Articles tagged with "serie-a"
A Grumpy Italian Strays Far From Madrid. Supposedly.
By Martha | November 20th, 2006Well lookie here -- another one of those Sightings That Must Mean a Transfer! This time, though, it's being reported by a slightly more reliable ...
Trouble for Inter: Cruz Out?
By Martha | November 20th, 2006Though they've recovered their Champions League form well enough to be in position to make it to the knockout stages, things for Inter would look ...
Daily Dose 11/20
By Bob | November 20th, 2006Some stories to read while you join the Global Orgasm for Peace movement... Re-live the largest win in Serie A in 23 years (SoccerBlog) The American invasion ...
Week 12, Or: How Can Seven Goals Be Grim?
By Martha | November 20th, 2006Is it weird that I found the Roma-Catania match really depressing? You'd think any game that featured seven goals would be thrilling and exciting and ...
Inter-Reggina: An Adriano Sighting!
By Martha | November 19th, 2006The good news for Inter fans: Your team beat Reggina and is alone at the top of the table, still undefeated for the season. The good ...
Cagliari-Palermo: Holy Hondurans, Suazo is Fast!
By Martha | November 19th, 2006How did he ever get to that ball? He was being tackled when Simplicio start running after it, and yet somehow he BEAT SIMPLICIO THERE, ...
Empoli-Milan, Or: Depression in the Shape of a Football Game
By Martha | November 18th, 2006Well, that was among the most depressing games I've ever seen. It's one thing to see a drab, uninspired Serie A match, but it's quite ...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 10th Best Dressed Footballer
By Bob | November 17th, 2006No, David Beckham (he's the one on the right, it is becoming increasingly hard to tell the two apart these days) is not modeling the ...
Week 12 Previews, Or: Go Palermo!
By Martha | November 17th, 2006I'm about the leave for a day-long meeting and will be unable to post about thrilling, poorly translated articles from Italian sports papers (or anything ...
Ascoli President, Assorted Women Threatened with Something, Or: OK, Who Speaks Italian?
By Martha | November 16th, 2006I can't find any reports of this story in the English-language press, but it sounds as if a small group of irate Ultras (and, really, ...
Figo to MLS Again -- But to the Wrong Damn Team
By Martha | November 16th, 2006Last week I mentioned the ever-present rumor about my beloved Figo possibly heading to MLS, assuming it was just more empty transfer blathering. But now ...
Materazzi's Newest Weapon
By Bob | November 16th, 2006If Marco Materazzi drives like he plays football, you might want to stay off the roads in Italy. The only thing scarier than the ...
Italy v Turkey. Yay.
By Martha | November 16th, 2006Thanks to the intrusion of real life, I haven't yet watched last night's game. It's sitting in the Tivo (-like device) waiting for me to ...
Midweek News, Or: For the Last Time, Lippi is NOT GOING TO MILAN!
By Martha | November 15th, 2006Sorry for the shortage of updates today, I'm swamped at work. (If real life keeps me from watching the game today, let me tell you, ...
Ah, the Eloquence of the Captain: "I Would Give Two Golden Balls!"
By Martha | November 15th, 2006Remember those reports a few weeks ago about Gigi Buffon becoming the second goalkeeper ever to be named European Player of the Year? And how ...
Ascoli Bring in a Fixer to Save Their Season
By Martha | November 14th, 2006Just a day after dumping manager Attilio Tesser and putting his assistant Mark Strukelj in charge, Ascoli have brought in Nedo Sonetti in a bid ...
Totti to Milan? Please.
By Martha | November 14th, 2006Apropos of nothing, tribalfootball.com (AKA the least reliable news site on earth) is reporting this morning that Francesco Totti was spotted lurking around the San ...
Nesta Muttering About Quitting Azzurri (Before He's Dropped)
By Martha | November 13th, 2006Alessandro Nesta is reportedly telling friends he's thinking about retiring from international play. And when I say "telling friends" I mean speaking in language so ...
Sheva Staying Put, Or: Berlusconi Has Never Been Very Good With Rules
By Martha | November 13th, 2006You know how, just days ago, Milan bigwig Silvio Berlusconi was making noise about how Sheva might be on his way back to Milan as ...
Ascoli: Without a Win or a Manager
By Martha | November 13th, 2006Well, whoever had Ascoli's Attilio Tesser in the First to be Sacked Once the Season Finally Starts pool is feeling pretty smart today -- it ...
Team For Turkey Game Announced; Millions Weep at the Absence of Corini
By Martha | November 13th, 2006Damn that Donadoni for not giving into our wishes and bringing Corini into the side. Damn him! No Pirlo, no Gattuso -- is there a ...
Week 11, Or: Damn You, Inter!
By Martha | November 12th, 2006Sigh. Despite never looking particularly impressive and falling victim a pair of nearly miraculous saves from Parma's backup keeper, Inter managed to squeak out a ...
Palermo-Torino, Or: Palermo are Top! Huzzah!
By Martha | November 12th, 2006See, it's matches like this one that need to be shown to everyone who thinks football is boring and useless. The first half was a ...
You Knew it was Coming: Sheva's Had Enough of this London Nonsense
By Martha | November 12th, 2006The Italian papers are full this morning of the totally unsurprising news that Andriy Shevchenko is ready to pack in his London adventure and come ...
Milan-Roma: Is That a Sign of Life I See?
By Martha | November 11th, 2006Despite the loss, that's the first time I've enjoyed watching Milan in ages. Until Totti's second goal, there was a spark to the team that ...
Not So Fast, Amauri
By Martha | November 11th, 2006Just when it looked as if everything was finally in place for Palermo superstud Amauri to make his Azzurri debut, Donadoni goes and throws a ...
Adriano Out, Messi In? Yes, Please!
By Martha | November 11th, 2006How about some rumors with your breakfast? This one's at least a vague possibility, if you believe the Italian papers. Well, sort of. Apparently the ...
Looking Ahead to Week 11, Or: Please, Milan -- Do Something Resembling Anything
By Martha | November 10th, 2006Though I'm trying to rein in my excitement with a bit of reason, I'm nevertheless incredibly stoked for the Milan-Roma game tomorrow. The big question, ...
More on the Coppa: At Least the Holders Sort of Care
By Martha | November 10th, 2006The last two games of the first leg of the fourth round (whew) of the Coppa Italia were played yesterday: Inter beat Messina 1-0 away ...
Bits and Pieces for the Weekend, Or: Everyone Loves Them Some Mexes
By Martha | November 10th, 2006•According to London's ever-reliable Sun, Rafa Benitez's agent has been shopping him in Milan. Despite the fact that he's got four years left on his ...
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