Along with pursuing a Serie A title and returning to prominence in the UEFA Champions League, Juventus comes to America for its preseason tour on the brink of entering a new era, writes George Vecsey.
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Keeper celebrates too early
[VIDEO PICK] During a penalty-kick shootout in a Italian lower division promotion playoff Dro goalkeeper Loris Angeli learned the perils ofcelebrating too early. In the tiebreaker to determine promotion to the seventh division, Termeno’s Michael Palma hit the crossbar, but the ball eventually found its wayinto the goal.
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Does It Matter Any More?
By Paul Gardner Seven years ago the tiny state of Qatar (population: 1.7 million, about that of Philadelphia) jumped into the soccer headlines. A country that small –especially one with no soccer tradition — really doesn’t stand a cat in hell’s chance of developing a competitive national team. Not to worry — the Qataris came […]
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Manchester celebrates double
[EUROPEAN RACES] It was a big day for Manchester teams. United clinched the 2011 English Premier League title — surpassing Liverpool with its 19th Englishleague title — with its 1-1 tie at Blackburn Rovers, while City captured the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Stoke City. For video highlights of both games and updates […]
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Another reason coaches should sit down
[VIDEO PICK] Walter Novellino, coach of Italian Serie B club Livorno, learned the hard way the perils of sideline coaching. Note that linesmanwhose path Novellino crossed managed to keep up with the play despite the collision. Novellino did get to celebrate a victory, thanks to a Pescara own goal that gave Livorno the 1-0victory.
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Milan clinches, Man. United and Barca inch closer
[EUROPEAN RACES] AC Milan clinched its 18th Italian league title — but first in seven seasons — despite tying, 0-0, at Roma. UEFA Champions League finalistsManchester United (2-1 over second-place Chelsea) and Barcelona (2-0 over city rival Espanyol) all but clinched league championships. For a look at the European races … ENGLAND (36 games — […]
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Celebration gone bad
[VIDEO PICK] Tired of well-choreographed goal celebrations? Here’s your antidote. In an Italian lower division game, after Salernitana’sSalvatore Aurelio scored against Como, teammate Davide Carrus should have been a little less ambitious.
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Massive games, minimal intensity and drama — and not much good soccer
Well now. If soccer is merely an entertainment whose main function is to provide controversial doings for us to argue about, then this past weekend has been a huge success. The soccer,as it happens, was not all that entertaining. It should have been, but for whatever reason, despite the playing of three, arguably four or […]
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A 55-yard goal after 23 seconds!
[VIDEO PICK] Inter Milan’s Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic caught a headed clearance from Schalke 04 goalkeeper ManuelNeuer on the fly and volleyed home from inside the center circle. It wasn’t the first time Stankovic achieved such a feat. Inter Milan’s lead through the amazing strike within aminute of kickoff was fleeting and it fell, 5-2, […]
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Schalke plotted shocking win
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In the last round, Inter Milan became only the second club in the history of the UEFA Champions League to come back from a loss athome in the first leg to win a knockout series when it came back against Bayern Munich. It will have to do it again if it wants to […]