Italian Serie A 2014-15

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On Saturday, August 30 at 6pm local time Seria A season 2014/15 will start with the game Juventus-Chievo. As a summary from the 2013/14 season, here is how it ended:

Chanpion: Juventus (3rd title in a row)
Champion's League spots: Roma, Napoli (qualifications against Athletic Bilbao / Spain)
Europa League spots: Fiorentina, Inter, Torino (qualifications agains Split / Croatia)
Relegated: Livorno, Bologna, Catania
Promoted from Serie B: Palermo, Empoli, Cesena

This year Serie A is a somewhat stable. No significant inward transfers, with possibly the transfer of Morata from Real Madrid to Juventus and Diego Lopez also from Real Madrid to AC Milan.
The most notable outward movements were the departure of Mario Balotelli from AC Milan to Liverpool (AC Milan fans are extremely happy about this) and the departure of the great Torino striker Ciro Immobile to Borussia Dortmund.
The favorites for winning the titles are once more Juventus (which changed the coach from Conte - who went to coach Italy - to Massimo Allegri, Milan's ex coach), Napoli, who has a significantly stronger team this year, and Roma. Inter, Milan and Fiorentina could join the race, but this would be somewhat of a surprise. EL spot candidates are once again Fiorentina, Inter, Milan, Lazio, with one of these a potential CL entry. The relegation battle will also be hard for the newly promoted teams and probably for some of the old ones like Chievo, Verona and even possibly Udinese.

Racially, the league is still overwhelmingly White (82.7%) but less so than last year (-3% for Whites). The darkening is mostly due to a significant increase of Mesitzos/Amerindians and Arabs, rather than Blacks. Most of the Blacks and Arabs come via France.
Financialy the league is somewhat better off, with the value of existing teams player assets (not counting the newly promoted teams) increased by some 210 M Euros (approximately 10%), either through new acquisitions or through the increase of the value of existing players. However, many clubs continue to struggle, and the league is falling further behind the Spanish, German and English leagues in competitivity.
Below is the breakdown and numbers.

595 players (+29 vs. last year)
Foreigners 312 52.44% (+13 vs last year)
Countries:
Brazil 38 12,5 %
Argentina 36 11,8 %
France 21 6,9 %
Spain 18 5,9 %
Uruguay 15 4,9 %
Serbia 15 4,9 %
Ghana 15 4,9 %
Slovenia 12 3,9 %
Colombia 10 3,3 %
Chile 8 2,6 %
Croatia 7 2,3 %
Greece 7 2,3 %
Morocco 7 2,3 %
Poland 7 2,3 %
Romania 5 1,6 %
Belgium 4 1,3 %
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 1,3 %
Portugal 4 1,3 %
Algeria 3 1,0 %
Germany 3 1,0 %
Georgia 3 1,0 %
Paraguay 3 1,0 %
Senegal 3 1,0 %
Venezuela 3 1,0 %
Bulgaria 2 0,7%
Cote d'Ivoire 2 0,7%
Iceland 2 0,7%
Japan 2 0,7%
Macedonia 2 0,7%
Mali 2 0,7%
Nigeria 2 0,7%
Slovakia 2 0,7%
Montenegro 2 0,7%
Others 1 player


Racial Breakdown (as of August 24, 2014 - the market is opened until August 31 and there may still be changes):
Whites 489 - 82.2% (+4, -3% vs last year)
Blacks 65 - 10.9% (+5, +0.2%)
Mesitzos/Amerindians 22 - 3.7% (+11, +2%)
Arabs 14 - 2.4% (+4, +0.7%)
Asians 3 - 0.5% (+1, +0.2%)
Turks 2 - 0.3% (+1, +0.2%)
Jews 0 - 0% - unchanged

