Articles tagged with "italy"
Transfer Tuesdays - Volume 6: Eto'o has arrived, another American will arrive
By Francesco | July 28th, 2009Before we dive into Serie A transfer news, I just want to report on a transfer from Serie B that as fairly important, which was ...
Giuseppe Rossi was a Milan player for a couple of seconds
By Francesco | July 27th, 2009Yep, it's true, for a couple of seconds today Giuseppe Rossi was a Milan player. Just a couple of moments ago various radio stations in ...
At Milan, There is No Line Between Football and Modeling
By Lotte Cox | July 24th, 2009Because AC Milan long ago signed a contract in blood with Dolce & Gabbana, they are now followed to the ends of the earth by ...
Video of the week: Italian amateur football bloopers
By Francesco | July 23rd, 2009It's the summer, and that means summer friendlies. And most Italian clubs (the ones that don't go abroad and play in makeshift tournaments vs other ...
Daily Dose 07.22.09
By Laurie | July 22nd, 2009Some news to read as you reflect on the sheer awesomeness of Italian games where somebody (read: Amauri) gets red-carded and there is a ...
You know its preseason and there's nothing to report about when...
By Francesco | July 22nd, 2009Today I was doing my usual calcio news surfing and I saw something on calciomercato.com that made me laugh. The headline read "Roma, Incidente Rosi" ...
Transfer Tuesdays - Volume 5: Arrivederci Ibra?
By Francesco | July 21st, 2009So the big transfer news in recent days is the deal between Inter and Barcelona to swap Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o. The deal is ...
Goal.com's Serie A Team of the Decade. Do you agree?
By Francesco | July 20th, 2009Let me just start out by saying that I have never liked Goal.com (the English version at least. The Italian version is actually pretty good ...
Back by popular demand....
By Jason | July 17th, 2009It's time to celebrate the triumphant return of the Crociati to SERIE A!!!! The 2009/10 season will surely present a tall order for Parma and will ...
Donadoni the Dictator?
By Francesco | July 17th, 2009When Roberto Donadoni was the coach of the Italian national team, I think pretty much everyone thought he had the personality of a brick wall. ...
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 ...
"Sono qui per vincere"
By Dan | July 14th, 2009This is the motto of the 2009-10 Reggina campaign. The words uttered by head coach Walter Novellino, reflecting his desire to win and win 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 ...
Transfer Talk: Didn't See That Coming.
By chris | July 13th, 2009Even kit number transfers can leave us perplexed. Perhaps the strangest rumor of the day involves, once again, Michael Owen and those blokes from Manchester ...
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 ...
Matteo Ferrari: Bringing the Hot in Istanbul
By Lotte Cox | July 9th, 2009After a delay allegedly caused by his showgirl wife Aida Yespica's hesitation to move to Turkey, Genoa's Matteo Ferrari (You remember him, right?) completed his ...
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 ...
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, ...
De Rossi? E’ talmente ovvio che rimane...
By Michele | July 7th, 2009... Straight from the mouth of Pradè It's going to be a long summer for Roma fans. No sale means no money which means we have to ...
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 ...
Table Tuesday: The Harder They Fall
By Ian Rose | June 30th, 2009As anyone with even a passing interest in English football knows, Newcastle United and its formidable Toon Army of fans will be headed down to ...
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 ...
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