With the final international break of the year almost upon us, Marcelo Lippi has named his squad...
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El interminable goleador argentino Martín Palermo se sumó a la lista de los futbolistas que saltaron al campo de juego con una máscara protectora nasal. Curioso.
Entre los tantos que debieron recurrir a este duro antifaz se encuentran el italiano Giampaolo Pazzini, el inglés John Terry y el japonés Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, por nombrar sólo a algunos de los más reconocidos. Click to continue reading...

Giampaolo Pazzini celebrates his goal in Sampdoria's 4-1 win over Bologna just one week after suffering a broken nose and being told he would be out for a month.

His protective mask fittingly describes him as "crazy."

Inspired by this form of injury-induced expression, Cristiano Ronaldo has already decided that if he ever breaks his nose, his mask will read: "effeminate.

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OK this is gross. The way Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini doesn't roll around in agony is disconcerting as he clearly realises that if he does roll around his nose will fall off! Thanks to Dirty Tackle for making us throw up a little!

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Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini took a vicious elbow to the nose from Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera as he tried to punch the ball away during Sunday's match. Pazzini suffered a "fracture of the nasal bones" and will be out for a month.

Malicious or did Muslera's elbow jut out toward Pazzini's face in some kind of reactionary attempt to keep the flying striker from landing on him?

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Sorry I didn't get up a weekend round-up yesterday, it was a really busy day. However I don't want to disrupt the weekly order so I'll go straight to Goals of the Week. Last week was probably the worst goals of the week post of all time. I think this week made up for it with some quality strikes.

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Antonio Cassano has reinvented himself. Not only has he changed his physical approach by losing weight, he has changed his mental approach too, becoming not only more mature, but also a leader. He is now someone who visits hospitals and gives signed shirts to sick children. He is now someone who can carry a team on his back, provide assists for his teammates, and entertain the crowd.

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Surprise surprise Pazzini scores again and so timely hope Don Lippi is watching he can pick up a...
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Since there is a mid-week round this Wednesday, I'll get a super Weekend Round-up post up on Thursday. If you look at the Serie A table right now, you'll see that leading the top of the table is Sampdoria (tied with Juventus, but ahead of goals scored). Sampdoria have never won their first 4 games ever in their history.

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From Monday to Friday this week we'll have the best highlights from matchday II of Serie A for your...
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According to Adam Scime at Goal.com, les-transferts.com is reporting that Chelsea are interested in Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini. It is reported that they are willing to pay around €18million for him.

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The word of the day is...persistence.

Manchester City haven't given up in their pursuit of Everton defender Joleon Lescott, despite there not being any indication from Everton that they want to let Lescott go without a serious scrap.

While their persistence might not be paying off (yet, at least), it's paying off for Hull City.

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With the retirements of Luis Figo,Paolo Maldini,Pavel Nedved and the possible transfers of Kaka to Real Madrid.It struck me how next year in the Serie A will be so fresh and new,but also very scary in regards to what this means for the Serie A as a European power player. Add to this the rumors that Carlo Ancelotti will also take with him Alexandre Pato and Andrea Pirlo and what comes of this for the Serie A? Click to continue reading...

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has called up eight uncapped players for Saturday's friendly against...
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Marcello Lippi has released a squad for Italy's friendly against Northern Ireland, but the roster is devoid of many of the big names you would expect in the Confederations Cup. That's because he's decided to keep them fresh for the tournament in South Africa, and on Thursday elected to name two teams. Click to continue reading...

Both sides went into this game knowing it would define their season. Both sides basically had the exact situation. They both performed under expectations this season, and both have managers that don't really look like they will be in charge next season. Also, because of their poor season, both clubs were looking for a backdoor into Europe.

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A 70% hit rate with 7 out of 10 winners predicted correctly by Serie A Weekly not too...
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The a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAsckvv222g"early dismissal/a of Italy's Giampaolo Pazzini in this week's World Cup qualifier against Ireland was another reminder that referees badly need to develop some common sense in the matter of raised elbows. Cristiano's similarly absurd red card in the A-League grand final leapt immediately to mind. Click to continue reading...

Three points in the bag, and thank you Bulgaria. Italy's week-end couldn't have started better: a win against Montenegro (courtesy of Pirlo and Pazzini) and the Berbatov boys neutralizing Trapattoni in Dublin, Marcello Lippi must be rather satisfied & smiling at his boys' performance: Saturday's was match which, for lack of a mind-blowing performance, the [. Click to continue reading...