Percentage of Whites per team:
Sassuolo 97% (+1% vs last year)
Torino 94% (+2%)
Chievo 94% (+4%)
Verona 92% (-8%)
Cesena 92% (new)
Atalanta 88% (-8%)
Parma 88% (+8%)
Empoli 88% (new)
Cagliari 88% (no data for last year)
Sampdoria 86% (-6%)
Napoli 84% (-6%)
Genoa 84% (+2%)
Palerno 82% (new)
Fiorentina 79% (-9%)
Juventus 76% (-4%)
Lazio 76% (unchanged)
Inter 73% (+6%)
Roma 70% (-16%)
Milan 70% (+14%)
Udinese 67% (-14%)


Breakdown team-by-team in detail:
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Juventus (339M Euros -18M Euros vs. last year), Whites 76% (-4%), Blacks 15%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 9%
28 Players, 13 foreigners (47%)
Blacks 5:
Angelo Ogbonna (Italy)
Patrice Evra (France)
Paul Pogba (France)
Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana)
Kingsley Coman (France)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 3:
Carlos Tevez (Argentina)
Romulo (Brazil)
Arturo Vidal (Chile)

Notable arrivals:
Morata (Real Madrid), Evra (Man United),
Notable departures:
Osvaldo (Inter), Vucinic (Al Jazira), Quagliarella (Torino), Isla (QPR)

Comment: Juventus remains the favorite to win the title (4th in a row), even though it will remain to be seen how the team will work with the new coach Allegri. Also, the main competitors are stronger this year. the team is slightly less white then last year, with the questionable acquisition of Patrice Evra.
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Napoli (266 M Euros, +27M), Whites 84% (-6%), Blacks 10%, Arabs 3%, Turks 3%
26 Players, Foreigners 20 (77 %)
Blacks 4:
Kalidou Koulibaly (France)
Camilo Zúñiga (Colombia)
Jonathan de Guzmán (Netherlands)
Duván Zapata (Colombia)
Arab 1:
Faouzi Ghoulam (Algeria)
Turk 1:
Gökhan Inler (Turkey)

Notable arrivals:
De Guzman (Villarreal)
Notable departures:
Reina (Bayern Munich)

Comment: Napoli (with Rome) is Juventus' main competitor this year for the scudetto. The team is stronger and more valuable than last year, and Benitez has done a good job last year in building the first squad. This year more results will be expected of him, this is not a "transition year" anymore. The team is less White then last year, but not in the first 11.
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Roma (266M Euros, +40M)
31 Player, 20 Foreigners (65%), Whites 70% (-16%), Blacks 15%, Mesitzos/Amerindians/Amerindians 6%, Arabs 3%, Turks 3%, Asians 3%
Blacks 5:
Ashley Cole (England),
Urby Emanuelson (Netherlands)
Maicon (Brazil),
Seydou Keita (France),
Gervinho (Ivory Coast)
Mesitzos/Amerindians/Amerindians 2:
Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay),
Juan Iturbe (Paraguay)
Turk 1:
Salih Ucan (Turkey)
Asian 1:
Radja Nainggolan (Belgium)
Arab 1:
Mehdi Benatia (Morocco)

Notable arrivals:
Borriello (West Ham), Keita (Valencia), Emanuelson (Milan)
Notable departures:
-
Comment: On paper Roma is stronger than last year (40M more valuable), but many of the new arrivals are expensive Blacks that have high flop potential (Ashley Cole, Urby Emanuelson etc.). On paper - contender for the title, in reality it has a potential of a huge dissapointment.
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Inter (259M Euros, +33M) - Whites 73% (+6%), Blacks 15%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 9%, Asians 3%
30 Players, 24 Foreigners (80%)
Blacks - 5
Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal)
Isaac Donkor (Ghana)
Yann M'Vila (France)
Fredy Guarín (Colombia)
Joel Obi (Colombia)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 3
Juan Jesus (Brazil),
Gary Medel (Chile),
Hernanes (Brazil),
Asians - 1
Yuto Nagatomo (Japan)

