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Fiorentina v. Slavia Prague: Match Preview
By: Ted |
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It seems like its been a long time since I’ve thrown up a match preview, and indeed it has; I have not written one since the final match of last season vs. Torino, which was eventually won by Pablo Osvaldo’s wonderful bicycle kick. But tomorrow our team begins again with a hugely important [...]
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Catching Up With Ricky in China
By: Ted | 5 Comments
First off, sorry about the slowdown in posts over the last few days. Work has been a little hectic, and when you throw that in the mix with the general responsibilities of being a Dad to a 9-week old, well…
But it is a big week for us in the Viola. Tuesday is the [...]
Category: Team NewsViola News, Notes, and Autographed Shirts
By: Ted | 10 Comments
It’s been an interesting week as Fiorentina continues to prepare for its Champions League Qualifier next week vs. Slavia Prague. They have signed a new player, revisited the contract of an old hand, and played another friendly, looking pretty good in the process.
Category: Team NewsWell, That’s Over
By: Ted | 15 Comments
Coming back from a long weekend often means I find myself at my desk, staring at the pile of work that has built up while I was gone. Today, however, I came back to a bit of good news, that Adrian Mutu has apparently signed an extension that will keep him in Florence until [...]
Category: Team NewsViola v. Slavia Prague : Let’s Dance, Champions League Style
By: Ted | 8 Comments
As every Fiorentina fan worth his salt now knows, the Viola will be playing Slavia Prague in a two-legged qualifying match to determine entrance to the group stages of the Champions League. The first leg will be played August 12/13 with the return on August 26/27.
Category: Team NewsAh, So THAT’S What the Champion’s League is Like…
By: Ted | 6 Comments
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 NewsDo 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 [...]
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