Archive for the 'Italy' Category
Azzurri Legend Roberto Baggio To Become Italy’s Technical Director
Former Italy striker Roberto Baggio is poised to make a shock return to soccer as technical director at the Italian federation.
(more...)
Dolce & Gabbana To Dress Chelsea FC
Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have entered a 3-year deal with English soccer club Chelsea to dress their players, muscling their way in the fashion-hungry soccer market.
(more...)
Fiorentina Replace Jersey Sponsor With a Message
It appears that social responsibility has trumped monetary compensation for Fiorentina as they replace their corporate jersey sponsor with an inspirational message.
The message ‘Il calcio è un divertimento,’ (football is entertainment), seems to be an important reminder from the club. Passing on a corporate kit sponsor can be bad for the ...
Massimiliano Allegri Named as New coach of AC Milan
Massimiliano Allegri has been named as the new coach of AC Milan. The former Cagliari boss has signed a two-year contract at the San Siro and replaces Leonardo, who parted company with the club after only one season.
The Serie A giants were forced to wait to complete a deal while he negotiated the termination of his contract with Cagliari.
...
Giuseppe Rossi Talks U.S. Win, Fans
Villareal & Italy striker Giuseppe Rossi talks about his supporters & detractors and the U.S. win over Algeria. Filmed at Steve Nash's Showdown in Chinatown-New York, 6.23.10.
Italy v. Mexico Highlights – International Friendly
A 2-1 result for Mexico over Italy a week before World Cup is interesting. There are two ways to look at this....
(more...)
ESPN’s 2010 FIFA World Cup Murals
As part of ESPN's continued rollout of all things World Cup, they have released 33 incredible murals. Featuring all 32 countries as well as the one above, this creative campaign has just won ESPN some creativity points. I'm a sucker for creative design, so seeing the artists own take on the countries and the spin they put on these murals in pretty rad. ...
Oguchi Onyewu Negotiates to Play a Year For Free
A lot of professional athletes make the claim that the would play for free. Seems like a nice gesture, but not something that any athlete would ever follow through on. Except for Oguchi Onyewu. The big American center back who has spent this past season on the sidelines after sustaining a knee injury asked for a one year contract extension at AC Milan, ...