Notable arrivals:
Vidic (Manchester United), Osvaldo (Juventus)
Notable departures:
Zanetti (end of career), Cambiasso (end of contract), Samuel (Basel), Mudingayi(end of contract), Milito (Racing Avellaneda), Taider (Southampton)

Comment: Inter has a potential of achieving one of the Champions League spots, but also of dissapointing. Vidic and Osvaldo are good buys, but there is a generational change to be managed by coach Mazzarri, and that is never easy.
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AC Milan (205M Euros, -12M) Whites 70% (+14%), Blacks 15%, Arabs 9%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 3%, Asians 3%
29 Players, Foreigners 14, 48%
Blacks - 5
Cristian Zapata (Colombia),
Nigel de Jong (Netherlands),
Michael Essien (France),
Sulley Muntari (Ghana),
M'Baye Niang (France)
Arabs - 3
Adil Rami (France),
Hachim Mastour (Italy),
Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy),
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Alex (Brazil),
Asians - 1
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Notable arrivals:
Niang (Montpellier), Menez (PSG), Diego Lopez (Real Madrid)
Notable departures:
Balotelli (Liverpool), Taarabt (QPR), Emanuelson (Roma), Constant (Trabzonspor), Robinho (Santos)

Comment: Milan has a great upside potential this year. The new (and somehow inexperienced) coach Pippo Inzaghi has sold some expensive Black/Arab flops accumulated in the Allegri era (Balotelli, Emanuelson, Constant, Robinho, Taraabt). Their disgraced owner Silvio Berlusconi does not have the resources for huge transfers anymore, so they mostly bought little known, younger, mostly White players (Whites +14%). However, there will be a lot of work to re-build the squad. Borderline CL/EL spot material.
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Fiorentina (204M Euros, +34M) Whites 79% (-9%), Blacks 7%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 7%, Arabs 7%
35 Players, 25 Foreigners (71.4%)
Blacks - 2
Steve Beleck (France)
Juan Cuadrado (Colombia)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 2
José María Basanta (Argentina),
David Pizarro (Chile),
Arabs - 2
Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt),
Mounir El Hamdaoui (Netherlands)
Notable arrivals:
Alonso (Sunderland)
Notable departures:
Matri (Genoa), Diakitè(Sunderland)

Comment: Fiorentina has a potential to remain close to the top squads. The team is similar to last year and they play together for a long time, with their owner, shoe industrialist Diego Della Valle, invesing significantly in the club. The team is somewhat "darker" but not in the main positions, mostly in reserves. EL potential, possible upward surprise.
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Lazio (148M Euros, -6M)
32 Players, 26 Foreigners (81%) - Whites 76% (unch.), Blacks 18%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 6%
Blacks - 6
Mickaël Ciani (France),
Edson Braafheid (Netherlands),
Abdoulay Konko (France),
Luis Pedro Cavanda (Belgium)
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria),
Keita Baldé Diao (Spain),
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 2
Vinicius (Brazil),
Brayan Perea (Colombia)
Notable arrivals:
De Vrij (Feyenoord), Basta (Udinese), Parolo (Parma)
Notable departures:
-
Comment:
Although still pretty "dark", especially for a club with such a right-wing reputation, Lazio has brought some very interesting young White players and should fare better than last year. Probably EL potential.
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Udinese (98M Euros, +6M)
34 Players, 25 Foreigners (74%) - Whites - 67% (-14%), Blacks 21%, Mesitzos/Amerindians - 12%
Blacks - 7
Naldo (Brazil),
Molla Wague (France),
Allan (Portugal),
Emmanuel Badu (Ghana),
Gabriel Silva (Brazil),
Masahudu Alhassan (Ghana),
Luis Muriel (Colombia)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 4
Guilherme (Brazil),
Jádson (Brazil),
Iván Piris (Italy),
Alexis Zapata (Colombia)
Notable arrivals:
Thereau (Chievo), Kone (Bologna)
Notable departures:
Basta (Fiorentina)
Comment: More than a club representing the city of Udine, Udinese is an import-export agency for foreign players managed by the super rich Pozzo family (who also owns Watford in England and Granada in Spain). Giampaolo Pozzo uses Serie A as a shop-window. They also have a new coach - Stramaccioni, who didn't do well with Inter a few years back, and this is always a risk. As one would expect, the team is very multi-kulti. As for Roma, on paper, a strong (middle of the table) team, in practice there is a potential for disaster and even relegation zone.
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Torino (79M Euros, +31M)
28 Players, 16 Foreigners (57%) - Whites - 94% (+2%), Arabs 3%, Mesitzos/Amerindians - 3%
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Josef Martínez (Colombia)
Arabs - 1
Omar El Kaddouri (Belgium)
Notable arrivals:
Quagliarella (Juventus), Sanchez Mino (Boca Juniors)
Notable departures:
Immobile (B. Dortmund). L.Gomis (Trapani)

