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Weekend News Roundup (Go Ahead, Italian Press — Call Me a Scab)
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The press in Italy are on strike today. I’m not clear on what that means, since I have a Saturday Gazzetta dello Sport in my sweaty little palms and at least some websites have been updated, but who am I to question the planning of Italian unions?
•Ronaldinho was in Milan on Thursday. Oooooooh!
• Barcelona have [...]
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Don’t Look Now, But Zampa Just Did Something Good
By: Martha | 3 Comments
I know it’s difficult to accept the possibility of good news coming out of the crazytown overseen by Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini but, believe it or not, he did something smart yesterday: Palermo have signed Serbian international Bosko Jankovic to a five-year deal. Woo hoo!
Though he’s played a handful of games for the senior international [...]
Lampard to Bloody Juve. STILL.
By: Martha | 5 Comments
For a presumably apocryphal rumor, the Lampard-to-Juve one has impressive staying power. It’s been coming up fairly regularly since the winter transfer window opened — if not before — and the “facts,” such as they are, remain fairly consistent — an impressive accomplishment for something one always suspects is at least partially made up. All [...]
More Strikers On the Move (Or Not)
By: Martha | 7 Comments
If reports in the Italian press are to be believed (and at least one of them has already been denied), a couple of desirable strikers will soon have new homes, one of them in a move that will make yours truly very sad indeed.
The sad one is the seemingly inevitable sale of the awesomely powerful [...]
Tevez and Inter Were Doomed from the Start
By: Martha | 9 Comments
Remember the crazy, grade school dating scene? When most relationships lasted a few days at best, and most of them ended with the loving couple desperately racing to be the dumper, and not the dumpee? Like, actually racing — running across the field at recess, not to meet in a joyous hug, but rather to [...]
WAG of the Week: Giorgia Palmas (Take Two)
By: Martha | 5 Comments
After the rapturous discussion of Ms. Palmas in the comments last week, I felt it was only appropriate to give her a(nother) full WAG tribute today.
As you’ll recall from her first appearance in this feature, Giorgia is, as the kids say, a magnificent creature. I have no idea if she’s still dating Atalanta’s Davide Bombardini [...]
Mmm … Striker Drama
By: Martha | 5 Comments
First, let’s visit pay a visit to Milan. On the red and black side of town, by not saying “Ew, Cassano? No way, he smells!”, Adriano Galliani has given the rumor mill grist for weeks of “OMG CASSANO TO MILAN!” speculation. This despite the fact that all Galliani did was say he didn’t hate the [...]
Juve Love You Long Time
By: Martha | 9 Comments
Man, it’s just all seduction, all the time up in Turin these days: Juve get promoted, and the next thing you know they’re the bookies’ third-favorite to win the title and are courting players like there’s no tomorrow.
At the moment, they’re working to complete their total defensive overhaul, which seems to mean contacting pretty much [...]
Dhorasooooooooooooo!
By: Martha | 15 Comments
*Tap tap* Is this thing on?
You’ll excuse me for clapping with glee at this little bit of news — among a pile of signings in the last 48 hours for Livorno was former French international (very, very former) French international Vikash Dhorasoo. He was brought in on what one assumes was a free, what with [...]
To Quote Bjork, It’s Oh So Quiet. And I Don’t Like it One Bit.
By: Martha | 10 Comments
After several days of major-story frenzy, things have been disconcertingly quiet on the transfer front lately. How can we truly enjoy the Silly Season if it’s made up entirely of drifting rumors about the odd Romanian defender or exorbitantly-priced African striker? We need chaos and controversy, and we need it now!
Sure, sure — Adriano Galliani [...]
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