•Most importantly, there is Facial Hair News. First, Seb is apparently planning on shaving off the horror that is currently residing on his face, which is great to hear, but he's also threatening "tribal symbols" next -- he's officially lost his mind. Second, there's Mutu, who turned up in Spain with a beard which earned him loads of shit from the ( Read more... )

•Most entertainingly, Mutu is modeling for Undici, Alessandro Moggi's new clothing line, because apparently he cannot say "no" to anyone whose name is Moggi. I've not seen any print ads apart from a big group one, but there's a flash video of all the models (using the term loosely, since Lergottale is there, among others) here, as well as an Adi- ( Read more... )

•Gila was in the press room yesterday [video|audio], talking about the Coppa match being crappy but over, wanting Fiorentina to go into Christmas in fourth, rooming with Cassano in the U-15s (!), and understanding what Pazzo is going through because he's been there himself. Aw, Gila.

•Corvino made his long-awaited appearance in the press room ( Read more... )

•Most importantly (obviously), during Sunday's match, the fans sang to poor, broken, half-dead Jorgy several times. &hearts

•Seb had his book (which features an introduction from Baggio) launch yesterday at Florence's Museum of Football, and while there he answered a lot of questions from the press [audio|promotional video|picture], talking about ( Read more... )

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•Mutu was in the press room yesterday [video|audio], and the hat rule was lifted for him, thank god. He didn't say anything unexpected, mostly stuff about how he's healthy and ready to go (though he doesn't really want to talk about it, because last time he did, he got hurt again right away), that the team have to be "more humble" away if they want ( Read more... )

•In his press conference yesterday [video] Vargas was awesome, saying all the right things about working to improve every day, learning from criticism, and being totally focused on Fiorentina. I love him.

•It was Captain Dainelli's turn to meet the press today [video|audio]; based on him and Vargas, The Man seems to be forcing them to wear hats to ( Read more... )

•Zauri was in the press room yesterday [video|audio], and was his usual calm, positive self. He said he's getting closer to full fitness, and would like Fiorentina, for the love of god, to buy him from Lazio when the season ends. Please. (He still wants Lazio to win the derby, though.)

•Everyone's reporting that Mutu will be the victim of the next ( Read more... )

Comotto, Da Costa, Dainelli, Donadel, Frey, Gamberini, Gilardino, Gobbi, Jovetic, Kuzmanovic, Melo, Montolivo, Osvaldo, Papa Waigo, Pasqual, Pazzini, Santana, Storari, Zauri
No surprises among the absentees, really -- Pubes and Krol are officially hurt, Mutu's maybe more hurt than anyone will admit, Jorgy's just out of the hospital, and Vargas ( Read more... )

( Big pile of news today, I'll put it behind a cut for once to save your flists. )