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One goal too many at San Siro The November 20 game against Milan ended 1-0, another loss for the Fiorentina. Although they kept Milan at bay during the first half, Ibrahimovic scored a goal at the last minute. In the second half, …
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New trivia board game on the Fiorentina
GiraFirenze now speaks English. The popular board game that came on the scene last year tests players' knowledge of all things Florentine. In addition to releasing the English version of GiraFirenze, local officials recently added a version that challenges players with …
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Florence-Fiesole-Florence
Local run changes
to December
For the 31st edition, runners will participate in the traditional Firenze-Fiesole-Firenze non-competitive runs. The event, which began in 1920 but was suspended the last few years, has been scheduled for December 12 instead of its usual May date.
Organized by the AICS, …
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Roma 2020
Capital city's bid
for the Olympics
Italy must unite all forces, all political alignments in the interests of Rome 2020,' Italian minister Gianni Letta recently said at the presentation of the Fondazione Roma 2020. The foundation will be organizing Rome's international campaign to host the Summer Olympic …
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Fish Tuscany!
Region selected as site for international competition
Along with other Italian regions, Tuscany will be a site for the 2011 world fishing championships. Hundreds of anglers representing more than 60 countries and 132 federations worldwide will participate in the high-profile event, which runs from August 28 to September …
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Frey and Montolivo out The Fiorentina is experiencing difficulties with many players out with injuries. This week, two more players joined them on the bench: goalkeeper Sebastien Frey and midfielder Riccardo Montolivo. Frey has a knee ligament injury that will most likely keep him off the …Sport News
Rink opens in Prato
Gliding into winter
Ice skating will be
available for all ages this winter at the Omniacenter in Prato. Omnia
on Ice, the new ice rink, is 20 meters long and 12 wide and will be
open seven days a week rain or shine: the rink also features …
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Just for kids
Isolotto opens new playground
A new
children's play area has opened in the heart of Isolotto. On
November 8, Tuscany's health superintendent Stefania Saccardi and
president of Florence's Quartiere 4, Joseph D'Eugenio, opened the
renovated space on viale dei Bambini, adjacent to the Baracche Verdi
senior center.
‘We are very
pleased that the …
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Feed the scrum
Learn rugby in Florence
Interested in
playing rugby? Learn the game from some of Florence and Italy's
best players. Officials from the Firenze Rugby 1931 and ASSI Giglio
Rosso recently announced a new rugby school, to be located at the
Firenze Rugby 1931 headquarters on viale Michelangelo.
The school will …
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Ferrari falls through
Alonso misses out on Formula One title
We
made the wrong strategy decision for three reasons - we marked a
rival with both cars, we were unduly concerned about the wear rate of
the soft tires and we did not take into consideration the difficulty
of getting past other cars on the …
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Fiorentina wins against Bari The Fiorentina welcomed Bari at Franchi stadium on October 23. In the first half, Marco Donadel scored his first goal of the season, and in the second half, Alberto Gilardino scored another goal to give the team a …Sport News
Coni teams up with Meyer
An accord to promote sport among children
Training sports professionals dedicated to children and promoting participation in sports as a way to lead a healthy life: these are the objectives of a new accord between the Tuscan chapter of Coni and Florence's Fondazione Meyer.
The accord marks the start …
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Changing face
Firenze Marathon introduces new itinerary
A more graceful route through Florence's most enchanting places: the Florence Marathon, in its 27th year, will introduce runners to a new itinerary. 'This year's edition inaugurates a new era for this event, which seeks to compete with the world's greatest …
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Special session
Mallett trains young rugby players in Florence
One month before the Italian National Rugby Team faces off against the second-ranked team in the world, Azzurri coach Nick Mallett held a special training session with Florentine youth from Tuscany's main rugby clubs to guide them. The event was part …
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Red balloon day On October 6, the Fiorentina went to Rome to open the worldwide ‘Every One' campaign for Save the Children in the hopes of saving 2.5 million children by 2015. Instead of the usual release of thousands of red balloons, …61-75 | 76-90 | 91-105 | 106-120 | 121-135 | 136-150 | 151-165 | 166-180 | 181-195 | 196-210
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