Archive for the 'Italy' Category

November 15th, 2011

PUMA Launch Italy Home Kit

PUMA today launched the new official playing home kit of the Italian National Football team. Stefano Caroti, Chief Commercial Officer of PUMA SE presented the shirt to the Azzurri captain Gianluigi Buffon and FIGC Marketing Manager Benedetta Geronzi, at the Centro Sportivo La Borghesiana in Rome. The Italian National Team will wear the new home kit for ...
November 11th, 2011

Video :: Poland v. Italy Highlights – International Friendly

Poland 0 - 2 Italy Highlights Scoring Summary Italy: Mario Balotelli (30') Poland: Jakub Blaszczykowski (pen miss 84') Italy: Giampaolo Pazzini (60') Check out the highlights after the jump...... (more...)
November 11th, 2011

Video :: Mario Balotelli’s incredible goal against Poland

Mario Balotelli scores from a long way away agsint Poland Yeah ... this is why you put up with all of the nonsense. This kid is good. He is reeeally good. Check out this strike from 35 yards or so after the jump..... (more...)
November 4th, 2011

AC Milan – Antonio Cassano Has Undergone Successful Heart Surgery

Antonio Cassano Undergoes Heart Surgery - AC Milan via ACMilan 'Antonio Cassano’s intervention came to a close at 8.35 this morning. Antonio is fine and in the next few days will undergo a series of checks on the basis of which a date will be set for his return home.' A.C. Milan wishes to communicate that Antonio Cassano this morning underwent ...
October 27th, 2011

Villareal Confirms Giuseppe Rossi’s Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Damage – ‘Out For Six Months’

Giuseppe Rossi Out For Six Months - ACL Damage via VillarealCF 'Se confirmaron los peores presagios. El delantero italiano del Villarreal, Giuseppe Rossi, se lesionó de gravedad en su rodilla derecha en el partido ante el Real Madrid en el Santiago Bernabéu y estará seis meses de baja. Tras hacerse una primera exploración en la Ciudad Deportiva ...
September 9th, 2011

Half Way Around the World

Our boy J/G checked in with us today from Italy where he was taking in today's Milan v Lazio match at the San Siro.
September 7th, 2011

Italian Prosecutors Want Mario Balotelli’s Explanation Over Mob Guided Tour

via DailyMail Mario Balotelli has been called to give evidence to prosecutors on September 15 - the day after City play Napoli at home in the Champions League - because he is said to have been taken on a guided tour of the Scampia district of the Italian city by known mobsters.  The striker, 21, learned of the summons when police visited ...
September 5th, 2011

Reports Saying Mario Balotelli Took iPad To The Bench During Italy’s Match vs Faroe Islands

No way this could be true... Even with all the issues Mario Balotelli has, there's no way dude bring his iPad to the substitutes bench while playing with Italy.  Not. A. Chance.  Right? via Guardian Prandelli was said to be unimpressed by Balotelli's approach during his warm-up for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against the Faroe Islands, and the ...