Articles tagged with "italy"
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Feb 22nd, 2009
Not really sure how this slipped under my nose, but with the release of the latest FIFA rankings (almost two weeks ago...), the Socceroos have ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 17th, 2009
Word is that Nesta's ever-recurring back problem is forcing him to undergo surgery. Apparently, the pain is so bad that he's had trouble sleeping. At ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 13th, 2009
It's been 3 days since Italy- Brazil. Three days of hindsight, three days of reflection.
My first thoughts on the game-we effin' sucked. It was a ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Feb 11th, 2009
This international break is rather special, sure these are just friendly matches but they are a bit more special than that this time around. ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 10th, 2009
Looking at the starting lineup for the Brazil-Italy game, I could tell that we were going to have trouble from the get-go:
Buffon, Zambrotta, Legrottaglie, Cannavaro, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 10th, 2009
The big World Cup qualifier this week might be tomorrow's CONCACAF Clasico between USA and Mexico. But the big friendly is today.
It's Brazil vs Italy ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 7th, 2009
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Palermo), Morgan De Sanctis (Galatasaray)
Defenders: Daniele Bonera (Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Fabio ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 4th, 2009
For the Confederations' Cup this summer, Lippi's men will be donning a new jersey. I haven't seen a picture/mock up of it yet, but it's ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Feb 2nd, 2009
No, this post has nothing to do with the Azzurri. But the transfer window just closed and there's been some mighty interesting last minute transfers... ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Feb 1st, 2009
Okay so it's a bit of an understatement to say that my last post comparing Spain to Italy sparked quite a bit of controversy especially ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 31st, 2009
After what feels like years of wondering if Italy or Brazil will call him up, Dunga made the announcement today: Amauri is getting a call ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 28th, 2009
Goal.com are launching a bid to have Maldini called up for the friendly against Brazil. Now, the chances of this actually happening are smaller than ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | Jan 27th, 2009
And while Italian fans may hate to admit it, it's clearly true. I dare you to find me proof to suggest otherwise.
Forget that, let ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Jan 26th, 2009
Normally this isn't news but merely a reminder that international football is on its way again. However, this one is fairly big because of Brazil's ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 25th, 2009
I've said before that Brazil's midfield is worse on paper than their defense. ("Worse" might be the wrong word to use here. It's more like ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 22nd, 2009
We covered Brazil's defense last time, and this time we'll look at their midfield. Some of you guys seemed to think that I was a ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 20th, 2009
I'm going all out in my preview for the upcoming friendly against Brazil. "But Julian," you cry, "it's just a friendly." We'll you're wrong. It's ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 16th, 2009
It's been far too long since I wrote in this blog- way too long. I could go on with a list of excuses- some legit ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Jan 13th, 2009
The German press is reporting English side Birmingham City are interested in the services of Angelos Charisteas, and the Coca-cola Championship side has been contacted ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Jan 8th, 2009
When reports initially broke out about a move to AC Milan for Benfica’s Kostas Katsouranis, it seemed to be a joke. Now, a week after ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Jan 7th, 2009
With the winter transfer window now in full swing, the opportunity to leave 2nd Bundesliga club Nuremberg has returned for Greece striker Angelos Charisteas. Last ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Jan 3rd, 2009
The Transfer Season
It's January, and as any footy fan can tell you, it's also the second worst time of the year for actual news (outside ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 2nd, 2009
It's official, Juventus striker Amauri is sick of being asked about international football. The 28 year old is Brazilian by birth but will soon be ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 29th, 2008
For those of you who missed the first edition of Crappy Lookalikes, you missed one hell of a post. Crappy Lookalikes is a feature where ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 27th, 2008
2008 is drawing to a close, and it was a hell of the year for the Azzurri. 12 months ago we were looking forward to ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 20th, 2008
David Beckham was officially unveiled as an AC Milan player today. At first glance, this has little to do with the Azzurri. Beckham is English, ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 19th, 2008
Sorry for the brief hiatus. I had finals over the past two weeks, and between studying and sleeping I really didn't have time for anything ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 14th, 2008
I've been extremely busy this week, studying for and taking finals. But I didn't want to leave this blog completely empty for a whole seven ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 6th, 2008
There's a word that gets thrown around a lot in Italian football- trequartista. A trequartista is an offensive player who plays between the midfielders and ...
Posted on: Italy World Cup Blog by Julian | Dec 5th, 2008
Luca Toni scored today (I still find it weird writing that) over in the Bundesliga. Who cares, right? He's a striker and his job is ...
