Archive for the ‘Serie A’ Category

An absolutely huge deal came about today, as Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho will apparently be off to AC Milan from F.C Barcelona. The deal is said to be worth $33,000,000 for 3 years. The report from Reuters says: “AC Milan and Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Ronaldinho,” Milan said in [...]

Out Unsurprisingly Sven has been sacked and is the 11th Premier League manager casualty now. Manchester City will try for manager #3, as Eriksson’s tenure lasts just 1 season. His accomplishments included a season sweep of Manchester United, but after a 3rd place position heading into 2008, it all collapsed and they fell 8-1 on [...]

Top Notch Own Goal

Posted: April 18, 2008 in Funny, Serie A, Soccer

Juventus get a 3-0 win over Parma in a Serie A match. The last goal probably ranks as a fantastic own goal. Not often do you see own goals scored from 25 yards out. Hat tip to The Beautiful Game.

Legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldo may have seen his last bit of action yesterday. The 31 year old striker for AC Milan suffered a horrible knee injury in a Serie A fixture against Livorno, in which he ruptured a tendon in his left knee. He was carried off the field in tears, and is now set [...]

Tragedy in Italy

Posted: November 14, 2007 in Serie A, Soccer

Italian police are investigating the shooting and killing of a soccer fan by a policeman. Gabriele Sandri’s death was classified as “accidental”, but now the Italian interior minister is saying that it may have been intentional. Here’s an excerpt from MSNBC: In a briefing to Parliament, Interior Minister Giuliano Amato also announced another dozen arrests [...]

These 4 teams made the top 6 in the Barclays Premier League, with Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal making it at least to the round of 16 in the Champions League, while Tottenham went to the quarterfinals in the UEFA Cup. That was last year, things have changed for these guys in 2007. Arsenal: I don’t [...]