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by Mauro Battocchi   The International Champions Cup is coming to San Francisco on July 31st with an anticipated match between Turin's Juventus and Liverpool's Everton. It all goes down at AT&T park starting at 8:00PM. Get your tickets from here or here. Founded in 1897, Juventus FC is the oldest and most successful club in Italy claimi...

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Cagliari president Massimo Cellino looks set to sell the club to an American investor with Tuesday reportedly set to be an important day in talks.   It has been reported that the Italian will sell the club following his successful acquisition of English Championship side Leeds United.   Read more   Source: http://forzaital...

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By Michael Lewis   With their chances of winning North American Soccer League spring season title slowly slipping away, the New York Cosmos will set their sights on another competition this week -- the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup.   The Cosmos host the Brooklyn Italians in a third-round encounter at Belson Stadium at St. John's Universit...

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By Bob Williams   Miami is well known for its Cuban and Hispanic neighbourhoods but the city's soccer community has now developed a strong Italian influence. For Little Havana, read Little Milan. Earlier this year Riccardo Silva, a multi-millionaire Italian TV rights magnate, and Paolo Maldini, the former AC Milan and Italy legend, te...

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Il Bologna calcio potrebbe diventare una società di proprietà americana. Nella notte il consiglio d'amministrazione della società ha infatti deciso di accettare l'offerta arrivata dalla cordata americana guidata dall'avvocato Joe Tacopina, voltando le spalle, così, a quella che aveva avanzato Massimo Zanetti, patron della Segafredo, già socio di mi...

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Could another Italian international be making his way to Major League Soccer? Months after Sebastian Giovinco left Juventus to join Toronto FC, Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has been linked to MLS, with Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport reporting on Saturday that the 31-year-old is considering a move to the league.   Toronto, Orlando Ci...

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Less than six months ago, Erik Palmer-Brown became the youngest person ever to sign with Sporting Kansas City in franchise history. The 16 year-old is now drawing some interest from abroad, as Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl reports:   Sporting Kansas City has turned down a $1 million bid from Italian giant Juventus for 16-year-old defender...

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WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Here in Italy, soccer is more popular than all other sports combined. It is becoming stronger and stronger in America, too. Many strong Italians play for the American league today, such as Andrea Pirlo for the New York City league and Sebastian Giovinco for the Toronto l...

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With the Azzurri set to lock horns with Joe Schmidt's Ireland on Sunday evening in a crucial Pool D encounter at London's Olympic stadium, we take a look at some of Italy's greatest sporting names. And no, Mario Balotelli is not one of them...   1. Valentino Rossi The 36-year-old multiple MotoGP World Champion is responsible for a marked sur...

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Calling all AS Roma fans! This one is for you!On a typical dreary damp Sunday in January, I met with Michael Rizzo, one of the founders of the AS Roma Club of Boston. What I learned is that there is nothing typical about this club. A very gracious and proud AS Roma fan, Mr. Rizzo provided me with countless facts that are little-known to many.Three...

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