The Italian Women’s National Football Team is out of the World Cup after losing the quarter-final match against the Netherlands but their unexpected success spurs discussion in Italy concerning the professionalization of the sport.
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Welcome to The Real Football, i-Italy's new column that aims to bring the Italian soccer spirit to the American population. Every Monday, we'll deliver facts, statistics and curiosities of a sport that we Italians consider a religion.
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Penn State's legendary football coach died of cancer shortly after the university's Board of Trustees voted to fire him. Under his leadership, the Nittany Lions won two national championships, went undefeated five times and finished in the top 25 national rankings 35 times, according to his official Penn State biography
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US Magnate Thomas DiBenedetto buys Capitoline football club AS Roma and for the fans in America it is the beginning of a new era, and the ultimate collision between their worlds
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This year the Italian team participated for the first time to Copa NYC, a soccer tournament organized with the support of the city government that involves many different ethnic groups living in NYC. Although having been eliminated on the first day, the Italian players showed to be talented and to have a great team spirit
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A few comments on the connections between Pittsburgh, Italians, and American Football.