Articles tagged with "rumors-amp-news"
Yesterday's Best Ass-Kicking
By Martha | August 27th, 2007Scontro Baldini Di carlo ITALIA UNO 2Uploaded by Dragon685 Things were already tense on the pitch, but in the dying minutes of yesterday's 2-2 draw between ...
Palermo v Roma: Holy Freaking Awesome
By Martha | August 26th, 2007I'm sure Chris and Kevin will have detailed reports up later, but suffice to say, that was a fantastic match. Roma were utter magic in the ...
Week 1, Or: It's About Damn Time
By Martha | August 24th, 2007You may not have heard, but Serie A kicks off at long last this weekend. (And there was much rejoicing.) Juve, Napoli and Genoa are all ...
Today's Adriano Destination? Parma, of Course.
By Martha | August 24th, 2007Now that he seems relegated to fourth-choice in the Inter striker corp, the press are busy trying to find Adriano another place to play, even ...
Newsie Bits, Mostly About Transfers
By Martha | August 23rd, 2007•The Cicinho saga is finally over, with Roma paying Real Madrid €9 million for his services. (Chris has all the details on this one, as ...
London Times Cruelly Disrespects Calciopoli
By Martha | August 23rd, 2007In their new list of the 50 Greatest Sporting Scandals, the London Times (you may recall earlier discussion of their Summer o' Lists) has the ...
Matrix Out?, Or: More Azzurri Panic
By Martha | August 23rd, 2007The press in Italy is currently exploding with stories about the health of Marco Materazzi, and they get worse with each passing hour. At first, ...
Odds and Ends Ahead of the Azzurri Match
By Martha | August 22nd, 2007•FIFA's latest rankings came out today and the top five remain unchanged, with Italy third behind Brazil and Argentina and just ahead of fourth-place ...
Peruzzi to the Rescue?
By Martha | August 22nd, 2007Lazio are having all sorts of trouble filling the goalkeeping gloves of the retired Angelo Peruzzi. They thought everything had been solved by the arrival ...
Milan Fans Will Have to Settle for Reading About Their Opening Match
By Martha | August 22nd, 2007As was speculated last week, Milan fans have been banned from their team's opening match at Genoa this weekend. There is a history of violence ...
Jeez, You'd Think the Transfer Window Was Closing, Or Something
By Martha | August 21st, 2007Oh wait, it is. I suppose that explains the marked increase in frantic running around, and the associated upswing in articles detailing potential deals of ...
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 ...
Now It's Inter's Turn to Panic
By Martha | August 21st, 2007Remember when Napoli were shut out in the Birra Moretti Trophy, and promises of signing three new players were immediately issued by the club brass ...
Monday Odds and Ends As We Count Down the Minutes
By Martha | August 20th, 2007•In what is surely the biggest joke of the day, Roma's Simone Perrotta is being suspended for this weekend's season-opening match against Palermo. Why, you ...
Looks Like Matrix Can Give Up On That Dinner Date With Vieira
By Martha | August 20th, 2007In an interview so ill-advised you wonder if he's ever talked to a reporter before or knows about things like "the internet" and "international media," ...
Amauri is Back, Bitches
By Martha | August 20th, 2007Though he insists he's not yet operating at full "Yeah!" strength, Amauri is feeling well enough to score a second-half hat trick in Palermo's final ...
Weekend Odds and Ends as We All Laugh at Adriano
By Martha | August 18th, 2007•Despite having weeks more time on training than one of the players chosen over him, Adriano was left out of Roberto Mancini's squad for tomorrow's ...
First Post-Nesta, Totti Azzurri Called Up
By Martha | August 18th, 2007Roberto Donadoni today announced his call-ups for Wednesday's friendly against Hungary, a match that everyone with two brain cells to rub together is seeing as ...
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 ...
Deja Vu All Over Again, Or: Riganò Sold to Two Clubs at Once
By Martha | August 15th, 2007Yes, that's right: Another player has apparently been sold to two different teams -- and this time there's no way anyone can blame Massimo Moratti ...
Things Go Spectacularly Wrong for Lazio
By Martha | August 15th, 2007You know that Champions League qualifying match Lazio had last night? Well, it didn't turn out quite as they'd hoped, and now they're heading into ...
Emerson to Milan! No, Wait. Never Mind.
By Martha | August 15th, 2007The headlines of all the major sports papers in Italy today are shouting the news of Emerson's arrival in Milan, on loan with an option ...
Project Mutu is Go!
By Martha | August 14th, 2007You know that Adriano Mutu reality show (AKA Adrian Has an Iron and He's Not Afraid to Use It) I mentioned a week ago? Well, ...
Inter Forget Who Adriano Is; Turn Down An Offer For Him
By Martha | August 14th, 2007Could someone explain to me, please, why Inter are clinging to Adriano? I understand there's always a concern about letting go of a young(ish) player ...
The Prodigal Son Returns, Or: "Cassano is of the Samp!"
By Martha | August 13th, 2007(Yes, we have Google translate to thank for that headline. As if you had to ask.) According to several different outlets in Italy, an agreement has ...
Trezeguet Finds Some Moral High Ground
By Martha | August 13th, 2007After spending the last year or so carefully establishing himself as a whiny, self-righteous asshole (who happens to be able to score more goals than ...
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 ...
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 ...
Italy v France: Oh, it is ON!
By Martha | August 9th, 2007In an interview with a French newspaper yesterday, France coach Raymond Domenech went and played the conspiracy card nice and early, just in case something ...
News Roundup As the Legend of Bobo Marches On
By Martha | August 8th, 2007•Less than ten minutes into his first match with Fiorentina, Christian Vieri scored. As if he'd do anything else. •Despite coach Walter Mazzari's denials yesterday, the ...
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