Title: Fairy Tales are Bullshit
Pairing: Mario Balotelli/Alberto Paloschi
Rating: PG for language
Disclaimer: Lies.
Note: Written in response to this incident. Copious thanks to applegnat for the super (and superfast) beta.

( Alberto had been the first one outside of his immediate family to see him cry.)

Title: Once Upon a Time, Or: Scenes from a Courting
Pairing: Mario Balotelli/Alberto Paloschi
Rating: barely PG
Disclaimer: Lies.
Note: Written for footie_exchange

(Once upon a time, there was a boy named Alberto.)

I think it's fair to say that the constitution of the spine of the football team has changed in the last two decades. The libero, the regista, the enganche, even the traditional goal-hanging centre-forward - these are no longer tactical positions as profitable to teams today as they once were. Of the last three there are still fine examples ( Read more... )

Hello, footballisti! I looked through the comm info to see if what I am about to post would be appropriate, and I find that this appears to be so. Over the last week, to celebrate the anniversary of Germany 2006, I made a series of posts about aspects of football I care about.

These include ruminations on clubs I support, players I love, football ( Read more... )

What is a Ronaldo club debut compared to the senseless death of a human being?

Italian football's governing body indefinitely suspended all activity on Friday night, following fan violence that resulted in the death of 38 year old Filippo Raciti, a policeman, during the Sicilian derby between Palermo and Catania. At this moment, all of Serie A ( Read more... )

Hey, all. Because someone is dragging her feet, this community kicks off with a post that's all srs biznes rather than a write-up of a transfer saga. :D Or a link to that article about footballers and their hobbies ( Read more... )