Marco Materazzi

Mourinho slams Materazzi treatment

Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho believes Marco Materazzi gets unfairly singled out by referees and fans as one of the bad boys of Italian football. The Italy defender was shown a red card towards the end of the Milan...

Moratti: "A draw would have been fairer"

Sep 29, 2008

MILAN - Inter president Massimo Moratti gave a brief interview to journalists on his arrival at the Saras offices on Monday: Moratti, are you disappointed about the derby defeat? "It's disappointing to lose a derby because...

Lazio takes Serie A lead away from Inter

Argentine forward Mauro Zarate scored twice and set up another goal to help Lazio beat Torino 3-1 Sunday and take the Serie A lead away from Inter Milan, which was beaten 1-0 by AC Milan. Playing in his first Milan derby...

Gabriele Marcotti: Instant replay may be a good idea, but it's a tricky one

Sep 25, 2008

Both are intelligent men who have done so much for the game, and trading barbs via the media -- assuming Platini wasn't misquoted -- is somewhat beneath them. That said, Platini's comments on video replays during matches...

Chelsea fight back, but United make crucial point

Martin Samuel at Stamford Bridge Graphic: Chelsea v Manchester United stat attack On the surface, Manchester United got what they came for: an away point and the brakes applied to Chelsea’s early-season momentum. They...

Uganda: Blatter Blurts Out Claptrap

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 As an African, I am supposed to worship Sepp Blatter as he is possibly the only man alive who could have, against odds unimaginable, decided to bring the World Cup to this continent and actually...

Inter, Nike present new kits

APPIANO GENTILE - Captain Javier Zanetti, Marco Materazzi, Adriano, Julio Cesar, Maicon and Amantino Mancini were the Nerazzurri models for today's presentation of the new Nike kits for the 2008/09 season. Inter's commercial...

Amantino Mancini: "I can't wait to start"

APPIANO GENTILE - New signing Amantino Mancini was among the first to arrive at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti this morning, along with José Mourinho and his staff, and Marco Materazzi. "I can't wait to start," said the...

Villarreal join defender race

Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso is being targeted by three clubs with Villarreal the latest suitors, according to reports. The Spanish outfit have joined Italians Fiorentina and French outfit Paris Saint Germain in the...

Good chance for Ray to make amends

TEAMtalk believes it makes a refreshing change to see a manager spared the axe after the FFF opted to retain Raymond Domenech's services. A lifeless goalless draw against Romania was followed by comprehensive defeats by Holland...