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New Match Fix Scandal Hits Serie A

July 4th, 2008 · Comments · serie a

The BBC, goal.com, The Guardian and other news sources are reporting that five players have been charged over alleged match-fixing of last season’s Serie A fixtures between Atalanta and relegated Livorno.
Atalanta’s Gian Paolo Bellini and Livorno’s former captain David Balleri have been charged with match-fixing. Brothers Emanuele and Antonio Filippini and team-mate Alessandro Grandoni from […]

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Transfer Moves: Keita to Catalonia, Degen leaves Dortmund

May 26th, 2008 · Comments · borussia dortmund, bundesliga, cafu, liverpool, philipp degen, real madrid, serginho, serie a

Now that the Champions League final has passed and I’ve had a bit of a break, it’s time for me to get back to work and start monitoring the transfer market. I’ve decided to not post much about rumours, though I will be posting a few articles, as there is already so much written on […]

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Internazionale feeling the pressure

March 28th, 2008 · Comments · as roma, internazionale, serie a

As I speculated on in an earlier post, it seems that Roberto Mancini’s “I’m leaving…wait…no I’m staying” routine has contributed to Inter’s shocking decline of form. The announcement was made moments after Inter had been dumped out of the Champions League by Liverpool by a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
Going back as far as February 16, […]

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