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Daily Calcio News and Notes: 7/31/08
By: Francesco |
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Here’s what I scrounged around for today:
-Milan striker Marco Borriello has been operated on and will now start his recovery. Reports are he will be out for around 2 months. (could be less if he puts a lot of hard work into the recovery process.)
-Pierluigi Casiraghi is predicting a big Olympic performance from Lazio striker [...]
Tags: AC Milan, Amauri, Azzurri, Borriello, Calcio, Caserta, Casiraghi, Cassano, Chiellini, De Sanctis, football, Futbol, Italy, Julio Baptista, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Legrottaglie, Ljungberg, Molinaro, Rocchi, Roma, Rumors & News, Sampdoria, Serie A, Soccer, StankovicMilan win Trofeo TIM
By: Francesco | 9 Comments
Today at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin the Trofeo TIM was held between Juventus, Inter, and Milan. It was a triangular tournament with each game lasting 45 minutes, and each match goes to penalties in case of a draw. 3 points for a win, 2 points for a win in penalties, and 1 point if [...]
Category: Serie AItaly U-19’s fall in Euro Final
By: Francesco | 6 Comments
After a unexpectedly getting to the final in the first place, the Italy U-19 squad fell to Germany 3-1 and had to satisfy themselves with second place. Italy had as much talent as the Germans, but lacked on the physical and psychological level. Italy started well with Fernando Forestieri, Alberto Paloschi, and Stefano Okaka Chuka [...]
5 Things I learned about Calcio when I was in Rome
By: Francesco | 24 Comments
1. The stereotype is pretty much true.
The stereotype in Rome is that in the city of Rome most people are Roma fans, while Lazio fans are all from the outskirts and from cities in the region of Lazio. For the most part, it’s true, as most people I encountered in Rome were Roma fans, with [...]
I’m back, full speed ahead starting Monday
By: Francesco | 10 Comments
Ciao a tutti!
I’ve returned from my month long trip to Italy. It was a great trip however the only problem was that Italy didn’t win Euro 2008 and I couldn’t partake in the celebrations. I’m really exhausted today, and I’ll be gone for the holiday weekend, but not to worry because starting Monday the Italy [...]
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