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Domenico Mungo: Cani Sciolti

of altravita · Thursday, 22 · 2 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Juli 2010 · No Comments • 2 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

"The ultras are evil. They are the dark hemisphere of football. The obscene horrors of civil society. The Ultras are the lightning rod of the do-gooders, the bourgeoisie, the shopkeepers, housewives, the poor and the cops on Journaillie victim search. The Ultras are open slurry pit of the stadium. Symbol of blind and irrational violence. "Domenico Mungo, much of [...]

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Hands of the ultras in the business of football

of altravita · Friday, 7 · 3 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Mai 2010 · 16 Comments • 3 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Paolo Berizzi, one of the best journalists to offer by Italy, wrote an article on the topic these days ultras: "The hands of the ultras in the business of football." The text is hard tobacco and will provide material for discussion and I suspect that will keep the enthusiasm on the part of the ultras in check. Also, because [...]

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Age before beauty

of altravita · Monday, 26 · 0 Trackbacks/Pingbacks April 2010 · 25 comments · 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Saturday evening, the AC Milan played in Palermo, and came with the announcement under the wheels - in consideration of the curve shape of both teams the result was about as surprising as the fact that in the winter is colder than in most other seasons. Partly responsible was the injury crisis and jaundice of the Rossoneri, with the total 11 failures [...]

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Mauro Zarate shows what he has learned at Lazio

of altravita · Wednesday, 17 · 0 Trackbacks/Pingbacks März 2010 · 27 Comments · 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Lazio player Mauro Zarate gets under the Chinese, and delighted us all with the "Saluto Romano: more falls to me now but not one really. Serie B!

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L'ultimo ultras - a film by Stefano Calvagna

of altravita · Saturday, 6 · 1 Trackbacks/Pingbacks März 2010 · 12 Comments · 1 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

It sounded so beautiful, as Stefano Calvagnas film "L'ultimo ultras" ("The Last Ultrà") was announced: Giancarlo "Sandokan" Lombardi, a leader of the Curva Sud, Capo of the "Guerrieri," should play and even Shevchenko should make a guest appearance for authenticity. Now, we make it short, the result is a film with "The Last of shit" [...]

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Italy in slow motion

of altravita · Friday, 26 · 0 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Februar 2010 · 13 comments · 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

In Italy, a football game does not end after 90 minutes. Because then begins the slow motion. In the press conference after his historic victory against Chelsea FC Internazionale in the self-Star coach José Mourinho, with observations on a possible penalty for the (from the game against Bayern Munich still waidwunde) Fiorentina to AC Milan in vorabendlichen catch-up game of the [...]

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Target shooting on idiots

of altravita · Monday, 22 · 0 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Februar 2010 · 13 comments · 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Even the mirror line was worth it, a message that had been on Facebook a group of 1,800 birds of fun with the slogan "Tiro a segno sui down" ("target shooting with Down's children" together). Meanwhile, this support group for Gehirnamputierte disappeared again and really are not necessary, any comment on the other side of the beautiful Italian proverb: "The mother of the idiots [...]

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Matti per il calcio - Mad about Football

of altravita · Saturday, 20 · 2 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Februar 2010 · 4 Comments • 2 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

"Lock up sports directors, the referee in the changing room, listened to referees and players, sold championships. It is enough that should keep their football. The sick, the sid, not us. People should switch off the TV and watch our games come, for ours is the true football: the dust, the mud, the doors with a completely torn nets. And, [...]

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in the case of Raciti sentenced to 14 years in prison Ultrà

of altravita · Wednesday, 10 · 1 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Februar 2010 · 15 comments · 1 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

Yesterday evening around 19.30 clock felled the juvenile court in Catania after eight hours of consulting its long awaited verdict against the fan Catania Antonino Speziale: 14 years for manslaughter. Negotiations were due to the death of policeman Filippo Raciti at the Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo on 02 February 2007. Judge Nino Minneci and his room seem like [...]

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Anti-fascist fan meeting in Livorno

of altravita · Thursday, 4 · 0 Trackbacks/Pingbacks Februar 2010 · 2 Comments · 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

The BAVA is organizing an anti-fascist fan meeting in Livorno. It will take place on the weekend 08/09. May in the home match against Livorno at Lazio. In addition to all sorts of other activities in and around the stadium are also planned concerts and I've heard one or two times will also raise a cold beer! In any case, [...]

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