Soccer in Italy to Resume, With Stadiums Vacant
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Matches can resume this weekend, a week after a police officer was killed at a riotous match in Sicily, but most can be played only if the stadiums are empty of spectators.
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Italy boss Marcello Lippi is counting in his charges to make the country forget their weekend loss to Slovenia when they face Belarus in UEFA World Cup qualifying action on Wednesday.
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Former national team midfielder Roberto Donadoni was selected as Italy&#039;s new soccer coach, replacing Marcello Lippi, who resigned shortly after guiding the Azzurri to a fourth World Cup title.
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THE OLYMPICS may have returned to the land of their birth, but even as these games wind down, the stadiums in Athens remain eerily empty.
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Italy's Serie A resumes after a suspension but four matches are played behind closed doors.
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Stadiums which fail to adopt tougher anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next season, Italy's top sporting body said on Sunday following the death of a policeman on Friday.
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Defending champion AC Milan and Inter Milan were each held to 2-2 draws Saturday on the opening day of the Serie A season. Milan gave up a 2-1 lead against newly promoted Livorno after
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There&#039;s only one more off day the World Cup resumes. Next up are the quarterfinals with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday&#039;s games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.
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Cities like Hong Kong, Dubai, Johannesburg and New York could start hosting English Premier League matches during the 2010/11 season under groundbreaking proposals outlined here on Thursday.
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ROME, SEPTEMBER 16: Referee Anders Frisk was relieved to say arrivederci after Wednesdayâs abandoned Champions League match between AS Roma and Dynamo Kiev in which he was injured by an object thrown from the Stadium stands.
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Sconfitta inattesa (2-0) per gli azzurri lenti e privi di mordente. Palo di Miccoli nel finale. E il 4 settembre arriva la Norvegia per le qualificazioni ai Mondiali.
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The reincarnation of the Women's United Soccer Association has been delayed until 2009, league officials announced yesterday. The league, which operated from 2001-04, hopes to capitalize on the expected success of the US national team in the Women's World Cup in China Sept. 10-30 and the Beijing Olympics next year.
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Italy's soccer industry urged government and sporting authorities meeting on Monday to lift a ban on soccer matches as the nation paused for the funeral of a policeman killed by rioting fans.
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Itâs official. This Serie A season will not be dominated by the three big clubs (Juventus, Milan and Inter), leaving the other teams to fight for fourth place downwards.
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Italy resumed repatriating illegal immigrants to Libya on Wednesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi prepared to travel to the North African country for talks with leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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World Cup champion Italy began training again Monday with new goals in mind.
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Italy&#039;s focus during this World Cup has been unrivaled, perhaps a necessity for players who don&#039;t know what&#039;s coming next.