Comment: Torino this year has lost Serie A's top scorer (and Italian national team player) Ciro Immobile, and this loss will not be easy to replace. Another great player - Alessio Cerci, may go. They did buy some good players, like Quagliarella from Juventus, but there is a downside potential. Mid-table team.
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Sampdoria (79M Euros, +11M) Whites - 86% (-6%), Blacks - 11%, Mesitzos/Amerindians - 3%
26 Players, 10 Foreigners (39%)
Blacks - 3
Alfred Duncan (Italy),
Pedro Obiang (Spain),
Stefano Okaka (Italy)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Eder (Italy)

Notable arrivals:
Bergessio (Catania)
Notable departures:
Maxi Lopez (Chievo), Mustafi (Valencia)

Comment: Sampdoria sold some important players this yea (Mustafi was one of their best defenders) and may be weaker this year. Mid table team with potential of being pulled into relegation zone.
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Genoa (78M Euros, +12M)
32 Players, 15 Foreigners (47%) Whites 84% (+2%), Blacks 16%
Blacks - 5
Allan Blaze (France),
Edenilson (Brazil),
Moro Alhassan (Ghana),
Isaac Cofie (Ghana),
Sebastien De Maio (France)
Notable arrivals:
Matri (Fiorentina)
Notable departures:
-
Comment: Genoa's position is similar to that of Sampdoria, probably mid-table team, with downward potential.
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Sassuolo (73M Euros, +34M) Whites 97% (+1%), Blacks 3%
27 Players, 3 Foreigners (11%)
Blacks - 1
Raman Chibsah (Italy)
Notable arrivals:
Vrsaljko (Genoa), Peluso (Juventus)
Notable departures:
-
Comment: Sassuolo is the whitest team in Serie A, and already this is a positive. In addition, they invested significantly in younger players (the team value is almost double). Probably middle of the table team with EL surprise potential.
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Atalanta (69M, +5M) Whites 88% (-8%), Blacks 6%, Arabs - 3%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 3%
31 Player, 8 Foreigners (26%)
Blacks - 2
Boukary Dramé (France)
Richmond Boakye (Ghana)
Arabs - 1
Yohan Benalouane (France)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Marcelo Estigarribia (Italy)
Notable arrivals:
-
Notable departures:
Yepes (end of contract)

Comment: Atalanta did not change much the team from last year, the solid Argentinian striker Deniz is still there as is their great attacking middlefielder Bonaventura. This is a typical provincial team that know how to fight for every point. Collantuomo is a great coach, with them for many years now. Lower-mid table team with upward potential.
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Parma (62M, -7M) Whites 88% (+8%), Blacks 6%, Arabs 6%
29 Players, Foreigners 11 (38%)
Blacks - 2
Fabiano Santacroce (Italy)
Afriyie Acquah (Ghana)
Arabs - 2
Djamel Mesbah (Algeria)
Soufiane Bidaoui (Morocco)
Ishak Belfodil (France)
Notable arrivals:
Belfodil (Livorno), Mesbah (Livorno)
Notable departures:
Parolo (Lazio)

