Articles tagged with "Italy"
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | May 5th, 2006
Ecuador captain Ivan "Bam Bam" Hurtado may be headed to Italy, according to his agent. The agent has yet to release the name of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 5th, 2006
The comment made by Bob in the World Cup Blog Power Rankings and a phrase from an article I posted earlier got me thinking. ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 4th, 2006
A nice piece here with Marcello Lippi. I'm curious how he presumes to run a 'club like atmosphere' on the national team. So far, his ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 4th, 2006
I always found this a little humorous. I mean, does an extra few hundred-thousand pounds motivate you to run harder? And even if it does, ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 3rd, 2006
I guess we're lucky Totti recovered in time. Otherwise, he was doomed to Team Pringles.
Christian Vieri and Wayne Rooney, take note.
Hey, I didn't ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 3rd, 2006
Lippi does occasionally make sense:
"The reason behind my calling so many players is to make the players aware that they are part of a project ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 2nd, 2006
Everything I'd read indicated that he would target the Coppa Italia for his return, but some reporters say differently. Whichever, we're talking a few days, ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | May 2nd, 2006
Has to be a tie between Marco Materazzi's own goal (if you saw it, it was a whopper) and Luigi Di Canio. I'll lean ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 1st, 2006
I just glanced through the provisional Italian squad. It struck me that every single player plays in Italy. How often does this happen? ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 30th, 2006
Some notes from the matches I saw this weekend...
AC Siena / Juventus: Sometimes you want to avoid teams near the relegation zone at this ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 29th, 2006
So...a few weeks back we dredged all the demons out of the closet and discussed our worst memories. It only seems fair that we tilt ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 29th, 2006
Channel 4 has the latest word on some new names for camp. And you can all rest easy, Vieri appears to finally be out.
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 27th, 2006
So yesterday we discussed the notion that everyone is tired. Regardless, the places in the European finals are settled, the Coppa Italia spots are secured ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 26th, 2006
Tired. Every year at this time as the Serie A ends its grueling run, we see teams run out of steam. Juventus is running on ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 26th, 2006
I'm back after a couple days lost in the wilderness (Not really, I just work too much. Typical American.) Anyway... I've been reading all ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 23rd, 2006
I didn't make much of Buffon sitting out yesterday, but apparently his shoulder is acting up yet again. This doesn't bode well, obviously and one ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 22nd, 2006
Over the next few days I'm going to lob out a few names that I think should be on Lippi's "short list," if they aren't ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 22nd, 2006
Gianluca Viallia, who ought to know, waxes about the differences between English football and Italian football for the Sunday Times. The 'head versus heart' analogy ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 21st, 2006
Here's a little more on the training camp slated for Rome in less than two weeks! 26 or 28 players really isn't that many considering ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 21st, 2006
Ok, it must be said, this infatuation with a limping and broken down Vieri is getting a tad bit old. Let it go, Marcello. I ...
Posted on: Poland Euro 2008 Blog by Os Davis | Apr 21st, 2006
History: That’s what’s great about momentous occasions like the World Cup. Each góóóóóóóóóóóól we witness in the latest version of the tournament carries shadows from ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 20th, 2006
Let me guess. Unless you root for Brazil, France, Germany, Argentina, Italy or the like, you think you've been waiting forever for a World ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by WC Bob | Apr 20th, 2006
Italy coach Marcello Lippi
How the Czech Republic fare will depend greatly on whether (Jan) Koller recovers. He makes space in which his team-mates can attack. ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 19th, 2006
Benito Floro is now backpedaling on the Cassano signing. (Not that its surprising, when was the last time you saw a club president defend a ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 19th, 2006
Simone Barone is apparently worried about not making the WC roster. Either that or he's doing a crafty job of 'reverse psychology'.
If he plays ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Apr 19th, 2006
As you can see here, Ecuador have dropped one spot to 39 in FIFA's latest national team rankings. In a vacuum, Ecuador often seem ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 18th, 2006
I know you guys think I probably only read books that require crayons, but I assure you that's not the case. hah.
I'm about half way ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 18th, 2006
Totti is ahead of schedule and back on the pitch. But as Josh pointed out, let's not get too giddy...playing an hour or so ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 15th, 2006
As much as I liked the Friday night derby, this match today between Palermo and Roma had to be the match of the week. Palermo, ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Apr 14th, 2006
Marcello Lippi is holding a 'mini-camp' to suss out who will be making the trip to Germany. This according to Channel 4. I'll let you ...
