Del Piero still in Italy squad for Euro 2008 (AFP)

I Heart ADP

mcalcio posted 5/17/2008 from delpiero.theoffside.com

D-Day is rapidly approaching for all Azzurri hopefuls (including Alessandro Del Piero) and there’s not many days left to convince Roberto Donadoni. Several important people from the world of soccer have officially and unofficially “sponsored” Del Piero in the past few weeks, and they have all been bestowed with our official “I Heart ADP” pin. :)

USMNT u-23 Blog: Breaking Language Barriers

MVNsoccer posted 5/17/2008 from ynt-ussoccer.blogspot.com

May 16 --- US Soccer: We knew then Quentin Westberg speaks French, but with Quentin scheduled to arrive on Saturday, we knew we would have to figure out a way around the language barrier without him. Luckily, Greg Dalby picked up a good amount of French in Southern Belgium playing for SC Charleroi. Says the defender - "Belgium is an interesting country in that in the north they speak German ...

USMNT: Toulon International Tournament --- all 16 matches on Fox Soccer Channel

MVNsoccer posted 5/17/2008 from www.ussoccer.com

(from US Soccer) All 16 matches of the invitation-only Toulon International Tournament will be shown in the U.S. on Fox Soccer Channel, with 14 of the matches live. --- The U.S. under-23 national team is preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and this tournament gives players a chance to impress for a roster spot. --- The 8 teams playing in France include powerhouses like Italy and the hosts.

Serie A Final Day: Ibra wins it for Inter, Fiorentina grabs 4th spot, Empoli and Parma wave goodbye to Serie A

mCalcio.com found this 5/20/2008 on italy.theoffside.com

And that’s a wrap folks. Serie A 2007-2008 is officially over. (Cue some graduation song, or some goodbye song). If you don’t have time to read the review or you just don’t like my musings about Calcio, Week 38 is summed up for ...

Soccer as N.B.A. Building Block - New York Times

SportsFilter found this 5/20/2008 on www.nytimes.com

Kobe Bryant, left, who spent about seven years in Italy, and Mehmet Okur of Turkey said what they learned playing soccer helped to basketball.