Oohh, that should be interesting.

It's not exactly Serie A related, but...

The Serie B Salernitana-Frosinone game has been postponed because an unexploded bomb dating from World War II was found in Salerno. 5000 people had to be evacuated.

It's been 60 years and they find it now!?

It's been known to happen in other places. They found some old WWII munitions in what is now one of the very poshest neighborhoods of Washington DC a couple of years ago -- in the 40s, it was part of an army base.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...ide/4988294.stm

Well that was the ocean... but it's pretty close to an important dock at Liverpool...

They find these munitions and bombs throughout Europe... there was a case in France from... not WWII... but WWI!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1275658.stm

From a few years ago...

Nothing new, I've read about hundreds of such incidents related to World War II. Some even got 'discovered' when people were digging the stadiums to lay a new turf. You know what they say, it's all fun and games until the bomb explodes right after they find it. Which I hope never happens!

A bomb from WWII is discovered? how cute

Dejan Stankovic pulled something (leg muscle of some sort) and will be out for a month.

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I know I slag off Fox Soccer Channel's news show...lots. Today I'd like to say something nice about them.

Yesterday during the recap of the WC qualifiers, the newsreader TOTALLY mispronounced Legrottaglie's name, in an even worse fashion than some of them are capable of. So I sent off an email explaining how the name is prounounced.

Much to my surprise, a couple of hours later, I got an email thanking me for the explanation.

+1 cookie to Fox Soccer Report.

I just saw that, he fouled Henry, but as Henry was going past him I think his studs got caught in the ground and his leg bent awkwardly. Not very nice.

I'm looking forward to Napoli-Fiorentina, it promises to be an exciting game and I kinda like Napoli the result? Napoli can beat any team at San Paolo, so...

That one's going to be tense, zd, because of the forced closure of the curva at the San Paolo. I hope it is played without incident.

Ah I forgot about that... what a shame. Napoli fans are the most passionate fans I have ever seen in Italy and probably the whole Europe.

Yeah, but...destruction of a train and 20 buses is Not Cool, so they brought it on themselves.

But not all of them are like that, or are they?

Nah, of course not all of them. But it takes more than one or two to trash a train and 20 buses.

It always surprises me how southern Italy people and Iranians are alike in some ways, especially this!... anyway, did these things happen in Naples or when they were in another city?

Train: on the way to Rome for the game v. Roma
Buses: in Rome between the train station and the stadium

Aha... thanks.

I always liked Milito. hope he can do great things in Serie A, except for Sunday, of course.




( I don't know why: )

Serie B note:

Paloschi is starting for Parma today in their game v. Ancona. link to Italian language matchcast of the game.

Heh.

Paloschi scored in the 14th minute. Unfortunately Ancona equalised...

Edit: And Lucarelli immediately responds and puts Parma back in the lead...

What on earth is a guy of Lucarelli's ability doing in Serie B.. Sure he's getting ona bit now, but he's still a class player.

He stayed with Parma when they were relegated, Kurt. HT is Parma 2 - 1 Ancona.

And Lucarelli adds another. Parma 3 - 1 Ancona

Yay Parma!

Parma 4 - 1 Ancona. Matteini adds #4 in the 81st min.

The Parma result is FT. Yay for Paloschi getting his goal!

Palermo - Roma is about to begin.

Roma are without Totti and also without Mexes and Vucinic. Panucci will play in the center of defense (probably a plus for Roma) and Julio Baptista will play as the target man for Roma. The Roma kid, Okaka, is playing too. Be interesting to see how he does.

Guess who scored in his second game hehehe?

Baptista scores...

(zd, that second picture IS Adrian Brody, isn't it?)

And it didn't take Roma long. Goal Baptista in the 8th.

Palermo has a very sexy uniform. Pink black attack!

Very much, him.

what a goal by micolli !

Palermo goal disallowed for offside. Looked a good call.

EDIT: Hah. What a stunner from Miccoli. Always liked him even though he rather looks like a gnome. Was fun to watch at Benfica.

1-1. I'm all for a Palermo win today!

Great to see Paloschi scoring

What a miss by Palermo!

Eek. Injury for De Rossi. Subbed off in the 38th for Brighi.

That's very bad news, especially for Italy. How bad?

Looked like a neck injury or something, nothing serious I think. He managed to walk off the pitch by himself.

Second half has jsut started. No changes for either team.

Funny. Thought Menez would be sent out....

2-1 for Palermo. Good.

Goal Miccoli! Palermo 2 - 1 Roma, 56th min.

It didn't look serious. he was just unlucky.

@ Tennie

Yep. Adrien Brody. the man I will always like for the Pianist, even if from now on he plays in craps movies forever.

(zd, when I lived in Poland, I got to hear Wladyslaw Szpilman play in a concert. Marvelous, marvelous pianist).

Hrm. So subs. Menez on for Taddei (who has not had a good day) and Lanzafame for Miccoli. Oops, and Guana on for Liverani.

Be interesting to see how Lanzafame gets on. I think Juve may regret selling him.

Are you rooting for Palermo? I thought you didn't like Zampa very much... (or was it the Fishdoll?)

Zamparini's a nutcase, but I like the Men in Pink. especially when they're winning over someone who could theoretically challenge for a title. Plus, I just like Miccoli.

Palermo are a cool team ... When of song, they are a pretty tricky team to face. Despite Zamp's itchy trigger finger

Oh my...

(Despite the happy ending, I [almost] cry every time I watch the Pianist!! what this man went through is just... strange)

Do you also like his eyebrows?