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Figo Might Actually Be Going to MLS for Real (Boo. BOO!)
Figo Might Actually Be Going to MLS for Real (Boo. BOO!)
Unlike all the previous Luis Figo -to-MLS stories , this one comes from an actual, fairly reliable newspaper: Correio da Manha is one of the biggest dailies in Portugal and has a whole lot more credibility than your typical sports rag (even if the ...
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Week 16: Inter Slip Further Away As Cassano Weeps
Week 16: Inter Slip Further Away As Cassano Weeps
Despite playing like utter crap for an hour, Inter managed a win against the worst club in the league, and increased their lead at the top of the table. They’re seven clear of Roma, who apparently played ever worse that Inter did yesterday, and ...
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New Coach (Same As the Old Coach) For Cagliari
New Coach (Same As the Old Coach) For Cagliari
Given how utterly suicidal Nedo Sonetti looked, standing on the touchline in the rain during Cagliari’s home loss the Inter on Sunday, it’s no surprise that he’s resigned as coach . Sonetti’s been a short-term manager most of ...
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Week 17: Inter Winter Champions
Week 17: Inter Winter Champions
With their derby victory yesterday, Inter secured a seven point lead going into the break, keeping that distance despite the wins of both teams behind them. Roma, who end the first half with just one loss (to Inter, in which they played with 10 men ...
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Amauri Has Learned a Lot From His Agent
Amauri Has Learned a Lot From His Agent
Amauri’s agent Mariano Grimaldi is, from all available evidence, an unrepentant sleazebag. In order to keep his client’s name in the press, he has no compunction about telling bold-faced lies about other clubs and their interest, as well ...
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Milan’s Signings Never Stick, And Their Keeper Still Sucks
Milan’s Signings Never Stick, And Their Keeper Still Sucks
God, it just goes from bad to worse for Milan. First there was that David Suazo debacle last summer , when they totally signed a useful goal-scorer, only to have him turn around and join their city rivals for less, just because he’d said yes ...
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Dream Comings and Goings in Milan
Dream Comings and Goings in Milan
Like clockwork, the Karim Benzema To Milan story has come back around, again thanks to something the kid himself has told the press. Two months ago , Benzema included Milan on a list of teams that he said, rather romantically, “make him ...
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Week 18, Or: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Pato!
Week 18, Or: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Pato!
Milan not only scored at the San Siro, but they won there, too. And it’s all down to Pato ! ALL HAIL PATO! Wait, what? You say Ronaldo scored twice, and that Pato didn’t sprout wings and fly around the ground while choirs of angels sang ...
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Oh, Man. The Pope Ain’t Gonna Like This.
Oh, Man. The Pope Ain’t Gonna Like This.
Gather round, kids, it’s Clericus Cup time again!* You remember the Clericus Cup , don’t you? It’s the annual tournament of clerics, hosted by the Vatican and filled with dodgy football, shout-outs to the Lord, and much love for ...
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Future Phenoms; A Collective Ode. Part 1
Future Phenoms; A Collective Ode. Part 1
This comes from Marco at the Italy World Cup Blog , a nice two-parter on future phenoms the boot has to offer. Despite their young age, the likes of Romans Alberto Aquilani and Daniele De Rossi , La Viola’s Pazzini , Juve stalwarts Giorgio ...

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Future Phenoms; A Collective Ode. Part 2.
Future Phenoms; A Collective Ode. Part 2.
This comes from Marco at the Italy World Cup Blog , a nice two-parter on future phenoms the boot has to offer. Part 1 6. Giuseppe Rossi 21 year old Jersey-born second striker for Villareal (Parma/Man U homegrown) Has the potential to be ...
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Club World Cup: Boca v Milan
Club World Cup: Boca v Milan
Though the 4-2 scoreline flattered them in the extreme, Milan deserved their win over Boca, and are now the first European team to ever lift the Club World Cup trophy in the tournament’s short history. It’s just too bad they have to go ...
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Get That Grain of Salt Ready: Van Der Vaart to Juve?
Get That Grain of Salt Ready: Van Der Vaart to Juve?
Mysterious, unnamed German newspapers are reporting today that transfer window man-whore Rafael Van Der Vaart is on the verge of being sold to his most determined suitor Juvenetus , though he wouldn’t actually leave Hamburg until the summer. ...
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Yeah, About That Transfer — Never Mind (x2)
Yeah, About That Transfer — Never Mind (x2)
With Dejan Stankovic returning to full training earlier this week, and rehab and fitness work for old men Luis Figo and Patrick Vieira apparently going well back Milan while the team were away partying in Dubai, Inter are reportedly reevaluating ...
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Week 19: Penalties and Controversy
Week 19: Penalties and Controversy
In a match shrouded by thick fog and whole lot of controversy, Inter salvaged three points from Parma in order to stay seven clear of Roma, who beat Catania by a 2-0 scoreline that really flattered the Sicilian club. Juve, meanwhile, slipped for the ...
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Donadoni “preliminary roster” supposedly found
Donadoni “preliminary roster” supposedly found
For the past few days, many newspapers have been making predictions about what Roberto Donadoni’s final roster for Euro 2008 will look like. These rosters are purely speculation and shouldn’t be trusted at all. Although yesterday, the ...
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Kakha Kaladze, Moneyman
Kakha Kaladze, Moneyman
Milan's Kakha Kaladze is planning to start his own bank in Georgia (the country not the state).
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The Last Nedo Sonetti Post Before Christmas
The Last Nedo Sonetti Post Before Christmas
Here’s hoping your Christmas is better than Nedo Sonetti’s is looking and, ideally, includes glamorous, footballer-esque travel plans . Me, I’m going to spend the next couple of days eating myself into a coma, but I’ll be ...
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Ronaldo to Flamengo?
Ronaldo to Flamengo?
I’m not actually back yet, but since it’s starting to look like an exodus of lumpy Brazilians is sweeping Milan, I figured I should make some time for a post. Just a few days after Inter and Sao Paolo agreed a loan deal for Adriano , the ...
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Empoli v Reggina: Football in a Swamp
Empoli v Reggina: Football in a Swamp
Granted, I’ve only seen three or four matches a week this season, so I could well have missed some awful pitches, but the conditions at Empoli today were by far the worst of any match I’ve seen. There was standing water all over the ...

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