Articles tagged with "football"
30 Italian promising players to keep an eye on
By Francesco | July 15th, 2009Often we see a young player explode onto the calcio scene and everyone turns heads and says "Where did this kid come from?". Well, now ...
Transfer Tuesdays - Volume 4: Things are starting to come together
By Francesco | July 14th, 2009As we get further into July and teams get further into pre-season training, we see more and more transfers becoming official. The big clubs are ...
Calcio Quiz - The Answers
By Francesco | July 13th, 2009Last week I posted the Calcio Quiz. I know I originally said I would post the answers on Wednesday, but nobody has really tried to ...
After Pisa, three more famous clubs bite the dust
By Francesco | July 11th, 2009These are the days when clubs have to register for next season and when we find out which clubs don't have the necessary funds to ...
Pisa: From almost playing in Serie A last season to playing in Serie D next season
By Francesco | July 10th, 2009Bad news for Pisa. The Tuscan club today announced that they do not have the necessary funds to register for the 2009-2010 season and instead ...
Ever wanted to watch a game with your favorite club's president?
By Francesco | July 10th, 2009Have you ever found yourself criticizing your favorite club's president? Or just wanted to get the chance to meet them and talk to them about ...
Serie A and Coppa Italia 2009/2010 dates announced
By Francesco | July 9th, 2009Yesterday the Lega Calcio announced the dates for the 2009/2010 Serie A season. Serie A begins the weekend of August 23rd and will end on ...
Calcio Quiz!
By Francesco | July 8th, 2009With most news being transfer rumors now and calcio being in a lull period, I thought this would be an interesting thing to do. I ...
Interview with a Celtic Fan
By Ahmed | July 7th, 2009So Matt Rhein, the blogger on The Offisde for Celtic FC emails me and asks if he can ask me a few questions ahead of ...
Transfer Tuesdays - Volume 3: Juve-Melo, Stars and Stripes for Milan
By Francesco | July 7th, 2009We are now at the third volume of Transfer Tuesdays, and now we dig further into the transfer market. Most teams have started training again, ...
The Best Goals of the 2008/2009 season
By Francesco | July 6th, 2009The new season is quickly approaching (many teams have started pre-season training) and I realized that I never put up a best goals post for ...
Vincenzo Montella hangs up his boots
By Francesco | July 2nd, 2009Today it was reported that at 35 years of age, Roma striker Vincenzo Montella has decided to retire. Montella was one of the best strikers ...
Want to buy the whole Fiorentina roster? All you need is 185 million euro
By Francesco | July 1st, 2009Fiorentina's Pantaleo Corvino is known to be one of the best sporting directors in all of Italian calcio. Over the years Corvino has discovered a ...
Transfer Tuesdays - Volume 2
By Francesco | June 30th, 2009Last week I posted the first edition of Transfer Tuesdays, where every week we round up what every Serie A club is doing on the ...
Casiraghi signs contract extension and remains U-21 manager until 2011
By Francesco | June 30th, 2009After Italy's elimination from the U-21 Championship last Friday, Gigi Casiraghi was unsure about his future. He said that he would let the night pass ...
Nike unveils new Serie A match ball
By Francesco | June 30th, 2009This is the new Nike ball that you will see being kicked around next season. It's called the Nike Total 90 Ascente and will also ...
Daily Dose: June 29th, 2009.
By chris | June 29th, 2009Stuff to read while you watch Ronaldosaurus juggle a couple soda bottles which aren't computer generated whatsoever..... Spanish press thinks Cristiano is a sassy sissy. (La ...
Players of the Season
By Francesco | June 29th, 2009It's been nearly a month since the end of the 2008/2009 Serie A season. I would've put this post up earlier, but the Confederations Cup ...
Transfer Tuesdays
By Francesco | June 23rd, 2009I thought now that the season is over and we've moved into the craziness of the off season where transfer rumors are posted by the ...
Livorno returns to Serie A and all the other promotion verdicts in Italy plus where all the Serie A teams will be spending their summer
By Francesco | June 22nd, 2009Livorno ended their one year stay in Serie B on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Brescia in the promotion play-off final second leg (first ...
Serie A to change game times for 2010-2011 season
By Francesco | June 20th, 2009The 2010-2011 season will be a little different for Serie A. The collective bargaining tv rights will go into effect which should mean more money ...
Azzurrini defeat Sweden 2-1 featuring the best and worst of Mario Balotelli
By Francesco | June 19th, 2009After the 0-0 draw with Serbia in the opening match, the game against hosts Sweden was very important, as a loss or a draw would've ...
Italy fall to Egypt 1-0
By Francesco | June 18th, 2009Pretty much sums up the game quite nicely. I think there are way too many problems with this team and it wouldn't really be good ...
Azzurrini draw opener with Serbia 0-0
By Francesco | June 16th, 2009Not a bad start for the Azzurrini but not the best start either. The Italian U-21 side drew 0-0 with Serbia in a game where ...
Lazio fills up coaching vacancy
By Francesco | June 16th, 2009Claudio Lotito is without a doubt one of the more entertaining owners in Serie A. He talks a mile a minute, his press conferences and ...
Too Much Power For Roar
By Ahmed | June 10th, 2009Brisbane Roar’s perfect pre-season record has come to an end with a dramatic 1-0 loss at the Roadshow at Peninsula Power on Tuesday night. A resilient ...
Video of the Week: Sky Sport Italia commercials
By Francesco | June 9th, 2009In Italy, if you want to watch all things calcio, you watch Sky. Sky shows every Serie A game plus analysis shows and other shows ...
Arrivederci Kaka!
By Francesco | June 8th, 2009So, it is now official. Kaka will play for Real Madrid next season. It wasn't really a transfer saga, as it was concluded rather quickly, ...
Three coaching vacancies filled
By Francesco | June 5th, 2009So, three clubs have now officially ended their search for a new boss. Atalanta, Juventus, and surprisingly Palermo have all appointed new managers today. Atalanta ...
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