Daily Dose: 08.14.08

Stuff to do while you pop out a human being on your front lawn...... Chatting up the always good Rafael Honigstein. (Bundesliga Talk) A glimpse at Frank's ...

Totti. It's All About Totti.

The Important Stuff No, not La Bestia or Rosella's newest diamond encrusted home tanning booth bought with Mancini money. Something which actually, truly matters: Totti. He's ...

A Defense of Totti

**Reader John Silver emailed me with what was originally a written discussion that transformed into, as he called it, "a bloody pamphlet". A very good ...

The Return?

Didn't register until long after I'd read the rumor that Lippi may be coming back. And regardless of whether or not you believe the validity ...

Marca Is Reliable / Thank God For Shoes

Marca's daily verbal hard-on for Ronaldo is a 'report' that Manchester United will demand Sergio Ramos, Robinho, and Mahammadou Diarra, plus $50 million from Madrid ...

Some Thoughts On...Onwards

On Catania: We all saw two games because there were two games. The dejection which set in after it was clear Inter had scored brought ...

Maradona Traps A Ball With His Ass

There was a charity game in Rome last night hosted by wildly popular pop artist Eros Ramazzotti. One which saw a great number of celebrities ...

VotD: Six More Years Of Francesco

We'll get to this "game" bs later. News of the day: Totti hopes to play on until he's 37 or 38. Six more years of ...

Highest Paid Footballers (and Guess Which MLS Star is #1?)

The numbers are out. Guess who the #1 highest-paid footballer is? You'll never guess. I'll give you a hint. Plays in ...

Torino To Town: In Mirko & DDR We Trust

A brief preview before we resume regular service next week. Roma v Torino Tis the first game in the sans-Totti stretch we're about to endure; unfortunately, ...

The Holy Roman Trinity

One's walking already. One's signing for life. One's not going anywhere.

Another Ode To Francesco

I wrote something. It was good. But not that good. And now it's gone. Gone gone gone. I'm too tired to rewrite it right now. ...

Photo of the Day: Football Can be Painful

This is AS Roma's Francesco Totti, after recent knee surgery, as he shakes hands with Rome political candidate Francesco Rutelli. I guess with enough post-surgery ...

VotD: One More Time, Francesco

Roma v Livorno Postgame Review

Roma drew the worst team in calcio. That's secondary right now. Francesco Totti has torn a ligament and will be out six months. Now is time ...

Video of the Day: Francesco Zampafied

Basically what this shot says is "I am Totti, you are not."

Peruvians & Evil-Doers, But No Peruvian Evil-Doers

Who Wants A Vargas? Pietro Lo Monaco, Catania's sporting director, has been saying for quite some time now that when Juan Manuel Vargas gets sold, the ...

Get Ready Zebrette, Francesco's In Tow

Udinese v Roma All is right with the world again: Francesco Totti has been called up. And oh how that changes the complexion of this game. ...

Friday Afternoon Newsy Briefs

Frank Dr. Bozo Brozzi has said that the next few hours will tell whether or not Francesco is able to take the field at the Fruili ...

Video of the Day: The Francesco

It's not often we still get high quality, original videos of Il Capitano, but this one's quite nice. At least partly made by Ermes, who ...

Episode 17: Champions League and Title Races (+ Contest)

Well, it's April, and rather than play any nasty tricks on you the way Matt at the Celtic blog did on me, we bring you ...

Roma v ManU: Awaiting A Hero

Banners graciously made again by RomaShield27 of Roma v Manchester United In one of the largest games in club history, the Giallorossi will be without their ...

La Magica Turn On The Magic

Roma 2 - Empoli 1 You know how there's a glitch in video games - whether they be football, basketball, or whatever the hell else type ...

Venerdi Vitriol ! (and some Mercato musings)

 The Roman Derby was Lazio’s most important game of the season. Francesco Totti even laid flowers in front of the Curva Nord, purely because he’s ...

Derby Predictions.

I decided to scope through the last Derby preview for some insight, found a few nice nuggets: * - Mark my words, after a few years ...

Derby Della Capitale: One City, One Team, Once Again

Insomnia? Cold night sweats? Random chest pains? Irritable? Losing focus at work and home when not using copious amounts of recreational drugs? Do you want to stab really long, sharp ...

Last Time Around They Were Missing Something...

Totti: Kickin' The @#$% Out Of Lazio Since '87

This is easily the video find of my entire time here. This is a video of highlights from Francesco's first derby when he was with ...

Grazie Mister, Grazie Ludovic, Grazie Mirko...Grazie Roma

Roma 2 - Milan 1 Putting the summer of '06 aside, that was the best game I have seen in many years. I laughed, I cried, ...

VotD: Awaiting Milan

11.11.06 Roma 2-1 3.30.07 1-1 10.28.07 Roma 1-0