Articles tagged with "Serie A"
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Posted on: Italy | 2008-02-13 06:39:04
Believe it or not, during this (slight longer than) two week break, I've spent a lot of time thinking about this blog, and have come to the very sad conclusion -- for me, anyway -- that I just can't devote the time I feel is required to do it well an ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 16:00:25
I think this is rather self-explanatory.
Hot.:.
Carlo Ancelotti.:
I'll be frank regarding Carletto: his substitutions often suck ass. At least whenever I've watched, especially this season. And boy does he love to use 'em early. He ushered i ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 12:00:57
For all the moonlit romance one might experience during a jaunt to Italy, there's also Antonio Cassano, a man who obviously knows how to please the ladies in a, shall we say, "efficient" manner. It's no surprise Talentino likes good drink, good food ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-12 06:00:03
David Di Michele and Aimo Diana hold grudges.
DDM was bounced from Sicily back in the summer and Diana was hurriedly shown the exit door during the January transfer window, much to the glee of Palermo fans. Diana struck back with an equalizer in t ...
Posted on: Livorno Calcio | 2008-02-11 16:01:19
Livorno- Genoa
*Highlights further down
Genoa was down to 10 men for the last 15 minutes but even Francesco Tavano’s highlight reel worthy, 10th goal of the season wasn’t enough to see Livorno harvest all 3 points against Genoa. Liv ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-11 06:00:38
The hype machine in Milan has surgically attached itself to the nut sack of Alexandre Pato since last summer, and things have only become worse since he started finding the back of the goal with regularity. So flying under the radar has been another ...
Posted on: Cagliari Calcio | 2008-02-10 17:11:41
Another frustrating day in Cagliari as the Rossoblu let a game slip away that they not only should have won, but a game where three points were crucial if they are going to survive in Serie A.
Things have improved to the point where a win in some ...
Posted on: AS Roma | 2008-02-08 13:37:52
It’s on Saturday!?! My bad, completely forgot
Roma - Reggina
Roma will be welcoming southern basement boys Reggina to the Olympico on Saturday night. La Magica is looking to prove that the Siena game was only a little bump on the road ...
Posted on: Cagliari Calcio | 2008-02-08 12:25:45
Things seem to be quiet in Sardinia this week as Ballardini really has the lads preparing for this weeks huge game against Parma and Cellino has also been failry quiet absent his comments on wanting more refs for a game. When you are last in the tabl ...
Posted on: Parma FC | 2008-02-07 09:39:10
All this talk of Giuseppe Rossi in recent days (man of the match vs. Holland with the U21 side, all the talk of why Donadoni isn't calling him up, doing so well in La Liga with Villareal, a possible return to Serie A this summer) makes me remembe ...
Posted on: Livorno Calcio | 2008-02-06 17:00:51
This has nothing to do with Livorno, a part from the fact that our fans will be holding up banners;
Ingrid Betancourt, The one time Colombian Presendential candidate was kidnapped on Febuary 23rd of 2002, 6 years ago by the FARC Rebels. O ...
Posted on: Livorno Calcio | 2008-02-06 11:04:04
* Highlight further down
Giuseppe Rossi scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over reigning Euro Champions Holland/Netherlands. Rossi was the one wo dished out a great pass to Pablo Osvaldo for the 1st of the gfame. He then scored the winner o ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-05 17:00:15
Some news to read as you line up to vote in a state that doesn't have a primary today:
Eddie Johnson dresses like an athlete (The Offside Rules)
The worst of Alexandre Pato (Who Ate All the Pies)
Quotes and chants of the week (Sanford's ...
Posted on: Parma FC | 2008-02-05 10:24:10
Probably the best thing from the weekend was Cristiano Lucarelli scoring his first goal in a Gialloblu' shirt, but the game was a bad loss to Atalanta (3-2). More after the jump.
Here are the highlights:
Poor marking on the first goal, ...
Posted on: Juventus | 2008-02-04 21:10:48
Hit the showers Belardi, Buffon's back! (no pun intended)
He's no where near exceptional, but at least Saliham's consistent.
