4:13 Dream is the thirteenth studio album by English rock band The Cure. After failing to meet several release dates, the album was released on 27 October 2008 by Geffen Records.^[2]

Background and production[link]

The thirteenth studio album by The Cure was originally intended to be a double album; however, frontman Robert Smith confirmed in interviews that this idea was scrapped, despite the fact that 33 songs had been recorded.^[3][4] Some songs featured on the album were recycled from earlier album sessions: an example is "Sleep When I'm Dead", which was originally written for the band's 1985 album The Head on the Door.^[5] Smith attested that the album would mostly comprise the upbeat songs the band recorded, while the darker songs may be released on another album.^[6]

Promotion[link]

On 1 May 2008, The Cure, via their MySpace profile, posted a bulletin in which they confirmed that the album would be released on 13 September. The bulletin also said that the thirteenth day of each month leading up to the release of the album (May, June, July and August) would see the release of a single from the album, as well as B-sides that would not make the final cut. The first single, "The Only One", was released on 13 May, followed by "Freakshow" on 13 June. "Sleep When I'm Dead" was then released on 13 July, followed by the fourth and final single, "The Perfect Boy", which was released on 13 August. On 16 July, Robert Smith announced that the album would be pushed back to 13 October, and in September's place, an EP was released containing remixes of the four singles from 4:13 Dream, entitled Hypnagogic States. The album's release date was delayed yet again, and it was released on 27 October.

On 21 August the title of the album was announced online as 4.13 Dream, and corrected three days later to 4:13 Dream. The official track listing was first revealed on the band's official website on 15 September 2008. Smith also mentioned the "dark album" companion piece, and jokingly stated that he would like to have it released by his next birthday (21 April 2009).

First songs performed[link]

On 6 October 2007, The Cure played the first song from their upcoming album at the Download Festival in Mountain View, California.^[7] The song, "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project") would go on to be the album's lead single. Following this, the band slowly introduced other songs from the album. In order to finish recording 4:13 Dream by early 2008, they delayed their North American tour by eight months.

On the following 4Tour, the band performed the songs "Underneath the Stars", "The Perfect Boy", "Sleep When I'm Dead", "Freakshow" (then titled "Don't Say Anything"), "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project"), and "It's Over" (then titled "Baby Rag Dog Book") at various shows. Although rumored to appear on the album from early reports, another song, "A Boy I Never Knew", was omitted from the final track listing.

On 11 October 2008, The Cure performed 4:13 Dream in its entirety at a free gig in Rome.

Reception[link]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B[8]
Allmusic	[9]
Blender	[10]
Entertainment Weekly	B[11]
The Guardian	[12]
NME	[13]
Pitchfork Media	(6.7/10)[14]
PopMatters	[15]
Rolling Stone	[16]
The Times	[17]

The album has received a mixed response from critics. While most critics have praised the album as a quintessential Cure record,^[13] others have criticised the compression,^[18] and its overly comfortable^[14] and lightweight^[9] songwriting. 4:13 Dream debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week of release.^[19] As of January 2011 US sales stand at 93,000.

Track listing[link]

Personnel[link]

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards, producer, mixing, engineering
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass
• Jason Cooper – drums, percussion, loops

• Smud – extra percussion
• Catsfield Sub Rhythm Trio – handclaps

• Keith Uddin – producer, mixing, engineering
• Daren Butler – assistant engineer
• Matt Hendry – assistant engineer
• Simon Wakeling – assistant engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Track-By-Track: The Cure's '4:13 Dream'
• Pitchfork's review of 4:13 Dream
• BBC – Music – Review of the Cure's 4:13 Dream

Fabrizio Miccoli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nardò, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Palermo
Number	10
Youth career
1991–1995	Milan
1995–1996	Casarano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1998	Casarano	57	(19)
1998–2002	Ternana	120	(32)
2002–2007	Juventus	25	(8)
2002–2003	→ Perugia (loan)	34	(9)
2004–2005	→ Fiorentina (loan)	35	(12)
2005–2007	→ Benfica (loan)	39	(14)
2007–	Palermo	136	(66)
National team‡
1996–1997	Italy U-18	10	(5)
1998–2000	Italy U-21	7	(2)
2003–2004	Italy	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2008

Fabrizio Miccoli (Italian pronunciation: [faˈbrittsjo ˈmikkoli]; born on 27 June 1979) is an Italian football striker who currently is playing for Serie A team Palermo.

