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The Azzurri not to be the Azzurri anymore?
By: Francesco |
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Since their existence, the Italian national team has always worn “Azzurro“, the shade of blue that is known in the English-speaking world as “Azure Blue“. The color comes from the Royal family of Savoia, and all of Italy’s national sports team wear it to this day. That’s where the national team got their nickname, “Gli [...]
Tags: Azzurri, Calcio, Confederations Cup, football, Futbol, Italian National Team, Italy, Kits, Puma, Rumors & News, Serie A, SoccerHappy Tacchino-Day!
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving (or Tacchino Day) to all the Italy Offside readers! Enjoy your day and eat lots of food! I tried to find a picture of an Italian turkey, this the best I could do (or google image search could do), a turkey with the Italian name for turkey next to it.
This now leads [...]
Bologna: The place where players go to rejuvenate their careers
By: Francesco | No Comments
Roberto Baggio. Giuseppe Signori. Marco Di Vaio. What do all these players have in common? Yes they are all Italian, yes they are all strikers, but the main similarity is that when each of these players went to play for Bologna, their careers were rejuvenated.
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 13
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
Del Piero salutes Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a fake smile thinking “You kept me on the damn bench all that time you were with us…”
Results after the jump.
Video of the Week: Scherzi a Parte (Italian Candid Camera)
By: Francesco | 11 Comments
In Italy the show Scherzi a Parte is like Candid Camera (or Punk’d), and plays practical jokes on various Italian celebrities and films it so we can watch much to our amusement. Over the years there have been many played on Italian footballers and managers, and I have collected the best ones and put them [...]
Tags: Bobo Vieri, Calcio, Christian Vieri, football, Francesco Coco, Francesco Totti, Futbol, Gennaro Gattuso, Italy, Marco Materazzi, Massimo Oddo, Materazzi, Players, Serie A, Serse Cosmi, Soccer, Totti, video of the weekCatania invent new way to distract the goalkeeper (and scar him for life)
By: Francesco | 23 Comments
Funny and odd thing happened in this weekend’s game between Catania and Torino. Catania had a free kick from about 25 yards out and Catania attacking midfielder Giuseppe Mascara lined up to take it. Everything looked routine, Torino goalkeeper Matteo Sereni set up his wall, and then something very strange occurred. Four Catania players moved [...]
Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 12 (plus Serie B and other news)
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
Roma, languishing in the relegation zone before the derby, took on Lazio, who are flying high in the upper echelons of the table. Roma needed a victory over their rivals to kick-start their season and boost morale, while Lazio were looking to confirm themselves as a side to be reckoned with this season. While the [...]
Category: AC Milan, Atalanta, Azzurri, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Chievo, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Palermo, Players, Results, Roma, Rumors & News, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie B, Siena, Udinese Tags: AC Milan, Atalanta, Azzurri, Bologna, Cagliari, Calcio, Catania, Chievo, Fiorentina, football, Futbol, Genoa, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, National Team, Palermo, Players, Reggina, Results, Roma, Rumors & News, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie B, Siena, Soccer, Torino, Udinese, Walter Zenga, Weekend Round-upVideo of the Week: Derby time (Roma-Lazio)
By: Francesco | 3 Comments
This weekend we have one of the most intense derbies to watch, the derby between Roma and Lazio. For more team-specific info, read the Lazio and Roma Offside blogs. I chose to show the highlights of one of the most interesting derbies, the 3-3 draw in 1998-99. Video after the jump.
Juventus-Genoa and Coppa Italia round-up
By: Francesco | 2 Comments
Because of the Italian National Rugby Team playing a game at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino on Sunday, Juventus-Genoa had to be played today. Juventus have been playing well as of late and have been led by the inspirational play of Alessandro Del Piero. Genoa have proved a tricky opponent this season and have seemed [...]
Antonio Cassano releases his autobiography, and he’s not afraid to tell it like it is (like always)
By: Francesco | 16 Comments
News today is that Antonio Cassano has (with the help of writer Gianluigi Pardo) authored his first autobiography, entitled “Vi Dico Tutto” (I’ll tell you everything). And as always, Cassano does indeed tell us everything. We’ll have to wait for the book to actually be released (it will be on Italian bookshelves next week, November [...]
Tags: Antonio Cassano, Autobiography, Calcio, football, Futbol, Italy, Players, Roma, Rumors & News, Sampdoria, Serie A, Soccer
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