Three points in the bag, and thank you Bulgaria. Italy's week-end couldn't have started better: a win against Montenegro (courtesy of Pirlo and Pazzini) and the Berbatov boys neutralizing Trapattoni in Dublin, Marcello Lippi must be rather satisfied & smiling at his boys' performance: Saturday's was match which, for lack of a mind-blowing performance, the Azzurri dominated from start to finish, and after which they are now topping group 8 of the World Cup qualifiers.

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The Italian call-ups for their upcoming World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches vs. Montenegro (March 28) and Montenegro (April 4) have been revealed. Italy coach Marcello Lippi submitted the list of 23 players to FIFA earlier this week, a list which as usual contains notable absentees and a few surprises.

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As far as entertainment goes, today's Sampdoria vs. Roma had all the ingredients required of a soccer match: goals, cards (of various colours), and... oh yes, this is Serie A after all, reffing mistakes. For a Sunday morning, it certainly beats waking up to watch Chelsea vs. Manchester City I think. Click to continue reading...

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"A big Blucerchiati slap in the face": there's little more to be added for José Mourinho after Coppa Italia's Sampdoria vs. Inter Semi-Finals match. Thanks to the goal by Cassano, the brace by Pazzini, and the saves of Castellazzi, Sampdoria walked all over their Nerazzurri opponents Wednesday, virtually putting one foot and a half into [. Click to continue reading...

The Champions League gets the pub and the UEFA Cup the scraps, but domestic cup competitions, often seen as mere afterthoughts, provide some of the best action around. Big clubs send out watered down teams and little clubs send out eleven of their finest playing as though it's a Champions League final - mostly because [. Click to continue reading...

February just isn't AC Milan's month. With the exception of a (valuable, but unconvincing) victory obtained against Cagliari, the Rossoneri's performances since their 3-0 thumping of Lazio have been punctuated by mediocrity. They tied to Reggina, lost the Derby della Madonnina to Inter, and got eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Click to continue reading...

February just isn't AC Milan's month. With the exception of a (valuable, but unconvincing) victory obtained against Cagliari, the Rossoneri's performances since their 3-0 thumping of Lazio have been punctuated by mediocrity. They tied to Reggina, lost the Derby della Madonnina to Inter, and got eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Click to continue reading...

Before Sunday, one of the main reasons for Juventus to complain this season was their injury situation. After today's match against Sampdoria Bianconeri fans can add another item to the list, one which is just another manifestation of that darned bad luck persecuting the team all year long. That item is woodwork. Click to continue reading...

Before Sunday, one of the main reasons for Juventus to complain this season was their injury situation. After today's match against Sampdoria Bianconeri fans can add another item to the list, one which is just another manifestation of that darned bad luck persecuting the team all year long. That item is woodwork. Click to continue reading...

1, Manchester City's audacious move for Kaka may not have materialised, but when the dust settles on their transfer activity it should be concluded that the Eastlands outfit actually bought quite wisely in January. Leaving the borderline ridiculous prices they paid aside, Wayne Bridge, Shay Given, Craig Bellamy and Nigel de Jong are all sensible, solid signings that significantly improve every Click to continue reading...

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1, Manchester City's audacious move for Kaka may not have materialised, but when the dust settles on their transfer activity it should be concluded that the Eastlands outfit actually bought quite wisely in January. Leaving the borderline ridiculous prices they paid aside, Wayne Bridge, Shay Given, Craig Bellamy and Nigel de Jong are all sensible, solid signings that significantly improve every Click to continue reading...

At our sister site EPLTalk.com and on all the major soccer sites, the buzz is about the proposed purchase of Kaka by Manchester City. Representatives from Manchester City have traveled to Milan and a bid has been made, reportedly in the region of £100 million, for the 26-year-old midfielder. This would more than double [. Click to continue reading...

At our sister site EPLTalk.com and on all the major soccer sites, the buzz is about the proposed purchase of Kaka by Manchester City. Representatives from Manchester City have traveled to Milan and a bid has been made, reportedly in the region of £100 million, for the 26-year-old midfielder. This would more than double [. Click to continue reading...