Archive for February, 2008
Inter vs Roma 1-1
Inter welcomed Roma to the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in this entertaining top-table battle. Inter had to do without Ibrahimovic, Samuel and Cordoba because of injury while the visitors had Cicinho suspended. The match started with a fast tempo and both teams had several chances early on, Inter firing over the bar a couple of times [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Inter held by Sampdoria
Inter paid a visit to Sampdoria this week hoping to put the Champion’s League defeat to Liverpool behind them. Unfortunately the trip to Anfield cost them the services of solid and speedy Cordoba. He damaged the ACL in his knee and will be out for some time. Mancini also had to rest Ibrahimovic and Cruz [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Matchday 24 Serie A wrap on Footy-boots
Check out this week’s Serie A wrap up on Footy-boots.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Horrific Taylor tackle on Eduardo
Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Birmingham but the talking point of the match was the disgusting tackle on Eduardo da Silva by Martin Taylor. You can see the footage below that he wasn’t interested in the ball and had plenty of time to pull out of it. He received a straight red [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Cordoba out for return leg
Cordoba went to ground during the second half of the champions league encounter between Inter and Liverpool. He was immediately replaced and could be seen clutching his knee in some pain. It’s been revealed that the damage is worse than first expected and he has injured his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). This injury is much [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Inter vs Liverpool CL – second half and highlights
Continuing my post from yesterday’s match, there was a good chance for Liverpool just after the restart when Finnan played a 1-2 and could have caused a lot of trouble if he wasn’t blocked. Mancini was forced to remove Cruz for Vieira on 54 minutes and leave Ibrahimovic alone in attack due to the missing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Inter vs Liverpool CL – first half update
The first half of this heavyweight clash began with the home side having most of the possession and pressuring Inter a lot in the first 10 minutes. The ref was handing out yellow cards like they were going out of fashion as Torres fell with any light knock. On three minutes the first went to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ronaldo injury update
The surgeon’s that operated on Ronaldo have said that the operation was successful but now only time will tell if he can recover and play at an elite level still. There will be a wait of at least nine months to see how he can recuperate but the medics don’t think his career is done [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Manchester United destroy Arsenal
Man U have knocked Arsenal out of the FA cup with a convincing 4-0 rout. Fletcher was on the scoresheet twice and Rooney and Nani made up the total. Most of the goals came early on, Rooney on 16, Fletcher on 20 and Nani on 38 but Arsenal’s chance for a revival or at least [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Inter vs Livorno (2-0)
Inter took full advantage of the second place battle between Juventus and Roma which caused the latter to miss out on points and almost second place. Inter opened up their lead on the league to 11 points and can probably already taste that third consecutive scudetto.
Suazo was given a start as Ibrahimovic and Cruz were [...]
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