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Arrivederci
By: Francesco |
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Well, it’s summer. And summer usually means vacation. So although I love writing about calcio here daily on the Offside, I’m leaving for Rome tonight and I will be in the capitale for the whole month of June. I will have limited to no internet access and will be unable to blog about all things [...]
Borriello is all Milan, Gila is all Viola, Cassano is all Samp, and more news
By: Francesco | 6 Comments
Some interesting transfer news and notes today. Marco Borriello will wear the Rossonero jersey once again, as Milan sealed the deal with Genoa yesterday. The Rossoblu received 7 million euro plus the co-ownership of promising young fantasista Davide Di Gennaro. Milan have decided to take a gamble on the target man, who was ever so [...]
Category: AC Milan, Cagliari, Coppa Italia, Fiorentina, Genoa, Rumors & News, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie BSerie A 2008/2009 schedule released
By: Francesco | 21 Comments
Today the Serie A 2008-2009 schedule was released. The season will begin on August 31st and end on May 31st. There will be three midweek rounds slated for September 24, October 29, and January 28. The winter break will be from December 21-January 11. Serie A will also come to a halt three times for [...]
Serie B makes roster changes and other news from the second division
By: Francesco | 11 Comments
Serie B (which I still consider to be Europe’s top second division) has made some changes for next season regarding squad size. Even though they play 42 games in Serie B, lots of squads have very big rosters and most coaches don’t tinker with the line-up often, which culminates in lots of players sitting on [...]
Category: Serie BMontolivo gets cut, final roster of 23 submitted
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
As many people expected, the odd man out for the Azzurri is Riccardo Montolivo. The 23 year old midfielder had a chance of staying since Perrotta was injured, but Perrotta is 100% fit and therefore Montolivo was deemed surplus to requirements. The young midfielder will now most probably play in the Olympics this summer, and [...]
Category: Azzurri
Tags: Azzurri, Calcio, Cassano, De Rossi, Donadoni, Euro 2008, football, Futbol, Italy, Montolivo, SoccerAzzurrini advance to final in Toulon, Mancini out at Inter?, Barzagli speaking German?, and other news from today
By: Francesco | 6 Comments
Today, the Italian Olympic team advanced to the Toulon International Tournament Final, defeating Japan 5-4 on penalty kicks in the semi-final. The Japanese frustrated the Azzurrini for 90 minutes, and Casiraghi’s side dominated, but couldn’t finish chances. Italy looked dangerous when the ball fell to the feet of Sebastian Giovinco (who should be voted best [...]
The Flying Donkeys sail back into Paradise!
By: Francesco | 5 Comments
Everyone’s favorite success story, Chievo Verona, are back in Serie A. The small club from Verona, nicknamed the “Flying Donkeys” (Hellas Verona fans used to say that donkeys would fly before Chievo reached Serie A), secured automatic promotion today with a draw vs. Grosseto and have returned to Serie A for next season. For those [...]
Roma win Coppa Italia for second consecutive year
By: Francesco | 3 Comments
In the 4th consecutive Roma-Inter Coppa Italia final, Roma triumphed for a second time, defeating the Scudetto winners 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico. For Roma this is their 9th Coppa Italia triumph overall, and are now level with Juventus for most all-time wins. This game could possibly have been the end of two eras [...]
Bari up for sale. Who has 15 million euro?
By: Francesco | 6 Comments
Yes, as the title reads, A.S. Bari is up for sale. For whoever does not know, Bari is a port city in Southern Italy and is the capital of the Puglia region. It is considered the second biggest “piazza” (behind Napoli) in Southern Italy. The club has a long history, and throughout the ’90’s was [...]
Italy marches on in Toulon and Inter-Roma once again tomorrow
By: Francesco | 9 Comments
Yes, tomorrow, Inter and Roma do battle yet again, this time in the Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico. This is the 4th year in a row that the final will be Roma-Inter, however this year because of the new format the final is only one leg, not two, and is played at [...]
Tags: Azzurri, Calcio, Coppa Italia, football, FSC, Futbol, Giovinco, Inter, Inter Milan, Italy, Olympics, Roma, Serie A, Soccer, Toulon, U-21
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