Articles tagged with "palermo"
Another Meltdown in Palermo
By Martha | March 12th, 2007Right on the heel's of last week's "Our losses are due entirely to bad officiating, and have nothing whatsoever to do with our play on ...
Week 28, Or: The Tension Rises at Both Ends of the Table
By Martha | March 12th, 2007Apart from Inter's unrelenting sprint and Roma's respectable ability to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the table, things are really tightening ...
Newsie Bits For a Sleepy Saturday
By Martha | March 10th, 2007Does anyone else get the feeling that calcio is resting, trying to prepare itself for the derby tomorrow? Well, it's what I'm doing, anyway. •Adriano, not ...
First Post. Yay?
By Rose | March 7th, 2007Hi, I'm Rose, and I'll be bringing you all the crazy news from the most Southern province of Italy: US Città di Palermo. Having been ...
Meltdown in Palermo, Installment Two
By Martha | March 5th, 2007This morning I reported on Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini's latest threat to quit the club and football, this time because he feels there's no room ...
Week 27, Or: An Evil Referee and a Rampant Fiorentina
By Martha | March 5th, 2007This weekend had everything -- charges of corruption, saved penalties, buckets of goal, and utterly gorgeous weather. (Did you see the stands? Those people were ...
Stop Press: Zamparini is Leaving! Again!
By Martha | March 5th, 2007Our old friend Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has really had enough this time. Seriously. He's quitting. Again. And he swears it's for real: "I am ...
Messina v Palermo: Just in Case You Needed Another Reason to Hate Caracciolo
By Martha | March 4th, 2007Wow. HUGE win for Messina, and another example of the towering selfish idiocy of one Andrea Caracciolo. There's got to be a point at which ...
Lots and Lots o' News
By Martha | March 1st, 2007•Serse Cosmi is back! Huzzah! Granted, he's in Serie B, but still -- he's around, and calcio will be better for it. •Not content to (correctly) ...
Palermo Prez Turns Out to be Clairvoyant. Who Knew?
By Martha | February 28th, 2007In an unusual step, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini started bitching about the referee assigned to his team's match with Milan today -- a man by ...
Palermo v Milan: Football, Making a Long Week Much, Much Better
By Martha | February 28th, 2007That was one of those thrilling 0-0 games that football-haters refuse to believe actually exist: Despite ending scoreless, it was full of end-to-end attacking play, ...
Atalanta v Palermo: Well, That's Better!
By Martha | February 25th, 2007Apart from the first ten minutes during which Atlanta seemed likely to score about 14 goals, Palermo finally regained some poise and unity this week, ...
Benitez Set to Do a Little Shopping in Italy, Come Summer
By Martha | February 20th, 2007According to a wildly ill-advised interview he gave the Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool manager Raffa Benitez appears to be bent on replacing virtually his entire ...
A Quick News Round-Up as You do Your Duty as an American and Think About William Howard Taft
By Martha | February 19th, 2007•Did you see the blood pouring out of Eugenio Corini's nose yesterday, during Palermo's dismal draw with Chievo? Well it turns out the thing was ...
Palermo v Chievo: That's it, I Quit
By Martha | February 18th, 2007Ok, not really. But if I could wrest myself out of their gasp, I would officially renounce my love for Palermo. Watching them has become ...
Tonis and Gilas and (a) Frenchman, Oh My!
By Martha | February 14th, 2007Apart from those about Figo and Zidane coming to New York, this is definitely the best rumor I've read in months: Tuttosport (which, you may ...
Week 23, Or: Did You Hear That? I Think a Pin Just Dropped in Row Z!
By Martha | February 12th, 2007After a depressing week away, calcio came back yesterday. And there was much rejoicing. Well, a little rejoicing -- everyone was happy to be playing again, ...
The Last Post About the Stadium Situation. I Hope.
By Martha | February 9th, 2007While there is still time for a last minute reprieve (read: for San Siro), at the moment in Serie A only the Cagliari, Sampdoria, Roma ...
A News Roundup to Get Us Back on Our Feet
By Martha | February 6th, 2007I don't know about you, but after all this pain and seriousness, I feel like a little gossip. Just a little bit. •The Thierry Henry rumors ...
At a Crossroads
By Martha | February 5th, 2007Filippo Raciti's body lay in state last night. Mourners filed by, leaving flowers, team scarves, and heartfelt notes. Those who couldn't attend sent tributes from ...
Thoughts on the State of Calcio
By Martha | February 4th, 2007While the dust from Friday's tragedy has in no way settled, the various options before football and the government are slowly taking shape, as are ...
Torino Suddenly Wake Up, Realize It's Transfer Time
By Martha | January 31st, 2007In the last few hours of the January transfer window, Torino have suddenly pulled off more big(-ish) deals that pretty much every other club in ...
Meanwhile, In Transfers That Didn't Happen
By Martha | January 31st, 2007Deep breath (fingers crossed this is the last transfer post for a long, long time): •Despite the fact that Ronaldo is fully, officially a Milan player, ...
Yes, the Transfer Window Really is Closing. (Whatever Will We Talk About?)
By Martha | January 31st, 2007Here's a brief roundup of the latest signings, as well as a few rumor-y bits (one of which is an outright lie -- see if ...
Chaos in Palermo, Or: Someone, Hold Me -- I'm So Confused!
By Martha | January 30th, 2007Ok, so yesterday the person possibly on the verge of leaving Palermo was Andrea Caracciolo, who apparently couldn't handle a)not being good enough, and b)being ...
Pouting Report: Inzaghi Plays Nice, Caracciolo Cries Like a Little Girl
By Martha | January 29th, 2007It's a little late to make the announcement, but, hey, Palermo fans? You should know you're not allowed to boo Andrea Caracciolo, no matter how ...
Week 21, Or: A Headbutt and Another Win for Inter
By Martha | January 29th, 2007Until now, Inter have been winning by overpowering opponents with their superior ability, so there was always a chance of a slip-up. Now that we ...
Palermo v Lazio: Sigh
By Martha | January 27th, 2007Alright, it's becoming increasingly clear that the technical, confident Palermo we saw during the first months of the season was some sort of aberration. The ...
Reggina v Palermo: Life Without Amauri Blows
By Martha | January 20th, 2007Last week's win against Udinese got us all thinking that maybe, just maybe, Palermo would be able to stay near the top of the league ...
Lazio, Palermo Presidents Going Gloriously Mad
By Martha | January 19th, 2007Imagine how much more fun the Premiership would be if Roman Abromovich ranted against the government rather than smiling inscrutably in his luxury box. Or ...
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