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The New York Cosmos today announced that they will honor legendary player Giorgio Chinaglia before the team's match on June 8, 5 p.m. ET against Ottawa at Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium.   Family members of the late Chinaglia, who played alongside Pelé during the 1970s, will be present during a special pregame ceremony to retire the str...

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A cup of coffee rescued Serena Williams as she bounced back from losing her first set of 2015 6-0 to help the USA to a 3-0 Hopman Cup victory over Italy in Perth.   Williams was all at sea as she was bagelled in the opening set of her match with Flavia Pennetta, so she ordered an espresso, and that did the trick as she recovered to win 0-6 6...

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If the American Dream has always meant "to make it" on one's own merits, if millions of Italians went to America first for survival and then for success, if the result of the work of our fellow citizens has always been admired in the U.S., the union between Italian entrepreneurs and the United States cannot but constitute an important part of our j...

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US Open champion Flavia Pennetta believes lifting a first grand slam title next to her childhood friend was the perfect way to end her career. Pennetta beat fellow Italian and long-time companion Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and then used her victory speech to announce her retirement in front of a shocked crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The worl...

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  WTI Magazine #80    2016 June 17Author : Marco Elser      Translation by:   When one thinks of Newport, one thinks of the Great Gatsby and the huge villas designed by the most famous architects of the time. The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms, Marble House, Rosecliff, are just a few of the most famous mansions which were built during the g...

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You can impugn Sonny Buttafuoco all you want, and I know this will piss off Bri (whom I love), but the guy is a true-green Eagles fan. His only crime against Philadelphia is he tells it like it is... When we suck, Sonny tells us we suck.   Yeah, I know, he can be abrasive at times, and I don't like how he makes fun of my favorite Pennsylvani...

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by Jack Bell   Giuseppe Rossi grew up in Clifton, N.J., but never played soccer in high school or college in the United States (or for the United States national team). Instead, he joined the youth academy of Parma of Italy's Serie A as a 12-year-old. His professional career has taken him to Manchester United (England); Newcastle (England) a...

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What better way to ensure the future of the great Italian game of Bocce in New Mexico than to teach kids how to play? That was the motivation for John and Cathy Paolino to conduct a four-day Bocce Training Camp in June at Haynes Park in Rio Rancho. It was also a good way to give back to the community that generously allowed free use of the Haynes P...

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CHICAGO -- Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo knows the Italian team faces an uphill climb in the World Baseball Classic. Team Italy will play Mexico on March 7 and face Canada the next day, followed by a game March 9 against the U.S. squad. "We're in a pretty tough bracket, so hopefully we can have a few upsets there," Rizzo said Wednesday. His g...

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Francesco Cilano, 47 anni, originario di Torino, allenatore di calcio con patente A per gli USA e B per l'UEFA, è stato nominato Responsabile Nazionale della Commissione Sport del Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo. La nomina gli è stata conferita da Vincenzo Arcobelli, coordinatore del CTIM in Nord America.   Mr. Cilano prima di...

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