Articles tagged with "roma"
Totti Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot
By Martha | February 10th, 2007In only the latest chapter of the endless will-he-or-won't-he saga of Francesco Totti's possible return to the national team, Totti himself announced to the press ...
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 ...
Weekend Newsie Bits: A Pouting Trifecta
By Martha | February 2nd, 2007•On the back of Massimo Marracone's near meltdown and Luis Figo's gruff, swarthy whine comes a pouty little gem from Alessio Tacchinardi. Now on loan ...
Inter Roll to Third Consecutive Coppa Final, Or: Woo Hoo, Cruz is Back!
By Martha | February 2nd, 2007Yeah, yeah: So, Inter drew with Sampdoria yesterday (their first non-win in a million years, though since it wasn't in league it doesn't affect The ...
One Up, Many Downs for Milan
By Martha | February 1st, 2007Just a few days after the gala arrival of El Gordo, Milan stepped out on the pitch (Without Ronaldo, of course. It's going to take ...
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 ...
With Ronaldo Watching, Milan Strikers Pretend They Can Score; Reality Eventually Intervenes
By Martha | January 26th, 2007In the first 25 minutes of yesterday's home leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final against Roma, Milan looked like world beaters. With Ronaldo -- on ...
Coppa Italia Prediction
By Matthew | January 24th, 2007Hi, new writer Matt here. I'm going to make a prediction on the upcoming coppa italia match of AC Milan against Roma. Milan will probably ...
Quick Odds and Ends for Tuesday
By Martha | January 23rd, 2007•Javier Zanetti, Inter captain and example to all who share his ancient age, is in such great form that he is being considered for a ...
Rumors and News for Monday: Everyone Loves Rossi and Andriano
By Martha | January 22nd, 2007•Giuseppe Rossi's agent has seized the occasion of his spectacular goal to shout far and wide about how many of the big clubs want to ...
Obligatory Coppa Update
By Martha | January 19th, 2007For those of you who failed to pay attention, the second legs of the Coppa Italia quarterfinals were played this week and the final four ...
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 ...
It's Been a Busy 24 Hours on Italy's Management Carousel
By Martha | January 16th, 2007Not only was Daniele Arrigoni un-fired this morning, but last night Roma's Luciano Spalletti finally signed the long-discussed contract extension which will keep him at ...
Week 19, Or: Is There Such Thing as a One-Horse Race?
By Martha | January 15th, 2007Because if there is, I fear we're heading rapidly in that direction. Inter really look nearly unbeatable right now, and with Roma drawing, Inter's lead ...
Messina v Roma: Handbags!
By Martha | January 14th, 2007This game -- a ragged, nasty 1-1 draw -- was so chaotic that I'm entirely incapable of writing about it coherently, so bullet points will ...
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. ...
Mancini Leaving Rome?
By Martha | January 12th, 2007According to The Gazzetta dello Sport (and, suspiciously, only The Gazzetta dello Sport), Mancini is miserable at Roma -- despite scoring one goal and creating ...
If You Know What's Good For You, You'll Shut Up and Pretend You Care About the Coppa
By Martha | January 11th, 2007I know we usually try to ignore all domestic cups just on principle, but since the Coppa Italia is all we have right now, it's ...
The Money Splashes in Rome
By Martha | January 9th, 2007Over the weekend, Luciano "Strikers? We Don't Need No Stinking Strikers!" Spalletti was rewarded for his magic at Roma with the offer of a contract ...
The Little Airplane Flies Away
By Martha | January 4th, 2007Thank you, Vincenzo Montella, for having a nickname so perfectly suited to a transfer headline. Several outlets are reporting this morning that the Roma player ...
It's the New Year, and No One is Going Anywhere
By Martha | January 2nd, 2007In a very unsettling change of tone, the Italian press today is full of flowers and sunshine -- instead of transfer rumors, today's news is ...
The Most Boring Transfer Rumors Ever
By Martha | December 29th, 2006Don't get me wrong -- you know I'm all about transfer rumors. Today's collection, though, is bland enough to put even the most devoted Serie ...
A Roundup of the Holiday Odds and Ends
By Martha | December 27th, 2006•Francesco Totti, whose current contract doesn't run out until 2011, is already talking about a three year extension which would see him ending his career ...
Real to Cassano: Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry?
By Martha | December 26th, 2006My grandfather used to wander through the room, handing out coats during family events when he wanted to go to bed. Suddenly, mid-conversation, you'd find ...
Week 18, Or: While I Was Out
By Martha | December 26th, 2006As I was settling into the good cable-less Midwestern bosom of my family for the holidays, the first half of the Serie A season was ...
Week 16, Or: And the League Recedes in Inter's Rear View Mirror
By Martha | December 18th, 2006Another round of settling in for Serie A, with Inter continuing to roll (thanks in part to a goal by the ever-modest Matrix, who described ...
Roma v Palermo: Doh!
By Martha | December 17th, 2006Well, that was a thrashing. It was a fun game to watch, though, because until the third goal, Palermo were standing tall and fighting like ...
Champions League Draw: It's Getting Serious Now, Bitches.
By Martha | December 15th, 2006The draw for the first knockout stages of the Champions League took place earlier today, and all three Italian team had their most fervent prayer ...
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 ...
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