Articles tagged with "napoli"
Fiorentina v Napoli: BOBO! BOBO!!!!!
By Martha | October 31st, 2007I'm not sure I can be coherent about this match, but it was fantastic, and Fiorentina won 1-0 on a 61st minute goal from Bobo ...
Upon further review, Marcelo Zalayeta won't be suspended
By Bob | October 31st, 2007[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=awYfAprNUlY[/youtube] The lingering furor from Juventus' match against Napoli on Saturday is interesting on a few levels. You have a club that has been involved ...
Just Kidding About that Ban (Etc.)
By Martha | October 30th, 2007This just in: An emergency appeal by Napoli has seen Marcelo Zalayeta's two-match ban thrown out, and he'll be available to face Fiorentina tomorrow. Apparently ...
Wanted: Dead Or Alive
By roberto | October 30th, 2007Here are a just a handful of those wanted dead or alive after last Saturday's horrific display. If you haven't heard by now since you've ...
Juventus want to be treated like everyone else
By Bob | October 29th, 2007[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SD1SEOTPmGs[/youtube] The tough decision of the day: which of the blown calls is more impressive? The one above or the one below? They both ...
Just When You Think It's Safe To Write A Match Review...
By roberto | October 23rd, 2007This week, La Juve garnered more applause than an a topless co-ed in spring break, more whistles than a guys night out at the bar, more red cards ...
Roma 4-4 Napoli: Stop Saying Italian Football is Boring
By Daryl | October 20th, 2007A lot of people who should know better are still moaning about Italian football. "It's too defensive" they usually say. But while that may have ...
Roma v Napoli: Madness at the Olympico
By Martha | October 20th, 2007Wow. How does it happen that Roma keep being involved in outrageously exciting games? I mean, 4-4?! Have mercy. I know their attack is potent ...
Midweek Odds and Ends Ahead of the Azzurri B-Squad Match
By Martha | October 17th, 2007•Add Roma to the list of teams Amauri's agent is telling everyone want his client. While all of this could be real, it could also ...
Belts and International Breaks are a Bad Combination
By Bob | October 15th, 2007When your allegiances are with a particular football club, you often spend international breaks praying that none of your players is injured while they represent ...
Napoli Supporters Will Never, Ever See an Away Game Again
By Martha | October 12th, 2007Since the crowd trouble during their home match against Livorno on September 23, Napoli supporters have been forbidden to do pretty much anything. The club's ...
Inter Supporters Join the List of Those in Trouble
By Martha | October 8th, 2007Though I'm completely striking out in my efforts to find anything about it in the English-language press, sections of the Inter support engaged in racist ...
Inter v Napoli: Inter Avoid Complete Collapse
By Martha | October 6th, 2007Inter strolled through the first half of this one, up 2-0 after 36 minutes thanks to two smooth finishes by Julio Cruz (who is doing ...
Fallout From the Turin Derby Arrests
By Martha | October 3rd, 2007Even though there hasn't been much talk about it, there were 50 arrests surrounding Sunday's derby match in Turin, and it looks as though, as ...
Quick News Round-Up as a Small Corner of London (Almost) Gets More Italian
By Martha | October 1st, 2007•John Gregory has finally been sacked by QPR; Gianluca Vialli and Billy Costacurta are still top of the list to replace him. Trust an Italian ...
Thursday Odds and Ends as We Shake Our Heads in Disapproval
By Martha | September 27th, 2007•Luca Toni continues to completely own the Bundesliga, scoring his fifth goal over the weekend, while wee Giuseppe Rossi scored one and setting up another ...
Week 5: Made of Awesome*
By Martha | September 27th, 2007One fantastic game this round, and a couple great results for teams with lofty ambitions. The Fiorentina-Roma match was complete insane and a great ...
Week 2: Goals, Goals, Goals!
By Martha | September 4th, 2007[Note: I'm on the road through next Sunday; I'll check in when I can, but unavoidable slacking will continue until then.] Man alive -- who ...
That juicy VIP List that is the Calcio Italia top 25
By gianfranco z | August 21st, 2007Well Calcio Italia put out their list of the Top 25 youngsters in Italy, thank you to the Milan Offside and Chris at the well ...
A Big Day for Napoli (Maybe)
By Martha | August 21st, 2007According to reports in Italy, the Napoli roster may have expanded by two by the end of the day, if sporting director Pierpaolo Marino's Milan ...
Cobolli Gigli Day Dream Believer.......& News
By gianfranco z | August 20th, 2007President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli spoke today...... "Our objective for this season? To gain direct access to the Champions League, but also fourth place would be fine ...
Holiday Odds and Ends
By Martha | August 16th, 2007It's a holiday in Italy, which seems to mean that everyone turns off their cell phones and goes to the beach, where they somehow manage ...
Monday News Roundup, Or: Hey, I'm Not Dead!
By Martha | August 13th, 2007•After months (and months) of transfer rumors -- Because, really, Udinese? Who wants to stay there? -- Fabio Quagliarella has signed an extension that will ...
E Meglio Nastro Azzurro
By gianfranco z | August 9th, 2007After an interesting series of games against Newcastle, Hamburg, and Sunderland we came out winless but with good match experiences and good research for coash ...
Inter Take Birra Moretti Trophy; Grudge Match Not So Grudgy
By Martha | August 9th, 2007In yesterday's Birra Moretti tournament, Napoli failed to score, losing to both Juve and Inter and officially panicking supporters to such a degree that their ...
Birra Moretti Trophy: Almost Like Real Football
By Martha | August 8th, 2007Despite the fact that it consists of three 45-minute matches with unlimited substitutions, it's almost impossible not to get excited about today's Birra Moretti Trophy, ...
A Few Bits and Pieces for Monday
By Martha | August 6th, 2007•The Azzurri-France match at the San Siro next month is sold out -- it took less than a week, and 25,000 tickets were sold on ...
Odds and Ends on a Slow News Day
By Martha | August 3rd, 2007There's almost nothing significant going on in the Serie A universe today. I'm thinking it's gotten really hot in Italy, and everyone has headed out ...
Rossi to Villareal, Or: The Dream is Dead
By Martha | July 31st, 2007That sound you heard a few hours ago was the hearts of several small Serie A teams breaking: Giuseppe Rossi just signed a six-year deal ...
Napoli Get Some Love
By Martha | July 29th, 2007[FYI: I'm traveling Monday and Wednesday and will update if I can. Normal service will resume Thursday. And Tuesday. Yes, I'm making this unnecessarily complicated.] ...
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