GolBlog 20 November @ 03:50 PM EST
Il nipote di Vycpalek
Certo che la musica è sempre la stessa per i perdenti. La colpa è sempre di qualcuno quando sono
gli altri a vincere. Solo gli onesti, quelli veri, vivono la consapevolezza del senso di umiltÃ
col dubbio legittimo che forse qualcosa mancava in se stessi.
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(video gol, 1-0. Chiellini)
IL TABELLINO
ITALIA (4-3-3): Marchetti, Maggio (1'st Cassani), Legrottaglie, Chiellini, Criscito (10'st
Bocchetti), Candreva (1'st Rossi), Montolivo (20'st Palombo), Biondini, Marchionni (32'st
Camoranesi), Pazzini, Di Natale. A disp.: De Sanctis, Grosso, Gilardino, Palladino.
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The Gazzetta dello Sport is arguably the most famous sports newspaper in Italy, selling more
copies than rivals Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport. It is world famous for it's pink pages and
has been printed in pink since 1899. The current head editor of the Gazzetta, Luigi Garlando, has
always been a critic of Lippi since his return to the national team, has always been pro-Cassano,
and doesn't understand why Lippi hates to answer questions at press conferences.
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Nonostante, in maniera decisamente seccata, Marcello Lippi ha provato a chiudere i vari tormentoni
("Amauri? Cassano? Basta cavolate, non me ne frega nulla", queste le parole del Ct in conferenza
stampa) che circolano ormai da giorni all'interno e all'esterno del ritiro azzurro, Antonio Cassano
continua ad essere l'oggetto principale delle discussioni.
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Futbolita 16 November @ 10:48 PM EST
Poor Amauri... at the rate things are going for RobinHood's
long lost cousin, he'll never find a national team to call his own! Before you blame it on
Little John, it's all because Dopey and Lippi
can't make up their minds.
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I know, the Cassano-National Team debate is getting old and boring. But this was too funny. In
the 5th minute of the game yesterday, a fan ran onto the pitch wearing a t-shirt with the Superman
logo and with the words "Cassano in Nazionale" (Cassano on the National Team). He jogged
around the pitch for a while and then made his way off the pitch and was promptly arrested.
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Il capitano bianconero sta tornando. In allenamento, con Diego, è vero e proprio show. Dopo aver
passato parecchie settimane tra infermeria e panchina, "Pinturicchio" riassapora il campo e, alla
bellezza di 35 anni suonati, è pronto a regalare nuove magie ai tifosi torinesi. Ma non è solo
sul campo che concede spettacolo.
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Gianluca Zambrotta, esperto difensore rossonero, ha toccato vari argomenti, dal ritiro della
Nazionale. Mentre l'Italia si prepara per affrontare Olanda e Svezia, in due test molto importanti
nel cammino che porta al Sudafrica, ritornano in ballo le questioni riguardo alla convocazioni. A
tal proposito, il milanista si è espresso chiaramente a tal proposito: "Il ct ha lasciato le porte
aperte al possibile reintegro di quei giocatori che non hanno partecipato alle qualificazioni
mondiali.
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The World Cup is almost set in terms of the teams that will qualify and once the play-offs are
completed it will be clear whether the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery
will be present or missing. In the meantime, Sweden's talented forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will
certainly not be going to the World Cup after his country failed to qualify from the same group
which saw eventual winners Denmark earn automatic qualification and runners-up Portugal reach the
play-offs.
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With much of the qualification process almost complete and South Africa 2010 looming large, it
would make sense to assess some of the world's best custodians who will be present during the World
Cup. Goalkeepers such as Petr Cech will be excluded from the discussion since their nation failed
to qualify for next summer's big event.
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Dirty Tackle 05 November @ 06:24 AM EST
Wayne Rooney
This parenting stuff is already harder than I thought. ... Meat. ... The kid doesn't like to
play with fireworks nearly as much as I do and he doesn't even know how to use a toilet. ... Meat.
