Pasquale Abiuso to Italy

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Emile, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. Emile

    Emile Member

    Oct 24, 2001
    dead in a ditch
    Iona midfielder has signed with Trento Calcio in the Serie D. Despite his very Italian name, he appears to be a 'Merican from Long Island.
     
  2. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
  3. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In Trento? I hope they mean he speaks German.
     
  4. pscman5

    pscman5 New Member

    Nov 16, 2007
    holy crap i know this guy. cant believe he turned pro i mean hes good and all, but damn didnt think he had that in him.
     
  5. Cassano

    Cassano Member

    Jul 16, 2004
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Serie D isn't that competitive. Some good college teams could defeat Serie D sides.
     
  6. HighburyForever

    HighburyForever Red Card

    Oct 15, 2006
    Wooloomooloo, New South Wales
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Ok, question that has nothing to do with this guy. Since you follow Italian soccer, why the hell does Luca Toni "shake his hear" whenever he scores a goal?

    I thought the thumb-sucking goal celebration was stupid but this one takes the cake
     
  7. Hyuuga Neji

    Hyuuga Neji Member

    Nov 20, 2007
    The Bay Area
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Clint Dempsey has done the "shake the ear" too, just so you know.
     
  8. HighburyForever

    HighburyForever Red Card

    Oct 15, 2006
    Wooloomooloo, New South Wales
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    That doesn't make it a good goal celebration.....and I still don't know what it means ;)
     
  9. Cassano

    Cassano Member

    Jul 16, 2004
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    He said a friend told him to do it once and he liked it and it just stuck ever since.

    But the true explanation of it has so many rumored possibilities, it's never been confirmed.

    Some say it's supposed to mean he's going nuts or something like that.

    another hypothesis is that it means he is saying: "Look what I just did."
     
  10. Hyuuga Neji

    Hyuuga Neji Member

    Nov 20, 2007
    The Bay Area
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So you're saying that he might be just celebrating his goal? Heretic!;)
     
  11. CRSvideo

    CRSvideo Member

    Jul 24, 1999
    New York, NY
    Yeah, supposedly, from what I've read, its supposed to be "Can you get your head around what I just did?" but basically its just something that stuck. They guy scores a lot of goals.
     
  12. Cassano

    Cassano Member

    Jul 16, 2004
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I see you list Fiorentina as one of your favorite clubs. We just got a new Fiorentina board in the Italy forum.

    https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1288
     
  13. Hyuuga Neji

    Hyuuga Neji Member

    Nov 20, 2007
    The Bay Area
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's good news. I never understood why there are so little Serie A club boards.
     
  14. Cassano

    Cassano Member

    Jul 16, 2004
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    most of the posters are fans of the big clubs only.
     
  15. soprano52

    soprano52 New Member

    Feb 24, 2008
    I have seen Pasquale play. He is a very smart player who never gets himself into trouble. Always plays 1 touch. I would not be suprised to see him move up into a higher division quickly.

    p.s. I would love to see a college team play a Serie D team. There is no comparison. College soccer is the same as highschool soccer, only the kids are bigger and faster. There is absolutly no skill involved. An NFL player would probably be the best player in college soccer because he tackles and runs fast.
     
  16. Hyuuga Neji

    Hyuuga Neji Member

    Nov 20, 2007
    The Bay Area
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have you actually seen a Serie D match? I've seen a Serie C match and it wasn't exactly class playing. I would imagine Serie D would be similar to college soccer.
     
  17. dl

    dl New Member

    Sep 16, 2000
    Cambridge, MA
    That's a response from someone who has clearly never watched US college soccer.
     
  18. badabing22

    badabing22 New Member

    Feb 26, 2008
    ive played at Indiana university for 3 years and then got injured....and my team won the NCAA championship a year after i stoped....so i think i know something about Division 1 soccer.....and what soprano52 said is completly correct. Divison 1 = American Football only ur not alowed to use your hands.....

    the majority of players that play on professional teams in europe would never even be considered in the MLS because they are either to small or not strong enough....i personally know players that didnt make it in the MLS or the A-League but now play professionaly in first division Germany and France....
     
  19. soprano52

    soprano52 New Member

    Feb 24, 2008
    Abiuso To Play Professional In Italy

    What are your thoughts on this?? Almost all Seria D teams are composed of players from Juventus, Milan.ect. They are composed of players from those teams that never made it to the first team....



    He is going to play for Trento which is the capital of its region.

    Look at Fulham, they are going to be in 2nd division in England. Thats only 2 divisions higher then Serie D.
     
  20. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
  21. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Abiuso To Play Professional In Italy

    Threads merged
     
  22. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana
    Re: Abiuso To Play Professional In Italy

    Not quite.

    In Italy after Serie A there is Serie B, then C1, then C2, then D. So Serie D is actually the 5th division down.

    Starting with Serie C1, the lower leagues are regional. Trento plays in Group B of Serie D, where there are 10 groups total, and his group consists of mostly small town teams from the Lombardia and Trentino-Alto Adige regions.

    The Championship, where Fulham will likely be playing, is a league that is national -- not regional. The games have much better attendances, and the players are much better paid. Serie D, on the other hand, is non-professional.

    So overall, your comparison doesn't work so well.
     
  23. FirstStar

    FirstStar Hustlin' for the USA

    Fulham Football Club
    Feb 1, 2005
    Time's Arrow
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who?
     
  24. Shaydee

    Shaydee Member

    Apr 8, 2002
    New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    no one of course. or they are lying to their friends and telling them they are in the first division when they aren't.

    In France:
    Andrew Jacobson-drafted by DC United, who wanted and expected to sign him

    In Germany:
    Steve Cherundolo
    Sal Zizzo
    Bryan Arguez
    Heath Pearce
    Kamani Hill

    Well Arguez was with DC United so that counts him out. All the others would have been given a shot in MLS based on their youth national team exploits alone.

    That's all the Americans in the French and German top flights, not counting youth players.
     
  25. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Abiuso To Play Professional In Italy

    I guess that means you were holding them back

    Kan yu spel it?

    The play college football at Indiana? Really?

    No, you don't.

    This may be the worst sock puppet pair in the history of BigSoccer - Two usernames, but "Sporanos" related and they both use "...." instead of an ellipsis.
     

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