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How did Seven Nation Army take over Italy? It’s probably...

A Football Report 01 February @ 11:42 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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How did Seven Nation Army take over Italy?

It's probably the most indie sports anthem ever, but if anyone was following the 2006 World Cup then they remember the simple, ever-so-catchy bassline of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army. It ended up dominating the whole world of sports, but it became the beloved song of the Italian fans and players.

Cassano’s Absence Could See Totti Again Become Italy’s Saviour

Serie A Weekly 27 January @ 01:25 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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On October 11 last year in the provincial city of Pescara, Italy ended their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland. It was the perfect ending as Italy finished top of their group. It was also just reward for coach Cesare Prandelli who managed to rebuild a strong Azzurri from the wreckage of the 2010 World Cup disaster.

Serie A Week 19 Goals Of The Week

Serie A Weekly 26 January @ 01:33 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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We are half way through the Serie A season; Juventus were crowned winter champions after a hard fought 2-0 away win at Atalanta. Roma hit five on Saturday evening at home against Cesena where Francesco Totti hit his 211th goal for the club. Inter Milan won their eighth straight game in all competitions after defeating Lazio at the San Siro 2-1.

Serie A Week 19 Goals Of The Week

Serie A Weekly 26 January @ 01:33 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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We are half way through the Serie A season; Juventus were crowned winter champions after a hard fought 2-0 away win at Atalanta. Roma hit five on Saturday evening at home against Cesena where Francesco Totti hit his 211th goal for the club. Inter Milan won their eighth straight game in all competitions after defeating Lazio at the San Siro 2-1.

Del Piero and Totti: Friends and Rivals That Defined a Generation

Serie A Weekly 25 January @ 07:54 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Football is a romantic game and, to many, the raw emotion a football match can invoke surpasses that of any other sport. There is nothing better than seeing great players battling it out on the field. Fans take true delight in any match when legends, known all over the world, take to the pitch to fight for supremacy.

La Roma risolve la pratica Cesena in 10 minuti. Totti doppietta, superato Nordahl

Stadio Goal 23 January @ 06:15 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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In soli 10 minuti di gioco la Roma chiude il match contro il Cesena nel primo anticipo dell'ultima giornata d'andata di Serie A e conquista la quarta vittoria consecutiva in campionato. Tre reti, due di capitan Totti e una di Borini, sconquassano i romagnoli che provano poi a tornare in gara con Eder ma frananoContinua a leggere .

Serie A Sister : Totti Celebrates 211th Goal For AS Roma, AC Milan Continue ‘Ai Seu Te Pego’ Streak

Futbolita 23 January @ 04:00 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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It's clear that Michel Telo's Brazilian hit song 'Ai Seu Te Pego' is still popular within the Italian football scene, or at least to Milan's 'Carioca' Club of Robinho, Thiago Silva and Pato.

During Milan's 3-0 defeat of Novaro last night, Robinho did the famous dance move after netting the second goal.

Roma have breakout day against Cesena and Totti surpases

Molto Calcio 22 January @ 09:21 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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AS Roma captain Francesco Totti cemented his name in the Serie A record books by becoming the leading goal scorer for a single club with 211 goals. The Roma Captain surpassed the great Swedish and AC Milan forward Gunner Nordhals 210 goals.
Luis Enrique's side ran rampant yesterday in a much needed romp.

Francesco Totti Breaks a Scoring Record with Roma

Serie A Talk 22 January @ 09:00 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Roma legend and skipper Francesco Totti broke the Serie A scoring record for a single club after managing to score a quick double on Saturday during the 5-1 win over Cesena. The two goals scored by Totti brought his tally to 211 goals with the Giallorossi in the Italian top flight.

Totti has now played 486 times in Serie A and scored 211 goals to beat the record of Swedish legend Gunnar Nordahl who managed to score 210 goals for Milan in league play.

Serie A Week 18 Review: Diego is the Prince of Milan

Serie A Weekly 19 January @ 10:09 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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One of Serie A biggest derby was played Sunday night and the blue and black side of Milan won the war. Inter Milan playing as the 'away' side won the derby for the first time in two seasons, thanks to a second half strike from Diego Milito who capitalised on an Ignazio Abate mistake. Juventus and Napoli dropped points at home; Lazio got their first win of the season and.

