And so the Decade in Review has arrived at the final chapter: 2008/2009. Which seems pretty
close but when you think about it is already far away into the archives. I've enjoyed reliving the
past 10 years each week and going back into calcio history. But we have reached the end. Here's to
another great 10 years of our beloved Italian calcio.
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Borriello in nazionale.
Questa la principale novit che emerge dalla lista di giocatori convocati da Marcello Lippi per
l'amichevole contro il Camerun. Le altre due new entry sono rappresentate dal cagliaritano Cossu e
dal "galletto" Bonucci.
Il rosanero Sirigu, invece, è stato chiamato per sostituire il numero uno azzurro Gigi Buffon,
attualmente ai box per infortunio.
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Serie A Talk 25 January @ 02:45 AM EDT
Juventus suffered another defeat which perhaps came as no surprise despite the fact Roma were
rather not impressive until the penalty-kick which was converted by Francesco Totti. The Bianconeri
did not deserve to lose the match but the players have certainly been struggling despite putting in
a better effort against the Giallorossi.
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Serie A Talk 18 January @ 02:14 AM EDT
Most if not all of the Bianconeri fans are wondering how many more games does Coach Ciro Ferrara
have to lose before he is fired by the Juventus board. Without going into details or providing
analysis of some of the matches lost, the abysmal record speaks for itself as Juventus have lost
five out of their last games.
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GolBlog 19 December @ 07:12 PM EDT
Claudio Marchisio, da come si stropiccia gli occhi ha fatto festa tutta la
notte.«Macché. Non ho dormito molto, ma perché avevo mal di stomaco e dall'antidoping sono uscito
all'una passata».
S'è gi rivisto la sua magia che ha steso l'Inter? Click to continue reading...
GolBlog 19 December @ 07:12 PM EDT
Claudio Marchisio, da come si stropiccia gli occhi ha fatto festa tutta la
notte.«Macché. Non ho dormito molto, ma perché avevo mal di stomaco e dall'antidoping sono uscito
all'una passata».
S'è gi rivisto la sua magia che ha steso l'Inter? Click to continue reading...
GolBlog 19 December @ 07:01 PM EDT
CLAUDIO MARCHISIO
In un club che non sa più vincere, la più bella coppa di questi ultimi anni, si chiama Claudio
Marchisio. Prossimo ai 24 anni, longilineo, destro naturale, fisico nervoso, il centrocampista
della Juventus è il prodotto di un vivaio che rende ancora merito al lavoro della vecchia
gestione, il cui responsabile era Franco Ceravolo.
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Siamo quasi alla fine del 2009 e il campionato di Serie A sta per chiudere i battenti. Tempo di
bilanci e di considerazioni varie. La domanda che pongo in questo post è semplice: Quali sono i
migliori 11 giocatori, per ruolo, di questo 2009 calcistico? In attesa di conoscere le vostre
opinioni e la vostra classifica, ecco la mia Top 11.
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Serie A Talk 09 December @ 06:16 PM EDT
The victory against Inter was not backed by a vintage performance but served as a reprieve for
Ciro Ferrara who is under intense pressure from the tifosi to bring glory back to the Old Lady
following a summer spending campaign which included the signing of Brazilians Diego and Felipe Melo
for considerable sums.
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Week 15 of the 2009-10 Serie A season featured two major derbies in Italian football.
On Saturday, it was the seemingly always top of the table meeting of the Derby D'Italia. 1st place
Inter Milan versus 3rd place Juventus. The game featured a couple of firsts. Juve defender Giorgio
Chiellini scored his 1st goal of the season and Inter striker Samuel Eto'o scored his 1st Derby
D'Italia goal.
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A great weekend full of upsets and big matches and missed penalties, especially in the
Premiership.
Roma - Lazio *ROMAN DERBY SPECIAL*A derby which could be described as a game of two halves, the first half was rather dull and boring
with both clubs unable to scare each other.
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Lots of nice goals scored this weekend in Serie A, and lots of goals scored with 32 altogether.
Antonio Di Natale scored again, so he still tops the top scorer chart with 11
goals, 2 away from Francesco Totti and Diego Milito. He's given
them a chance to catch up however, as he has been suspended for the next 2 games.
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Two unlikely heroes emerged out of the two big games this weekend, Juventus-Inter and
Roma-Lazio. In the first game on Saturday, Claudio Marchisio was the game-winner,
using an excellent display of technique to control a ball in tight space and chip Julio Cesar to
score Juventus' second goal.
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Soccerblog 07 December @ 05:36 PM EDT
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Rough match with Buffon going at it with Thiago Motta. Sissoko being felled by a blow in the
ensuing melee. Felipe Melo throwing an elbow at Mario Balotelli which got him sent off. Martin
Caceres and Sulley Muntari going at it.
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EPL Talk 07 December @ 10:56 AM EDT
What an incredible week it's been in world football -
- The hype of the World Cup draw lived up to the anticipation with more talking points than an
O'Reilly Factor marathon. The England v USA debate has just started and I imagine it won't end
until June 13th, 2010. The group of death, who will go through, which teams will underachieve,
which teams will overachieve all these points have been at the fore front of our minds and will
continue to raise interesting debate for the next 7 months.
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Juventus 2 - 1 Inter Milan
A second half Claudio Marchisio wonder goal proved the difference in a hotly contested encounter at
the Stadio Olimpico.
AC Milan 3 - 0 Sampdoria
Rampant rossoneri crush sorry Samp
Sunday
Roma got the better of local rivals Lazio, Fiorentina closed on the UEFA Champions League places as
Siena secured victory over fellow Serie A strugglers Catania.
