Archive for August, 2007

When the season hasn’t started and the infirmary is already too crowded…

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

You’d think that if anyone was going to be out injured for 4+ months, fate would at least give them a couple of games into the season before striking down its merciless hand. Not so, fate doesn’t discriminate against time. The Serie A season hasn’t even started yet, and the big teams already have to […]


Internat’l friendlies: unmotivated & unfit Azzurri take 3-1 beating from Hungary

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Only 17 days left to our match against France… and we’re not “there” yet. We’re most definitely not there.
After a rocky start in the Euro qualifiers campaign back in September 2006 (1-1 vs. Lithuania and 1-3 vs. France), it seemed as if Donadoni’s career was back on the right track following the convincing victories vs. […]


Nike launches “Put it where you want it” campaign

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Nike vs. Adidas, the eternal debate… which one is better? In the end, it comes down to taste (I generally tend to prefer Nike, although my first ever soccer shoes were Adidas, and I could stare at Copa Mundials for hours). But if there is one thing that can be said for certain when comparing the […]


Closing weeks for transfer window: Emerson, Blasi, Zalayeta find a new home

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Only 10 days left in the transfer window… As soccer clubs are trying to squeeze in the deals for their future stars (before the market closes on August 31st), we are rapidly approaching last-minute end-of-the-month frenzy mode. With pre-season training well on its way, most coaches have already their heart set out on an “ideal team” […]


Italian Super Cup: top-form Roma takes “SuperCoppa”

Monday, August 20th, 2007

We’re getting there people! Minus-5 days for the big beginning: on Saturday August 25th at 18:00 CET Lazio and Torino will officially kick off a brand new year of Serie A! Effectively however, the 2007-08 season has already begun with the first official competition of the Italian league, one that pits last year’s league champions […]