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Bravo Pupi!
Inter Milan, as usual making things just about as difficult as possible, captured the scudetto, the Italian league title, yesterday. It should have made sure last weekend, but that customary brewer of trouble, Marco Materazzi, pushed his way, quite literally, into the action — shoving his teammates out of the way as he insisted on taking a crucial penalty kick, the one that should have given Inter a win over Siena, and decided the title.
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Bad luck for bank manager
[REF WATCH] An Italian bank manager with the misfortune of resembling referee Mauro Bergonzi was beaten by men believed to be Juventus fans upset over two controversial penalties Bergonzi awarded in Napoli’s 3-1 win over Juve last October.
Bergonzi has since gone into hiding with police protection.
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Brilliant debut for Milan’s ‘Ka-Pa-Ro’
[ITALY/VIDEO] How good were Kaka, Ronaldo and Pato Alexandre, their 18-year-old countryman, in their first game together? They combined for four goals — one more than Milan had scored all league season at home — in its 5-2 win over Napoli on Sunday.
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The Ronaldinho soap opera continues
[WEEKEND HEADLINERS/TV] Amid speculation that Ronaldinho is unhappy and wants to move after starting the last two games on the bench, Barcelona played up the Brazilian’s value to the team. Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic played down talk of Inter Milan walking away with another Italian league title. Embattled Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce hopes the Magpies can build upon Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with English Premier League leader Arsenal. In Germany, leader Bayern Munich is considering its winter moves with the mid-season break only two weeks away.
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International Year in Review
It was a year for triumph and tragedy. Champions were crowned on three continents, and a new generation of stars dominated the international club scene. But 2007 was also marked by tragedy as Italian soccer descended into violence.
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UEFA Champions League TV Schedule
Because of AC Milan’s commitments at the Club World Cup in Japan, the deciding Group D matches in the UEFA Champions League have been moved up to Tuesday. For what’s at stake and the TV listings …
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Panucci ends Scotland’s fitba dream
[SCOTLAND-ITALY] They call it the Hampden Roar. In the old days, when the capacity of Glasgow’s Hampden Park exceeded 100,000, it was said the roar of the crowd could be heard for miles. The capacity of Hampden has been cut to a more modest 52,000, but the Hampden Roar was supposed to be Scotland’s home-field advantage when it took the field Saturday night in its decisive Euro ’08 qualifier against Italy.
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Italian soccer in chaos
Italian soccer was thrown into chaos when three key matches were either postponed or suspended in the aftermath of the shooting death of a Lazio fan on Sunday. Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year-old disc-jockey, was shot by a police officer after Lazio and Juventus fans clashed at a gas station on the A-1 freeway near the town of Arezzo. As news of Sandri’s death spread across Italy, riots involving soccer fans broke out across Italy.
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OBITUARY: Nils Liedholm
Nils Liedholm, a legendary figure in both Swedish and Italian soccer, died Monday at the age of 85. Liedholm helped Sweden win the gold medal in the 1948 Olympics in London — the first international soccer competition after World War II — and moved a year later to Italy, where he would spend the rest of his life.
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Knee surgery for Giuseppe Rossi
A day after scoring his seventh Spanish La Liga goal for Villarreal, New Jersey product Giuseppe Rossi underwent knee surgery to repair meniscus damage in his right knee. He is expected to be sidelined for six weeks.
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U.S. Abroad: Decision Time for Rossi
The name of American-born Giuseppe Rossi has arisen once again as U.S. head coach Bob Bradley scours the globe for players to restock his player pool. Rossi’s career is steaming along as he scores goals for Spanish club Villarreal and the Italian under-21 team, for which he may play next year in the Olympic Games. […]
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WEEKEND PREVIEW: International Soccer Headliners
The recent form of Arsenal and Manchester United has fans salivating about Saturday’s clash of EPL co-leaders at the Emirates Stadium. Tensions are high in Italy, where Juventus and Inter Milan meet Sunday for the first time since Juventus was relegated in 2006 and Inter was awarded Juve’s league title in the aftermath of the Calciopoli scandal. In Spain, Sevilla hosts La Liga leader Real Madrid in Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez‘s third tough test in a week since taking over as for Juande Ramos. In Germany, young Dutch star Rafael van der Vaart should be back in the lineup for Hamburg against Hertha Berlin amid renewed speculation of a move to Spanish club Valencia.
