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Italians play in style
Italy's Olympic athletes will represent their country in style at the London 2012 Games. Internationally renowned Italian designer Giorgio Armani has crafted uniforms for the 2012 team.
Each athlete on Team Italy will receive the 50-piece Armani Olympic line in a set …
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Ferrari legend remembered
On May 8, Ferrari celebrated the life of one of its greatest, French-Canadian Gilles Villenueve. It was the 30th anniversary of his death.
Known for his speed and talent, Villenueve is revered by the Ferrari family and race fans around the world …
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Rossi loses his cool
Viola coach sacked for violent outburst
On May 2, head coach of ACF Fiorentina, Delio Rossi,
was fired within hours of attacking one of his players during a high-intensity
Serie A match against Novara. It was an important match for the Viola, which
was desperately looking for a win that …
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Dive for the ball
Costoli pool hosts underwater rugby tourney
At over 50 years, the sport of
underwater rugby still does not have a high profile in Italy nor has it managed
to grab many national headlines. This has not, however, prevented the sport
from emerging onto the local sporting scene (see TF 143) …
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Italy mourns Morosini
Soccer grieves for fallen player
On April 14,
Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini collapsed while playing in a Serie B game
in Pescara, and died.
Not only Italians, but soccer players
and fans all over the world expressed their shock and sadness at the death of
the 25-year-old: all Italian soccer events, …
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Viola draw with Inter
Fear of drop to Serie B still strong
After a draw with Palermo on April
12 and time off as Serie A and B suspended play April 14-15 to mourn the sudden
death Piermario Morosini, the Viola faced a tough match against Milan's
Internazionale on April 22. At the top end of …
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Formula One comes to the Mugello
Test sessions from May 1 to 3
Just two weeks after the Bahrain
Grand Prix, which made international headlines due to the political protests
that occurred during the event in the Middle Eastern country, all 12 Formula
One World Championship teams will be at Tuscany's Mugello circuit for three
days of tests, …
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Championships in numbers
Funding for world cycling event
The committee for the world cycling championship, to
be held in Tuscany in September 2013, is putting pressure on the government to
plan ahead: to decide what funds are going to be available for the event, and
what construction projects need to be done …
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Tee-off from the tower
Preview of Audi in Golf City 2012
On April 4 Italian
golfer Giulia Sergas teed off in an unusual location: from the top of Palazzo
Vecchio's Arnolfo tower to a hole below in Piazza Signoria.
The spectacular tee-off was a preview of an upcoming event. In October,
when the Audi in Golf …
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Vivicitta on April 15
Last chance to sign up
On April 15, the
29th annual Vivicittà Florence Half Marathon will include races for every type
of runner. There is a new 21.097 km competitive race, a 10 km race, and a
shorter foto race for kids, the Tommasino Run.
The event begins at 9am …
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Down in the dumps
Viola pummelled by Juve; draw with Genoa
The Viola met archrivals Juventus
at Florence's Franchi stadium on March 17, losing 5-0 to the Turin team, a
result that caused embarrassment on the bench and anger among fans, who
criticized club owners Diego and Andrea della Valle and the players at Franchi
stadium …
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Ending on a high
Italy makes way in Six Nations
by Jack White
The Italians ended their RBS Six
Nations campaign with a good win over Scotland in Rome on March 25. It was
vital for Italian confidence to claim a tournament win in the last fixture of
the 2012 competition, and their composure and new-styled adventurous …
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Sports for schools
Florence sports competition goes European
Le Piaggeliadi, Florence's annual inter-schools sports competition in Florence,
will become EuroPiaggeliadi this year, during the city's role as 2012 European
city of Sport. Young people from other cities in Europe will compete in the
Florentine event, a way of increasing relations between the …
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Sacred soccer
Priests battle it out on the football field
The Vatican's annual football tournament kicked off in early March at
St. Peter's oratory in Rome. Established in 2007, the Clericus Cup this year
will involve 351 players from 71 countries, most of them from Rome's many
pontifical colleges.
The participants wear the motto Giocare …
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Hard times
Viola clinch just one win in three
This season has been a struggle for the Fiorentina. On March 4,
following three losses in a row, the team met Cesena in a home match, taking a
much needed 2-0 win. The Viola clinched the victory through a goal by Cesena
player Vangelis …
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013