Serie A Sister: A Downpour & Inter Milan Emerge Winners Of Derby

Futbolita 16 January @ 05:00 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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This weekend saw lots of action in the Serie A: a furious downpour which forced the suspension of a game; a feisty, highly-anticipated derby; and some very decisive wins. The result? The Serie A standings have been, to borrow from the late, great Elvis Presley, "all shook up"!

On Saturday, Roma travelled South to Sicily to take on Catania.

Juve-Milan continua il testa a testa. Totti ritrova il gol, terza vittoria consecutiva per la Roma

Stadio Goal 09 January @ 04:47 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Continua il testa a testa, in vetta alla classifica di Serie A, tra Milan e Juventus appaiate con 37 punti. Nella 17/a giornata di campionato, prima del 2012, la corazzata di Conte soffre ma vince a Lecce con la rete di Matri, mentre il Milan espugna Bergamo per 2 a 0, grazie al rigore (generoso)Continua a leggere .

Serie A Sister: The New Year Begins With A Bang!

Futbolita 08 January @ 10:20 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Christmas break is over. This can only mean one thing: it's now time to put down the panettone and get back to calcio! The Serie A season resumed this weekend – and no holiday hangovers here; there was no shortage of action!

Perhaps still recovering from jet-setting-induced jet lag, Milan and Juventus, the league's joint leaders, both seemed to be struggling to get back into the swing of things with difficult wins against Atalanta and Lecce, respectively, on Sunday.

Football Kit Development: A Kickette Guide For Manufacturers

KICKETTE 28 December @ 09:11 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Image: REUTERS/Murad Sezer.

Remember the other day when we were bemoaning the detrimental effect that kit re-sizing had on our bringing you the best in short tents? Well, since that sad day, Polish NT striker Arkadiusz Piech has shown us there is still room for optimism (although not much else) during Poland's friendly against Bosnia on 16th December.

Moving With The Ages

OK Football Finder 19 December @ 04:09 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Hi guys, I was watching the Napoli v Roma derby yesterday,and I haven't watched Roma play for a good couple of years and to my surprise with along with young talents like Bojan in their team Totti was playing.Yes at the grand old age of 35 Francesco Totti was starting and captaining Roma.At the heart of AS Roma's attacking threat Totti was there.

Tuesday Kickoff: Chelsea hands City first loss, Juve ties Roma, and more

Soccer By Ives 13 December @ 08:06 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Chelsea breathed life into their faint title hopes, while also helping open up the English Premier League title race after handing Manchester City their first loss of the season in a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

Frank Lampard came off the bench to convert the game-winning penalty as a Joleon Lescott handball doomed City to their first defeat, which leaves the Premier League leaders just two points ahead of Manchester United.

Monday Night Football Serie A Style: Slumping Roma vs Juventus

Serie A Weekly 12 December @ 09:15 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Another exciting match is upon on us Monday when two of the historically best teams in Italy collide in the country's capital, as Juventus travel to face Roma. This will be the Old Lady's fifth game in a little over two weeks. Juventus are coming in with blistering form as they continue to get positive results.

Dinner Date: Francesco Totti & Ilary Blasi

KICKETTE 09 December @ 01:21 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Francesco Totti treated his wife to a kid-less dinner out at Rome's Caminetto restaurant two nights ago. In other news, the Serie A power couple was recently dubbed Italy's answer to David & Victoria thanks to their high profile gigs, seemingly perfect offspring and because of the media's relentless reportage of their rumoured marital conflicts.

Roma Review: Friuli Fallout Brings More Questions than Answers

Serie A Weekly 30 November @ 10:52 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Udinese represented a challenge that, as Serie A Weekly suggested last week, would prove pivotal for new Roma and so it came to pass in an evening from which few positives could be taken. The ‘Zebrette', in many ways, are Roma's antithesis. Franceso Guidolin started his managerial career in 1988, the same year in which Luis Enrique made his senior playing debut in La Liga.

AS Roma Focus: Making Waves Crossing The Tiber

Serie A Weekly 23 November @ 08:44 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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So Roma won one of those ‘should win' games hardly news to send ripples pulsating throughout Serie A. But slowly and surely, Luis Enrique's new Roma are coalescing into a more fluid unit with the signs of promise emerging. But while edging past Novara and Lecce is a positive, it remains a fundamental necessity and a journey to Udinese represents something far more meaningful and.

