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Melinda Gallo is a writer who has been living in Florence since 2004. In her blog, Living in Florence (www.melindagallo.com/blog), she recounts her life in a city that she loves and appreciates more every day.
Frey and Montolivo out The Fiorentina is experiencing difficulties with many players out with injuries. This week, two more players joined them on the bench: goalkeeper Sebastien ...
June Bellamy was born in Burma to a Burmese princess and an Australian pioneer. Burma (now known as Myanmar) was occupied by the Japanese during the war, and ...
Fiorentina wins against Bari The Fiorentina welcomed Bari at Franchi stadium on October 23. In the first half, Marco Donadel scored his first goal of the season, and in the second half, Alberto Gilardino scored another goal to give the team a 2-0 lead. Bari scored a goal at
Mestre Boca Nua, whose real name is Cosme Soares de Oliveira, was destined to become a mestre (master) of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian art form that combines music, dance and martial art, and whose origins go back to the sixteenth century when African slaves, after arriving in Brazil, combined the
Red balloon day On October 6, the Fiorentina went to Rome to open the worldwide ‘Every One’ campaign for Save the Children in the hopes of saving 2.5 million ...
After growing up in a small suburban city outside of Cleveland, Ohio, Kristin Lanese decided to move to the West coast to attend the University of Southern California (USC) with the hopes of becoming a teacher. Before even graduating, she was teaching English at language schools and after-school programs.
Margarita Martinez was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in a surf town south of Melbourne. While other children were out at the beach, Margarita was practicing the piano. Because both of her parents were professional musicians-her Australian mother a pianist and her Spanish father an organist-everyone
Viola players in national teams After the first match of the season, many of the Viola players went their separate ways to play for their national teams. Alberto Gilardino, ...
Bettina Schindler, who was born and raised in Austria by a German mother and a Swiss father, was told that the results of a school aptitude test indicated that she would make a good art restorer. While most of her classmates did not follow the test's advice, Bettina did.
When David Joseph Yacus was 12 years old, he was introduced to the trombone at his grammar school in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Even though he was initially attracted to the saxophone, ...
From Glasgow to Florence On July 12, Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc joined the Fiorentina with a two-year contract. This is his first time playing with an Italian team. Boruc played ...
Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:
Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:
Mihajlovic is here to win In his June 3 press conference, Fiorentina’s new head coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic, expressed his desire to get the team back into the Champions League: ...
In 1991, when Trine West was just 18, she left her hometown of Horsens, Denmark, to travel around Europe for a year. Her plan was to visit cities in the neighboring countries and get a taste of what the world has to offer. Her first destination was Florence, where she
Kroldrup signed until 2012 Danish defender Per Kroldrup extended his contract another two years, ending June 2012. Upon his decision to stay in Florence, he said, ‘This choice is both a personal and sporting one.' He also added that he anticipates getting the team back into Europe. &
Little did Matt Reinecke know when he met Cristina in Trafalgar Square in London while sitting under Nelson's Column, that he would one day live in Italy. After they met, they spent only two days together in London before Matt returned to California and Cristina went home to Prato,
Another draw at final home game On May 9, with nothing to lose and nothing to gain, the Fiorentina chose to begin the match without their main striker, Alberto Gilardino. Instead, two young strikers, Adem Ljajic and Keirisson, were in the starting line-up. Neither one had ever started
Originally from South Korea, Eun Young Park (Rei), lived in Japan and England for many years before ending up in Florence. When she was 10 years old, her father moved the family to Tokyo for five years. She was enrolled in Japanese schools and had to learn Japanese quickly in
No Fiorentina without Prandelli or Corvino After much unrest within the club over the past few weeks, Andrea Della Valle came to Florence on April 9 to attend two important matches against Inter. During his visit, he repeatedly said that the Fiorentina could not exist without Prandelli or Corvino.
Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves:
Viola on fire even with Prandelli doubts At the beginning of the Fiorentina-Udinese match on March 28, the Curva Fiesole had one bold message for the team: ‘Tifiamo per la maglia' (‘We support the team'), a reminder to everyone that even if changes occur on the
