Articles tagged with "fiorentina"
Barca Launch (Hopefully) Doomed Bid for Adrian Mutu
By Martha | June 18th, 2007It was reported in a couple of places this morning that, having wrapped up the La Liga season, Barcelona immediately turned around and threw themselves ...
Weekend Odds and Ends
By Martha | June 16th, 2007•Spurs are supposedly interested in signing Nantes property (and RomaChris' primary object of disdain) Christian Wilhelmsson who, to this point, has spend the off-season in ...
Barzagli in Battle With the Man
By Martha | June 16th, 2007Remember the sudden change of direction for Andrea Barzagli earlier this week? He seemed destined for Fiorentina, only to turn around and start trudging towards ...
The Latest on Barzagli
By Martha | June 14th, 2007Just about a week ago, Palermo's Andrea Barzagli was "close to" a move to Fiorentina. At the time, though Lazio and Juve were both interested, ...
Balzaretti Inches from the Viola
By Martha | June 12th, 2007Though nothing is official quite yet, it's understood that Juve defender Federico Balzaretti will join Fiorentina today. (Or, in the words of Google Translate: "Negotiation ...
U21 Championship: Good News, Bad News for Italy
By Martha | June 11th, 2007On one hand, the opening of the U21 European Championship is great news for Italy: The country can show off its young stars and, ideally, ...
Barzagli to Fiorentina?
By Giuseppe | June 7th, 2007Several sources have hinted Palermo center back Andrea Barzagli Is "very close to a Fiorentina move". Barzagli, one of Palermo's star defenders, has 8 national caps ...
Viola Continue Bid to Sign More Players Than Everyone Else Combined
By Martha | June 6th, 2007Hot on the heels of signing a pile of respected youngsters, Fiorentina are digging around in the transfer market again, this time in pursuit of ...
Viola Going Contract Crazy
By Martha | June 3rd, 2007Fiorentina freaking rule, people. Even with the influx of cash from the sale of Luca Toni, they're resisting the temptation to blow all the money ...
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 ...
Toni Deal is Done
By Martha | May 30th, 2007As several people mentioned in the comments yesterday, Luca Toni's move to Bayern Munich (first reported in the press more than a month ago) was ...
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 ...
Whoa -- Zampagna to the Viola?
By Martha | May 29th, 2007I freaking love Riccardo Zampagna -- he's one of those old school, bull-like strikers (albeit one capable of a bit of flair now and again) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Saturday Newsie Bits: Hurrah for Frey!
By Martha | May 26th, 2007•In what is clearly the most important story of the day, mercurial France manager Raymond Domenech has finally called Fiorentina's genius keeper Sebastian Frey into ...
Week 37: Sorted
By Martha | May 21st, 2007A week before the end of the season, things at the top of the table have finally been solidified: Inter (who reached a record 94 ...
Muntari, Cruz on the Move?
By Martha | May 14th, 2007Udine firebrand Sulley Ali Muntari, who seems to be present in transfer rumors pretty much all the time for some reason, is allegedly on his ...
And, in Non-Crazy Gaffer News ...
By Martha | May 14th, 2007Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli's long-discussed (and well-deserved) contract extension was confirmed this weekend, and he's now tied to the club through 2011. Though it's only ...
Week 36: Same Old Rossi, Can't Stop Scoring
By Martha | May 14th, 2007I don't know what to think about this Giuseppi Rossi thing. I get that the kid couldn't get on the pitch at Man U -- ...
Milan v Fiorentina: So Much Ability, So Little Actually Going On
By Martha | May 6th, 2007Despite my love for Fiorentina, I have to say Milan were unlucky not to take the full three points from this one -- not only ...
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 ...
Fiorentina Sign Up Toni Replacement
By Martha | May 1st, 2007Mere hours after publicly making it sound as if he was rethinking his resolution to leave Livorno at the at the end of the season ...
More Details on Toni (Kind Of)
By Martha | April 30th, 2007In La Gazetta dello Sport yesterday, there was a roundup of the facts (and alleged facts) as we know them with regard to Luca Toni ...
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 ...
Toni Signed with Bayern? Already?
By Martha | April 28th, 2007There's a wire report -- mean from a source at least somewhat more reliable than Tribal Football -- hitting the internets this afternoon that says ...
Week 33, Or: Champs at Last (And Ranieri Works His Magic)
By Martha | April 23rd, 2007Thanks to a lackluster win over Siena and Roma's anticlimactic loss to Atalanta, Inter ended the weekend with their first on-field Scudetto since the 1988-1989 ...
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 ...
Week 22 (Yes, We're Going Back in Time), Or: Marry Me, Claudio Ranieri!
By Martha | April 19th, 2007Instead of acknowledging Inter's depressing loss, I've decided to focus instead on Parma's miraculous victory over Fiorentina: Two more goals by Giuseppi Rossi, three points, ...
Week 31: Holy Crap, Look at Parma!
By Martha | April 9th, 2007Check it out, everyone -- the Tinkerman's magic has returned! Thanks to a spectacular late goal by Jersey boy Giuseppe Rossi, Parma took three points ...
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