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It Feels Nice To Be Wanted
By: chris |
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Hitting up Google images for a picture of Mancini – that’s current Milan loanee Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino Mancini, not the scarf-wearing Man City boss – should tell you just about everything you need to know about his stint with Inter:
Not a single picture of the eight in black & blue. (Though the Boom Boom Mancini [...]
The Power of the Headline
By: chris | 9 Comments
As you may have heard, Ciro Ferrara was finally sacked today after Juventus’ domestic tour on the art of collapsing, and replaced by “caretaker manager” Alberto Zaccheroni until the end of this campaign. (You may remember the last caretaker/interim manager they had was…Ciro Ferrara, who took over for Claudio Ranieri during the final weeks of [...]
Adrian Mutu Fails Drugs Test. Again.
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
Apparently Adrian Mutu is a slow learner. Way back in 2004, the then Chelsea striker tested positive for cocaine and so had his contract ripped up by the Blues and was banned from football for seven months. FIFA then ruled that he owed Chelsea £15 million for breaching his contract, a ruling Mutu is still [...]
Category: Serie ADrama in Milan as Inter win derby 2-0
By: Rob | 16 Comments
The Derby Della Maddonina produced a fair bit of drama today, as you might expect. Going into the game, Milan were six points behind Inter, with a game in hand. Well bad news for those who like close title races – Inter saw off Milan by two goals to win their [...]
Category: Serie AJuventus Slide Further Down the Spiral
By: Jan | 5 Comments
Losing the fifth of your last six league matches and losing ground in the race for the Champions League places to a direct competitor is probably difficult enough to take for a Juventus fan. Being handed this defeat right at the end of extra time and at home makes it even worse. Having this sad [...]
Category: Serie AItalian Television Dares To Cup The Beckham GoldenBalls.
By: chris | 11 Comments
One must love Italian television for all of its strangely acceptable quirks and curiosities. They see the line, approach the line and then vault past it with rocket boosters. If GoldenBalls didn’t know this, he sure does now.
Remember the Armani ads with the suspiciously round and enlarged region housing GoldenBalls’ golden balls? Little bit [...]
Luca Toni’s Ear Twist Celebration is Back
By: Daryl | 16 Comments
We haven’t seen this for a while, what with Luca Toni finding himself in Louis van Gaal’s bad books and therefore rotting in the Bayern Munich reserves. But 32 year old Toni is now back in Italy and playing for Roma, and as of this weekend he’s back to scoring goals. Which means we’ll be [...]
Category: Serie ARonaldihno Scores Hat Trick In Milan Romp
By: Dave Martinez | 2 Comments
A resurrgent Ronaldinho lead a blistering Rossoneri attack with a throw back style hat trick, as AC Milan dismantled bottom dwelling Siena 4-0 at the San Siro.
Siena was down a man starting from the tenth minute of play, thanks to a rough foul by goalkeeper Gianluca Curci. That started off a goalfest [...]
The Curious Case Of Guus Hiddink
By: chris | 4 Comments
Everyone knows it’s happening. It’s not a matter of if, but when. Big Phil, a man never to be entrusted with the code to the door, blew the top of that lid weeks ago. At some point, Ciro Ferrara is going to get his merry little pink slip. He can hope to Leonardo’s Phoenix-esque rise [...]
Which is More Impressive: Inter’s Comeback or the Commentator’s Celebration?
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
While we were busy thinking about the Africa Cup of Nations this weekend, Internazionale were pulling out one of the great Serie A comebacks at home to Siena. Inter were 3-2 down with full time approaching when Wesley Sneijder stepped up and pinged a free kick off the post and in. Walter Samuel then went [...]
Category: Serie AAre any leagues actually better than one another?
By: Rob | 16 Comments
As you might know, my weekday job here at the Offside is on the Premier League blog. Something that has come up from time to time has been the arguments as to which league is the best one. The Premier League has certainly had a strong last five or so years, and I know that [...]
Category: Bundesliga, English Premier League, French Ligue 1, Serie A, Spain La Liga, World FootballGoal of the Year Decade Lists Get A Distinctly Italian Flavor
By: chris | 4 Comments
I can’t possibly think in decades, only years. However, it was pointed out in the Clint Dempsey goal a few days back not only was it an early goal of the year, but a nominee for goal of the decade. This is possible since the decade is, oh, seven days old.
So we’ve got two more [...]
Category: Serie AFelipe Melo Is A Golden Piece Of Garbage
By: chris | 5 Comments
‘Twas a Portuguese-speaking sweep of the podium at this year’s Bidone d’Oro (Golden Trash Can – for Serie A’s worst flop) awards, with Juventus’ big-moneyed signing taking home the big trophy. (Presumably there isn’t an actual trophy, nor could the radio station get all three players to show up and collect their non-awards, but we [...]
Category: Serie ASilvio Berlusconi Gets An Ouchy to the Face
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Italian Premiere (and AC Milan owner) Silvio Berlusconi was the victim of a surprise statuette to face assault yesterday at a political rally in Milan. Photo of the results above, video after the jump. Ouchy. A 42 year old man named Massimo Tartaglia has been arrested and charged.
I know I’m a little bit football [...]
Category: Serie AMario Balotelli’s Spot Kick Tantrum
By: Daryl | 30 Comments
You know how Mario Balotelli is supremely talented but a little immature? Well last night we saw both sides again.
In the opening minutes of Inter vs Palermo, Balotelli worked some magic in the box and was pulled down for a penalty. A penalty Balotelli wanted to take. So much so that he stood over the [...]
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