News Roundup as He-Man Rages at the Foreigners

By: Martha | December 11th, 2007

Suck it, Ollie. •Bayern Munich’s resident crotchety old man, Oliver Kahn, recently gave an interview in which he ripped the team’s unnamed new arrivals, saying they need to “learn that two or three good games aren’t enough” and, oh yeah, learn to speak freaking German while they’re at it. I’m sure Luca Toni went over and gave him a big, Italian hug when he read that in paper this morning.

•Antonio Cassano finds his own antics hilarious. Oh, good. Big chance for improvement, then.

•Not content to take a vacation like his Shakhtar teammates and get fat waiting for a transfer, Cristiano Lucarelli is back home in Italy, training with amateur side Picchi in order to stay fit and make himself look as alluring as possible for the Italian sites who will come calling once the transfer window opens. Now that even Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu has admitted that a move back to Serie A might be “the right thing for Cristiano,” it seems much less a question of if than when, and to whom. (The latest rumors say Palermo, which seems mad.)

•Manchester United’s Louis Saha told the press at an anti-racism and bullying conference yesterday that he’s expecting to face racism tomorrow at the Olimpico. Jesus. Let’s hope he’s disappointed, huh?

•According to the never-reticent Massimo Moratti, Inter want Mahamadou Diarra, Jeremy Menez and, along with half of Europe, Daniele De Rossi. Meanwhile, in the outgoing tray: Sao Paolo still want Adriano (but won’t make any offers because they’re ethical like that), while Hernan Crespo wants to go back to River Plate, if and when Diego Simeone is appointed coach (said to be very soon). Got all that?

•Napoli have been fined €10,000 as punishment for their supporters aiming laser-pointers at Parma players during Sunday’s match, particularly at Domenico Morfeo, who somehow managed not to flip out over it. Hee.

•After his wife’s death, Cesare Prandelli briefly considered packing it in, but Fiorentina supporters are so effing fantastic he decided to stay. Damn right.