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Daily Dose 09.24.07
Published 9/24/2007 by Bob at The Offside
... ) Inter and Milan being investigated again ( AP ) Linguistics and soccer ( ...

The Daily Madness: AC Milan & Inter indicted, Another team of crooks, Noel doesn't name kid after Sven, & more
Published 9/24/2007 by a fool's match at Football
- In a shocking revelation, both Serie A Milan clubs, AC and Inter, have been indicted on charges of false accounting. I am in complete and utter shock, an Italian club cheating? Impossible. Apparently they 'added a zero or two' in player transfer valuations between the clubs. Both sides have denied any wrongdoing which means it's just an accepted part of the sport in Italy. I mean, no club in Italy has ever been found guilty of corruption. Don't worry folks, they're well-schooled in this regard and know full well who to write the check to. ...

Juventus Taints Calcio With Their Presence Once Again
Published 9/24/2007 by chris at The Offside
... tto v Juve s Patchwork Right Side: Roma didn t start to expose that left/right side until Lulu came on, and I ll give you one guess as to why. However, it wasn t as cut-and-dried as previously thought, because Calduio Ranieri threw out a 4-3-3 instead of the expected 4-4-2. Not to mention two of their previously injured players finding their way into the starting XI (Grygera, Nocerino). In the end, neither really won, although Lulu was one more pass from beating that offside trap and making Juve pay or missing the net completely. Push Roma v Goal Line: Ugh. Winner: Goal Line. MOTM: Francesco. (Duh) I m wholly too depressed to write more about dropping two (what should have been) easy points against the cheaters, so that s about it. Anyway, there s a game in about 48 hours and we must let bygones be bygones and focus all of our energy on that game. If Roma plays like that, then the season will be just fine and the Scudetto is firmly within reach. Viola game stuff tomorrow. But ...