Articles tagged with "news"
Inter's World-Beating Kiddie Squad -- Nothing But Class, Baby
By Martha | December 11th, 2006Those of you who don't spend as much time on the Inter website as I (read: everyone) may not be aware of the incredible depth ...
Delicious Breakfast Rumors (And a Bit of News)
By Martha | December 9th, 2006•Not so fast, Inter -- Juve, too, are interested in the media circus that follows David Beckham around bringing England's most famous aging winger to ...
More Big-Name Shopping for Inter
By Martha | December 8th, 2006Apparently the current line of thinking in the Inter half of the San Siro is "Today, Italy. Tomorrow? The world!", because hot on the heels ...
It's a Big Week for Blackmail in Italy
By Martha | December 8th, 2006Yesterday, our beloved Totti was being blackmailed -- and apparently paid -- over compromising photos of him with one Flavia Wind (Could that be a ...
I'm Sorry, What?
By Martha | December 8th, 2006Don't start counting that fourth World Cup just yet, friends -- two groups of fans appeared in a French court yesterday, insisting that the World ...
A Totti-Heavy Rumor and News Roundup
By Martha | December 7th, 2006•Don't look now, but it sounds like the great and saintly Totti might have been photographed with (gasp!) a lady who wasn't his wife, and ...
Sheva Loves Chelsea And Would Totally Leave. Wait, What?
By Martha | December 7th, 2006Sigh. Just when we thought we'd examined every nook and cranny of the Shevchenko saga, another wrinkle pops up: We're finally hearing from Sheva himself, ...
It Seems Inter Are Preparing to Do a Little Shopping
By Martha | December 7th, 2006You know all the endless talk about how Beckham is headed to the USA next season, what with the rule being named after him and ...
UEFA's Team of the Year: This Time, We Can't Blame the Writers
By Martha | December 6th, 2006UEFA have announced the 60 nominees (players and coaches) for their team of the year (11 players, as you might expect, and one coach) -- ...
Stand Back Everyone, Pavel is Pouting!
By Martha | December 6th, 2006You surely heard yesterday about the massive, five-game ban handed to Pavel Nedved as a result of his sending-off against Genoa last weekend. The extreme ...
Oh Look, Another Scandal
By Martha | December 6th, 2006Man alive. I spend a day traveling and in meetings, and all hell breaks loose -- in addition to the Champions League excitement, there's the ...
Inter = Dirty, Dirty Cheaters!
By Martha | December 4th, 2006You know how Inter came through the whole Calciopoli thing not only unscathed, but with an extra Scudetto in their pockets? And how that seemed ...
News and Rumors to Wet Your Proverbial Whistle for the Weekend
By Martha | December 2nd, 2006•Just so you know, Crespo has nothing but love for Chelsea, and has never said anything mean about the club. Ever. Well, at least he's ...
The WTF Moment of the Day: Figo Rejected by Red Bulls?!
By Martha | December 1st, 2006Yes, you read that right: Apparently New York Red Bulls manager (and deeply annoying egomaniac) Bruce Arena has told the press he's not interested in ...
Montella Going British?
By Martha | December 1st, 2006Have you heard the one about Vincenzo Montella leaving Roma in search of playing time? Well, it looks like it just might be true -- ...
Crespo Has Some Anger Issues. Or ... Does He?
By Martha | November 30th, 2006Apropos of nothing, Hernan Crespo wandered up the a reporter from London's The Mirror and told him Chelsea is an evil, seething cesspool of hate ...
As the Sheva Turns
By Martha | November 30th, 2006Yes, friends, it's that time again -- time for your daily update on the endless Sheva soap opera. When last we met, life was hell ...
Oh My God -- the Gadaffi Spawn is Back!
By Martha | November 29th, 2006Depending on how long you've been following Italian football (or what books you read), you may be unaware that (former?) part-Juventus owner and Libyan international ...
A Milan-Heavy News and Rumor Roundup
By Martha | November 29th, 2006•So, it seems you have to pay to read Corriere dello Sport online. What the hell is that? And how do they have the balls ...
The Man Cracks Down on Zamparini, Or: That's What You Get for Speaking Your Mind, Punk
By Martha | November 29th, 2006You know how we talked yesterday about Palermo bigman Maurizio Zamparini pulling out the big corruption guns while discussing the (in his humble opinion) horrendous ...
Apparently, Monica Bellucci's Canna Love is Newsworthy. I Love Italy.
By Martha | November 29th, 2006Clearly, we were not the only ones who noticed that one Monica Bellucci was having some trouble concentrating on the task at hand when she ...
Professor Amelia
By Martha | November 28th, 2006The Livorno website today is reporting that Marco Amelia is not only the most sought-after goalkeeper in Italy, but also something of an academic. No, ...
Computers Can't be Corrupt, Can They?
By Martha | November 28th, 2006Check it out -- Serie A is actually taking some of the decision-making out of human hands this weekend, at least for one game. For ...
Monica Bellucci is (Quite Reasonably) a Big, Big Cannavaro Fan
By Martha | November 28th, 2006How hard do you think Monica Bellucci pushed for the "Handing the Golden Ball to the Winner" gig? Honestly, I envy her utter shamelessness -- ...
Sheva is Officially a Flop. Poor Sheva.
By Martha | November 28th, 2006Thanks to London's bestest tabloid, The Sun, we now know what Roman Abromovich could have bought instead of certain Ukrainian striker: How does 100 Rolls ...
Why a Culture of Corruption is Handy: No Loss is Really Deserved
By Martha | November 28th, 2006Though the manager and players have been smart enough to keep their mouths shut, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini is mad as hell about the officiating ...
Quick, Steal the Keeper from the Best Small Team in Italy!
By Martha | November 27th, 2006Because they're not good enough but have a fair amount of money (or are willing to spend lots of dough that they don't have), Liverpool ...
More on that Pesky Golden Ball
By Martha | November 27th, 2006Though it was just made official (Read: Reported in publications that, unlike ourselves, don't gleefully jump at the chance to engage in rumor mongering), it ...
Put Away the Prayer Candles: Berlusconi is OK
By Martha | November 27th, 2006I don't know about you, but when I heard that ex-Italian Prime Minster (and, more importantly, Milan president) Silvio Berlusconi had been hospitalized, I was ...
Cherish These Last Few Months of Maldini
By Martha | November 21st, 2006The day Milan fans have dreaded for 20+ years is finally set: Paolo Maldini told the papers today that he's going to call it quits ...
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