Firstly, I won’t be able to post for a week. Why? I’m going on vacation and the hotel I’m staying at is charging ridiculous prices for broadband. So consider it a week’s break from the blog, and hopefully when I get back, there’ll be a decent amount of news to discuss.

10-nil was the score by which the Azzurri Olympic team beat Buggiano in a friendly match. Hey, 10-nil is always an impressive score but this game might’ve been a little too easy.

News updates for the day:

Summer is probably the worst time to be a soccer blogger. There’s literally almost no news to report on, so anything that’s typed is usually a preview, rumor, or editorial. I’ve been doing editorials and will probably keep on doing those until we actually get some real stuff to cover. The Olympics are right around [...]

(Yay for crappy puns based off of crappy movies)

Yeah, I’m as pumped to see him back at the helm as you are. A competent Italian national team coach? Feels like 2006 all over again
When Lippi finally gets in gear and picks his squad for the next game (which I think is a late August friendly), [...]

Up till now, we recapped the Euros and talked about the positives from that tournament. We laughed, we cried, we screamed at the TV, waiting for Luca Toni to score. But what’s done is done. So now, let’s focus on the future. To become competitive, and by “competitive” I mean “defend our World Cup title [...]

And we’re back!

Random thoughts: - Pirlo was played more out on the left of the midfield 3, and DDR in the center. I thought this was a very strong tactical play. DDR was in the center breaking up everything, and this is the position where he really shines offensively. Putting him out on the side kind [...]

Now there’s still much work left to do.
Video of the hug and a half-naked Cassano after the jump. The guy thinks every win is an excuse to take his clothes off. He’s being medicated, right?

Buffon - Stoned Mutu 1v1 and then makes the penalty save of the year. Cue mayhem and De Rossi and others screaming and giving everyone chills down their necks. Mutu then proceeded to fill his diaper and needed to be substituted. Most irreplaceable player on the team. ∞