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Inter v Genoa: A Semi-Lethal Inter?
By: Martha |
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That was a way, way easier win than I expected it to be, particularly considering that, conservatively, Inter should have had six rather than just the four: Hernan Crespo went past the keeper and ripped his shot high and wide, then put it right into the man’s hands when he was about three yards away. […]
Tags: Serie A, Julio Cesar Leon, Cambiasso, Cordoba, Suazo, Julio Cruz, Inter Milan, Results, Zlatan, Genoa, Tag IndexFiorentina v Napoli: BOBO! BOBO!!!!!
By: Martha | 13 Comments
I’m not sure I can be coherent about this match, but it was fantastic, and Fiorentina won 1-0 on a 61st minute goal from Bobo Vieri. It was his first start of the Serie A campaign, and for most of the match he was well-contained by Paolo Cannavaro, who was superb, but he got away […]
Juve Rumor Fest
By: Martha | 2 Comments
I don’t know if an informer just escaped Luciano Moggi’s* secret mountaintop lair or what, but the papers today are just jam-packed with rumors about Juventus. Who’s going, who’s coming, who the gaffer rejected for unclear reasons — it’s all there in black and white, albeit sometimes in Tuttosport whose journalism, like that of The […]
Tags: Serie A, Palermo, Fiorentina, Juventus, Rumors - News, Barzagli, Carvalho, Tiago Mendes, Aguero, Atletico Madrid, Tag IndexI Apologize in Advance for Writing This, But: Ronnie! To Milan! Again!
By: Martha | 5 Comments
I ignored this story when it came up again yesterday, but now The Sun (I know) is screaming in 72-point font that Barcelona have decided once and for all that to sell Ronaldinho — possibly during the winter transfer window — and I feel a certain obligation to at least point it out. The tabloid […]
Just Kidding About that Ban (Etc.)
By: Martha | 8 Comments
This just in: An emergency appeal by Napoli has seen Marcelo Zalayeta’s two-match ban thrown out, and he’ll be available to face Fiorentina tomorrow. Apparently he wasn’t diving, but just really, really dramatically trying to save Gigi Buffon’s life rather than kicking him. Jesus Christ. Well, glad we had law and order there for about […]
Category: Lazio, Bobo Vieri, Udinese, Torino, Totti, Rumors & News, Fiorentina, Roma, Mutu, Napoli, Serie A Tags: Serie A, Fiorentina, Roma, Mutu, Napoli, Rumors - News, Totti, Lazio, Bobo Vieri, Udinese, Torino, Tag IndexForget Derbies, Forget Scandals: Coco Wants to Come Back!
By: Martha | 3 Comments
Stop press, everyone: Francesco Coco is done with his stint on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (An adventure that, from what I can tell, consisted of fondling himself, spending time with gay men,*and being incredibly, overpoweringly boring) and ready to come back to football. Yes, that’s right: He got over his Hollywood […]
Would Any of This Be Happening if it Was Atalanta That Got Screwed?
By: Martha | 8 Comments
I think we all know the answer to that. Anyway.
In the wake of the debacle in Naples last weekend, the frenzy about officiating in Serie A has reached a fever pitch, with solutions as diverse as video replays, foreign referees, and Collina’s retirement all being put forward in just the last 12 hours or so. […]
Big Names Crawling All Over the Valencia Job
By: Martha | 1 Comment
As Bob reported yesterday, the sacking of Valencia boss Quique Sanchez Flores has led to an explosion of tabloid reports in Europe in which all sorts of big cheeses are associated with the job. Sharp readers will realize that Valencia is, in fact, not an Italian club, but since two of the names (allegedly) in […]
News Round-Up When There’s Not Much Going On
By: Martha | 9 Comments
•Luigi De Canio has finally been confirmed as new QPR boss. (And that is officially the last time I mention that club here, I promise.)
•Inter-haters rejoice: First-choice keeper Julio Cesar (who was replaced at the half against Palermo) has a messed up back, and back-up stud Francesco Toldo was just revealed to have a broken […]
Fallout From the Juve Debacle
By: Martha | 4 Comments
In addition to the city-wide meltdown in Turin (not to mention what’s going on far and wide via the internets), there actually has been some concrete reaction to the horrific refereeing of Saturday’s Napoli-Juve match.
First and most importantly, referee Mauro Bergonzi has been informed by referee designator (and king of the world) Pierluigi Collina that […]
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