The legends are leaving in droves. Owen. Scholes. Van Bommel. Metzelder. Carragher. Beckham. But at the age of 39, the career of Javier Zanetti goes on, despite a ruptured achilles tendon.
Atop the tallest spire of Milan's cathedral sits a statue of the virgin Mary, her gaze fixed
upon a Po valley split between the supporters of two giants in Italian football: A.C. Milan and
Inter Milan. When these teams meet twice a year at the San Siro, the winning players symbolically
join la Madonnina at the city's highest point.
Inter Milan took a toothless Fiorentina side apart on Saturday night to claim three valuable points
that see them move up to 11th in Serie A. Missing the likes of Javier Zanetti, Dejan Stankovic,
Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder through injury and suspension, Claudio Ranieri had to shuffle his
pack. Maicon, Yuto Nagatomo and Lucio came into the backline while Philippe Coutinho replaced
Ricky.
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is hoping that his sides recent Champions League victory
over Lille will be enough to get the 2010 European winners back to winning ways in the league.
Inter have had a terrible start to the season which sees them lying only 1 point above the
relegation zone in the Serie A.
Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield have announced the sale of Ricky Alvarez to Inter Milan, for a
fee of around 11 million euros. The 23 year old attacking midfielder was a sought after player in
the current transfer window and had reportedly attracted the attention of some big clubs, including
Arsenal and Roma.
In questi giorni d'inizio luglio, Juve ed Inter hanno buoni motivi per essere allegri: due nuovi
allenatori, assoluto made in Italy, come Conte e Gasperini, da scoprire e seguire in ogni loro
mossa, Alvarez, di cui ne parlano molto bene, che arriva a Milano commosso di incontrare Zanetti,
Aguero o Giuseppe Rossi, due pezzi da [.
Ieri sera allo stadio San Siro Inter e Roma si sono affrontate nel ritorno della Semifinale di
Coppa Italia, e i padroni di casa hanno agguantato la sesta finale in sette anni, pur non
eccellendo nel gioco. Il risultato finale di 1-1, favorevole ai nerazzurri, grazie all'0-1
conquistato all'Olimpico nella partita d'andata, grazie allo spettacolare [.
Ieri, al termine di una gara emozionante e ricca di occasioni da rete, il Palermo ha conquistato
l'accesso alla sua terza finale (ultima volta nel '79) di Coppa Italia, a spese del Milan, fresco
campione d'Italia, piegato al Barbera per 2 a 1 dopo il pari di San Siro nel match di andata (2-2).
Questa [.
For a coach that caused so much controversy this past January, one would expect him to be a
master tactician. Surely all this anger at his cross town switch had something to do with
his coaching abilities. Could it really all have stemmed from the mere fact that Leonardo had been
AC Milan through and through, and transferred to the vacant post-Rafa Benitez Inter when the
opportunity arose?
Tomorrow. 2:45 EST. One game that will play an absolutely massive role in deciding the scudetto.
Milan win and they're firmly in the driver's seat. Lose and Inter take over the top whilst Napoli
can join them, should they win against Lazio. A game to rule them all.
Here are, in no particular order and with no particular bias, three videos that illustrate the
entertainment that this derby has given us over the past few years.
On Friday, Argentina coach Sergio Batista announced his roster for the two-game series in the
United States. Argentina open against the USA at the New Meadowlands on March 26th before
travelling to Costa Rica to open the new National Stadium on March 29th. GK: Mariano Andujar
(Catania), Adrian Gabbarini (Independiente), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar) DEF: Javier Zanetti (Inter
Milan), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona),
Nicolas Otamendi (Porto), Federico Fazio.
Gazzetta dello Sport Galliani Attacks, what comeback? Milan's sporting director: "We have been
first for 13 matchdays. We deserve it". The captain Zanetti responds: "We will look at everything
at the end of the year: we will have some fun". Jordan talks: "I never called Gattuso an Italian
bastard. I love your country".
27.05.2012 - En tiempos de receso futbolístico puede pasar cualquier cosa (o cualquier cosa
puede llegar a los medios): de gira por Asia los muchachos del Inter van descontracturados (?) y
uno de ellos, nuestro Javier Zanetti, aceptó pasar por el reality "Indonesian Idol" para
cantar (prácticamente a capella) Piú bella cosa (de Eros Ramazzotti).
Long-term HEGS readers will remember that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 I ran an award to find the Best
Argentine Abroad according to my readers. This year, in an attempt to widen the voting, the award
(which in 2009 was the ... Continue reading →
As you can see from this collection of Panini stickers currently doing the rounds, Alessandro
Del Piero has enjoyed a wide variety of hairstyles during his illustrious Juventus career.
"Why do I care?" you're asking yourself. Well, he's been at Juve forever.