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Futbolita 06 December @ 03:14 AM EDT
So in the end, it was Juve's Claudio Marchisio who scored the winner to save
Juventus to save his side against Inter last night. And futbolitas... his quick moves were
che belleza to watch. Well, except it was against Julio Cesar of course
(and if does this next year in South Africa, nothing but daggers will be thrown in his way.
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E' stata una guerra. L'abbiamo spuntata noi e ne sono felicissimo. Per il resto: arbitro
inconsistente, poco calcio e troppo nervosismo. Il faro che brilla nella notte è Claudio Marchisio
che con un gol bellissimo ha ricordato a tutti cos'è la classe. Con ieri sera spero anche che
qualcuno si sia reso conto che tipo di persona sia Mario Balotelli.
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Serie A Talk 06 December @ 01:12 AM EDT
Claudio Marchisio showed great footwork to control the ball, avoid Inter's Walter Samuel then
lift the ball over Julio Cesar in a stunning display of his skills. The significance of this goal
transcends beyond Juve's 2-1 victory over Inter as the midfielder's goal reopened the title race
with the Nerazzurri now four points ahead of Milan and five points ahead of the Bianconeri.
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Inter Milan's lead atop Serie A was cut to four points on Saturday after Claudio Marchisio
notched a second-half winner as Juventus scored a vital 2-1 victory in Turin.
Here are the highlights:
What did you think of Juventus' win? Think the referee had a bad day, or are you not buying
Inter's complaints about the officiating?
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Inter Milan's lead atop Serie A was cut to four points on Saturday after Claudio Marchisio
notched a second-half winner as Juventus scored a vital 2-1 victory in Turin.
Here are the highlights:
What did you think of Juventus' win? Think the referee had a bad day, or are you not buying
Inter's complaints about the officiating?
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SoccerLens 24 October @ 04:04 AM EDT
You can watch Siena v Juventus Live online here.
Siena v Juventus
Serie A
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kick-off: 14:00 BST
Juventus will be hoping to recover from a run of average results and get back on track to
challenge Inter Milan for the title this year when they travel to Siena this Sunday.
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Bordeaux vs Bayern Munich:
This match features the two leaders of Group A. Both sides have 4 points from two games and will
be looking to take a strangle hold on the group in their next two fixtures.
Bordeaux hope to take full advantage of their home turf and upset the German giants before they
meet again in a little less than a fortnight.
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Lots of goals scored this week, with only one 0-0 draw (Napoli-Udinese) and many teams scoring
3+ goals. There were some nice ones this week. Goals after the jump.
Emanuel Rivas vs. Atalanta - The Bari midfielder scores a nice opening goal. Dribbles to the
center and unleashes a laser strike from around 20 yards out.
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Marcello Lippi has named the 23 players for the upcoming world cup qualifiers against Georgia and
Bulgaria on the 5th and 9th of September respectively. Surprise inclusions into the squad include
viola midfielder Marco Marchionni, Claudio Marchisio, Domenico Criscito and Nicola Legrottaglie. It
was a surprise inclusion for Marchionni who .
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SoccerLens 03 July @ 06:11 AM EDT
As the Azzurri floundered and failed in South Africa, it was left to the Azzurrini to provide
the Italian nation with something at cheer about or at the very least restore some national pride,
which they managed to do, and even more so if it weren't for the great German machine.
Heading to the European U21 Championships in Sweden, the Italy U21 side were the favourites,
along with England and Spain U21's.
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As the Azzurri floundered and failed in South Africa, it was left to the Azzurrini to provide
the Italian nation with something at cheer about or at the very least restore some national pride,
which they managed to do, and even more so if it weren't for the great German machine.
Heading to the European U21 Championships in Sweden, the Italy U21 side were the favourites,
along with England and Spain U21's.
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On June 16th, Italy will play their first game of the UEFA U-21 Championship 2009 vs. Serbia.
The Azzurrini find themselves in a group with Belarus, Serbia, and hosts Sweden. Italy have always
been successful at this level however they have not won the U-21 Championship since 2004. Pierluigi
Casiraghi has been unsuccessful with the Azzurrini so far since taking over from Claudio Gentile in
2006 and this is arguably his last chance.
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I'm sorry there was no Weekend Round-up this week, I was away for Memorial Day Weekend and then
yesterday my internet was down, so I figured by now it's Wednesday and everyone knows the results
of this past weekend. So I'll just post the goals of the week for everyone to admire. Goals after
the jump.
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mCalcio 01 March @ 12:49 PM EDT
It may not be champagne football, but Juventus know just what to do to pick themselves up. I
wouldn't say the "Stamford Bridge scar is healing" (Gazzetta's words, personally I
wouldn't even call it a scar - things are still very open for the second leg) but Saturday the
Bianconeri demonstrated once again maximum efficiency [.
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mCalcio 01 March @ 12:49 PM EDT
It may not be champagne football, but Juventus know just what to do to pick themselves up. I
wouldn't say the "Stamford Bridge scar is healing" (Gazzetta's words, personally I
wouldn't even call it a scar - things are still very open for the second leg) but Saturday the
Bianconeri demonstrated once again maximum efficiency [.
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mCalcio 25 January @ 12:17 PM EDT
The Bianconeri can pat themselves on the back. After a long climb the Old Lady reached the peak of
Serie A, planting her flag at the top; some very much needed black & white colours to break the
monotony of a landscape of Neroazzurro. And even if this satisfaction is short-lived (the
José-boys may or [.
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mCalcio 25 January @ 12:17 PM EDT
The Bianconeri can pat themselves on the back. After a long climb the Old Lady reached the peak of
Serie A, planting her flag at the top; some very much needed black & white colours to break the
monotony of a landscape of Neroazzurro. And even if this satisfaction is short-lived (the
José-boys may or [.
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