Archive for the ‘Cagliari’ Category

Calciomercato 2007-08: All Serie A Winter Transfers Finalized

Friday, February 1st, 2008

“Messieurs, rien ne va plus“! Scouts/negotiatiors/investors/sporting directors/club presidents have been working their ass off this past month, jumping from table to table in their endless quest for a last-minute star buy, in the traditional carousel that brings players, agents, and club owners all together in a merry-go-round dance. All bets are off now however, because what is known as the “CALCIOMERCATO” back […]


Calciomercato 2007-08: The Serie A Winter Transfers - Situation So Far…

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Serie A teams, get your shopping bags ready! The mid-season transfer window officially opened last week (January 1st), and will remain open until January 31st 19:00 CET. It is a busy time for Italian clubs, who on top of getting ready for the return of Serie A next week-end, have their scouts/negotiatiors/investors working full time […]


Serie A Matchday 12 (rescheduled) - Inter sink Lazio, Roma hangs on in Pursuit

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Limited luck for Roma tonight. In the catch-up games of Matchday 12 of the Italian Serie A, the Gialorossi did win their match vs. Cagliari (double by Taddei) but they were also hoping their Lazio cousins would do them a favor and stop Inter-”bulldozing tank”-nazionale. In vain. The Nerazzurri got rid of the Biancoceleste obstacle […]


Top 5 Cost-Effective Teams of Serie A (Week 12)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Which is the most cost-effective team in Serie A? That is, who spends the least amount of money per point obtained? Here’s an idea that came straight from the great source of footy information that is TheOffside.com.
When he’s not passionately writing about the Giallorossi or the Italian national team, RomaChris (author of the Roma blog […]


3 penalties against Juve… is this real football?

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

After today’s match against Cagliari, I dare anyone to say the shadow of Moggi and Calciopoli still lurks over the Bianconeri: if anything, it’s Ranieri’s men who should be entitled to mention the words ”conspiracy theory” today. Fortunately for Juve though, they still remember that to win a game you need to score more goals than your opponent, […]