Wayne Rooney has just been elected the ugliest player in the world, at least according to 33% of the 2,500 women polled by www.thepeoplesclub.com. “Shrek” (as the Man Utd striker is affectionately, or not-so-affectionately rather, nicknamed) is however judged to be the perfect mate for girlfriend (and soon-to-be wife) Coleen McLoughlin, the latter indeed not […]

No, we’re not talking about WAGs here, let’s get things straight right away.
What is the latest invention of the world of soccer for making money? In the Iberian peninsula, the game is called “Caca de la vaca“. For those familiar just a bit with the Spanish language, you’ve already got the picture of […]

Continuing my weekly article inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues.

Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 23 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 15 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, […]

Week-End Reviews
Here are the results and summaries for matchday 19. Full Video Highlights here.
Italy.TheOffside.com week 19 review

Italian Calcio Blog week 19 review

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GOALS of the WEEK
Another batch of great goals, straight from the Serie A oven…

Gilardino’s 90th minute finish after a great Kaká set-up (min. 02:08) (Udinese-Milan)
Brienza’s accurate diagonal half-volley (min. 00:07) (Reggina-Cagliari)
Loria’s difficult looping header […]

“OMG How did he miss that? (…) Goal! No… post! It crossed the line! (…) OMG Another woodwork (…) Yawn yawn yawn“.
In a nutshell, the last paragraph would be a good summary for Sunday’s match at the Stadio Olimpico of Turin. Juventus’s efforts, over the 90 minutes, were insufficient to overcome a tenacious Sampdoria team, but […]