Club career[link]

Early years[link]

After playing at youth level with Milan,^[2] he returned to his native Apulia in 1995 to join Serie C1 team Casarano, where he made his professional debut at the age of 17. He then agreed for a move to Serie B side Ternana in 1998, where he scored a total 32 goals in four season, 15 of which in his final year at the club. His performances at Ternana had Miccoli dubbed the "new Del Piero" by many sections of the Italian media.^[3]

Juventus and Perugia[link]

Following his impressive performances, Juventus showed interest in signing the player, and ultimately acquired his transfer rights from Ternana in July 2002, then loaning him to minor Serie A side Perugia for the 2002–03 season.

Miccoli showed great qualities during his first season in the top flight, scoring great goals and showing excellent technical ability. He was dubbed the Romario of the Salento, the Maradona of the Salento, and bomber tascabile (pocket bomber), due to his small stature, pace and his technical ability. His efforts helped Perugia reach an UEFA Intertoto Cup spot. For his efforts, he received an Azzurri call-up during the season and Juventus recalled him back for the following season.

Fabrizio Miccoli played six UEFA Champions League games for Juventus, and scored one goal. He also scored seven goals in Serie A for Juventus. However, after a fall-out with Juve manager, Fabio Capello, he did not get much playing time and the next season, half of Miccoli's registration rights was sold to newly promoted Fiorentina for €7million.^[4] Once in Florence, Miccoli showed his good qualities once again, helping Fiorentina to salvation on the last day of the season, scoring a goal to send Brescia to Serie B. At the end of the season there was a blind auction between Fiorentina and Juventus to decide his ownership, and Juventus won it by a lump sum of €6.7million for Miccoli, Maresca and Chiellini. Therefore, Miccoli had to return to Turin, but he was sent on loan to Benfica.

Benfica[link]

In July 2006, his loan to Benfica was confirmed despite initial interest from Aston Villa.^[5][6] Miccoli scored two goals for Benfica in six Champions League appearances. He also became a fan favorite when he scored a magnificent scissors kick goal against Liverpool during that competition, sending Benfica to the quarterfinals. At Benfica, Miccoli attracted attention from other clubs such as Roma and Internazionale. There was suggestion in the media that Roma were interested in a swap deal with problematic striker, Antonio Cassano^[7][8] but the move never eventuated and Miccoli opted to stay one more year in Lisbon with Benfica.^[9] The empathy between Benfica supporters and Miccoli was always extraordinary, they still miss the "small bomber".

Palermo[link]

On 5 July 2007, Palermo announced on their official website to have signed Miccoli with a 3-year agreement, costing Palermo €4.3 million.^[10] He completed a 4-way swap, which Miccoli replaced the left of Andrea Caracciolo, Caracciolo for Fabio Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta was replaced by Quagliarella. He returned to Italian football in the 2007–08 season, and took part in the rosanero's third UEFA Cup campaign. He scored a total eight goals in his first season with the Sicilian club, including the winning goal in the Sicilian derby against Catania, despite a number of injuries which prevented him from playing continuously in the season.

In 2008–09, Miccoli, now Palermo vice-captain (behind Fabio Liverani) following the transfers of Andrea Barzagli and Cristian Zaccardo to German club Wolfsburg, enjoyed a remarkable seasonal start, especially after the appointment of Davide Ballardini as new head coach for the team, creating a prolific striking partnership with Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, scoring 14 goals each. He renewed his contract on 30 May.^[11]

