Articles tagged with "italy"
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 23rd, 2006
So, back to our heated discussion about what happens if Lippi doesn't bring back the trophy this summer... some of you have mentioned Capello as ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 22nd, 2006
I just got back from a long day of travel and didn't get to comment on the US Match until now, but don't be fooled ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 22nd, 2006
Welcome to Udinese, Mr. Galeone. Your predecessor lasted exactly SIX matches. And your debut was no better, alas.
Awhile back I rattled on about the ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Mar 22nd, 2006
As I'm waiting to see what Germany will do to beat USA, Big Phil was live on TV giving an interview. He is here at ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 22nd, 2006
Economists at the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have come out with a report that says of all the European teams in the World Cup, Italy ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 22nd, 2006
For all the garbage we hear about the modern game and "how it used to be better back when blah blah blah (enough with the ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 19th, 2006
For the first time I can recall in a long time, only three teams in Serie A were left goal-less this weekend, and NONE of ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 18th, 2006
Sepp Blatter has donned his magical hat and gazed into his mysterious crystal ball again, which can only mean one thing... the lastest "rankings" are ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 18th, 2006
In case you missed it this past week, Giacinto Facchetti and other players from the great Inter teams of the 60's were presented with plaques ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 17th, 2006
So FIFA is refusing to budge on the May 15th roster deadline. Ok, so be it. But part of their reasoning is so laughable you ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 15th, 2006
And now, we present part two of "hmmm.....what's going on with that guy?"
Vincenzo Iaquinta: OK, fine... it is a bit peculiar that Iaquinta can ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Mar 15th, 2006
Three Middlesborough fans stabbed in Rome on eve of UEFA Cup replay.
And a hearty buongiorno to you, too!
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 15th, 2006
Occasionally we get carried away by an exciting performance or a series of matches by a player that sound promising... and then everything goes dark. ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 12th, 2006
If you watched any of the Ascoli/Roma match today (no jokes about my social life, please) you can't help but get the feeling that Spalleti ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 12th, 2006
People who didn’t watch the Juventus/Milan derby today are bound to say it…”oh, typical Italian catenaccio.” Far from it. But you combine stellar goalkeeping, some ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 12th, 2006
Much has been made of Chelsea's infamous 'potato patch' of a pitch in the last few weeks...but this piece of dirt they're playing on in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 12th, 2006
Yesterday I gave mad props to the five best kits in the World Cup. Today I turn my wrath towards the five ugliest uniforms ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 10th, 2006
After watching Italy/Germany again and remembering the last month's string of Roma matches, I'm wondering aloud if Daniele De Rossi shouldn't be starting in lieu ...
Posted on: Serbia World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Mar 9th, 2006
Former Italian keeper and current Red Star Belgrade coach Walter Zenga offers this opinion of Serbia and Montenegro's chances at the World Cup:
They qualified for ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 8th, 2006
Sometimes crow is on the menu. Not more than a couple days after mocking the "pro-Inzaghi" contingent and asking questions of whether Inzaghi could ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 8th, 2006
Inch by inch, day by day, second by second we move closer to the World Cup. With less than 100 days to go before ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 7th, 2006
The ever-thoughtful Roberto Gotta has chimed in on last week's win over Germany on Soccernet.
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 6th, 2006
It didn't take long for the Italian media to jump on Marcello Lippi about his squad selection (why not Lucarelli? why not Cassano?) All very ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 6th, 2006
Amy Lawrence gushes about the Azzurri over on the Guardian website.
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 5th, 2006
My one fear for the Azzurri is a Nesta or Cannavaro injury, leaving the central defense even more suspect. Marco Materrazi, a certain sub for ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 5th, 2006
I am not much of a bettor, and certainly don't condone it as a leisure-time activity, but the bookmakers usually know a thing or two ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 5th, 2006
Gigi Riva has thrown in his two cents on the victory over Germany and made an analogy to the '74 Azzurri squad, but he says ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 4th, 2006
This little item popped up on the FIGC site a week or two back, and I didn't make much note of it... but now apparently ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Jay | Mar 3rd, 2006
So.. I got around to watching Mexico/Ghana tonight (hey! I gotta work sometime, y'know?)... and this is the same Ghana squad that did absolutely nothing ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Mar 3rd, 2006
We saw some incredible and interesting results from the friendlies in 1st March. I was glad to see Italy win and worried to see Argentina ...
