Choosing Career Over Nation Is Not Treacherous

Originally from Whowerare.
Following his two goal performance in a 3-1 victory for Italy over the United States at the Confederations Cup soccer tournament, Giuseppe Rossi finds himself a topic of discussion among American sports writers and commentators.
You see, Rossi is originally from Joisey (also referred to New Jersey) who happens to have dual American and [...]

Soccer Round Up: Serie A Ends; Three Legends Retire; Champions League Final

And so another season came to a close in Serie A in what turned out to be an exciting campaign in Italy despite all the controversy in recent years. Let’s recall that the Renaissance was born into and bequeathed a brilliant cultural and historical legacy amidst much political chaos. It’s the Italian way.
While the Scudetto [...]

Lame Sports Comments And Tidbits

NHL: I don’t know much about, well, a lot of things but I do know double standards and relativism when I see it. I still can’t figure out how Daniel Carcillo was suspended for clocking a Penguins player while Calgary’s Mike Cammalleri was spared for the exact same act. Yeah, yeah I heard Colin “Colie” [...]

Sports Links And Stats Of Interest

Champions League: More thoughts on Barcelona-Chelsea this time from Rob Hughes and Goal.com.
Well, at least both Italy and Spain are square with Hiddink now.
Soccer: Arsenal fan hangs himself.
MLB: Manny being Manny with girly steroids. Question: What the dilio? What was he thinking?
UEFA: Werder Bremen (and their cool uniforms) finally reaches a final of a [...]

Italy’s Place Among The Great Teams And Matches

It’s a while I have observed on many, many soccer website how people (soccer fans apparently) continue to assert that Italy plays “boring” soccer. Also known as anti-football.
Perhaps it’s not the most flamboyant but it certainly is one of the most intricate, complex and sophisticated. That’s probably why it’s seen as negative and defensive.
In any [...]

Two Games That Left A Mark On Champions League

By Alex
Which was a more decisive match?
Real Madrid 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 3
AC Milan 4 Barcelona 0

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Soccer Stats Corner: A glance at the Big Five

By Alessandro
Note: Non-foreign players in bold
La Liga
Goals per game: 2.59
Top 5 standings:
Real Madrid 41 pts, Barcelona 34 pts, Espanyol 33 pts, Villareal CF 32 pts, Atletico Madrid 31 pts
Leading Scorers (min. 6 goals):
Luis Fabiano 10 (FC Sevilla), Diego 9 (Real Zaragoza), Ricardo Oliveira 8 (Real Zaragoza), Kahveci 8 (Villareal FC), van Nistelrooy 8 (Real [...]