World Cup; Italians Have No Time for Scandal; Trouble at Home On Hold for Now
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › June 15, 2006
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Duisburg, Germany Scandal and turmoil have haunted Italy's national team during its preparations for the World Cup.
But the Italian players have managed to band together, and more than 23 million fans watched television coverage in Italy as the Azzurri won its opening Group E match, a 2-0 decision over Ghana on Monday. Up next is a match against the United States, which will be desperate for a victory after its humbling 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic.See the full content of this document
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World Cup; Italians Have No Time for Scandal; Trouble at Home On Hold for Now
The Italian players appeared relaxed and quite confident on Wednesday at their training base, located on a leafy landscape in Duisburg, a city in the Rhineland of western Germany.
A match-fixing and referee-assignment scandal that involves some of the biggest club...See the full content of this document
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