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Soccer: Zanetti says it’s time to leave

P(ANSA) – Milan, May 6 – Soccer’s Javier Zanetti’s remarkable stint at Inter Milan is winding down, with the 41-year-old fullback preparing for his final two games before moving into a management post with the club.BR”I feel that it is … Continue reading

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Soccer: Napoli-Cagliari off for shirts

P(ANSA) – Naples, May 6 – Napoli’s Monday-night match against Cagliari will be called off if fans wear offensive T-shirts like that hailing a cop killer sported by a capo ultra who allegedly held up the Italian Cup Final against … Continue reading

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Soccer: Napoli-Cagliari scrapped if T-shirts shown

P(ANSA) – Naples, May 6 – Napoli’s Monday-night match against Cagliari will be called off if fans wear offensive T-shirts like that hailing a cop killer sported by a capo ultra who held up the Italian Cup Final against Fiorentina … Continue reading

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Soccer: ‘Emulate Thatcher on hooligans’

P(see previous).BR(ANSA) – Rome, May 6 – Italian soccer should emulate the approach Margaret Thatcher took to stamp out hooliganism in the 1980s, Italian Olympic Committee chief Giovanni Malag

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Benitez applaudes Pope’s soccer examples

P(ANSA) – Rome, May 2 – Soccer players should heed the advice of Pope Francis and be an example to others when watched by millions on the field, Napoli coach Rafa Benitez said Friday.BR”It was my first time at the … Continue reading

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Opponents ‘fear’ Renzi on soccer pitch

P(ANSA) – Florence, April 22 – Premier Matteo Renzi’s successor at Florence city hall quipped Tuesday that opponents are “afraid” to meet his former boss at Italy’s celebrity charity soccer match, the Partita Del Cuore (Game of the Heart), next … Continue reading

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Soccer: Juve move closer to scudetto with Udinese win

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 15 – Juventus moved closer to their third straight Serie A title with a 2-0 win at Udinese Monday night thanks to goals by ‘Atomic Ant’ Sebastian Giovinco and Fernando Llorente, who found the net for … Continue reading

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Soccer: Prandelli reaffirms code

P(ANSA) – Florence, April 15 – Cesare Prandelli on Tuesday reaffirmed the code of conduct that will force him to drop players who get red cards or who are involved in off-field antics, even shoo-ins for this summer’s World Cup … Continue reading

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Soccer: Tevez knock ‘nothing serious’

P(ANSA) – Turin, April 4 – Juventus forward Carlos Tevez on Friday reassured fans that he was not badly hurt after he came off during the Turin side’s 1-0 win at Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League … Continue reading

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Soccer: Roma present plan for swanky new stadium

IMG class=hide alt=”Soccer: Roma present plan for swanky new stadium” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-ddd596af12f8faf24f4e95448fcf7dbd.jpg” (By Paul Virgo) (ANSA) – Rome, March 26 – AS Roma on Wednesday presented their plans to build a swanky new stadium in the southern Tor di Valle area … Continue reading

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