... I think he might be broken. Can you fix a broken kid with a screwdriver and a nail gun?
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Roma-Inter from May of 1999 is another highly entertaining game from one of the most
entertaining Serie A seasons of all time. The 1998-99 season had 3 leaders of the table (for the
first part of the season it was Fiorentina, who were winter champions but were then hurt by the
injury of Batistuta, then Lazio, who looked on their way to the Scudetto but fell off form towards
the end, and then Milan who surprised everyone and stole the Scudetto on the last day).
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The Italian Serie A kicked off with a round of midweek games, many spectacular not only results
wise, but also the repurcussions that the results will have. Here is a wrap up of the biggest games
of this matchday.
Inter Milan faced off against Palermo, providing an eight goal thriller with the final score being
5-3 to the neroazzurri.
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Fabrizio Miccoli has really become the undisputed leader of Palermo. The diminutive fantasista,
or il Romario del Salento as he is so aptly nicknamed, has been putting in great
performances this season and had a great year last season, and it looks like he has finally found a
place to show all of his talent.
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Il campionato ne guadagna, finalmente è tornata la Juve. Si era persa, avviluppata in calcio
lento e indigeribile: sguardi preoccupati si incrociavano dalle parti di Vinovo, le rivoluzioni
arrivano sempre al momento del dubbio. Se quello visto contro la Sampdoria, fino a ieri sera la
seconda forza della serie A, non è stato un meraviglioso incendio di paglia, la notte è passata e
si torna a ragionare sul duello con l'Inter che è ancora la più forte ma può restare sotto il
tiro di una squadra che ha ridotto la Samp a una sogliola, sotto il peso di un 5-1 che poteva
essere più largo.
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Footy Factor 20 October @ 02:21 AM EST
It is very difficult, if not downright foolish, to predict how a team will perform at a major
tournament like the World Cup in the immediate aftermath of qualification. But such is
the assignment with which I have been tasked.
As such, let me say that I do believe the defending world champions of Italy have the
talent to win the World Cup again (and certainly as compared to other teams.
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Here's a message from the young forward's family. Courtesy of The Soccer Insider:
"The tremendous support the family has received is of great comfort and much
appreciated at this difficult time. Our thoughts also go out to the families and friends of those
involved in the accident. We would also like to thank all the staff at Washington Hospital Center
in Washington D.
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Domani sera, in uno dei due anticipi saturnini della
Serie A, grande sfida
all'Olimpico di
Torino. La
Juventus di
Ferrara, chiamata al riscatto
dopo la batosta di Palermo (2 a zero per i siciliani al termine di un match ampiamente dominato),
ospita la
Fiorentina di super
Gilardino, autore di una spumeggiante prova in
Nazionale.
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1. Great fumble save!
2. Awful, awful kit
3. Charlie Davies tribute
4. Red Bull Stadium update
5. Obligatory Sven/North Korea
6. England on the 'net gallery
7. Lippi does somersaults
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Just a reminder that we have one game left in World Cup qualifying against Cyprus, a game that
counts for absolutely nothing. We're top of the group no matter what happens, and I fully expect
Lippi to experiment with players and lineups. He might as well, because a loss here with all new
guys in a new formation will tell us more than a draw with the usual starters.
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Lippi reiterated a point made in the Italian press; that the only previous times the
Azzurri
had secured their passage to the World Cup with one game to spare were in 1981 and 2005 and, as
fate would have it, two World Cup triumphs followed soon after.
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Come sempre, ci ritroviamo il martedi a commentare le decisioni del giudice sportivo, in merito
alle gare di Serie A. Domani sera Italia in campo contro Cipro per una pura formalità , visto che
gli azzurri di Lippi hanno già ottenuto il pass per il Sudafrica nel rocambolesco match di Dublino
(2 a 2, gol qualificazione di Gilardino al 90').
