http://napoli.theoffside.com News from Napoli Italian football team Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:24:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After the Monday massacre at the hands of the Oranje, my two cents has always been that Donadoni has still not done enough to transform to a youth movement with the national team and continues to rely on veterans that are or are getting too long in the tooth, particularly ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/benvenuti-a-maggio-e-denis.html On the morning of the Euro 2008 kick off, I am sitting at my computer with rest of the family asleep reading up on some updates to the fast and furious rumours and I thought I would share them with you: A few days ago, it appeared inevitable that Livorno defender ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/napoli-transfer-tidbits.html What a blow for the national team losing my hero Fabio Cannavaro after a nasty collision with Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini during the Azzurri’s first training session earlier today. Cannavaro’s ankle injury will keep him out of the entire Euro 2008 tournament. I am shattered and rattled but not broken and ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/napoli-summer-transfer-tidbits-2.html As we gear up for the Euro Cup 2008, I can't help but pass along some summer transfer market rumours as they pertain to our boys: First of all I am jealous that Fiorentina went out and inked Alberto Gilardino and that Marco Borriello appears to have been bought back completely ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/napoli-summer-transfer-tidbits.html Before we prepare to follow the much anticipated European Cup and cheering on the Azzurri, I thought I would take this opportunity to quickly review the performance of every single partenopeo who played this past 2007/2008 and offer a rating in evaluating their overall season. My rating is based on ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/final-20072008-season-report-card.html Thanks to Francesco who found this little YouTube treasure. It's all of Napoli's goals this past season. Just thought I'd share. I will post some updates regarding the calciomercato and Intertoto Cup soon... that crazy thing called a paying gig is cramping my style. http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/all-the-goals-and-nothing-but-the-goals.html In what many Lazio tifosi believe will be current coach Delio Rossi’s last game with the biancocelesti, his squad did celebrate an end-of-season victory in a rather dry and boring Serie A season finale by downing the Azzurri 2-1. Rossi's future remains very much in the air after a disappointing ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/lazio-2-napoli-1-e-finita-la-stagione.html The last match of the season is always tinged with a somber note. No more Sunday mornings spent watching La Giostra dei Gol on RAI International. No more wondering just high up Francesca Calligaro's skirts are going to go or how many times Simona Cantoni will wistfully pull off her ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/match-previews/napoli-lazio-giornata-38thats-all-folks.html In yet another example of playing the “big boys” tough in the 2007/2008 Serie A season, the Partenopei pulled out an outstanding performance against the big rosso-nero machine and in doing so dealt a crushing blow to Milan's hopes of a 2008/2009 Champions League qualification spot. The Azzurri were powered ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/napoli-3-milan-1-game-review.html Napoli will at last play a meaningful match this Sunday. With any relegation doubts long since removed since the late March victory against Palermo, Napoli has had little motivation the last few months. The match presents some unique opportunities for the Azzurri. 5) Roberto Sosa. Thi is Sosa's last match at ... http://napoli.theoffside.com/match-previews/napoli-rossonero-giornata-37.html