Serie B
News Roundup As We Take a Deep, Post-European Breath
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•Because of their participation in the Club World Cup next month, Milan’s Serie A matches against Reggina and Livorno have been postponed; the new dates have not yet been announced.
•Giorgio Chinaglia has been fined €4.2 million for market manipulation, related to his attempted takeover of Lazio in 2005. Just guessing here, but I have a […]
Category: Reggina, Totti, Zlatan, Livorno, Kaka, Rumors & News, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Palermo, Roma, Serie B, Serie A
Tags: Serie A, Chievo, Obinna, Ronaldo, Barzagli, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Palermo, Roma, Serie B, Juventus, Rumors - News, Totti, Reggina, Zlatan, Livorno, Kaka, Tag IndexEverybody Loves Juve
By: Martha | 38 Comments
This weekend, La Gazzetta dello Sport published the results of a poll (print-only, as far as I can tell) in which they ask Italians which football team they support.* The runaway winners, not surprisingly, were Juve, who were loved by over 17% of participants despite that humiliating stint in Serie B. Juve have long been […]
Welcome Back, Genoa and Napoli!
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As Daryl reported yesterday, the old guard is finally back in Serie A. Thanks to typically bizarre Italian rules, both Napoli and Genoa were automatically promoted yesterday after Piacenza and Triestina drew, a result which left the gap between the third and fourth at 10 points — and, magically, the playoffs were canceled.
So Napoli and […]
Week 38: And That’s a Wrap
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With the top of the table and European qualification decided last weekend, all eyes this week were on the five teams still not safe from the drop. Ascoli and Messina were already in Serie B though to their credit both played their hearts out yesterday, with Ascoli beating Cagliari for their fifth win of the […]
Emerson: Who Needs Logic When You Have Irrational Rage?
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In an interview on Italian TV yesterday, Real Madrid’s Brazilian midfielder Emerson — who, you may recall, fled from Turin when Juve were relegated last summer — launched a completely bizarre attack on a pair of his former teammates who also left Juve for greener pastures over the summer.
In Emerson’s mind, you see, when he […]
Tags: Serie A, Emerson, Real Madrid, Patrick Vieira, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ibra, Inter Milan, Serie B, Juventus, Rumors -amp; News, Tag IndexNewsie Bits For a Sleepy Saturday
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Does anyone else get the feeling that calcio is resting, trying to prepare itself for the derby tomorrow? Well, it’s what I’m doing, anyway.
•Adriano, not surprisingly, won’t be playing tomorrow. Remember, though — it’s because he’s not fit, not because he’s taken up permanent residence into Mancini’s doghouse. No, really.
•I don’t want to spoil anything […]
Category: Juventus, Rumors & News, Adriano, Serie B, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Palermo, Serie A Tags: Serie A, Maldini, Ronaldo, Brescia, Serse Cosmi, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Serie B, Juventus, Rumors -amp; News, Adriano, Palermo, Fiorentina, Tag IndexTonis and Gilas and (a) Frenchman, Oh My!
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Apart from those about Figo and Zidane coming to New York, this is definitely the best rumor I’ve read in months: Tuttosport (which, you may recall, is the Turin-based paper that likes to make up deals that are good for Juventus) reported this week on possible talks between Milan and Juve … and Palermo Fiorentina. […]
Catching Up, Or: So Much News, So Little Time!
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• You may not have heard, but Kaka is now Italian. This is good for Milan because it means he’s no longer and non-EU player, and good for Kaka because the “Welcome to your new life as an Italian” gift basket includes some killer wines and dried meats.
• Despite the best efforts (Read: Whining and […]
Tags: Serie A, Livorno, Maicon, Al Ittihad, Zebina, Kaka, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Serie B, Juventus, Rumors -amp; News, Figo, Adriano, Tag IndexToni to Turin? (Insert Further Alliteration Here)
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I’m so relieved the end of the transfer period didn’t mean the end of the rumor madness. Where would we be if Juve wasn’t linked to a high-profile player on a daily basis? I ask you. Today’s target? Why, Luca Toni, of course.
According to Tuttosport (a Turin-based paper which just happens to be the source […]
And the Whining Begins
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Among the less politically savvy club bosses, opposition to the government’s planned crackdown on below-par stadiums is on the rise. While high-profile folks like Massimo Moratti and Juve’s Didier Deschamps are heartily endorsing the plans, others are noisily unhappy. Take, for example, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, who is essentially threatening to go on strike […]
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