[ITA] Serie A 2007/2008 (54 Viewers)

[Geof]

i think that was the creator of the picture's point.

Yeah it was meant to be Ronaldo - Valderrama haircut.

I figured that out .. eventually.

 

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[Dostoevsky]

Ibra Set To Become Highest Paid Player In History

Inter superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to be offered a new contract with the club which will make him the highest paid player in football history.

The Swedish striker has been in stunning form this season, scoring seven goals in Serie A to help the Nerazzurri roar to the top of the table.

The 26-year-old has also been inspirational in the Champions League, scoring four times in as many games, including an absolute screamer against CSKA Moscow a fortnight ago.

Earlier this week it was revealed that Milan favourite Kaka was set to pen a new contract with the Rossoneri until 2012 worth around £6.5m a year.

However the Inter hierarchy are determined to eclipse this figure by offering Ibrahimovic an in incredible £8m per season. This more than doubles his current wages of £3.3m.

Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola has refused to confirm that his client is ready to extend his deal.

“Relations with Inter are excellent, but we aren’t ready to sign a new contract,” he insisted.

However the Italian press strongly believe that it is a question of when, rather than if, Ibra signs.

goal.com

 

[Cuti]

what a waste of money. Wouldn't it be better if they gave him a wage of 5 million a year and gave me the other 3?

 

[Dostoevsky]

 

[Ascension]

As much as I love watching Zlatan on a football pitch, he is not that good.

Inter are doing this because they know what will happen if he leaves. If he leaves there is a void, a void they need to fill with another star. And Moratti realises that Inter still haven't won the CL so he is being careful.

I would personally prefer if Zlatan stayed a couple of years more in Inter. He has supported the club since he was a child, and I find this romantic and rare.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

that is an unnecessary amount of money to offer him. then again, it is moratti.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Funny thing,look inter. umpkin: Part from one article ...

In the week 11 matches this is the number of foreigners who started for their Serie A teams:

Cagliari: 0

Sampdoria: 0

Catania: 2 (Vargas, Martinez)

Atalanta: 1 (Ferreira Pinto)

Empoli: 0

Roma: 7 (Doni, Cicinho, Juan, Pizarro, Mancini, Giuly, Vucinic)

Genoa: 5 (Rubinho, Konko, Juric, Fabiano, Leon)

Palermo: 3 (Simplicio, Amauri, Cavani)

Juventus: 3 (Grygera, Nedved, Trezeguet)

Inter: 11 (Julio Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Chivu, Figo, J Zanetti, Cambiasso, Cesar, Ibrahimovic, Cruz)

Lazio: 4 (Scaloni, Cribari, Ledesma, Makinwa)

Fiorentina: 3 (Kroldrup, Kuzmanovic, Osvaldo)

Livorno: 3 (Knezevic, Bergvold, Bogdani)

Udinese: 6 (Handanovic, Lukovic, Felipe, Zapata, Siqueira, Inler)

Milan: 5 (Dida, Cafu, Kaladze, Seedorf, Kaka)

Torino: 0

Napoli: 5 (Hamsik, Gargano, Bogliacino, Lavezzi, Zalayeta)

Reggina: 3 (Valdez, Barreto, Hallfredsson)

Parma: 2 (Coly, Reginaldo)

Siena: 4 (Eleftheropoulos, Grimi, Jarolim, Codrea)

 

[Albertmare]

2nd part :eyebrows:

Calcio Debate: Should There Be A Limit On Foreigners In Serie A?

It is a debate that has raged in Italian football for half-a-century but Carlo Garganese asks if there should there be new laws implemented to limit the number of foreign players in Serie A…

Love him or loathe him but FIFA President Sepp Blatter actually made a valid point for possibly the first time in his life yesterday when he criticised Inter Milan for the dominance of non-Italian and non-European players in their team.

“I must re-iterate that it is just not on that an Italian club can only have three Europeans in their team, and not even a single player from their home country,” said Blatter. <--- gerah om?

When everyone is fit Inter currently have just one first-team player who is Italian – Marco Materazzi. Indeed out of the 28 players registered in the Nerazzurri’s senior squad, only five are Italian, with three of these being goalkeepers.