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Equipment manager killed by lightning in Italy
Antonio De Giorg, the 41-year-old equipment manager for Italian Serie B club Lecce, was killed after being struck by lightning at the end of a practice at the team’s stadium Thursday. He had collected equipment and was headed toward the locker room when he was struck.
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WEEKEND WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
Liverpool edged Everton in their Merseyside derby marred by questionable refereeing. Alessandro Del Piero kept Juventus near the top of Italy’s Serie A, while AC Milan’s troubles at home continued. Defending Bundesliga champion Stuttgart hit a new low when it fell at Hamburg, 4-1.
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Dida suspended for milking fan attack
[VIDEO] AC Milan’s Brazilian goalkeeper Dida has been banned for two Champions League games for exaggerating the effects of a light slap to the face by a field invader in Glasgow during AC Milan’s 2-1 loss to Celtic last week.
The Celtic fan, who received a lifetime stadium ban from the club, ran onto the field after Dida gave up a goal and delivered what looked like a gentle strike. Dida started to pursue the culprit for a few steps before dropping to the ground.
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Euro ’08 qualifying moves into home stretch
[PREVIEW] The first of the two remaining double fixture weekends in Euro ’08 qualifying begins on Saturday. Here’s a look at seven key matches …
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United’s Ferguson happy with 1-0 win over Roma
[CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REACTION] It was not the 7-1 rout of last spring, but Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will take three points that came from Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Roma in their Old Trafford rematch. Wayne Rooney scored the only goal of the Champions League game with his first goal of the season after missing more than a month with a broken bone in his foot.
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Will Roma again beg for mercy from Man. United?
[MARQUEE MATCHUP] Manchester United hosts Roma at Old Trafford Tuesday in a repeat of their memorable UEFA Champions League encounter last spring. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson doesn’t expect a repeat of the match that ended with a 7-1 victory for United in one of the most spectacular displays of attacking soccer in recent history
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European Market Frenzy
Spending on the European summer transfer market reached $2 billion in 2007. What's behind the spending boom? And who spent wisely and who spent foolishly? Spending on the European summer transfer market – the two-month window during which European teams stock up on players for the new season – reached $2 billion in 2007. […]
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WEEKEND WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
More trouble for Chelsea, which failed to score for the fourth straight game and lost England captain John Terry, who suffered a depressed fracture of his cheekbone after being elbowed by American Clint Dempsey. Sven-Goran Eriksson, meanwhile, is leading a revival at Manchester City. In Italy, Inter Milan regained the league in Serie A, while Thierry Henry broke out with a hat trick for Barcelona.
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MIDWEEK WRAPUP: International Soccer Headliners
Maltese Michael Mifsud led Coventry City past Manchester United in an English League Cup upset that left Sir Alex Ferguson “flabbergasted.” Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez still wasn’t convinced that Fernando Torres should be an automatic choice in the Reds’ lineup even after Torres’ hat trick against Reading. Argentine Lionel Messi scored two goals in the first 11 minutes to lead Barcelona past Real Zaragoza. AC Milan’s troubles in Serie A continued when it fell at Palermo.
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MIDWEEK PREVIEW: International Soccer Headliners
There’s midweek league action in Germany, Italy and Spain and League Cup action in England and France. Roma and Real Madrid look to hold on to their leads in Italy and Spain, respectively, while Bundesliga leader Bayern faces Energie Cottbus, which has made a coaching change. In France, the derby du Nord between Lens and Lille highlights League Cup play.
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TV PREVIEW: International weekend headliners
Deuce is on the loose: Clint Dempsey goes for goals in four straight games when Fulham hosts Manchester City. Two early-season clashes with big implications are Barcelona-Sevilla in Spain and Roma-Juventus in Italy. But the match of the week is Manchester United-Chelsea at Old Trafford, where all the attention will be on Israeli Avram Grant, who makes his debut as interim Chelsea manager in place of Jose Mourinho.
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Scots pull Euro upset
Scotland beat France for the second time in European Championship qualifying with a stunning 1-0 win Wednesday night in Paris. Other key results: England picked up its second 3-0 victory in four days, beating Russia at Wembley. The Czech Republic’s 1-0 win over Ireland all but ended the suspense in Group D. Poland and Finland remained 1-2 in Group A after their 0-0 tie in Helsinki. Portugal and Serbia tied, 1-1, in an ill-tempered affair in Lisbon.