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 Exactly one year ago, I decided to start the Sports Opinionated blog over on Blogger.com. The goal was to give myself a creative outlet to express my many views on sports, whether misguided or fact-based. My goal when I started was to write 2-3 posts per week on anything that I was passionate about and to [...]   It’s only been a few short seasons since Ronaldinho’s over-hyped arrival at Milan. He arrived with a lot of fanfare at a club that needed to sell tickets and jerseys. He was brought in as much for his fame as his talent, which had been dwindling at Barcelona. For 21 million Euros, he brought two seasons [...]  It’s a topic we all love discussing, and we all have different opinions about. Some of us would rather see a pure poacher in the lineup while others believe that target men are the most effective and still more believe that a striker who plays well with the ball at his feet is essential. We can [...]  Ever since the World Cup in 2006, there has only ever been one name I would have had stitched only my Italy jersey. Most people would naturally assume that name would be Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero or Fabio Cannavaro for their outstanding performances. Some Italians would undoubtedly have Francesco Totti’s name adorning the [...]  As we talked about on the Pink Shirt Wise Guys podcast earlier this week, it seems like a foregone conclusion that Inter will beat Bayern for the UEFA Champions League title this Saturday. While no game is ever a sure thing, there are 5 players who will play key roles for Inter in the match. #5. [...]  Marcello Lippi is relying on old and past prime players for his Italy squad instead of bringing youth and the talent of Fabrizio Miccoli and Antonio [...]  Serie A is in serious need of a makeover and Inter Milan may be able to help in more ways than one. With Inter’s resounding defeat of Barcelona, they’ve already restored some of Serie A’s lost prestige. Bragging rights over La Liga and the EPL have at least been made relevant again, even if it is [...]  This week on Pink Shirt Wise Guys: Italian Soccer podcast. Pete and Pops discuss: Roma’s slip from top spot in the table And a few other surprise rants. Check out the podcast on iTunes or listen to the feed here.  Unfortunately for the Old Lady, it hasn’t been a season to remember. After an offseason that made Tiger Woods look restrained, it appeared that Juventus had spent their way to the Scudetto. A team that had finished in 2nd place last season added Felipe Melo from Fiorentina and Diego from Werder Bremen. It only seemed natural [...]  The 5 players who’s talent is most wasted in Serie A or for the [...]  Unfortunately for us Canadians, it’s just not possible to watch Champions League games live unless we skip out on work. So for those of us interested in the beautiful game, the PVR is our best friend, as long as we can avoid the internet, Twitter, radio and others on our way home to watch. Given that [...] As I wrote about a few months ago, I was supportive of Rafa Benitez’s decision to use a 3-man back line against Sunderland. I also thought he might have been on to something with a 3-4-3 formation rather than a 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2. I felt the 3-4-3 matched up well with both the 4-4-2 and [...] Nobody likes a blowout. The best part of watching a match is the suspense. Being a fan is the most fun when the competition is close and fierce. Unfortunately, in the last few years the Serie A has been a blowout. Inter has run away with the Scudetto and frankly the only competitions that mattered were [...] With the mid-season break almost upon the Serie A, it’s time for many teams to take stock and evaluate the progress their squad has made to this point. The Rossoneri are currently sitting in second place in Serie A, five points off Inter in the race for the Scudetto. Milan have also advanced to the knockout [...] In the past few years, the Serie A has been relegated to a second tier player in the UEFA Champions League. Back in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons of the tournament, the Serie A held 3 of the 8 quarter final spots and in both seasons had a team in the semi-finals or finals. In the [...] We look back to the week of November 7th and 8th in the land of meatballs and soccer balls. Round 12 of the Serie A brought us more than it’s share of surprises. Week 12 results: Parma 2 – 0 Chievo VeronaGenoa 4 – 2 SienaCagliari 2 – 0 SampdoriaBari 1 – 0 LivornoLazio Roma 1 [...] The Champions League was back in action again today with the marquee match up featuring Real Madrid and AC Milan. After blowing an early lead at the Bernebeu last week, it was time for Madrid to venture back to Milan for a match at the San Siro. With Milan still riding a string of success to a [...] It’s been a busy soccer time in the land of pasta and vino. Serie A schedule has been packed and some very entertaining matches have taken place. How about Milan’s collapse at Napoli? How about Juve’s collapse in Turin once again at the hands of the resurgent Napoli? How about Juve’s destruction of Sampdoria? However the [...] After making sensational comebacks against Roma, Real Madrid and Chievo, Milan need to mentally bounce back from blowing a 2 goal lead in extra time to Napoli. They better shake the memory quickly, as the battle with 4th place Parma is looming this weekend. Let’s first examine the game with Napoli. Milan scored two goals in the [...] Well another weekend of Serie A has past and like tomato stains on a wife-beater, the weekend is followed by a strong espresso, a spot at the bar and some stronger Serie A chat. So order your drink and get loud. The weekend’s winners: Catania, Bari, Inter, Palermo, Milan, Napoli, Parma and Atalanta while Juventus tied [...] |
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