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 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 [...]   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 [...]  Given that this is Sports-Opinionated’s 100th post, I thought I’d share a more personalized view of being a sports fan. When I was growing up, road hockey was the arena for acting out your sports fantasies. After we picked teams, there was always a point where we had to decide which NHL team we were and [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Serie A, like many European professional leagues, is off this week during FIFA World Cup soccer qualifying. As such and as Italy, the defending World Cup Champions have locked it’s place in next year’s soccer exchavaganza, this is a great week for the first edition of the Weekly Espresso. The article will take a quick look [...] I know, he’s the 2004 & 2005 Fifa World Player of the year. I know he’s one of the most flamboyant, loved players to ever play the game. He used to be the role model for every offensive soccer player in the world. Just check out these 2 highlight reels 1 2. I loved watching [...] Since we’re in the thick of soccer’s transfer season, it’s time for me to kick off a section I’ll be calling Rants & Raves. RantsWhy does Javier Pastore have to be “the Argentine Kaka”? Can’t we just say he’s a really good playmaking midfielder who carried Huracan to a title run despite being only 20 years [...] |
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