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The Italian Football League (Lega Calcio) has agreed terms on a five-year deal that will see Nike become the official supplier of footballs for its professional competitions. Nike will supply footballs for use in Serie A, Serie B, the TIM Cup and the TIM Supercup from the 2007-08 season on July 1.
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On 15 April the Italian Football League revoked the three years assignment of football rights to the Cecchi Gori Group. As reported in IRIS 1996-4:13, the Cecchi Gori Group, owner of two national terrestrial channels in Italy: Telemontecarlo and Videomusic, acquired the rights for the non-encrypted broadcasting of both domestic and international football games because their offer had been higher that the ones presented by the public broadcaster RAI and th Fininvest Group.
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In order to pursue his pro career, third-string quaterback Rick Dockery (recently fired by the Cleveland Browns) chooses to play with the Parma Panthers of the Italian Football League. In fact he has very little other choice as he is more or less ban from pro football in North America. Italy will be an eye-opener for him. This is a feel-good novel – something of a departure for Grisham. A sort of romantic comedy about american football Italy. An odd mix to say the least, and…
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In the last decade, the two giants of Italian football have exerted a quasi-stranglehold on Italian success, both at home and abroad. Nine of the last eleven Serie A titles have been won by either Juventus or Milan, while together they have provided Italy's last six Champions League finalists.
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A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. Nicknamed the giallorossi, it plays in Serie A. Roma's home uniforms are dark red shirts with dark yellow borders, white shorts and black socks.
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Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers—at least until a better offer comes along—and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma—not even where it is—has never been to Europe, and doesn’t speak or understand a word of Italian.
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