Clearly this makes a mockery of the ‘Italian’ Serie A. It is common knowledge that Internazionale, as the name suggests, were created 99 years ago because the club that they split from (AC Milan), would not allow foreigners to play for the team.

However the current system at Inter has surely gone too far. Over 25 per cent of Inter’s squad is made up of Argentineans, while over 20 per cent consists of Brazilians. When the Nerazzurri play in the Champions League, are they representing Italy, or are they representing South America?

The latter it seems.

Inter are quite simply the Serie A equivalent of Arsenal. The English Premiership giants have a wonderful young team and are flying high at the top of their domestic league but how many of their first team are English?

The answer is none. In fact the only home-grown member of their squad who has tasted any serious action is 18-year-old Theo Walcott, who is also the only English youngster who seemingly has any future at the club.

Currently European Union Laws over the freedom of movement mean that residents within the EU are guaranteed the right to freely move within the EU’s border states.

Therefore legally at this current time, it is impossible for Serie A, the Premiership, or any other league within the EU to propose a limit on foreign players.

There have been attempts by UEFA to try and separate football from these EU directives and Blatter confirmed yesterday that he hoped there will be modifications next month.

“In December perhaps there will be some modifications in the European Union on the subject,” stated the 71-year-old.

One thing that is important to note is that in my opinion Serie A does not particularly have a problem with its teams fielding too many foreigners - it seems to exclusively be an Inter Milan problem.



Therefore only 67 of the 220 players who started the week 11 matches in Serie A were non-Italian.

This is a ratio of 30 per cent, which when compared to the English Premiership is tremendously lower.

Indeed a number of teams such as Torino, Empoli, Sampdoria and Cagliari did not field a single foreign player, and it was only the bigger sides such as Roma (7) and Inter (11) that brought the average up.

Therefore I do not believe that Serie A has a problem and if new EU laws next month allows national leagues to propose limits on foreigners, Serie A does not really need to act.

The Italian national team is doing well, they are World Champions, have qualified for Euro 2008, and have a plethora of outstanding youngsters coming through.

As for the English Premiership – well I advise that they bring in new laws immediately.

What are your views on this topic? If it becomes possible next month – should there be limits on the number of foreign players in Serie A? What are your views on Inter’s shortage of Italians? Goal.com wants to know what you think.

Carlo Garganese

 

[Dostoevsky]

According to spanish papers Marca,Roma will sign Baptista in janury.Probably loan deal.

 

[lil zlatan]

Ibra Set To Become Highest Paid Player In History

Inter superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to be offered a new contract with the club which will make him the highest paid player in football history.

The Swedish striker has been in stunning form this season, scoring seven goals in Serie A to help the Nerazzurri roar to the top of the table.

The 26-year-old has also been inspirational in the Champions League, scoring four times in as many games, including an absolute screamer against CSKA Moscow a fortnight ago.

Earlier this week it was revealed that Milan favourite Kaka was set to pen a new contract with the Rossoneri until 2012 worth around £6.5m a year.

However the Inter hierarchy are determined to eclipse this figure by offering Ibrahimovic an in incredible £8m per season. This more than doubles his current wages of £3.3m.

Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola has refused to confirm that his client is ready to extend his deal.

“Relations with Inter are excellent, but we aren’t ready to sign a new contract,” he insisted.

However the Italian press strongly believe that it is a question of when, rather than if, Ibra signs.

goal.com

Ibra deserves it.

 

[Oggy]

Noone deserves to have that huge salary.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

he deserves this

 

[Dostoevsky]

 

[Bozi]

he deserves this

i prefer cameltoe

 

[HelterSkelter]

Dude,that right thigh belongs to a man.

 

[Ascension]

That chick is smoking

 

[HelterSkelter]

Only if you ignore that right leg

And now that i look at the pic again,her head looks 2 sizes two small for her body.Its like Godzilla's body meets Carrie Underwood.

 

[Marc]

What´s the name of the chick?!

 

[Stephan]

Dude,that right thigh belongs to a man.

or maybe it belongs to a camel

 

[Stephan]

What´s the name of the chick?!

miss canada