“We can launch an official communication from the club in your support, but we cannot play and lose in the standings. You have to allow players to do their job.” — MarioPassetti, director general of Serie A’s Cagliari, after 100 Sardinian dairy farmers protesting against the recent drop in milk prices blocked the team’s exit […]
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MLS Preseason: In the news …
1. Speculation swirled throughout Monday about the whereabouts of Toronto FC star Sebastian Giovinco. At the end of the day, he was still inthe Los Angeles area and receiving treatment for a leg ailment. Giovinco, the highest-paid player in MLS in 2018, is in the final year of his contract and there have been reports […]
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What They're Saying: Aurelio De Laurentiis
“The problem is the small teams have the same rights as the big ones. Why should Frosinone have a season in Serie A, be given a slice of the pagnotta and then be relegated back to the thirddivision? If they cannot compete, if they finish last, they should have to pay a fine. They shouldn’t […]
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What They're Saying: Gianluigi Buffon
“I went to Ivano Bordon, the goalkeeper coach, and told him: ‘Ivano, get [goalkeeper Antonio] Chimenti to warm up and play. I’m not feeling up to it.’ I had suffered a panic attack andwas in no state to play the match. If I had not gone through this experience, that cloud and that turmoil with […]
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Tweet du jour
“I’m sorry about the defeat and especially to have left my brothers! But I am proud of the color of my skin. Of being French, Senegalese, Neapolitan: a man.” — Napoli starKalidou Koulibaly, who was ejected from the Serie A match at Inter Milan and issued a two-game suspension after receiving a second yellow card […]
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USA-Italy: Two teams trying to rebuild close out 2018 season
The USA closes out its 2018 men’s schedule with a friendly against Italy on Tuesday in the Belgian city of Genk. Like the USA, the Azzurri are trying to rebuild after failing to qualifyfor the 2018 World Cup and will field a young team. But unlike the USA, Italy has a permanent coach in place, […]
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Italy call-up: Sebastian Giovinco surprised to be back after almost three years away
For the first time since his first season in MLS, Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco has been called up to play for Italy. The call-up — his first in almost three years –comes ahead of matches against Ukraine (Oct. 10 friendly) and Poland (Oct. 14 UEFA Nations League match). “I was surprised, to be honest,” […]
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Market Watch: U.S. rights-holders (European soccer, 2018-19)
UEFA Champions League: Turner Sports, Univision DeportesUEFA Europa League: Turner Sports, Univision DeportesUEFA NationsLeague: ESPN, Univision DeportesEngland (Premier League): NBC SportsEngland (Football League): ESPNEngland (FA Cup): to bedeterminedFrance (Ligue 1): beIN Sports USAGermany (Bundesliga): Fox SportsItaly (SerieA): ESPNSpain (La Liga): beIN Sports USA
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RIP: Davide Astori, 'the best expression of an old-fashioned world'
Rarely has the passing of a player been taken harder than the sudden death of Italian defender Davide Astori, who died in his sleep at the hotel, where Fiorentina, which he captained, wasstaying as it prepared to play Udinese on Sunday. In ricordo del March 4, 2018
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Italian soccer crisis deepens — no federation president elected
If you think American soccer has got problems, take a look at Italian soccer. It not only doesn’t have a league president and national team coach, it doesn’t have a federation president. Assemblea Elettiva #FIGC esito ballottaggio:nessun eletto pic.twitter.com/GQmNpAG1wG — FIGC (@FIGC) January 29,2018 The much-anticipated election of a new Italian soccer federation (FIGC)president to […]