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I’ve been a bad blogger
By: Francesco |
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I want to apologize to everyone that loves to read this blog for my sporadic blogging on all that is new in the calcio world. When I took over the Italy Offside after the departure of Martha I wanted to pick up where she left off and even I have to admit that I haven’t [...]
Tags: Calcio, football, Futbol, Galliani, Italy, Rumors & News, Serie A, Soccer, video, video of the weekGila’s version of the Hand of God: Did He Cheat?
By: Francesco | 20 Comments
Today the Lega Calcio confirmed the 2 game ban for Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino’s goal scored with his arm. The Tuscan club had appealed hoping to have the World Cup winning striker back for Wednesday’s big clash with Inter. However the appeal was rejected and Gilardino will miss out on the big game vs Inter [...]
Yet another former Milanista from the Sacchi era becomes a coach…
By: Francesco | 4 Comments
Today former Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Costacurta was named head coach of Serie B club Mantova. Costacurta got his coaching license immediately after retiring from the game in 2007. Last year he did a little learning experience with Milan as one of Carlo Ancelotti’s assistants and this summer he was linked with some jobs [...]
Champions League: Juve finally win, Viola fall in Munich.
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
Juventus gained a morale boosting 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico vs. Real Madrid. The goals came from Alex Del Piero and Amauri, and now Juventus sit on top of their group with 7 points. Fiorentina weren’t as lucky today. La Viola suffered a 3-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena, and if they don’t start [...]
Serie A (and B) Weekend Round-up: Giornata 7
By: Francesco | 10 Comments
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the new Bologna and Siena blogs here at the Italy Offside. Every Serie A club now has it’s own blog here at the Offside, and that’s really great! Round-up of Giornata 7 after the jump. But before you go there, just analyze this picture of Mourinho. Saturday [...]
Category: AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Chievo, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Palermo, Results, Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie B, Siena, Udinese Tags: AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Calcio, Catania, Chievo, Fiorentina, football, Futbol, Genoa, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Palermo, Reggina, Results, Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie B, Siena, Soccer, Torino, Udinese, Weekend Round-upBalotelli puts Italy through to Euro U21 2009
By: Francesco | 10 Comments
What can you say about Mario Balotelli? He may be arrogant, he may be overly confident, he may get too many yellow cards, but say what you want because the fact of the matter is that the 18 year old Inter striker is the real deal. Balotelli is easily Italy’s best young talent and is [...]
Video: Gol di Tacco
By: Francesco | 4 Comments
The “gol di tacco” (heel flick goal) is something that is rare and when it occurs it is revered by fans and media. It’s probably one of the most difficult things to do in football (although it does take some luck) and that’s why we don’t see it often. In the past 2 weeks the [...]
Video of the Week: Italy vs. Bulgaria
By: Francesco | 8 Comments
This Saturday our beloved Nazionale takes on Bulgaria in World Cup 2010 qualifying. Italy has a positive record vs. Bulgaria, playing 14 matches in total, winning 7, drawing 5, and losing 2 and have scored 25 goals vs. Bulgarian defenses. Our last loss vs. Bulgaria goes back to the Vicini era, losing 2-1 in Sofia. [...]
The Team That Performs Yearly Miracles…
By: Francesco | 10 Comments
In the current calcio world of teams that are constantly undergoing financial troubles, that jump between Serie A and Serie B, that get relegated and never come back, that have crazy owners who fire managers left and right, that have locker room problems, there is one club that defies all of these qualities and performs [...]
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 6 (Plus Serie B + National Team Call-ups!)
By: Francesco | 12 Comments
At the end of the 6th Giornata we still saw surprises. Inter is top of the table, but they share a place with Lazio and Udinese, two squads who have been impressing in this start of the season. Both clubs are putting in good performances and don’t look like calming down any time soon. Inter [...]
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