AS Roma Focus: Making Waves Crossing The Tiber

Serie A Weekly 23 November @ 08:44 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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So Roma won one of those ‘should win' games hardly news to send ripples pulsating throughout Serie A. But slowly and surely, Luis Enrique's new Roma are coalescing into a more fluid unit with the signs of promise emerging. But while edging past Novara and Lecce is a positive, it remains a fundamental necessity and a journey to Udinese represents something far more meaningful and.

Roma Focus: Them’s The Breaks

Serie A Weekly 20 November @ 09:05 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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On Novara's synthetic surface, Roma had to dig deep, and dig they did, unearthing three much needed points thanks to a blend of persistence and vision. Against dogged and at times enterprising resistance, Roma looked to their new acquisitions as architects of an away day three points, rekindling the capital club's assault on Serie A but then came an unfortunately timed break for.

Roma - Lecce: Posticipo all'Olimpico

Calcioplus 19 November @ 03:52 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Roma - Lecce: Posticipo all'Olimpico Di Fabrizio Landolfi Domenica sera la Roma affronter il Lecce allo stadio Olimpico, nel posticipo della dodicesima giornata di campionato. Contro la formazione di Eusebio Di Francesco, potrebbe avvenire il ritorno in campo di Francesco Totti, dopo circa 50 giorni di assenza per infortunio.

AC Milan’s Antonio Cassano To Undergo Heart Surgery & Receives Overwhelming Support

Futbolita 03 November @ 02:59 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The Milan tifosi and players rallied together last night to show their support for Antonio Cassano, the AC Milan striker who will undergo an interventional cardiac surgery (of his heart) to close the 'foramen ovale'. Doctors only ruled this when they discovered he was suffering from ischemic brain damage and he has been ruled out of football for up to six months.

Italy could lose his forward for Euro 212

OK Football Finder 02 November @ 11:39 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Bad news for Italy's coach Cesare Prandelli, as one of his most talented forward could miss Euro 2012, on the next June. Antonio Cassano has suffered a small ischaemia after the winning of AC Milan against Roma last saturday. When it happened the player was with his teamates on the airplane, coming bacfrom Rome to Milan.

Italy could loose his forward for Euro 212

OK Football Finder 02 November @ 11:39 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Bad news for Italy's coach Cesare Prandelli, as one of his most talented forward could miss Euro 2012, on the next June. Antonio Cassano has suffered a small ischaemia after the winning of AC Milan against Roma last saturday. When it happened the player was with his teamates on the airplane, coming bacfrom Rome to Milan.

Francesco Totti: Relaxed During Rummaging

KICKETTE 26 October @ 07:34 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Is it just us, or does Francesco Totti look remarkably relaxed for a man who appears to be on the verge of an invasive procedure while a smiling man looks on? To each their own, we suppose. Image via AS Roma's FB page.

Lazio Against Roma Preview: Who Will Win the Rome Derby?

Serie A Talk 12 October @ 12:05 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Sunday marks this season's first addition of the Derby della Capitale, as Rome's two fierce rivals face each other at the Stadio Olimpico. In a season where Serie A looks to be wide open, winning a tense clash like this could put the wind in a team's sails and propel them towards the top of the table, so despite the fact this game appears early in the schedule it could have long term implications for both squads.

Antonio Cassano’s star shines bright for Italy, Allegri take note

AC Milan Blog 12 October @ 05:49 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Italy finished off their qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 in fine fashion as they defeated Northern Ireland 3-0 with Antonio Cassano again the star. A superb volley for his first strike the Milan striker got his brace after a neat finish past the helpless Maik Taylor. His performance for the Azzurri reinforced one thing: this [.

Well Done Giggsy – Golden Foot

Republik Of Mancunia 10 October @ 01:14 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Ryan Giggs has today been named the winner of the Golden Boot award, which is recognition given to players over the age of 29 who are selected by journalists from all over the world and voted for by fans.

The other nominations for the 2011 award were Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, Carles Puyol, Raul, Xavi and Javier Zanetti.

