Articles tagged with "lazio"
Another Day, Another Scandal
By Martha | January 18th, 2007Yawn. I'm sorry, what's that? Another scandal in Italian football? No! I'm sure you are as shocked as I am to hear that yet another investigation ...
Massimo Oddo: Lazio or Milan, He'll Bring His Dancin' Shoes
By Martha | January 18th, 2007Welcome, friends, to Week 401 of the Oddo-to-Milan transfer drama. The latest word is not good: Milan want the player, but apparently not enough to ...
It's Just So Hard to Play When People Talk About Our Dear Leader Leaving!
By Martha | January 16th, 2007Sure, the Oddo-(maybe)-to-Milan soap opera has been going on for way too long. The daily reports get old (as do the endless details about the ...
Newsie Bits: A Weekend of Conflict Resolution
By Martha | January 13th, 2007•Though I somehow missed that it was happening in the first place, the legal battle between Paolo Di Canio and Lazio is at an end. ...
Forget it, Milan -- Mrs. Oddo Has Spoken
By Martha | January 8th, 2007Oh, Adriano Galliani. You thought that by talking to Massimo Oddo and his agent about your continued interest in the player, you thought you could ...
Welcome to YouTube Tuesday!
By Martha | December 26th, 2006I have no idea if I'll ever be organized enough to make this an actual, reoccurring feature, but since it's a slow, holiday week, let's ...
Week 17, Or: God and Palermo Keep Ascoli Miserable. (Sorry, Ascoli.)
By Martha | December 21st, 2006Whew. Thanks in large part (obviously) to my intervention on their behalf with the Lord, Palermo thumped poor, winless Ascoli 4-0 yesterday. (In case you're ...
A Matrix-Heavy News Roundup
By Martha | December 19th, 2006•There's a pretty great piece in The Guardian's Sportsblog today about Materazzi, and how beloved he is by Italian fans despite his sometimes idiotic behavior. ...
Monday's Mostly Ill-Tempered News Roundup
By Martha | December 18th, 2006•More whinging about the referees: This time, it's Messina chief Pietro Franza who is playing the corruption card, blaming his team's loss to Inter on ...
Today's Milan Rumor Roundup, Or: Whatever Will We Do When the Transfer Window Closes?
By Martha | December 13th, 2006On any given day this week, I swear I read 10 different rumors about which players Milan will be bring in to rescue them from ...
Ascoli Are SO Hating Life Right Now
By Martha | December 12th, 2006Until today, the only thing that was keeping poor, poor Ascoli off the bottom of the table was the fact that Reggina started the season ...
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 ...
Lazio v Roma: Well, That Was a Surprise
By Martha | December 10th, 2006Talk about an unjust scoreline -- a 3-0 loss for the team that pretty much dominated the first 45 minutes is awfully harsh. That said, ...
You Many Not Have Heard, But Roma and Lazio Are Playing This Weekend
By Martha | December 8th, 2006In case you've been in a personal media blackout or something, a little thing called "The Rome Derby" will be taking place on Sunday. Needless ...
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 ...
Footballers are Keeping the Lawyers Busy Today
By Bob | October 13th, 2006The legal affairs interns at The Offside have had a tough time keeping up with things the last 24 hours as footballers both past and ...
The Relegation Race in Serie A is Heating Up
By Bob | August 18th, 2006The Italian football season doesn't start until the second week of September (if the scandal appeals don't delay it further), but that doesn't mean the ...
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