Comment: Parma is a somehow weaker team than last year and there are rumours of Cassano stirring troubles in the locker room. Lower mid-table team, with potential of being dragged into relegation zone.
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Cagliari (52M Euros -), Whites 88%, Blacks 12%

27 Players, 9 foreigners (33%)

Blacks :3

Godfred Donsah (Ghana),
Caio Rangel (Brazil),
Víctor Ibarbo (Columbia),

Notable arrivals:
-
Notable departures:
Astori (Roma)

Comment: Cagliari kept most of the last-year's squad, except Astori, the solid defender being transfered to Roma. They did pretty well last year, given that they had to play most of their games on neutral venues due to issues with their stadium. In a way, the greatest change is the new coach Zdenek Zeman, known for his inclinations towards attacking football, unusual for Italy. Sometimes it works (as with Pescara 3 years ago), sometimes it's a disaster (as with Roma 2 years ago). I would predict a lower-middle of the table team with upward potential.
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Palermo (52 M - newly promoted) Whites 82% (new), Blacks 12%, Arabs 6%
31 Player, 17 Foreigners (55%)
Blacks - 4
Granddi N'Goyi (France)
Robin Quaison (Sweden)
Carlos Embalo (Portugal)
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)
Arabs - 2
Achraf Lazaar (Italy),
Zouhair Feddal (Spain)

Notable arrivals:
-
Notable departures:
-
Comment: The team was promoted at a top Serie B spot. Probably lower mid-table team with relegation potential, but also with potential to enter the EL zone. An unknown at this point.
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Chievo Verona (50M Euros, +13M) Whites 94% (+4%), Blacks 6%
30 Players, 14 Foreigners (47%)
Blacks - 2
Marcos Miranda (Italy),
Edimar (Brazil)
Notable arrivals:
Maxi Lopez (Sampdoria)
Notable departures:
Dramè (Atalanta), Thereau (Udinese)

Comment: Last year Chievo grabbed safety from relegation at the last moment, this year it will probably be more of the same. Relegation zone candidate.
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Hellas Verona (32M, -6M) Whites 92% (-8%), Mesitzos/Amerindians 4%, Arabs 4%
26 Players, 19 Foreigners (73%)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Rafael Márquez (Spain)
Arabs - 1
Mounir Obbadi (France)

Notable arrivals:
Tachtsidis (Torino)
Notable departures:
Donadel (Napoli), Iturbe (Roma), Romulo (Juventus)

Comment: Hellas was somewhat of a surprise last year, where they came close to grabbing an EL spot with a budget team and the written-off 38 year old veteran Luca Toni who had a great season. This year they sold some important players (Iturbe, Romulo, Donadel) and also don't have an all-White team as last year :sad: (although having a Black player is still taboo for them :icon_mrgreen: ). They will probably struggle to remain in Serie A, but may surprise again.
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Empoli (30M - newly promoted) Whites 88% (new), Blacks 8%, Mesitzos/Amerindians 4%
27 Players, 10 Foreigners (37%)
Blacks - 2
Dramane Konaté (Ivory Coast)
Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay)
Mesitzos/Amerindians - 1
Diego Laxalt (Uruguay)
Notable arrivals:
-
Notable departures:
-
Comment: Empoli is an unknown entity. They were promoted into Serie A as the 2. team in Serie B, but have a very low budget team, which usually means a bitter struggle for survival in Serie A. Prime relegation candidate.
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Cesena (22M - newly promoted) Whites 92% (new), Blacks 8%
27 Players, 7 Foreigners (27%)
Blacks - 2
Abdul Yabré (Italy)
Grégoire Defrel (France)
Notable arrivals:
-
Notable departures:
-
Comment: Cesena has the cheapest team in serie A. They were promoted in serie A through the Serie B play-offs. As Empoli, they are a prime relagation material.
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Let the games begin! :clap2:
 
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Porthos -

Splendid work, mate! :thumb:

I'm hoping that my Atalanta does well and that a club other than Juventus, Internazionale, or Milan wins the Scudetto. :icon_wink: It's certainly been a while since that has happened...
 

