its sharp, investigative eye to the truly important subject of every summer: The Footballer Holiday. Though the article is disappointingly short on holiday snaps
News Roundup of Randomness and Azzurrini Sadness
By Martha | June 11th, 2007•First and foremost on the random train in the rumor that Roma are interested in cast-off Palermo deity Eugenio Corini. According to reports in Italy, he's being seen as a possible alternative to David Pizarro, which I guess means the Chilean is on his
Return Of The Azzurri
By Chris | June 1st, 2007Tomorrow is the massive Italia - Faroe Islands derby, so here's a little video to get everyone back in an Azzurri mood. While you're at it, check out Inzaghi's goal at the 1:53 mark. Notice how wide open Barone is to the right and how Cech came within inc
Toni Leaving, Crespo Staying
By Martha | May 29th, 2007Though it's been a foregone conclusion since at least December, Fiorentina officially opened the door to Luca Toni's departure yesterday. Club president Andrea Della Valle formally met with the striker over the weekend, and after pleasantries were exchang
Summer Speculation: Incoming Forwards
By Chris | May 29th, 2007Part II: Forwards. Here's to Totti & Co. bringing early Christmas gifts to Rome in the middle of the summer (As if I needed to say this, but I'd love to get Megan Gale for Christmas. Santa, if you're listening...). Most of these players won't even get
Fiorentina v Chievo: Hells Yeah!
By Martha | April 29th, 2007That game (which I finally finished watching) was just all kinds of awesome. Let me count the ways: 1. Riccardo Montolivo being the best player on the pitch by a mile throughout the first half. 2. The speed with which Fiorentina transition from defe
Lazio v Fiorentina: Grinding Out a Win
By Martha | April 22nd, 2007After Wednesday's disastrous loss to Parma, it was really nice to see Fiorentina come out and take three points off a good team, particularly because they did it with graft and resilience, rather than with their customary flare and forcing of the pace. La
Friday News Round-Up: No One is Going Anywhere
By Martha | April 6th, 2007•According to the PR wizards at Milan, their beloved Alberto Gilardino is not going anywhere the summer. Despite the fact that he rarely hits the broadside of a barn these days, he's still the team's leading scorer and, even though Herr Berlusconi left
How Do We Love Thee, Tuttosport? Let Us Count the Ways.
By Martha | April 6th, 2007Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport is a goldmine of often bizarre, usually Juve-related stories, and it provides hours of entertainment on slow news days. (Imagine how great it would be if their website wasn't flash-based, and we could unleash the magic of
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