Roma Review – Romanista Still Await First Win

Serie A Weekly 22 September @ 02:30 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Failure to beat Cagliari on the season's opening game served to make Roma's trip to Inter a considerably more daunting prospect. Normally, both a clean sheet and an accompanying San Siro point would have been considered a profitable raid to the north, but in retrospect, Enrique was left to rue his team's bewildering inability to score.

Roma and Liverpool Kings of Summer Transfer Window

Soccer Wrap Up 02 September @ 12:31 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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This summer transfer window has been fairly generic. We've seen Fabregas go to Barcelona, Atletico Madrid lose De Gea, Aguero and Forlan, along with a myriad of other deals which we all expected and knew were going to happen. There have been very few big surprises regarding signings, and instead we mostly got what we were waiting for as football/soccer fans.

City target can decide his own future

Premiership Talk Blog 29 August @ 09:22 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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AS Roma owner Thomas DiBenedetto has revealed that the Serie A outfit will not pressure Manchester City target Daniele DeRossi to stay at the club as the final decision will be made by the player himself.

De Rossi, 28, won the World Cup with Italy in 2006 but despite attracting interest from across the globe ever since, he has stayed committed to playing for the Giallorossi his entire career.

Mancini Dreams Of De Rossi, Talks About Tevez and Balotelli’s Future

English Premier league 23 August @ 01:26 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Closing in on a deal for Samir Nasri, Manchester City' manager, Roberto Mancini shared some interesting talks regarding the transfer market, not only about the incoming but also regarding the rumors about the Citizens players such as Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.

While confirming the arrival of Samir Nasri, Mancini revealed to the press that he also has another dream signing, that he believes would definitely perfected the Eastlands, that player is As Roma's Daniele De Rossi.

Serie A blog: Why ‘King of Roma’ Totti needs to stop undermining the boss if he truly loves the club

Kop That 23 August @ 06:00 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Serie A blog: Why 'King of Roma' Totti needs to stop undermining the boss if he truly loves the club

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's our new Serie A blogger, footballitaliano.

Kickette Catch Up: Your Weekend Gossip Cheat Sheet

KICKETTE 08 August @ 10:49 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Saturday

- Francesco Totti was spotted soaking wet, in a bulge cupper on an Italian beach. Just how God intended it (PS his wife and kids were there too).

- We gave a warm chorizo welcome to Chelsea's latest transfer signing, Oriol Romeu. Don't be shy in your hellos, Kickettes, he doesn't bite*.

UAE’s Awana Diab Scores Audacious Backheel Penalty vs Lebanon (Video)

Who Ate All the Pies 18 July @ 04:26 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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By Chris Wright

Not the first back-heeled penalty we've ever seen (that honour goes to Francesco Totti off the top of our heads), though it definitely took a sizeable set of swingers for the UAE's Awana Diab to step up and pull this off against Lebanon yesterday...

The desire to do football . " We want to entertain , " the manifesto of Luis Enrique few days ago.

Molto Calcio 17 July @ 08:21 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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I have to admit for the first time in years i am giddy at the prospects of a Roma season.And admittedly it has more to do with manager then the owner. Despite understanding it all starts at the top. I am so intrigued to see how Roma play stylistically,how they adjust to stress tactically and then how the players react and respond.

I migliori rigoristi della storia della Serie A. Totti a 57, primo Baggio con 68

Stadio Goal 15 July @ 06:16 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Con gli 8 rigori trasformati nell'ultimo campionato (record stagionale) Francesco Totti ha raggiunto la quota di 57 penalty segnati in carriera in Serie A. La graduatoria storica è saldamente guidata dal "codino" Roberto Baggio con 68 rigori, il quale precede proprio il capitano giallorosso, stabile al secondo posto ad 11 lunghezze dalla vetta.

Chelsea Eying Roma’s De Rossi As Essien’s Replacement?

English Premier league 11 July @ 03:08 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Losing Michael Essien for a possible six months because of a serious injury simply has simply worried Chelsea's manager, Andre Villas-Boas, considering the Ghanian has always been an important player for the Blues' midfield.

In order to keep the team strong for next summer, reports emerged that the former FC Porto tactician is keen on acquiring As Roma's star midfield player, Daniele De Rossi, who is being considered as the perfect replacement for Essien.