Lego had a game to forget. Make the next a game to remember!
Grygera getting arrested for being dumb.
WTF ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-04 10:09:44
Saturday
Portsmouth vs Chelsea
Nicolas Anelka got his first Premier League goal for Chelsea after Joe Cole's light as a feather knock down gave the Frenchman an easy chance. But Jermain Defoe reaped the rewards of admitting he's inferior to Di ...
Posted on: Cagliari Calcio | 2008-02-03 10:29:25
While I have always been one to think that the internet causes many of us to shun in person interaction in favor of a life filled with too much time on the computer and too little exercise, I am very thankful for it because it not only allows me to f ...
Posted on: Cagliari Calcio | 2008-02-02 06:44:42
After last weeks miraculous comeback and three points that were unexpected, Cagliari hits the road to play Juventus. Although Cagliari does not have the class of Juventus, this could be the best possible week to play one of Italys best teams.
Juve ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-02 06:02:27
Along with your weekly dose of "Didier Drogba loooves Milan", a new Chelsea superstar has stepped up to the podium to profess his love for the Rossoneri. First of all, a little look into the off time of Drogbacite. In an interview with his official w ...
Posted on: AS Roma | 2008-02-02 00:06:40
Siena v Roma
We all knew it was coming, but it doesn't make it any less scary. It's the fourth - and thankfully last - trip for the Giallorossi to the cursed province of Tuscany this season. The last three times went a little something like this:
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Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-01 17:00:10
Something to read while you ski 150 miles home...
Football in colonial Africa (Pitch Invasion)
And Beckham's new tattoo is... Posh, nude. And Galaxy fans are praying all kits are longsleeved. (The Offside Rules)
All about MLS's mos ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-31 16:00:10
(Doesn't he look a little bit like a Czech Chris Bale from The Machinist there?)
Start yapping to the press on deadline day. David Rozehnal started out the day in the northeast of England by spouting off to the press about how he was looking forwar ...
Posted on: Parma FC | 2008-01-31 12:46:13
IN: Luca Antonelli
OUT: Davide Matteini
Today is January 31st, which means the last day of the transfer window. This also means that all the sporting directors of Italian clubs were at the ATAHotel Quark in Milan since the early hours o ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-31 12:00:56
Torino -- AKA The Team From Turin Not Named Juventus -- are a point off the drop zone in Serie A right now. They've got 18 points from 20 matches, including a mind-blowing 12 draws, three more than anyone else in Italy. They're scoring less than a go ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-31 10:00:15
After playing mirror games on the first leg, both having players sent off very early in their matches, Roma and Inter managed to keep 11 men on the pitch this week and both picked up wins, taking another step toward what is becoming an increasingly l ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-31 07:00:15
It was a huge day for Catania, the little club from Sicily who made history by making their first Coppa Italia semifinals. So huge that Juan Manuel Vargas and Gionatha Spinesi decided to share a moment of passion on the field. (We'll guess it wa ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-30 15:00:08
Two of the more high profile players whose contract negotiations have been in the news lately took part in cup ties yesterday. Mancini, whose contract is up in the summer of '09, has been the topic of daily discussion in the Italian presses due to im ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-30 13:00:43
Mancini celebrates after scoring the only goal (oh yes, there were stepovers involved) in Roma's 1-0 Coppa Italia win over Sampdoria yesterday. The holders move onto the semifinals, in which they'll face Catania.
The Offside Blogging Team can al ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-29 12:00:54
For those of you who don't follow Serie A, he's a brief introduction to Palermo President Maurizio Zamaparini: He's mad as a hatter. Usually it's a charming sort of mad, but it also sometimes descends into racism, which is unsettling (unless it's say ...
Posted on: Parma FC | 2008-01-29 09:11:06
The match between Parma and Catania was played between two teams who quite simply did not want to lose. And that led to a boring 0-0 draw. Seriously, this game was one of the most boring of the season, few chances, and lots of boredom. Although, ...