Starting in the 2009–10 season, Fabrizio Miccoli took the role of captain leading the team through the campaign in place of the injured Fabio Liverani, and being then confirmed after the latter rejoined the team on November 2009. During the 2009–10 season, Miccoli scored 19 goals, tying him for third in the Serie A goal-scoring race. He scored a hat-trick on 27 March 2010 against Bologna, and in a home draw against Sampdoria on the 9 May 2010, Miccoli scored his 41st goal in Serie A for Palermo on a penalty which he had earned, making him the all-time Serie A leading goal scorer for Palermo. The Luciano Zauri foul that earned Miccoli the penalty against Sampdoria, though it resulted in a successfully converted penalty, also caused a moderate injury to Miccoli's knee.^[12] As a result, Miccoli underwent right knee surgery on the 13 May 2010 at the Villa Stuart Clinic in Rome. The moderate damage to his cruciate ligament was deemed "successfully repaired" by knee specialist Professor Pier Paolo Mariani, and Miccoli is expected to make a full recovery over the summer months.^[13]

Miccoli's strong 2009–10 season played a big part in Palermo's campaign, which saw the club finish 5th in Serie A, tied for the best league finish in club history, and narrowly missing out on Champions League football. This also brought transfer interest from English Premier League side, Birmingham City, whom despite his injury at the time and the prospect of Miccoli missing most of the first half of the next season, still bid a reported £5 million for the 31 year old striker.^[14][15]

Miccoli made a strong start to the Serie A 2011-12 season, scoring twice in a 4-3 win against Inter and helping Palermo to 4th place in Serie A after 5 games, recording 3 goals and 3 assists along the way.^[16] He maintained his good form despite a lacklustre season from Palermo, with three different managers serving as head coach from August to January, and on 1 February 2012 he became the top goalscorer in the whole club history thanks to a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw against Inter at San Siro.^[17] In may 2012, he scored a hat-trick against Chievo Verona away in a 4-4 draw.

International career[link]

Fabrizio Miccoli made his Azzurri debut against Portugal in February 2003, creating the only goal for Bernardo Corradi. On 30 March 2004, Miccoli scored directly from a corner kick in another friendly match versus Portugal. He was subsequently featured in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches and received another call-up in a friendly against Finland in November 2004, which ended in a 1–0 win, with the only goal scored by Miccoli from a free kick.

After leaving Juventus on numerous loan stints, Miccoli did not receive any call ups under Marcelo Lippi and has since still not been called up to the Azzurri under either Roberto Donadoni or Cesare Prandelli. Many sections of the Italian media attribute Miccoli's exclusion from the Italian national side under Lippi due Miccoli's role in court during the Calciopoli scandal where Miccoli testified against Juventus, Juventus of whom have very close relations with Lippi.^[18][19] Despite this, Lippi still spoke positively in the media about Miccoli, referring to him in 2005: "I am constantly keeping him under observation, He's a big quality player and technically he is really good. He is a genius. Miccoli is a forward that can be really important for all teams in which he plays." .^[20]

During the 2009-10 Serie A season, there were several calls and speculation within the Italian media and high football figures that Miccoli could make a return to the Azzurri for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,^[21][22] and expressed continued interest in playing for the national team.^[23][24]

Despite these calls, he was not selected for the World Cup and in March 2011 upon return from a serious knee injury, he effectively announced his intentions to not purse an international career any further.^[25]

Career statistics[link]

As of 4 October 2011.

Personal life[link]

Miccoli is married to Flaviana, a girl he met first when he was 17 and she was 14. Together they have a daughter, Suami, named after the Hindi word for love, and born on March 2003. His second child, a son named Diego, was born on June 2008.^[26]

On early 2010, Miccoli gained national news after he managed to buy an earring belonging to his childhood hero Diego Maradona. The earring had been confiscated by the national tax office during a visit by Maradona to Italy (the Argentine star owing several million euros in taxes to the Italian state). It was sold at a public action for € 25,000. After confirming the purchase, Miccoli revealed that he would return the earring to Maradona were he to meet him.^[27]

Miccoli is a supporter of Lecce, and has expressed an interest in playing for the club in the future.^[28] Miccoli has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his right lower leg.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Career profile at Gazzetta dello Sport.it (Italian)
• Profile at FIGC

