Articles tagged with "catania"
Roundup of Rumors and Other Assorted Nonsense
By Martha | June 26th, 2007•Fact: Roma's money guy girl has flown out to Barcelona for a "supper" of negotiations. Multinational rumor (tracked by our own, never-sleeping, Roma-obsessing Chris): Cristian ...
Mmm ... Managerial Musical Chairs
By Martha | June 5th, 2007Though no other club is likely to sign a name quite as big as Claudio Ranieri, there are still eight (For those of you keeping ...
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 ...
Roma v Messina (Also: Totti v Europe)
By Chris | May 26th, 2007For anyone who saw the Cagliari game last weekend, expect this one to play out the same. The result doesn't matter except for pride. Roma ...
Friday News Roundup: Will It Ever End in Catania?
By Martha | April 20th, 2007•After the latest overturning of Catania's stadium ban caused quite understandable controversy (apart from inevitable FIGC issues, the court that made the decision apparently doesn't ...
Catania Are Back!
By Martha | April 19th, 2007The labyrinthine machinations of the Italian court system (or the American one, for that matter) were well-beyond me before I got up this morning, but ...
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 ...
No One Cares What Catania Courts Think
By Martha | April 5th, 2007Despite the fact that less that 24 hours ago Catania's civil court ruled to allow fans back in to Catania's home games (which are still ...
News Roundup to Distract Us as We Wait For Roma Spank Man U
By Martha | April 4th, 2007•You know how Catania had to play their home games in an empty neutral stadium after the riot and cop murder outside the Angelo Massimino ...
Week 25, Or: Goals Galore
By Martha | February 26th, 2007Sunday morning I watched Fiorentina v Empoli on RAI. It was on La Grande Giostra Dei Gol, a five hour show that seems to combine ...
Transfer Madness (And Other Newsie Bits)
By Martha | February 22nd, 2007•According to La Repubblica, Milan are planning to have quite a summer in the transfer market. Not only will they land Ronaldinho for a mere ...
Catania Fans Won't Have to Find a New Place to Riot if the City Fathers Have Anything to Say About It
By Martha | February 14th, 2007Not surprisingly, a sports judge has shut down Catania's now-notorious stadium (the deadly riot during the Palermo match was only the most recent in a ...
Pre-Weekend News Roundup, Or: Games! Games! Games! (And a Touch of Fascism)
By Martha | February 9th, 2007•Did you know all the games are being played on Sunday this weekend? What the hell am I supposed to do tomorrow? This is troubling ...
It's Official: Football is on for the Weekend; Five Lots of Grounds Will be Empty
By Martha | February 7th, 2007
The government today officially passed the previously discussed series of measures designed to improve safety in Italian football. In addition to the detailed stadium regulations ...
An Arsenal Inside the Stadium? Fan-Freaking-Tastic.
By Martha | February 6th, 2007According to Roman blogger Spangly Princess (who, despite her decidedly non-footballing name, is doing a fantastic job of covering the fallout from last Friday's events), ...
At a Crossroads
By Martha | February 5th, 2007Filippo Raciti's body lay in state last night. Mourners filed by, leaving flowers, team scarves, and heartfelt notes. Those who couldn't attend sent tributes from ...
Thoughts on the State of Calcio
By Martha | February 4th, 2007While the dust from Friday's tragedy has in no way settled, the various options before football and the government are slowly taking shape, as are ...
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, ...
Week 15, Or: It's Rosetti's Fault Yet Again
By Martha | December 11th, 2006Hmm, Roberto Rosetti. Where have we heard that name before? Oh yeah, he was the referee Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini accused of corruption after his ...
People are Seriously Pissed about that Whole 7-0 Thing
By Martha | November 20th, 2006I was bummed about Roma's 7-0 thrashing of Catania because it wasn't pretty enough. The Catania president, however, is way more pissed than I am, ...
Week 12, Or: How Can Seven Goals Be Grim?
By Martha | November 20th, 2006Is it weird that I found the Roma-Catania match really depressing? You'd think any game that featured seven goals would be thrilling and exciting and ...
The Mother of all Derbies in Sicily
By Bob | September 19th, 2006When most people think of Sicilian rivalries they probably have images of Mafia gangsters in black hats shooting at one another on the streets, not ...
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