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Verona 92% (-8%)

Disappointing to see Hellas Verona lose their 100% white rating from the start of last year. I stopped following Serie A from about January as I lost my TV coverage of it. They were doing well but I don't know if they added non-whites during the winter. They finished the season in the top ten (#10 exactly). That's pretty impressive for a team that was out of Serie A for a decade or so.

BTW Frederik Sorensen (Denmark) has been sent to Hellas on loan for a year.
 

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why did PSG sell menez and keep the flop lucas:

[video=youtube;P5qIdhdQF8s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5qIdhdQF8s[/video]

here he is humiliating napoli's new black french security guard kalidou koulibaly:

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other great goals from this season:

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imagine if he was black :biggrin1:

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the black french security guard kalidou koulibaly has been described as very strong physically, but lacking skill
it is possible that napoli's disapointing results are atleast partly because of him
 

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in roma, the black french security guard and former newcastle flop mapoo yanga-mbiwa has been really terrible, like for example against napoli
he has also been terrible in champions league, he was especially exposed against bayern (with a 7-1 defeat, lol)

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the one responsible for the goal that left as roma out of champions league was seydou keita, however, way too passive: http://gfycat.com/SlimySolidBluemorphobutterfly
 

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Menez is on fire, and so is Mexes who was ressurected from the dead by Inzaghi.
This year's Milan is much whiter with mostly 1-2 Blacks (De Jong and Armero) compared to 5-6, sometimes 7 last year. In addition they are grooming several new Italian players (Poli, Saponara, Zaccardo) who were brushed aside by Allegri.

Massimiliano Allegri must be one of the most black-loving coaches in Serie A. We all know what AC Milan looked like under his watch (and how successful they were!). Now he is repeating himself in Juventus. Last year with coach Antonio Conte, Juventus was typically playing with 1-2 Blacks (Pogba, and often Asamoah). This year they are significantly blacker, with often 3-4 blacks. Aside from the inevitable Pogba (who should be a playmaker but has the game view and situational awareness of Ray Charles), Angelo Ogbonna - another "Italian", Kwadwo Assamoah - who is currently injured, and even Patrice Evra are all pretty regular starters, with Kingsley Koman also getting a lot of playing time.
 

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Thanks for bringing the site back!

Here are some very pertinent comments from Arrigo Sacchi, the architect of the great AC Milan team of the late 80s and early 90s, as well as Italy's coach in 1994 when they lost from Brazil on penalty kicks in the final. Bear in mind that the Sacchi was not a nationalist then because his AC Milan first team regularly featured "Dutch" blacks Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkard.
However after observing the final of the Viareggio youth turnament earlier this year which saw the winning Inter side play with 4-5 blacks, he could not contain himself ( http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/17/arrigo-sacchi-no-racist-too-many-blacks-youth-teams ):

“I just said I saw a game featuring a team who fielded four coloured boys... I just wanted to point out that we are losing our national pride and identity.â€
“I’m certainly not racist and my history as a coach demonstrates that … But look at the Viareggio [youth] tournament I would say that there are too many black players. Italy has no dignity, no pride. It should not be possible that our teams should have 15 foreign players in the squad.â€

To Sacchi's credit, after (of course) being crucified for these comments by the Italian and international (especially English) regime media, he tried to clarify but did not retract the statements...
Here's some examples of the media campaign:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arrigo-sacchis-comments-remind-italians-5189923
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...i-says-black-players-Italian-youth-teams.html
http://www.theguardian.com/football...otball-ethical-dilemma-racism-foreign-players


Sacchi's ex player (now coach of Real Madrid) Carlo Ancellotti supported him using a phrase sometimes employed by Benito Mussolini, but also by Julius Cezar ("many enemies, much honor") in the sense that if so many enemies are jumping to condemn Sacchi after his statements, he must feel honored and he is doing something right. Ancellotti may be punished by UEFA/FIFA for this statement.