Sebastian Giovinco

Giovinco with Italy in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Club information
Current club	Parma
Number	10
Youth career
1996–2007	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Juventus	37	(3)
2007–2008	→ Empoli (loan)	35	(6)
2010–2011	→ Parma (loan)	30	(7)
2011–	Parma	36	(15)
National team‡
2007–2009	Italy U-21	20	(1)
2008	Italy Olympic	10	(3)
2011–	Italy	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2012

Sebastian Giovinco (Italian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan dʒoˈvinko]; born January 26, 1987 in Turin) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma and the Italian national team. Giovinco is a second striker, winger or attacking midfielder with noted dribbling skills, playmaking skills and he is known for his freekicks.^[1][2]

Due to his short stature and his technical skills, Giovinco acquired the nickname formica atomica (atom ant, after the eponymous Hanna-Barbera character).^[3]

Early life[link]

Giovinco was born in Turin to a Sicilian father and a Calabrian mother who were immigrants from southern Italy.^[4] He grew up in Beinasco, a comune southwest of Turin, in a family of Milan fans and joined the Juventus youth system when he was nine.^[5] He then rose through the ranks of the club and impressed especially during the 2005–06 season, winning the Campionato Primavera and reaching the final at the Viareggio Tournament.^[6] His younger brother Giuseppe was also part of the Juventus youth team until 2010, and is now playing for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Carrarese.^[7]

Club career[link]

Giovinco was promoted to the first team during the 2006–07 season and also played his last season in the Primavera squad. His debut came on May 12, 2007 in the Serie B match against Bologna, entering in as a substitute in place of Raffaele Palladino. He marked his debut with a splendid assist for David Trezeguet's tap-in. Since then, he had been tipped to be Alessandro Del Piero's heir in the trequartista role.^[8][9]

Loan at Empoli[link]

On July 4, 2007 he was loaned out to Empoli with his good friend and teammate Claudio Marchisio. Giovinco made his European debut in the UEFA Cup in September and scored his first Serie A goal on September 30, 2007 when Empoli beat Palermo 3–1. He caused large media interest when he scored his second goal, a free kick, on November 4, an equalizer against Roma, which was compared by some pundits to Ronaldinho's which knocked England out of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Unfortunately Empoli were unable to avoid relegation and he was recalled to Turin in June.

Back to Juventus[link]

In June 2008, Giovinco and Claudio Marchisio both returned to Juventus after enjoying a successful spell in Tuscany. Giovinco played his first match for Juventus on September 24, 2008 against Catania. He substituted Pavel Nedvěd late in second half, and made an immediate impact, assisting Amauri to score the only goal of the match. On December 7, 2008 he scored his first goal for Juventus, a free kick against Lecce in a 2–1 win.^[10] In October 2008, he signed a contract extension, tying him to Juventus until the summer of 2013.^[5] He ended the season with 3 goals in all competitions, including a volley against Bologna where he turned in a man-of-the-match performance as Juventus won 4–1.

Despite a bright start, Giovinco did not play regularly and made sporadic appearances throughout the season both in the starting eleven and off the bench as he struggled to fit into Ranieri's preferred 4–4–2 formation. The signing of Diego in the 2009 summer transfer window confined him to the bench but new manager Ciro Ferrara confirmed that the youngster will be back-up to the Brazilian international. When Ferrara was forced into a tactical switch due to injuries to first choice midfielders Mauro Camoranesi and Marchisio during various times, Giovinco was drafted into the starting line-up and helped Juve to a 5–1 hammering of Sampdoria in only his fourth start of the season.^[11] Under Ferrara's successor Alberto Zaccheroni, he hardly featured at all due to the changes in formation and his position was taken by young midfielder Antonio Candreva, a winter loan signing from Udinese. In April, he sustained a training ground injury and was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing tests.^[12]

Parma[link]

On August 2010, Parma F.C. announced the signing of Giovinco on loan from Juventus, with an option to buy 50% of the player's transfer rights at the end of the season.^[13][14] He scored his first goal for Parma on September 12, 2010, a free kick in a 2-1 loss to Catania. An impressive start to the season earned Giovinco a call up to represent the national team.^[15] On January 6, 2011, the loaned Giovinco scored two goals for Parma in a 1-4 win against his parent club Juventus. Towards the end of the season, he again scored against Juventus helping contribute to a victory over his parent club. After a very promising debut season, Parma exercised the option to buy 50% of Giovinco's contract for a fee of €3 million.^[16]

