‘Serie A’ Category
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How is Massimiliano Allegri to be Judged Come Season End?
0April 24, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
Massimiliano Allegri feels the heat.
April is now coming to an end, and Serie A is taking on the shape of one of its most thrilling season-finishes. At the time of writing, Juventus – a side who were pretty much written off to finish largely in the same position as they did in their two previous seasons, sit pretty at the top of the table. Three point behind lie former-favourites A.C. Milan, who have seen their form stutter over the past month and questions constantly asked about their ability to defend their title, especially in light of their disappointing home draw against Bologna in week 34.
Category Serie A | Tags: ac milan, allegri, bonera, emanualson, injuries, Jeremy Lim, juventus, league title, milan 1 - bologna 1, scudetto, serie a
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Pay Piermario Morosini Respect That Really Means Something
0April 16, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
The unfortunate passing of Piermario Morosini during the Serie B match between Pescara and Livorno on the 14th of April 2012 marked one of the saddest deaths in the world of sports. Only 25 years of age, Morosini collapsed on the pitch and was rushed to a local hospital, only to eventually be pronounced dead.
Many went as far as to say it was destiny that called the young man home, with doctors stating not even a defibrillator could have saved him from either the cardiac arrests or aneurysm that are claimed to have taken his life. Morosini’s colleagues lent their voice in chorus to praise the memory of the late player, who had lost both his parents and younger brother to tragic circumstances, yet ‘just wanted a little happiness’ and never let his troubled past prevent him from having ‘a smile on his face’.
Category Serie A | Tags: cardiac arrest, heart attack, Jeremy Lim, Livorno, morosini, Pescara, piermario, piermario morosini, tragedy, udinese
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Rafael Benitez: Football’s Forgotten Man
16March 30, 2012 by Sean Charles
Honours:
La Liga (2): 2001-02, 2003-04
UEFA Cup (1): 2003-04
UEFA Champions League (1): 2004-05
UEFA Champions League Runner Up (1): 2006-07
FA Cup (1): 2005-06
FA Community Shield (1): 2006
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2005
Supercoppa Italia (1): 2010
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010
Individual awards:
Don Balón Award (1): 2001-02
UEFA Manager of the Year(2): 2003-04, 2004-05
FA Premier League Manager of the Month (5)
Category General, La Liga, Premier League, Serie A | Tags: benitez, gerrard, history, inter, liga, liverpool, rafael, records, Sean Charles, torres, uefa, valencia
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The Odds Are Crazily Stacked Against Milan. They Just Have To Be Crazier.
4March 28, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
The scale of Milan’s task having to face Barcelona in the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League was evident from the day they were drawn together with arguably the strongest club side ever assembled in the history of football. Several weeks later, Milan now have to grapple with declining odds against a new and potentially deadlier opponent: the injury crisis that has struck Milanello, threatening to derail everything good they have achieved this season.
Category Serie A | Tags: a.c. milan, away, barca, camp nou, ibrahimovic, Jeremy Lim, messi, milan, milan vs barcelona, quarter finals, san siro
