*Gabriele Sandri

All posts about the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events are collected here.

December 3rd, 2007

Monday News Roundup As Another Inter Midfielder Goes Under the Knife

By: Martha | Comments 3 Comments

•This time it’s Olivier Dacourt. I don’t want to talk about it.
•Francesco Totti is (probably) going to be back full force for the make-up match with Cargliari on Wedneday. No more of that bench-sitting shit, he and his bionic boot are (hopefully) ready to go. (And they’re also ready to challenge for the Scudetto. Bitches.)
•Speaking […]



November 26th, 2007

Week 13: Pile-Up at the Top

By: Martha | Comments 5 Comments

After this week, things are about as tight as they can be at the top of the table. Inter limped to a win over Atalanta to stay three points clear of the pack behind them, but there are now three team tied on 25 points, just waiting for the Nerazzurri to slip up. (And, with […]

November 19th, 2007

Atalanta-Milan to be Replayed (And It’s OK to Hate on Mutu)

By: Martha | Comments 1 Comment

Contrary to rumors that it would be awarded to Milan by forfeit, the Disciplinary Committee decided today that the abandoned Atalanta-Milan match from Week 12 will be replayed behind closed doors, though the date for the replay has not yet been set. Apart from that one match, the stadium in Bergamo will be open; the […]

November 15th, 2007

Breaking: Travels Bans for 15 Clubs, Azzurri to be Kicked in Glasgow

By: Martha | Comments 20 Comments

[Posts on the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events are collected here; this post is being updated with the latest news. It’s been announced that Luigi Spaccarotella — the shooter — will face murder charges.]
First and probably most importantly, as long as you’re not tender-shinned Scotland-killer Luca Toni, is the news that the […]

November 14th, 2007

Odds and Ends as We Lose Another One to Jesus

By: Martha | Comments 3 Comments

[All posts related to the death of Gabriele Sandri and its aftermath are collected here. The most recent is on top, and this one is being updated throughout the day as news develops.]
•Suddenly indispensable Juventus defender Nicola Legrottaglie’s footballing would be nowhere near as good as it is now if he didn’t belong to Jesus.
•Speaking […]



November 14th, 2007

Saying Goodbye

By: Martha | Comments 14 Comments

Gabriele Sandri’s funeral was held in Rome today, attended by friends and family and thousands upon thousands of people who didn’t know him, from Francesco Totti, the entire Lazio team and Rome Mayer Walter Veltroni, to football supporters from all over the peninsula, clad in scarves and hats, displaying their team colors. Most of them […]

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November 13th, 2007

Yeah, That’s Not Good, Or: And So the Reputation Slips

By: Martha | Comments 4 Comments

[If you’re looking for information on the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events, go here; the most recent post is on top. Inter-Lazio and Roma-Cagliari will be played on December 5th.]
Manchester United fans are offering supporters who bought tickets to the club’s upcoming Champions League match in Rome refunds, if them want them. Why […]

November 13th, 2007

Calm Returns, Albeit Without Much Hope of Change

By: Martha | Comments 4 Comments

*the post is being updated throughout the day; scroll to the bottom for the latest*
After the chaos and horror of Sunday night, things have settled down quickly in Italy, with officials retreating into meetings, and the thugs, apart from the few who are in jail, returned to their homes and the jobs they do […]

November 12th, 2007

The Morning After

By: Martha | Comments 35 Comments

[Gabriele Sandri]

*This post is being updated; scroll down for the latest*
I’m exhausted just from thinking about what happened yesterday, and am torn between not wanting to talk about anything else and desperately wanting a return to normalcy, so I can talk about Adriano’s desperate desire to play for Mr. Burns at Manchester City.
But for […]

November 11th, 2007

Fuck.

By: Martha | Comments 75 Comments

*Scroll down the bottom of the post for the latest, it was updated throughout the day*
Gabriele Sandri, a Lazio supporter and semi-famous DJ in Roma was accidentally shot today in the wake of a battle between Lazio Ultras and a group of Juve supporters they attacked in Badia al Pino, Arezzo; the Lazio-Inter match […]






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