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1) The Three Tenors, A Great Prelude to a Grand Finale
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
An article about the great three tenors concert that preceded the grand final that was Italy vs. Brazil in the 1994 World Cup.
Upon my return to Manhattan from Giant's Stadium in the Meadowlands I decided to go over to my aunt Sarah's house, with whom I would share a pizza and tell her all about how I had seen Italy beat Bulgaria and earn their passage in to the final which would be against either Brazil or Sweden. With Sarah, being one of the few people I knew living in Manhattan at the ti...
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2) World Cup USA 94, (Italy vs. Spain)
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
An article about Italy's match vs. Spain in the world cup USA 94 and how thanks to Germany's defeat; I managed to get a ticket to the semifinal.
There is not much I can say regarding Italy's match against Spain; other then I saw it in "Bar Napoli" and in the company of those who had been there for Italy's previous match other then the already known fact that we won 2-1. Naturally as with any quarterfinal match, this one was not without its great moments which saw cheers from us; Italy's eve...
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3) USA 94 (Italy VS. Norway)
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
An article about Italy's second match in USA 94, which saw hope come back to us who loved Italian football.
We had lost but we were not out! We were Italy, after all and we were not going to give up after only one defeat, specially since we had already won three world cups, been in the finals four times and been semifinalists six times. Our record demanded that we go out and show what we were capable of; this I knew and having settled this in my mind I set back and enjoyed the rest of the w...
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4) Maraodona, Simply Great Part 3
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
My resentment came mostly that Maradona did not play for Italy though it is often debated weather or not his ancestral roots might have been Italian. His last name not being Italian though it might have been taken from. Many Argentineans after all are of Italian descent but it is unsure weather Maradona is. As a personal note I will say that in all my time in South America I have never heard of anybody other then him having Maradona as a last name. It is during the time after the youth world cu...
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5) Maradona, Simply Great (Part 2)
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
Once an American sports commentator said that the great ones are loved at the beginning of their career, hated in the middle and once again loved at the end. This probably being because at the start they are young and as we see them improve we take enthusiasm as we see them grow in their talent. They naturally are not fully developed and make mistakes along the way but this can be overlooked given their youth and yet when they manage something spectacular this we praise all the more for the rea...
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6) Maradona, Simply Great (Part 1)
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
When I first started watching football back in 1977 and the time that lead up to the World Cup played in 1978 in Argentina, I apart from becoming a great fan of the sport learnt the basics as to what was the game of football. By the "basics" I mean not just learning what the object of the game was but the rules that included knowing the meaning of words such as off sides, a direct free kick, an indirect free kick, penalty, foul and many others. I however did not limit myself to learning the rul...
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7) More Than Just A Game
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Sports
Since hosting the Rugby World Cup in 1999, the Millennium Stadium has quickly established itself as a world-class sporting venue and more importantly, has developed an enviable reputation as a rugby experience not to be missed. It is now a firm fan's favourite and both the city of Cardiff and the game of rugby have grown in stature in recent years, thanks largely to the charm and character of this unique and colourful stadium.
Perfectly positioned in the heart of the welsh capital, the stadi...
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8) Are Italians Good at football?
Author:
Gianni Truvianni
Category:
Sports
The precise year eludes my memory but it is with certainty that I claim that it was sometime between the 1974 World Cup in Germany and the 1978 World Cup in Argentina that I decided to see what all the hullabaloo about football was when I decided to join my father in watching a match. It is not that I do not remember who was playing but I just did not think to ask as I was more concerned about learning how the game was played.
As for my father, whose name was also Gianni (who passed away th...
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9) World Cup 2010 Kenya Gears Up As A Stop Over Attraction
Author:
James Kamweru
Category:
Sports
There is no event like the soccer world cup. All the others, the olympics, world athletics championship, continental soccer derbies may come close but none ever gets quite there. The world cup is in a class of its own.For the very first time, the 32 nations soccer finals will be held in Africa. South Africa will be the host country, and new football facilities and improvement of the existing ones are being put up to ensure the country is ready to host the world.It is not lost o...
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10) Stade de France Stadium In St Denis France
Author:
Martyn Davis
Category:
Sports
Saint Denis is a suburb around 10km from the centre of Paris along the river Seine and has specific claims to fame.
The first is that the area was named after Saint Denis who became known as the Patron Saint of France, where St Genevieve had a small chapel erected over his tomb for pilgrims to visit.
The second is that it is known for the Saint Denis Basilica where a vast majority of French Kings are also entombed here and this was rebuilt on the site of the chapel.
The third is for...
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