Archive for March, 2008

Italian Players Around the World (31/03)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

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 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 12 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, […]


Serie A Matchday 31 - Week-end Review + GOALS of the Week (2007-08)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Week-End Reviews
Here are the results and summaries for matchday 31. Full Video Highlights here.
Italy.TheOffside.com week 31 review

Italian Calcio Blog week 31 review

Gazzetta in English week 31 review

MILAN, 30 March 2008 - Round 31 of the Serie A will be remembered by the umpteenth tragedy in the stands. A Parma fan was hit by a bus and […]


Lazio 1-1 Inter: Biancocelesti and Nerazzurri Share the Points at the Olimpico, Roma Remains at +4 (Serie A Matchday 31)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

This season’s Scudetto race seems unwilling to pick a clear winner yet. When Inter stutter, Roma are unable to take advantage of the situation and, respectively, when the Giallorossi fail to achieve victory (as their 1-1 draw vs. Cagliari this-week-end demonstrates), it is Inter who perform poorly. Go figure.
Saturday’s Stadio Olimpico match ended 1-1, with […]


Italian Players Around the World (24/03)

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 10 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, […]


Spain 1-0 Italy (Internat’l Friendly): David Villa Magic, La Furia Roja Beat the Azzurri in Spain

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Spain won their prestigious friendly vs. the World Champions Wednesday night, much to the delight of the 35,000 spectators of Elche stadium (despite the chants calling for Raúl’s name during the match). In truth, the biggest victor among Spanish ranks was little man David Villa: in minute 77, the Valencia striker invented a marvelous strike […]