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Ah, So THAT’S What the Champion’s League is Like…
By: Ted |
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This evening in front of a packed-to-the-top-row Artemio Franchi, Fiorentina played Barcelona (you’ve probably heard of them) in a friendly match in honor of the anniversary of the death of the Viola’s stadium namesake and the club’s former chairman. Barcelona, by almost every account I’ve read so far, absolutely schooled the Viola on their [...]
Category: Team News
Do you Want Some Cheese with that Whine?
By: Ted | 9 Comments
Another interesting weekend for Fiorentina. Interesting, but I am ready to leave all this transfer news and gossip in the dust and actually enjoy some meaningful football. Until we get that, however, here is the latest round of “news” around the club.
Category: Team NewsAAAANNNNNDDDD They’re Off!
By: Ted | 4 Comments
Today the bigwigs who run Series A were kind enough to release the coming season’s schedule of games, and it starts with a doozy for our beloved Fiorentina. The get Juve, at home, on the opening weekend of August 31. (It may be played on Saturday or Sunday depending on how the TV [...]
Category: Team NewsThe Mutu Situation – Where We Stand
By: Ted | 11 Comments
Since this latest Adrian Mutu-to-Roma fuss kicked up yesterday, I have been waiting to post my thoughts, hoping that it would reach some resolution before I chimed in. It now looks like this may go on for a few more days, so I wanted to get something out to the Viola faithful and give [...]
Category: Team NewsFiorentina and Great Derbies
By: Ted | 30 Comments
The English-language magazine World Soccer is a staple for many football fans here in the States and in the U.K. It combines solid reporting with a few thoughtful columnists, but most importantly it is essentially the only magazine that tries to cover the whole world game. It often bites off more than it [...]
Category: Team NewsFiorentina 1 – Hellas Verona 1, and Some Stupid Bullshit
By: Ted | 4 Comments
Today the Viola played their second friendly of the pre-season, against Hellas Verona, and drew the match at one goal apiece. The match had promised to be something of a homecoming of sorts, as the Great Man had been a former gaffer at Hellas, and Gila, Mutu and Jorgenson had all formerly played there, [...]
Category: Team NewsFor Some, the End of Heartbreak; For Others, There is only Pause
By: Ted | 3 Comments
For frivolous people such as myself, today marked the end of my heartbreak for the summer, for the mighty Viola were back on the pitch. Fiorentina played amateur club side Sciliar in a pre-season friendly today, winning 12-0. Giampaolo Pazzini had a hat-trick, and there were braces for Mario Santana, Manuel Da Costa, [...]
Category: Team NewsToyota Enthusiasts Society Annual Meeting
By: Ted | 13 Comments
Okay, the title of this brief little post is a bit of a joke. My lovely and good-humored wife occasionally refers to me as the President of the ‘Toyota Enthusiasts Society’ not because of any fondness for that particular automobile (I don’t even own a Toyota) but because seemingly half the clothes I wear [...]
Category: Team NewsFiorentina: News, Notes and Nonsense
By: Ted | 22 Comments
God, I hate the off-season. I miss watching my club every week. I thought this summer wouldn’t be that bad, since we had the Euros, which turned out to be really fun. But now that’s over and I’m left surfing the ‘net every day for rumors of my team. I can’t [...]
Category: Team NewsThe Great Man Speaks
By: Ted | 12 Comments
Viola coach Cesare Prandelli (regular readers know I always refer to him as the “The Great Man,” but it’s the off-season so I want to explain myself) gave a wide-ranging interview this week where he spoke of his hopes for next year, saying that he thought the team could do damage in the Champions League [...]
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