Articles tagged with "bobo-vieri"
Reggina v Fiorentina: Oh Good, a Scoreless Draw
By Martha | November 25th, 2007Well, Fiorentina got the dull away draw they apparently wanted -- it may have said 4-3-3 on paper, but what they actually played for most ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
By Martha | November 22nd, 2007Me, I'm thankful for Bobo (among other things) and for the fact that Fabio Capello thinks he "could be the trump card" for Italy's Euro ...
Friday News Roundup Before the International Frenzy Hits Fever Pitch
By Martha | November 16th, 2007•Bobo Vieri is either right on the verge of agreeing to stay with Fiorentina for one more year, or he's not. Since the denial comes ...
WAG of the Week: Elisabetta Canalis (Take Two)
By Martha | November 9th, 2007I always feel a little guilty for revisiting previous WAGs, but Elisabetta Canalis' original appearance was way back in February, so I feel sort ...
UEFA Cup: BOBOGOL! (And His Friends)
By Martha | November 8th, 2007The old men were on fire in Florence tonight, with Martin Jorgensen grabbing a brace, and Bobo Vieri scoring in his second straight UEFA Cup ...
Odds n Ends as We Come Down From Our Collective Sugar High
By Martha | November 1st, 2007•In case you missed it, the ever-classy Adriano bailed yesterday when he found out he wasn't on the bench for Inter's match against Genoa. Rather ...
Fiorentina v Napoli: BOBO! BOBO!!!!!
By Martha | October 31st, 2007I'm not sure I can be coherent about this match, but it was fantastic, and Fiorentina won 1-0 on a 61st minute goal from Bobo ...
Just Kidding About that Ban (Etc.)
By Martha | October 30th, 2007This just in: An emergency appeal by Napoli has seen Marcelo Zalayeta's two-match ban thrown out, and he'll be available to face Fiorentina tomorrow. Apparently ...
Forget Derbies, Forget Scandals: Coco Wants to Come Back!
By Martha | October 30th, 2007Stop press, everyone: Francesco Coco is done with his stint on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (An adventure that, from what I ...
Genoa v Fiorentina: Pazzini! Falling Down!
By Martha | October 28th, 2007On paper, I suppose a 0-0 draw away to a midtable side is acceptable for Fiorentina, particularly after a tough match on Thursday. That said, ...
UEFA Cup: Villarreal v Fiorentina
By Martha | October 25th, 2007Well, damn -- Bobo came within about three minutes of being a hero in Spain this afternoon. As disappointing as a draw is after having ...
UEFA Cup: Viola Try to Stop Rossi
By Martha | October 25th, 2007[As you may have heard, Fiorentina are still in the UEFA Cup. As you also may have heard, I'm sort of a fan. So, yes, ...
Big Pile of News Before We Get Distracted by Champions League
By Martha | October 24th, 2007•Despite the wins over Georgia and South Africa, Italy have fallen to third in FIFA's ranking, behind both Argentina and Brazil. Curses! This has nothing ...
Fiorentina v Siena: Champions League, Anyone?
By Martha | October 21st, 2007Jesus, Fiorentina are good. I know Siena are in the bottom four and didn't pose that much of a challenge, but the Viola in the ...
Fiorentina v Juve: Last Gasp Mutu
By Martha | October 7th, 2007The noise inside the Stadio Franchi must have been deafening for Juve -- their fans weren't allowed to travel, and the place was completely packed ...
UEFA Cup: Viola Go Through Alone
By Martha | October 4th, 2007And, just like that, Italy have gone down to one club in the UEFA Cup. Empoli were thrashed in Switzerland, Palermo struggled to a loss ...
UEFA Cup: Look At the Ex-Azzurri!
By Martha | October 4th, 2007Four Italian sides -- Sampdoria, Empoli, Fiorentina and Palermo -- are in action today in the UEFA Cup, all four with have a good chance ...
Thursday Odds and Ends as We Shake Our Heads in Disapproval
By Martha | September 27th, 2007•Luca Toni continues to completely own the Bundesliga, scoring his fifth goal over the weekend, while wee Giuseppe Rossi scored one and setting up another ...
Fiorentina v Roma: Holy Mother of God
By Martha | September 26th, 2007Two sure signs Raymond Domenech is insane: 1)Philippe Mexes doesn't have a regular spot in the French national team, and 2)Sebastian Frey is currently FOURTH ...
People, Do NOT Mess with Serse Cosmi
By Martha | September 26th, 2007Jesus, what is it with watch-muggings in Italy? Poor Bobo Vieri was held up back in February for his outrageously expensive watch (Seriously. It was ...
UEFA Cup: Two Wins, Two Draws (Just Pretend You Care)
By Martha | September 21st, 2007Empoli opened their first-ever European adventure in fantastic fashion, beating FC Zurich (Not to be confused with that other Zurich team, the dreaded Grasshoppers.) 2-1 ...
Week 3: The Return of the Bobo (Oh, and Roma Go Top)
By Martha | September 17th, 2007Note: I've got meetings all day then am getting on a plane; normal service will resume tomorrow. In case you missed it, our beloved Bobo scored ...
Fiorentina v Atalanta: BOBO!!!!!
By Martha | September 16th, 2007The first half of this match was pretty dismal -- a stop-start, boring, sloppy waste of time. The only reason a goal was scored is ...
Cassano's Injury Not So Bad; Is Fit to Visit Ne'rdowell Friends
By Martha | September 11th, 2007When Antonio Cassano went down over the weekend in a friendly against Swiss side Bellinzona -- one organized in large part to help him get ...
Calcio, Porn and Reality TV
By Martha | September 10th, 2007When Francesco Coco revealed last week (You have no idea if this is going to be the porn or reality TV part, do you?) that ...
WAG of the Week: Melissa Satta
By Martha | August 9th, 2007Meet Melissa Satta, the young (and I do mean young) Italian-American model who has won the heart of Christian Vieri -- they've been together over ...
News Roundup As the Legend of Bobo Marches On
By Martha | August 8th, 2007•Less than ten minutes into his first match with Fiorentina, Christian Vieri scored. As if he'd do anything else. •Despite coach Walter Mazzari's denials yesterday, the ...
Odds and Ends on a Slow News Day
By Martha | August 3rd, 2007There's almost nothing significant going on in the Serie A universe today. I'm thinking it's gotten really hot in Italy, and everyone has headed out ...
WAG of the Week: Debora Salvalaggio
By Martha | July 26th, 2007I know very little about Debora Salvalaggio, apart from the fact that she once dated our favorite aging partyboy, Christian Vieri (in fact, I ...
Odds n Ends as You Try Not to Imagine Bobo in 9 1/2 Weeks
By Martha | July 26th, 2007•I did NOT make that up, by the way. One of the unofficial Fiorentina sites has lost its damn mind. •After nearly two months of wandering ...
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