http://cagliari.theoffside.com News from Cagliari Italian football team Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:31:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cagliari had a full ownership purchase option from Lazio on Pasquale Foggia for 3.5 to 4.5 million after he spent last year on loan from Lazio. The Lazio owner couldnt decide if he wanted him back and Cellino was trying to make him happy. After coming out a couple of ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/opportunity-knocks-cellino-ignores-it-and-other-transfer-news.html We all know that rumors and truth are often completely different when it comes to footballers, especially in the offseason when the team a player will be playing for is anyones guess, but it looks like we have some positive news regarding arguably our two most important players from last ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/foggia-and-acquafresca-staying-in-sardinia.html Give Cagliari stud Pasquale Foggia credit. He spent last year in Sardinia dealing with as many ups and downs as a player can face as he started the year with a new club where expectations were immediate after his great start. With a call up to the Azzurri and his ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/foggia-playing-it-cool.html I know I am not the smartest person when it comes to loans, ownership of players, and the rights that come with these various labels, and maybe that is why I am frustrated with all the rumors flying around about where he will be playing next year. While rumors are ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/whats-up-with-acquafresca.html Cagliari obviously had something up their sleave when they played financial hardball with Ballardini after his magical performance keeping Cagliari in Serie A for yet another year. Rather then reward him with a new well paying contract, they instead hired former Cagliari player Massimo Allegri, who just pulled off his ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/allegri-and-matri-whos-next.html Word out of Sardinia is that Davide Ballardini will not be returning to coach Cagliari for the 2008-09 season. While this was always a possibility as Ballardinis magic in the second half of the season, which helped Cagliari survive yet another year in Serie A, would cause him to expect ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/coach-ballardini-not-returning-does-it-matter.html For any fan of a small club, this has to be the most frustrating part of the calendar year other then when you are sweating those weeks or months of uncertainty as to whether or not your club will avoid relegation. For a Cagliari fan like myself, after pulling off ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/success-and-the-silly-season.html One of the most up and down seasons in recent Cagliari memory is now over. How fitting it end with a home tie with Reggina whose season very much mirrored ours. Its hard to analyze this game as both teams came in with nothing to play for and had to ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/time-for-a-deep-breath.html After what seems like forever because of the gut wrenching, heart pounding feelings every Cagliari fan has experienced this year, we are now at the final week of the season and guess what, this game does not matter. We are safe and the stands of the Sant Elia will be ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/cagliari-reggina.html Cagliari has now secured another season in Serie A after what looked like almost certain relegation back in February. While fans of any team shouldnt get so excited because they avoided relegation when it is not their first year in the top flight after being promoted, this team has every ... http://cagliari.theoffside.com/cagliari/time-to-celebrate-and-ponder-the-future.html