Adrian Mutu has had, by any footballing measure, a very bad week. First, he was again kept at bay by the solid defense of Rangers, and watched as his occasional strike partner Christian Vieri miss a penalty that took them out of the UEFA Cup. Then, in his third-to-last league match with the [...]

Fiorentina and Romania striker Adrian Mutu is all sorts of pumped up for tomorrow’s UEFA Cup semifinal with Rangers, calling it “the most important of our season so far.” Mutu and Viola strike partner Giampaolo Pazzini failed to do their part in Glasgow, and they return home to the Artemio Franchi on 0-0. [...]

It’s four days until the Tricolorii of Romania take on Russia in the second friendly of the year, and one of the stars of Romania’s Euro 2008 qualifying run might be a little healthier than previously indicated. We knew, as of last week, that Adrian Mutu was cleared to play despite being left off [...]