Three months of rest in the winter break and here kicks-off the Serie A again – Lingering Roma wanted a win to keep some pressure and hopes against the leaders Inter Milan, but managed only a late jolt. Messine defender Alessandro Parisi scored from the spot in the injury time providing Roma a late shocker [...]
The referee may have missed the foul but television replays were out to rescue, showing evidences of the French Champions’ Lyon striker Fred elbowing Roma defender Cristian Chivu during the teams Champions League tie on 6 March. The Brazilian international has been handed a three-match ban by the UEFA for the act and the ban [...]
Another twist to the Champions League’s tail – Roma stars Amantino Mancini and Christian Panucci accuse Manchester united winger Cristiano Ronaldo of ‘being a diver’ ahead of the teams’ quarterfinal first leg tie in Italy. Ronaldo will switch from one flank to the other and will be up against Roma’s veteran defender Panucci – who [...]
Francesco Totti has hinted that he could make a comeback into the Italian national side. However, he has insisted that he will make himself available only for crucial international fixtures. Totti had taken a temporary retirement at the end of the successful World Cup campaign last year. Citing fitness worries and a desire to spend [...]
No repeat of the thrashing handed out to Roma in last season’s quarter-final by Manchester United as Roma players competed neck to neck, creating better chances with Totti and Alberto going so close, but eventually deprived of scoring the equalizer. Meanwhile, United has something to cheer as striker Rooney scored his first goal of the [...]
Prior to the match, Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard asked the club’s fans to believe in the team following a series of poor results in the Primera Liga. Now that the Catalunyan club is in the semi-final of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, Rijkaard can dream of a second European title in two years. But for [...]
