Rocco B. Commisso, the billionaire chairman of the cable provider Mediacom, is the new owner of the Italian soccer club A.C.F. Fiorentina in a deal he described as the “quickest closing in soccer history.” Commisso, who was born in southern Italy but moved to the United States when he was 12, said in an interview on Thursday that the deal was compl...
READ MOREIn the United States, the sport of soccer can sometimes be a bit of an afterthought when compared to sports like football, basketball and baseball. In other nations like Italy, soccer is more than just a sport. It's the beautiful game, closer to a way of life than just something to do. This year, Central High School boys' soccer got to experience t...
READ MORERocco B. Commisso, the billionaire founder and chairman of the cable provider Mediacom, is expected to complete a deal to purchase the Italian soccer club A.C.F. Fiorentina in the coming days. Commisso, who was born in Italy but moved to the United States when he was 12, is also the chairman of the New York Cosmos, and has been investigating the po...
READ MOREJoin us on June 2 for the 2019 Giornata Nazionale dello Sport! The first Sunday of June, the Italian National Day of Sport is celebrated in Italy and all over the world. The Detroit City FC is joining the Consulate of Italy in Detroit in celebrating the event! A youth soccer exhibition with Italian-American children will take place at halftime of t...
READ MOREA plethora of Boston Facebook pages have become a central setting in a global protest staged by Italian soccer fans against American ownership. James Pallotta, a Boston native, is the president and co-owner of Italian soccer club AS Roma. Fans are blaming Pallotta — a co-owner since 2011 — for the club’s recent decision to not re-sign longtime midf...
READ MOREJessica Cravero, Molisana, dopo esser stata selezionata allo showcase di College Life Italia di Firenze del 2017, è partita per il suo primo anno alla Lincoln Memorial University. L’università milita nel campionato NCAA Div II e Jessica attualmente sta disputando gli ottavi di finale del campionato nazionale. La calciatrice italiana ha siglato fino...
READ MOREEvery year thousands gather at the Basilica of Superga overlooking Turin to commemorate the memory of Italian football's all-conquering 'Grande Torino' team who were wiped out in an air disaster. This year, Englishman Bill Lievesley will be among them to mark the 70th anniversary of the tragedy which claimed the lives of 31 people including his fat...
READ MORERoberto Mancini and the millennials: these are the new formidable ingredients to revive the Italian football team, still hurting from the missed qualification in the Russia 2018 World Cup, and their poor performance in the first edition of the Uefa Nations League. But now Italy is worthy of being feared again by the national teams. And thank goodne...
READ MOREAma definirsi un philantrepreneur, e più che a Bill Gates o Steve Jobs si ispira a Richard Branson della Virgin, con gli occhi e iI fiuto per gli affari in moltissimi e svariati settori. Oltreoceano è conosciuto come l’italiano che sta contribuendo a far apprezzare il calcio agli americani mentre in Italia è balzato agli onori della cronaca per av...
READ MOREAIC e il Sogno di Giocare a Calcio negli Usa L'Associazioni Calciatori promuove lo Studio e Sport negli USA Il 13 maggio a Bari, presso il campo comunale San Pio, si terrà un nuovo appuntamento con le selezioni calcio targate AIC e College Life Italia per dare la possibilità a giovani talenti di studiare e giocare a calcio negli Stati Uniti. L'Asso...
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