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Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has retired from professional soccer after a 22-year career. The 39-year-old Chiellini's decision was announced Tuesday by Los Angeles FC, his club for the past 1 1/2 seasons following 17 years at Juventus. Chiellini also announced his decision on social media, calling his career "the most beautiful and intense jo...

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Thousands of words and many minutes of video content have been composed about the mad scramble to swap jerseys with Lionel Messi after his Inter Miami CF matches, a notable signpost of the high regard with which the Argentine legend is held by players around MLS and beyond. If that’s a key metric for colleagues’ admiration, it should be noted...

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AC Milan, in partnership with Black&Red Pumas LLC, is proud to announce AC Milan Academy Virginia, the first Rossoneri Academy project in the United States that will officially open in spring 2024 in Fairfax, Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia). The training program will directly involve boys and...

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Mia Nicole Clavelli's rich American-Italian heritage and her close connection to her Italian roots have significantly shaped her life and experiences. Now she finds herself in Rome, embracing the true meaning of embracing her Italian roots, and living out a dream her Grandfather had for her. Born into a family with a deep Italian heritage, she enjo...

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Italy and Turkey have been confirmed as hosts of the 2032 European Championship, the European soccer governing body UEFA announced on Tuesday. "The joint bidders presented 20 potential host stadiums, of which 10 will he chosen, five per country, by October 2026", UEFA said in a statement. Italian sports minister Andrea Abodi welcomed the news, hail...

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Soccer. Italian Food. Family. Those are the three most important things when it comes to the Finocchiaros of Methuen. And nobody knows that more than those associated with the Methuen High girls’ soccer program, which includes four of Finocchiaros. They include, longtime assistant coach Orazio, his two daughters Lily, a senior, and Julia, a freshma...

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Current Rome City Institute Graduate-Assistant JoeMack Leonardo is a pure representation of the generational relationship between Italy and America. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California to his parents Mark and Jeanie, Joe has his roots strongly planted in America, but none of this would have been possible without the immigration that his Grea...

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The internationalisation process of the AC Milan brand continues, with a particular focus on the US market. This summer, the Rossoneri participated in a significant event in the United States (the “Soccer Champions Tour 2023”), the key details of which were revealed on LinkedIn in a post authored by Halajie Barjiee. She has been responsible for the...

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Fans in the United States will have full access to every Serie A match throughout the 2023/24 season, which presents a year of increased interest in the USA. USMNT star Christian Pulisic completed a move to AC Milan, and is poised for a new beginning after seeing his minutes slowly decrease over the years at Chelsea. Along with him went fellow inte...

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In this month’s edition of “An Italian American in Rome”, we’re going to do something a little bit different. For this article, I am going to be writing about myself. My name is Rob Mariottini and I have been the author of all of the previous publications of this series. Typically I will dive into the story of student-athletes who study at Rome Cit...

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