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Torino Suddenly Wake Up, Realize It’s Transfer Time
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In 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 Italy.
Obviously looking to strength their defense, they secured the on-loan services of both Cesare Bovo (from Palermo) and that dastardly smoker Francesco Coco (from Inter). Bovo is one of Palermo’s [...]
Meanwhile, In Transfers That Didn’t Happen
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Deep 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, not all of the deal seems to have gone through: Ricardo Oliveira is apparently no longer going to Real Madrid and will instead end his season sitting on his ass [...]
Ibra to Sweden Coach: “Suck it, Lars.”
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Apparently Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s personal statute of limitations on pouting hasn’t yet been met, because he’s skipping yet another Sweden match: Ibra was called into the side for next week’s friendly against Egypt but, once again, he refused to go. Ever since coach Lars Lagerback sent him home from the team’s camp for breaking curfew before [...]
Yes, the Transfer Window Really is Closing. (Whatever Will We Talk About?)
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Here’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 you can guess which one):
•As was rumored last week, Massimo Maccarone — who cost Middlesborough £8.15 million four years ago — has joined Siena on a free and will sign [...]
Messina Part Ways (Or Are About to Do So) With Giordano
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According to the official UEFA website this morning, Messina coach Bruno Giordano has been canned, and the club are set to replace him with Alberto Cavasin. The last anyone in Italy has heard, though, is evidently that Giodano is on shaky ground and likely to go. Either way, things don’t look good, and there will [...]
Ronaldo: It is Accomplished
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After 24 hours of delay, during which time an impressive number of rumors — ranging from Ronaldo going to MLS instead to Cassano heading to Milan — arose, the Ronaldo-to-Milan deal has finally been made official. Instead of agreeing to the high feel Real were demanding for El Gordo, Milan instead are spending about £5 [...]
Chaos in Palermo, Or: Someone, Hold Me — I’m So Confused!
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Ok, 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 booed, and was storming off to Torino in a huff. Possibly on the horizon to replace him, though, was highly rated Uruguayan striker Edison Cavani, a 19-year-old who has been [...]
Another Day, Another Award for Canna
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The Italian football awards (If you can believe it, they’re called “Oscars,” a name all those who consider Italy a country of divers doubtless find hilariously appropriate.) were handed out last night and, has become di rigeur for such ceremonies, several of them ended up in the hands of Fabio Cannavaro.
When all was said and [...]
Category: Rumors & NewsOdds and Ends from the Weekend
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•Now it’s not just Juve who are supposedly tracking Frank Lampard, but Milan and Inter as well. All of this stems from Lampard’s lack of a new contact, and a strange new FIFA rule that allows players who signed long-term contracts at a young age to buy their way out after three years. I’m not [...]
Carlo ‘n’ Roberto, Sittin’ in a Tree, Or: When Google Translate Goes Too Far
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Speaking on Italian radio earlier today, Carlo Ancelotti spent most of his time talking about his team’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League next year (”We are struggling and are not at our best, due to the summer scandal. We had to change our plans and this has caused many injuries, which did not [...]
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