Archive for October, 2007

Top 10 List of Europe’s Most Expensive Benchwarmers (2007-08)

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Shevchenko, Podolski, Crouch, Chevantón, Riquelme: these are just a few of the quality players which have been reduced to a benchwarming role in their clubs, as the new season continues. It wouldn’t be surprising to see some of them decide it’s time for a change, and travel to greener pastures: with the January transfer window […]


Italy-Scotland: Daniele De Rossi’s Impressions for the Decisive Euro 2008 Group B Qualifier

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Last call for Euro 2008: November 17th may be over a month away, but for Roma and Azzurri midfielder Daniele De Rossi the battle’s already begun. De Rossi will be stepping onto the grass of Stadio Artemio Franchi in Siena for the first time as Azzurri captain Wednesday (given the many absences of the usual starters), when […]


Italy-South Africa: Practice Trials for Wednesday’s Friendly Match

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Following the important 3 points obtained against Georgia on Saturday, Donadoni’s team is getting ready for midweek action against South Africa, the Italy friendly match in program at Siena. With the Don’s decision to rely essentially on newcomers for this, it will be time for experimenting, both to test out new players and new formations.
Early […]


Marcello Lippi Returns! Well, He Said So At Least…

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Marcello is ready, and all he’s waiting for is a phone call. He’s only asking one thing: his new project will have to be a serious one. “Right now I’m available” said Lippi in an interview to Italian radio station Radio Deejay. “If a serious club, with a serious team, and a serius program contact […]


Italy-Georgia: 3 points in the bag, but what a boring Azzurri team

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

In soccer, there are two kind of supporters: the first type watches the sport because of love for the beautiful game, and thus doesn’t care who wins or loses for as long as the matches are entertaining. And then there’s the type who above all wants its favorite team to win, and if they also play spectacular […]