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.
Why my attempt to win a Capello call-up ended up in Row Z, by Martin Lipton
It didn't take long for Fabio Capello to make the same sad decision as Sven Goran Eriksson. The
odds on me getting an England call-up at the age of 44 were always long, even when every Premier
League boss wants to withdraw their players ahead of the weekend.
Why my attempt to win a Capello call-up ended up in Row Z
It didn't take long for Fabio Capello to make the same sad decision as Sven Goran Eriksson. The
odds on me getting an England call-up at the age of 44 were always long, even when every Premier
League boss wants to withdraw their players ahead of the weekend.
Franco Baldini will leave his role as General Manager of the England team after the team's final
Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro in October.
Regular guest contributor Pete Southlooks at today's breaking news: Fabio
Capello's decision to rule himself out of the Inter Milan job.
Fabio Capello has rejected the offer to return to club management with Inter Milan after
officials from the club approached the 65-year-old, according to the manager's son.
Thomas Di Benedetto is a stranger in a strange land. As an American in charge of an Italian
football club Italy being infamously insular when it comes to calcio the Bostonian needs to make a
strong and favorable impression immediately upon the minds of Romanisti. The club's most noticeable
problem is a leaky defence, the likes of which is prone to spectacular mistakes in judgments.
It's almost silly season again, but Pete South has a plausible theory that
fits in with the 'Ancelotti to Roma' rumours that are circulating...
England manager Fabio Capello could find himself with his general manager Franco Baldini when
England play against Switzerland on June 4th after speculation grew the Italian is set to join
Roma.
AS Roma have become the first major Italian team to have foreign ownership after a group of
American investors signed a deal to buy the club.
The consortium, led by Thomas DiBenedetto, have agreed to buy a 67% controlling share of the
club for 70.3m euros. DiBenedetto is also a partner in Fenway Sports Group, the U.
FC Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas has agreed to become the new Liverpool manager next season.
Gazzetta dello Sport reports the 33-year-old rejected a move to Roma because he has already signed
a pre-contract with the Anfield club.
The Portuguese is regarded as the hottest prospect in football management and has been labelled the
‘next Jose Mourinho'.
After another imperious display yesterday against Manchester City, John Terry has spoken of being
restored as the permanent England Captain. You will not be surprised read that even though the
armband was taken away, he never gave up on getting it back.
He said:
"I've always done whatever the manager needs of me to make sure we win.
