Hehehe....it's good to be rossoneri. But knowing Inter, I expect them to say- This is our year. It's been their year for over 40 years.

We did...in 1983.

Interesting article R7. But...it's Corriere (aka birdcage liner). Milan playing a 4-3-3?!?

The front three obviously is Ka-Pa-Ro

Ancelotti: 'Mourinho provocatore'

Il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti ha dichiarato: "Mourinho è simpatico, ma gli piace discutere a distanza sui giornali. L'importante è non andare sul pesante e rispondere sempre con ironia. L'Inter resta favorita per lo scudetto, finora ha mostrato grande solidità in difesa. La Juve ha fatto un mercato giusto, la sorpresa sarà il Napoli".


(Corriere dello Sport)

@kurt: We won a WC in cricket. What you don't know that game anymore? Just coz you suck at another game you invented, you have no right...

Gousfraba...wooosaaaahh... *pant* *pant* *pant*


*Looks around..I think I scare that 4 ft tall Englishman. Lordie...I hate using my big voice*

There's the ODI world cup, that's 50 overs and the faster 20-20 world cup, which is 20 overs each.

You're just jealous coz you could never play the game as a child.

Oh Kevin Pietersen...haha..I thought he was the poster boy of English football. He won you the Ashes or something.

I don't remember which one I watched.. I think Australia won it, can't remember. It was the one where that guy died, was he the Pakistan coach or something? It was whichever one that happened at that I saw.

Pietersen, that's it. He sounds so gay it's stupid. The only ones I know are Flintoff, Trescothic (He has a cool name) and Vaughn. Can't sayI know anyone else.

Some rather sad news. Mediaset and Tuttomercatoweb are reporting that Roma owner Franco Sensi is in intensive care at a Rome hospital with breathing problems. Rosella's been the public face of Roma managment for some time, but he was frequently at least at the games.

Unfortunately, they do. It's nice to see the games, but Fox does the league a disservice in the way they present them.

Unfortunately, they do. It's nice to see the games, but Fox does the league a disservice in the way they present them.

Family tragedy strikes De Rossi


Roma and Italy star Daniele De Rossi’s father-in-law has been found dead from two gunshot wounds.

The midfielder is in shock after 48-year-old Massimiliano Pisnoli was discovered in a street near the Campoleone station in Latina, near Rome.

The man had been shot twice by a rifle, once in the head and again in the back, but police say the actual time of death could be up to a week ago.

Pisnoli already had some previous convictions for theft and had reportedly escaped a previous assassination attempt.

De Rossi married Tamara Pisnoli on May 18, 2006 and they have a daughter together named Gaia.

The Roma midfielder is one of his club’s top stars and won the World Cup with Italy in 2006.

Going off the above sub thread... but does any of our Indian/Pakistani members know which channels will be broadcasting Serie A for this season. Are we gonna get Serie A at all? I haven't seen any promos or anything on TV...

ESPN-Star are going to show EPL and the La Liga. Usually it's Neo Sports doing the Serie A, but no news from them.

Reports: Baptista signs for Roma

Thursday 14 August, 2008

Julio Baptista is set to become a Roma player as Press reports state that a deal with Real Madrid is complete.

Luciano Spalletti’s squad is lacking depth in attack and the capital club have been desperately searching for a striker.

After an £18m bid for Fiorentina’s Adrian Mutu was rejected, Roma turned to Real hitman Baptista, who had stressed his desire to leave the Bernabeu in search of first-team football.

Following weeks of negotiations, there are widespread reports that a deal has been agreed.

Real will receive around £10.5m plus £300,000 per season for the next two years as long as Roma qualify for the Champions League.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the man nicknamed ‘The Beast’ is ready to accept a pay cut to a modest £2.2m plus bonuses per season over four years.

“It’s all done,” middleman Ernesto Bronzetti confirmed on Calciomercato.it.

“The reports in the Spanish Press are true, even if the figures are a little wrong. Julio Baptista is a Roma player.”

Baptista is expected in Rome tomorrow and will be officially presented as the newest member of the Giallorossi family on Sunday or Monday.


http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug14o.html

Even though Baptista is very inconsistent (one day crap, the other as good as world's best) I think he will succeed in Roma. their style of play will suit him fine.

I think Baptista will find some much needed consistency at Roma. His issue is he hardly get any playing time with Madrid. I think this is important for Roma too... they have their share of Brazilians like we do...

He'll flop like in Arsenal

Fifa has ordered former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu to pay the club £13.68m in damages for breach of contract after he tested positive for cocaine.

Chelsea signed the Romanian from Parma for £15m in 2003 but the following year he tested positive and was given a seven-month worldwide football ban.

Earlier in the year lawyer Cristian Sarbu said Fifa told Mutu to pay £9.6m but the fine was raised on appeal.

Chelsea said they were "delighted" by the ruling.

After being sacked by Chelsea and serving his ban, Mutu joined Juventus in January 2005, and at the end of the following season he moved to his current side, Fiorentina.

"This is a very significant decision for football," said a statement on the Chelsea website.

"Not only did the Dispute Resolution Chamber make us a very significant monetary award, it also recognised the damaging effect incidents involving drugs has on football and the responsibility we all have in this area."

Mutu can now appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

BBC

A bit steep maybe, but well done to FIFA. About time they stop letting players get away with anything.

I think a £13m fine would stop me taking drugs.