Articles tagged with "azzurri"
Ghana Eying Inter's Baby Azzurri Savior
By Martha | July 24th, 2007I've mentioned Mario Balotelli on this site only once, when he scored the winning goal for Inter's youth side in last season's Primavera title game. ...
We Don't Have Totti to Kick Around Anymore
By Martha | July 20th, 2007As has been assumed since his press conference was announced yesterday, 30-year-old Francesco Totti retired from international football today. Though anyone announcing his departure from the ...
Totti Tells The Man To Fluff Off
By chris | July 18th, 2007Totti v FIGC: Part XXVII Il Capitano had a few choice words for the Powers-That-Be yesterday, regarding his imminent decision on his Nazionale status. Taking a ...
Freaking Copa America
By Martha | July 18th, 2007Because they've been out playing competitive matches and reaching the final of major(ish) tournaments while the Azzurri have been lying on beaches in posh resorts ...
The Wrath of Khan Fra
By Martha | July 18th, 2007
Look out, Lega Calcio: The Great Francesco Totti is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it any more. (Yes, that is two ...
Canna Calling Juve? Please.
By Martha | July 17th, 2007There's a short (albeit picture-filled, which is nice) interview with Fabio Cannavaro in La Gazzetta today -- only a single paragraph of which is online ...
One Year Ago Today
By Martha | July 9th, 2007This was happening. (The best thing about that last video is how, after the last PK goes in, Lippi calmly turns around and picks up ...
Disappointing Odds and Ends as Our Prayers for Sex Scandals Go Unheeded
By Martha | July 8th, 2007Yet another weekend passes with nothing remotely scandalous or shocking happening in Serie A. Where is Bobo Vieri when we need him? Actually, where IS ...
International Flavor
By Giuseppe | July 6th, 2007News Di Michele has been verified as sold to Torino for an undisclosed Fee, probably free just to free up some payroll with his impending charges. ...
Lawyers to Matrix: You Got to Get Your Game Face On!*
By Martha | July 6th, 2007*Note: This headline only works when read in the voice of Avery Johnson, so please indulge me and read it that way before you move ...
WAG of the Week: Tamara De Rossi
By Martha | July 5th, 2007Alright, folks: I'm officially desperate for WAGs (I know, we all are) -- when was the last time we had one that didn't need ...
Gli Azzurri Napoletani
By Joe | July 3rd, 2007I can't remember the last time an active Napoli player appeared for the Azzurri. Gianfranco Zola made his Azzurri debut on November 1991 while he ...
Loony Weekend News Roundup, Or: Even More Bobo!
By Martha | June 24th, 2007•One guess which English club is being connected with a Shock!Bid for a Serie A player. Yep, it's Spurs! Again. This time, their target is ...
More Penalties at U21s; Azzurrini Into Olympics
By Martha | June 22nd, 2007After Wednesday's outrageous marathon of a shootout between England and Holland, last night's truncated edition felt like it had hardly gotten started and then, suddenly, ...
Too Little, Too Late For Azzurrini
By Martha | June 18th, 2007Well, there's certainly something to be said for having finally turned in a solid, 90-minute performance. It's just too bad it came it came on ...
Azzurrini Spend an Hour Not Looking Like Crap; Take Point From England
By Martha | June 15th, 2007Holy Moses, did you see those first 30 minutes? Particularly during the period surrounding England's goals, the Azzurrini were like the Bad News Bears of ...
Odds and Ends Roundup From an Oddly Subdued News Day
By Martha | June 13th, 2007It's a holiday in Portugal, but the internet feels like it's a holiday everywhere. Am I missing something? •Most importantly for all of us, the Azzurri ...
Lithuania v Italy: Totti Who?
By Martha | June 7th, 2007In practically his first words after leaving the touchline yesterday, Roberto Donadoni was bringing up that Totti Thing again, smugly telling the press "there will ...
Azzurri Prepare (They Hope) to Spank Lithuania
By Martha | June 6th, 2007Combine all this Totti nonsense with the Azzurri's dismal performance against the Faroe Islands, and you've got a camp -- and a coach -- under ...
The Don Speaks
By Gianfranco | June 5th, 2007Former Milan man, and Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni has hit out at Micheal Platini who has said that if he was the Azzurri coach he ...
Media Trying Hard to Create Totti Controversy
By Martha | June 4th, 2007Despite the fact that none of the material details have changed, the Italian media are putting impressive effort into making it sound as if Francesco ...
Diana is not just a girl's name
By Giuseppe | June 4th, 2007Aimo Diana made his Azzurri comeback on Saturday for Italy's national team and reminded me I why I like him so much.While ...
Faroe Islands v Italy: Savior Pippo, Part Deux
By Martha | June 3rd, 2007[The caption for this photo in the Gazzetta is "Roberto Donadoni preoccupied in park bench." It strikes me that "BOOBS!" might have been more appropriate, ...
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 ...
Azzurri Time
By Gianfranco | June 1st, 2007I have to admit that when the Azzurri play I tend to get a little excited since they are world champs and all. I ...
Where you At, Gila?
By Martha | May 31st, 2007Poor Alberto Gilardino. First he's left on the bench in favor of Super Pippo in the Champions League Final, then he goes in for surgery ...
Tuesday News Roundup: Who Doesn't Love Lucarelli?
By Martha | May 29th, 2007•After tearing up Serie A all season, Cristiano Lucarelli finally scored an Azzurri call-up for a competitive match. And, according to Lucarelli, it's about damn ...
Throw a little wood on the fire
By Gianfranco | May 29th, 2007The Milan vs. Inter feud wages on with Gattuso calling for a meeting of captains to square things away. I think the language barrier ...
A Few Surprises in Italy Squad
By Martha | May 28th, 2007Showing a stunning lack of respect for Memorial Day here in the US (The nerve!), life is continuing apace in Italy today, and Roberto Donadoni ...
Rumors to Read As You Twitch Nervously and Chew Your Fingernails to the Nub
By Martha | May 2nd, 2007•Having already landed Luca Toni (or not), Bayern Munich are reportedly also eying Palermo and Azzurri defender Andrea Barzagli. Barzagli is younger and arguably more ...
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