"Carlo Ancelotti quite incredibly gave his full backing and support to under-fire Arrigo Sacchi on live Italian television tonight... Speaking to Italian TV after Real Madrid’s win over Schalke last night, Ancelotti thought that for some reason it would be a good idea to make light of the situation, and supported Sacchi with an Italian slogan:‘Molti nemici, molto onore’ – ‘Many enemies, much honor’.
The slogan itself is one that’s often attributed to fascist dictator Mussolini, but Ancelotti claims he was simply quoting the great Roman emperor Julius Cesar."

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/c...igo-sacchi-live-tv-many-enemies-honour-video/

We'll see how this is going to develop.

Below are Sacchi's comments in Italian, where he also praises the "Italianization" (that is "Whitening")of AC Milan after the previous coach Massimiliano Allegri (and for a brief time, Clarence Seedorf) had regularly fielded teams with 6-7 Blacks. In the meantime there are persistent rumors that AC Milan will be sold to an Asian "investor", bu this is material for the next thread.

[video=youtube;0Jd3xRqfo4Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd3xRqfo4Y[/video]
 

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"Ancelotti thought that for some reason it would be a good idea to make light of the situation, and supported Sacchi with an Italian slogan:‘Molti nemici, molto onore’ – ‘Many enemies, much honor’.
The slogan itself is one that’s often attributed to fascist dictator Mussolini, but Ancelotti claims he was simply quoting the great Roman emperor Julius Cesar."

i love that slogan

anyways, it has been adressed many times here that because blacks mature earlier than whites and because they all lie about their age (the african blacks), they have a huge advantage over whites in the youth teams
if nothing is done to change things, like laurent blanc said, all the players in the youth teams will be black, which is the case in france (80% blacks approximately according to renowned professionals)
black players that become useless at the second when white players are fully developped physically

doing or saying anything about this problem is being racist, ofcourse, you can't do that
when you see things like that in a youth team you must tell yourself that there's nothing wrong:

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(1.70m at 11 years old, it's big and gives him a huge advantage, but since he's already an adult he won't grow much more and will probably end up being as small as lionel messi)

meanwhile, in south africa they have a quota of non white players in rugby but there's nothing wrong about it:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/31638936
 

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[h=1]Silvio Berlusconi ‘agrees €1bn Milan takeover deal with Chinese investors ( http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/02/milan-silvio-berlusconi-milan-chinese-takeover )[/h]"Italian Prime Minister held talks with a group which includes Hong Kong businessman Richard Lee on Thursday night and told sources that “the sale of 75% of Milan to the Chinese has been agreed onâ€￾."
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"Italian news agency AskaNews believes that the Chinese government is playing an instrumental role in the takeover in a bid to promote football in the country."

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This was later denied by Berlusconi, but given the insistent rumors that have been going on for months now, I believe this is imminent. Sic transit gloria mundi.
 

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Italian fans' dislike for black players continues. The parents of the AC Milan U-10 team expressed their unhappiness with colored players by allegedly booing their every move. Way too many black kids in AC Milan U-10. The media immediately seized the opportunity to cry "Racism". One can only imagine the atmosphere in the locker room.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32194907

Here's the team:

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This is one hell of a goal!!!He took it from the halfway line and finished with a super strike!:high5:


https://gfycat.com/ThinCreativeBat

Its a travesty,a bloody farce that he cannot get into the France team!:mmph:

Fantastic goal. More than the strike (which was great), I love his fantastic (maybe a bit lucky) first touch - with one stroke he took out 3 defenders. Menez has been fantastic the whole season. The other White French - Mexes - also excellent.
The Whitening of AC Milan (mentioned by Arrigo Sacchi) continues. The latest to bite the dust is Sulley Muntari who was not even on the bench. The only colored on the field was the "Dutch" Nigel De Jong. Last year they were regularly playing with 5-6 Blacks or more. What a difference between Allegri and Inzaghi. Let's hope AC Milan stays under Italian ownership.
 