What can Javier Pastore bring to Chelsea? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
One of the Premier League's usual big spenders, Chelsea will be eager to redeem themselves
having failed to claim a trophy in 2010/11. The pressure on the new manager will be immense,
especially as owner Roman Abramovich appears willing to pay over £40m for Argentinean attacking
midfielder, Javier Pastore.
His name is Javier Zanetti, and he is shilling for his clothing line, Navigli Milano.
He has all conquering (according to our readers, anyway) thunder thighs of glory.
And he can sit on a motorbike with more swagger than the Old Spice bloke. Show some respect for
his Ken Doll levels of alertness, plastic posture and smize, ya'll.
Si ferma a Torino il sogno playoff per il Grosseto? Di Renato Cignoni TORINO - GROSSETO = 1-0
Torino: Rubinho, Rivalta, Di Cesare (23st Pratali), Ogbonna, Zavagno, Lazarevic, De Feudis, Budel
(37 st Zanetti), Gasbarroni (16st Pagano), Bianchi, Antenucci All: Lerda. Grosseto: Narciso,
Petras, Rincon, Freddi, Mora, Crimi, Tachtsidis (33st Alfageme), Defendi, Asante (15st Allegretti),
Immobile (1
Belén Rodríguez es una modelo argentina afi ncanda en Italia. A los 17 años comenzó su
carrera. Participó en La isla de los famosos en 2008. Ahora vive pendiente del Inter, equipo del
que se ha hecho porque militan en sus filas seis compatriotas: Zanetti, Samuel,
Cambiasso, Ricardo Álvarez, Milito y Zárate.
Argentina ha sido una gran dececpción y no solo por sus resultados de empate a 1 con Bolivia y a 0
con Colombia, sino por su desempeño en el terreno de juego, un Messi que por mas es notorio que el
equipo no lo quiere, un Tevez luchando por su cuenta y el Kun entrando de relevo tambien peleando
lo que puede, inoperante el funcionar de la albiceleste.
Copa America 2011: Notes on Matchday 1 is a post from: Just Football
A few thoughts and observations after Matchday 1 of the 2011 Copa America in
Argentina:
1) Barça-no-la
Sergio Batista's desire to mould his Argentina team into the Catalan sky-blue
and whites is well documented, and appears to have filtered down to his players.
We're all football nerds now. If you didn't know that the way to stifle a diamond midfield was
to exert pressure on the opposition full-backs whilst simultaneously using a False nine to harass
the opposition's deep-lying playmaker... well, you're not a true football fan.
For just the third time in history, one player has bagged both the Professional Footballers Association Player and Young Player of the Year awards in a season.
Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder Gareth Bale has achieved the feat, winning the PFA Player of the Year award for the second time in three seasons after scoring 19 goals in 29 Premier League matches this season, .
Palermo vs Inter 1-0 Highlights 2013 Ilicic Goal Zanetti Achilles Injury Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter
Palermo vs Inter 1-0 Highlights 2013 Ilicic Goal Zanetti Achilles Injury Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Palermo vs Inter 2013 ( Palermo Inter VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- Palermo vs Inter 1-0 ( Zanetti) Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo- Serie A 28 April, 2013- Sunday- 14.
As I touched on in my article last week: with Robin van Persie surely set to leave Arsenal this
summer, the club is about to face yet another change in captaincy, with the Dutch striker having
only replaced Cesc Fabregas as skipper a year ago.
I suggested Bacary Sagna as a replacement in my last piece (that will not be the focus today),
but whoever gets the armband next will be the fifth different captain we've had since we last won a
trophy.
If you felt slightly sorry for Scotland after their sizeable 5-1 spanking at the hands of the USA
over the weekend, spare a thought for another once proud institution the American national anthem.
As is tradition across the pond, a young attractive girl was rolled out to sing the Star Spangled
Banner at the [.
The Old Lady was helped immensely by their grey beards. Gigi Buffon brought off spectacular save
after another, Andrea Pirlo created most of the movement from deep within midfield, and Alessandro
Del Piero scored Juve's second goal to help keep the Derby D'Italia in their hands.
It was an enthralling match and Inter managed to give Juve some very anxious moments in the
first half through Diego Milito and Diego Forlan.
12.05.2011 - Hace un tiempo posteábamos sobre los 600 partidos de Zanetti en Inter.
Un poco más acá denotamos sus 700 presencias. Y hoy tocan los "1000 partidos de
Zanetti".
Fue la noche en que Inter empató (1-1) con la Roma y logró pasar a la final de la Copa Italia
(2011): Zanetti, capitán desde hace 12 temporadas que busca su 17º título, salió a la cancha
con un brazalete que rezaba: "El Olimpo de 1000".
