Bad news for Italy if 53 comes up
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So many Italians have decided 53 is the lucky number that the government is in serious trouble -- one billion euros (690 million pounds) worth -- if it comes up in the right place in the national lottery.
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MADRID : Rome was not built in a day, as the old saying goes, and it may take a little time to resolve the problems at the football club that has the name of the Italian capital.
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ROME  - Anything but a victory at home to league leaders Juventus will virtually extinguish Inter Milan&#39;s already slim title hopes.
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Primo match di qualificazione ai Mondiali 2006: vittoria per 2-1 degli azzurri. Vantaggio di Carew, subito pari di De Rossi. Decide all&#39;80 la punta del Palermo. PALERMO (5 set. 2004) - Quattro minuti di grande paura, 76 di.
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Italy made its bid to qualify for next yearâs European Championship a lot more difficult yesterday, and England made it much more likely.Italy, the World Cup champion, was held to a 0-0 tie against France yesterday, dropping them into third place in Group B with four matches to go.England defeated Israel, 3-0, in Group E. It plays host to Russia on Wednesday in a match that will probably leave one of the two teams facing elimination.
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Not all that long ago, Italian football aficionados were at the end of their tether, desperately searching for answers. Their conundrum regarded European competition and the continent&#39;s most coveted club prize, the UEFA Champions League.
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ROMA are bracing themselves for a huge financial penalty following the incident which brought an early end to their Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev.
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Italian papers see MEPs&#39; rejection of Italy&#39;s nominee for European justice commissioner as a national humiliation - but some show a certain understanding for the decision, criticising Rocco Buttiglione&#39;s stance.
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Smarting from their defeat to Slovenia, Italy face Belarus on Wednesday in Parma knowing they can ill-afford to let their World Cup qualifying campaign get further off track.
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No Italian opponent has scored in this World Cup. France has allowed two goals overall. Even with all the offensive flair on both sides, defense will decide the title Sunday in Olympic Stadium.
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ROME, Italy -- Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out for two weeks with an Achilles tendon injury. He will miss the Serie A match against Udinese this weekend, and is a major doubt for Italy&#39;s
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The country isn't ready for another football league.
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Italy's football teams have decided to play this weekend, even if many of the matches will take place in empty stadiums due to new anti-hooligan measures, the head of the country's clubs' association said on Thursday.
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The elusive number 53 finally appears in Italy's national lottery, breaking a dangerous obsession.
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Italy coach Marcello Lippi has denied picking an &quot;experimental&quot; squad for the friendly match against Finland on Wednesday.
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Il numero piÃ¹ elevato si concentra in Indonesia. Il bilancio, ancora provvisorio, ha quasi raggiunto i 70 mila morti. Ora la paura Ã¨ per le epidemie. L&#39;Organizzazione mondiale della sanitÃ  avverte: le malattie
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Italians are nervous Fiat will take the extreme option of hiving off its auto arm to General Motors in 2005, but analysts say it is unlikely to sell until the 105-year-old carmaker is clear of crisis.