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Fantastic goal. More than the strike (which was great), I love his fantastic (maybe a bit lucky) first touch - with one stroke he took out 3 defenders. Menez has been fantastic the whole season. The other White French - Mexes - also excellent.
The Whitening of AC Milan (mentioned by Arrigo Sacchi) continues. The latest to bite the dust is Sulley Muntari who was not even on the bench. The only colored on the field was the "Dutch" Nigel De Jong. Last year they were regularly playing with 5-6 Blacks or more. What a difference between Allegri and Inzaghi. Let's hope AC Milan stays under Italian ownership.


That Nigel De Jong is a bloody thug allowed to play football:mad: .He literally mows down players without the slightest concern for the coordinates of the ball.The only good thing he ever did is taking out that Camel-lover Hatem Ben Arfa out of the game for a good six months.Hopefully one of the oh-so-abundant thugs masquerading as professional footballers in the EPL will take Ozil out.:icon_mrgreen:
 

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juventus lost against parma, they fielded the B team
kingsley coman started and was reportedly terrible
he is compared with pogba because he's black
people expected him to be excellent aparently
in PSG's youth teams we have tons of them if anyone is interested
 

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juventus lost against parma, they fielded the B team
kingsley coman started and was reportedly terrible
he is compared with pogba because he's black
people expected him to be excellent aparently
in PSG's youth teams we have tons of them if anyone is interested

Koman was lionized as a super talent and was pushed a lot by Massimiliano Allegri (a coach super friendly to black players who regularly fielded 5-6 blacks in Milan), but then he fell out of the first team. Typical Black "talent" that falls on the wayside. Against Parma Allegri also played Angelo Ogbonna (the other Italian black international) as a central defender, with predictable results.
This result is such a sensation because Juventus (even with the B team) lost against Parma which is technically a bankrupt club. They only wait for the Serie A to finish and Parma will be relegated probably to amateur level (Serie D or similar). For people who still remember the 1990s - Parma is a team that won two Europa Leagues / UEFA cups - 1995 and 1999, one cup winner's cup in 1993 and a European Super Cup in 1993. One could still remember Parma players from these great generations - Gianluigi Buffon was their goalkeeper, Hernan Crespo, Dino Baggio, Gianfranco Zola, Fabio Cannavaro, Tomas Brolin and many, many others. Great team. Today they don't even have enough money to pay for hot water showers or for people mowing their lawn. They are only playing because other clubs and the Italian Football Association agreed to pay for their costs until the end of the season. Their main sponsor used to be the food multinational company Parmalat. Once Parmalat went bankrupt because of financial faul play, Parma FC didn't stand a chance. Sad ending for a great provincial club that for a while was making the big guys tremble... and one more confirmation we are leaving in times where power is being concentrated more and more in few (less than 10) European clubs, while small clubs struggle.
 
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there are countless transfer rumors going on about pogba
i read today that he wanted to sign for barcelona but asked to be the 2nd most paid player of the club after messi
if it's true it's ridiculous
anyways he will be paid more than he deserves because he's the only black player who is believed to have the potential to be one of the best players in the world
yet he can't control the ball and can't pass
 

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[video=youtube;F6dfNyuotn0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6dfNyuotn0[/video]

luca toni, top scorer of the league
yet he is no longer called in the italian national team (balotelli, okaka chuka :lol:)
 
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