The world cup is a long ways away and a lot can happen between now and then. Someone could get hurt and miss the cup or suffer a terrible loss in form, or some guys who suck now could get markedly better before next summer. But if the world Cup started today, which guys would [...]

Just a reminder that we have one game left in World Cup qualifying against Cyprus, a game that counts for absolutely nothing. We’re top of the group no matter what happens, and I fully expect Lippi to experiment with players and lineups. He might as well, because a loss here with all new guys in [...]

One game. One more win and we are through to South Africa without having to worry about playoffs. One more match: a convincing enough display will keep the critics off Lippi for a while, at least until the call ups for next year come out. But even more importantly, a win against the strongest team [...]

One of the biggest complains you hear about the Azzurri is that not enough youngsters are called up to the team. This is due to numerous reasons; Balotelli is still eligible for the U21 team and Italy rarely calls up players that young, while other players like Acquafresca are unable to even hold down a [...]

I’d be thrilled.

In a lot of ways, this is the most important game remaining in our qualifying campaign. To see what I mean, look at the current standings in our group (credit Wiki):

It’s starting to become a familiar story. We play a team in a WCQ that we should easily beat. We stumble/luck our way to a victory. We’re all left with a sour flavor in our mouths.
Full writeup on the game.
To answer the question in the title, yes- a victory has felt like this in nearly [...]

Once upon a time, we had Francesco Totti. A man beloved in his home club, Roma, and envied/hated/deemed overrated by many others. Yet the man’s stats speak for himself. On the top 10 all time scorers’ list for Serie A, and numerous trophies to his name- including a World Cup- fill out his CV.

Just a few choice quotes from our great tactician: