Italy's cabinet approves tough anti-hooligan plan

Boston Globe - ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet approved on Wednesday a tough set of measures to tackle hooliganism at soccer stadiums, Vannino Chiti, the minister for relations with parliament, said. Under the measures, which follow the death of a policeman at a
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Italian Cabinet meets to come up with anti-violence measures for
MSN UK News - Premier Romano Prodi's Cabinet was meeting Wednesday evening to devise anti-violence measures for soccer stadiums after the fatal attack on a policeman during rioting in Serie A soccer play last week. There was no indication when the meeting would
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Italian soccer security could mean empty stadiums
CBC News - The Italian soccer federation said Wednesday that soccer would resume this weekend after the federal government approved tough new security measures to fight hooliganism and violence at games. The Italian cabinet app roved measures that could force
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Gillett says Montreal experience helped in purchase of soccer giant
SLAM! Sports - Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett holds up a Montreal Canadiens jersey and a Liverpool jersey during a news conference commenting on his purchase of the Liverpool soccer club with Tom Hicks, Wednesday. (CP PHOTO/Paul Chiasson) MONTREAL (CP
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Cash woes force Zimbabwe to cancel soccer match
Reuters South Africa - HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe have been forced to cancel a planned friendly against Lesotho on Wednesday because they could not raise the money for the trip, the state-run Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Zimbabwe Football Association were
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Soccer Decree In Italy: No Fans Allowed
CBS News - (AP) The Italian Cabinet approved a decree Wednesday that will keep fans out of soccer stadium s until security precautions are met. The decree includes "the explicit indication that in stadiums that are not up to code, they will play behind closed
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60,000 expected at soccer match
AZCentral.com - Expect traffic. More than 60,000 soccer fans will head to Glendale tonight for a soldout match between the U.S. National Team and Mexico. The game, the second professional soccer match at University of Phoenix Stadium, sold out late Tuesday night
Source: www.azcentral.com

US-Mexico soccer match in Glendale sold out
Fox11AZ - GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Organizers of Wednesday night's exhibition soccer match between the U.S. and Mexico said the event has completely sold out. More than 60,000 tickets have been sold for the 7 p.m. match at University of Phoenix Stadium in
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Italian soccer clubs resist tough anti-hooligan plan
Reuters Canada - ROME (R euters) - Italian soccer clubs on Wednesday resisted what they said were draconian measures to tackle hooliganism at stadiums after a policeman was killed during soccer riots last week. All play was suspended after the death and the government
Source: ca.today.reuters.com

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