The 2011-12 season again saw Giovinco in fine form, leading the team in goals and assists in helping the Parma to an 8th place finish in Serie A. In his most prolific scoring season as a professional, Giovinco notched 15 goals and 11 assists in league play. He also scored a stunning volley from 30 yards out against Siena in the penultimate match of the season.^[17] His remarkable performances led the Parma president to declare Giovinco worth more than €40 million. ^[18]

International career[link]

Giovinco has represented Italy at every youth level from the U-16 level onwards. He was called up to Italy U-21 by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi to make his U-21 debut in the 2009 European Championship opening qualifier on June 1, 2007 and was instrumental in their 4–0 thrashing of Albania.^[19]

He also starred at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, where he was voted most valuable player, scoring two goals in the opening game against the Ivory Coast,^[20] and netting the winning penalty in the semifinal match against Japan.^[21] Italy ultimately won the competition, defeating Chile 1–0 in the final. That summer, he and Juventus teammates Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie were named in the squad for the 2008 Olympics.^[22] He scored the first goal in a 3–0 win against Honduras in the first match of the competition where he struck the ball from outside of the box with his weaker left foot and also impressed in the match against South Korea. Unfortunately his strong performances could not prevent the Azzurrini from losing 3–2 in a hard-fought quarterfinal against Belgium.

In the summer of 2009, Giovinco was called-up the U-21 side for the European Championships in Sweden after playing a part in their successful qualifying campaign. He formed partnerships with Robert Acquafresca and Mario Balotelli in an impressive three-pronged attack. Giovinco started in every single match at the tournament but Italy lost to eventual winners Germany 1–0 in a tightly contested semifinal.

With Juventus enduring a difficult season, his international career stagnated. He was called up for the first time in nearly two years after some good performances while on loan at Parma and made his senior team debut on 9 February 2011, in the friendly game played against Germany in Dortmund. After some promising substitute appearances, manager Cesare Prandelli stated that he will give Giovinco his full debut as a starter alongside Antonio Cassano.^[23]

Career statistics[link]

As of 6 May 2012.^[24][25]

International[link]

As of 14 June 2011.^[24][25]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Juventus:

• 2005–06 Campionato Primavera^[26]
• 2006 Supercoppa Primavera
• 2007 Coppa Italia Primavera
• 2006–07 Serie B

National team[link]

Italy U-21:

• 2008 International Tournament of Toulon

References[link]

External links[link]

• Giovinco's profile at Juventus Official Website
• National team statistics on Italian FA website

Italy squads v t e Italy squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Viviano 2 Motta 3 De Ceglie 4 Nocerino 5 Cigarini 6 Criscito 7 Montolivo 8 Marchisio 9 Rocchi 10 Giovinco 11 Rossi 12 Dessena 13 Coda 14 Acquafresca 15 Bocchetti 16 De Silvestri 17 Abate 18 Consigli 20 Candreva 21 Russotto Coach: Casiraghi v t e Italy squad – 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Consigli 2 Motta 3 Andreolli 4 Criscito 5 Morosini 6 Marzoratti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Acquafresca 10 Giovinco 11 De Ceglie 12 Sirigu 13 Ranocchia 14 Pisano 15 Bocchetti 16 Candreva 17 Poli 18 Cerci 19 Paloschi 20 Balotelli 21 Cigarini 22 Seculin 23 Dessena Coach: Casiraghi v t e Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Buffon (c) 2 Maggio 3 Chiellini 4 Ogbonna 5 Motta 6 Balzaretti 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Balotelli 10 Cassano 11 Di Natale 12 Sirigu 13 Giaccherini 14 De Sanctis 15 Barzagli 16 De Rossi 17 Borini 18 Montolivo 19 Bonucci 20 Giovinco 21 Pirlo 22 Diamanti 23 Nocerino Coach: Prandelli