Articles tagged with "soccer"
The Kings of the Two Sicilies
By Francesco | December 2nd, 2008In the present state of modern football with the physical nature of the game becoming more important than the technical nature, there seems to be ...
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 14
By Francesco | December 1st, 2008Palermo and Italy goalkeeper Marco Amelia said saving Ronaldinho's penalty kick was "like playing Playstation". Now I bet tons of clubs will be getting calls ...
The Azzurri not to be the Azzurri anymore?
By Francesco | November 28th, 2008Since their existence, the Italian national team has always worn "Azzurro", the shade of blue that is known in the English-speaking world as "Azure Blue". ...
Happy Tacchino-Day!
By Francesco | November 27th, 2008Happy Thanksgiving (or Tacchino Day) to all the Italy Offside readers! Enjoy your day and eat lots of food! I tried to find a picture ...
Happy Tacchino-Day!
By Francesco | November 27th, 2008Happy Thanksgiving (or Tacchino Day) to all the Italy Offside readers! Enjoy your day and eat lots of food! I tried to find a picture ...
Write for Seattle Sounders Offside
By Daryl | November 26th, 2008Do you have Ljungberg fever? Sounds nasty, but we have the cure. Write for Seattle Offside and follow the adventures of Freddie Ljungberg and friends ...
Bologna: The place where players go to rejuvenate their careers
By Francesco | November 25th, 2008Roberto Baggio. Giuseppe Signori. Marco Di Vaio. What do all these players have in common? Yes they are all Italian, yes they are all strikers, ...
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 13
By Francesco | November 24th, 2008Del Piero salutes Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a fake smile thinking "You kept me on the damn bench all that time you were with us..." Results after ...
Video of the Week: Scherzi a Parte (Italian Candid Camera)
By Francesco | November 20th, 2008In Italy the show Scherzi a Parte is like Candid Camera (or Punk'd), and plays practical jokes on various Italian celebrities and films it so ...
Daily Dose: Nov 17th, 2008
By Daryl | November 17th, 2008Something to read while you wonder what the age difference is in this tackle... Spotted on the appropriately named (and excellently written) Dirty Tackle Wii + lego ...
Catania invent new way to distract the goalkeeper (and scar him for life)
By Francesco | November 17th, 2008Funny and odd thing happened in this weekend's game between Catania and Torino. Catania had a free kick from about 25 yards out and Catania ...
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 12 (plus Serie B and other news)
By Francesco | November 17th, 2008Roma, languishing in the relegation zone before the derby, took on Lazio, who are flying high in the upper echelons of the table. Roma needed ...
Video of the Week: Derby time (Roma-Lazio)
By Francesco | November 14th, 2008This weekend we have one of the most intense derbies to watch, the derby between Roma and Lazio. For more team-specific info, read the Lazio ...
Juventus-Genoa and Coppa Italia round-up
By Francesco | November 13th, 2008Because of the Italian National Rugby Team playing a game at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino on Sunday, Juventus-Genoa had to be played today. Juventus ...
Antonio Cassano releases his autobiography, and he's not afraid to tell it like it is (like always)
By Francesco | November 12th, 2008News today is that Antonio Cassano has (with the help of writer Gianluigi Pardo) authored his first autobiography, entitled "Vi Dico Tutto" (I'll tell you ...
Baggio speaks about calcio
By Francesco | November 11th, 2008Since retiring from the calcio world, Roberto Baggio has dedicated himself to his family and has stepped out of the limelight, preferring to live the ...
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 11
By Francesco | November 10th, 2008Can anyone tell me what type of performance enhancing drug Alessandro Del Piero is taking right now? (Juventus fans don't jump on my back, that ...
Video of the Week: Lavezzi vs. Cassano- Spectacle at the San Paolo
By Francesco | November 7th, 2008If you find yourself watching the Serie A game of your choice this Sunday and start yawning (not due to tiredness but due to the ...
Video of the Week: Lavezzi vs. Cassano- Spectacle at the San Paolo
By Francesco | November 7th, 2008If you find yourself watching the Serie A game of your choice this Sunday and start yawning (not due to tiredness but due to the ...
Champions League: Two Italian teams happy, one sad, and one with a manager who has no feeling
By Francesco | November 5th, 2008Not bad for Italian teams in the Champions League this week: 2 wins, 2 draws. Roma and Juventus have to be ecstatic after their victories, ...
Daily Calcio News and Notes - 11/4/08
By Francesco | November 4th, 2008Here's what I found interesting after reading various calcio news sites today: -First, we have another managerial change in Serie A. Chievo haven't won since the ...
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 10
By Francesco | November 3rd, 2008Wow can you believe we're already at Giornata 10? I feel like Serie A was just starting just yesterday. The highlight of the weekend was ...
I've been a bad blogger
By Francesco | October 30th, 2008I want to apologize to everyone that loves to read this blog for my sporadic blogging on all that is new in the calcio world. ...
Gila's version of the Hand of God: Did He Cheat?
By Francesco | October 28th, 2008Today the Lega Calcio confirmed the 2 game ban for Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino's goal scored with his arm. The Tuscan club had appealed hoping ...
Yet another former Milanista from the Sacchi era becomes a coach...
By Francesco | October 27th, 2008Today former Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Costacurta was named head coach of Serie B club Mantova. Costacurta got his coaching license immediately after retiring ...
It’s D-Day: Jets v Mariners
By Mitchell | October 23rd, 2008When the A-league fixtures are released every year, there is only one match that draws my immediate interest, and that’s the clash between the Newcastle ...
Champions League: Juve finally win, Viola fall in Munich.
By Francesco | October 21st, 2008Juventus gained a morale boosting 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico vs. Real Madrid. The goals came from Alex Del Piero and Amauri, and now ...
Serie A (and B) Weekend Round-up: Giornata 7
By Francesco | October 20th, 2008I'd like to extend a warm welcome to the new Bologna and Siena blogs here at the Italy Offside. Every Serie A club now has ...
Balotelli puts Italy through to Euro U21 2009
By Francesco | October 16th, 2008What can you say about Mario Balotelli? He may be arrogant, he may be overly confident, he may get too many yellow cards, but say ...
Video: Gol di Tacco
By Francesco | October 13th, 2008The "gol di tacco" (heel flick goal) is something that is rare and when it occurs it is revered by fans and media. It's probably ...
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