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16. Questo il numero delle nazionali che possono già preparare i bagagli per il Sudafrica dove, il
prossimo giugno, si svolgeranno i Mondiali di calcio. Tra queste, per la nostra somma felicità ,
c'è L'Italia di Lippi che si qualifica alla competizione con una giornata di anticipo, trovando il
fondamentale pari a tempo scaduto con Gilardino.
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The Republic of Ireland almost won against World Champions Italy at Croke Park tonight.The Irish
took the lead twice, first from a great goal by Glenn Whelan from a Liam Lawrence corner only to be
pegged back by a goal from Camoranesi from an Andre Pirlo corner.The Irish matched the Italians
throughout the game and it looked like it was heading for a 1-1 draw until Sean St Ledger nodded a
free-kick past Buffon in the 87th minute and it looked like Trappatoni's team were going to beat
Italy for a famous victory.
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Ci siamo. Poche ore e l'Italia scenderà in campo a Dublino nel penultimo impegno di qualificazione
ai mondiali del Sudafrica (che si svolgeranno il prossimo giugno). Nella tana dell'Eire del Trap (e
del vice Tardelli), gli azzurri del viareggino Lippi cercano il pass per la competizione mondiale.
Con un vantaggio di quattro punti sui verdi del focoso Giovannino, basta l'ultimo sforzo per poter
brindare alla qualificazione.
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Il futuro cosa riserverà ? Nessuno di noi ne è conoscenza. Si lavora e ci s'impegna per crearcelo,
ma spesso poi l'imprevedibilità ci metto lo zampino e si verificano eventi che ti portano da
un'altra parte, anche totalmente diversa da quella immaginata. Neanche Marcello Lippi sa bene cosa
farà (oppure ce lo tiene nascosto a noi ficcanaso).
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One game. One more win and we are through to South Africa without having to worry about
playoffs. One more match: a convincing enough display will keep the critics off Lippi for a while,
at least until the call ups for next year come out. But even more importantly, a win against the
strongest team in our group besides us would ease the fears of Azzurri fans, especially given what
happened last time we faced the Irish.
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As everyone knows by now, Roberto Donadoni was relieved of his duties as Napoli manager and was
replaced by former Sampdoria boss Walter Mazzarri. We can't deny that Donadoni was one of the
greatest wingers Italian football has ever produced. But his managerial career so far? Not great.
We really don't know where Donadoni is at as a manager or if he will ever improve.
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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
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Italian on his way back to Serie A?
Portsmouth Vs Liverpool Tickets Still Available!
His move to Napoli collapsed during the summer, but Liverpool's Andrea Dossena is set
for another round of talks.
The full-back was on the verge of making the transfer to the Stadio San Paolo when the club baulked
at the £10m price-tag.
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I have yet to wade into the Cassano/Lippi debate fully, but after another superlative
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Di solito è sempre stato abbastanza riservato e taciturno. Non che gli sia mai mancato il
carattere, che da buon friulano ha sempre avuto, ma Dino Zoff, portiere dell'Italia campione del
mondo nel 1982, ex allenatore di Lazio, Juventus, tra le principali e più importanti ("un pezzo
della mia vita") esperienze vissute nella Serie A di Calcio, questa volta è uscito dai ranghi e ha
parlato di molte questioni, esaltando Diego ("è più forte di Zico") compresa quella che sta a
cuore a molti italiani, la convocazione in nazionale di Antonio Cassano, autore di prestazioni
divine nella Serie A con la maglia blucerchiata.
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David Beckham e il Milan potrebbero riabbracciarsi a gennaio e tornare a vivere insieme la Serie A.
Usiamo il condizionale perchè la firma non c'è ancora, ma è vicino l'accordo tra il club
rossonero e la società americana dei Los Angeles Galaxy, proprietaria del cartellino. L'accordo
dovrebbe essere lo stesso raggiunto nella scorsa stagione: prestito a titolo gratuito da gennaio
fino a giugno 2010.
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