Soccer: Four lessons in loyalty from Italy - International Herald Tribune

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SOCCER Soccer: Four lessons in loyalty from Italy The captains of Italy ' s four leading clubs are symbols of stability in a league of suspicion. As the national league, Serie A, starts a fresh season on the weekend desperate for redemption, so Paolo Maldini, Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero and Javier Zanetti espouse leadership and longevity that is rare to the point of extinction. ... [link]

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“I’ve been involved with England for six years now, and I don’t think there’s been any occasion where we’ve sat down and named the 11 players we wanted to” - Steve McClaren
Published 8/22/2007 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Previewing the start of the Serie A season, Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune looks at “the captains of Italy’s four leading clubs [who] are symbols of stability in a league of suspicion.” ...

Daily Dose 08.22.07
Published 8/22/2007 by Bob at The Offside
... ) The captains of stability in Italy ( IHT ) Soccer kicks jogging s ass ( ...

"Soccer: Four lessons in loyalty from Italy" What an Article!
Published 8/22/2007 at The Far Post Report
" I have a lot of respect for Del Piero, " Zanetti says, " and I would have given the golden ball this year to Maldini. But I have a Nerazzuro heart, so I could never be friends with Milan or Juve. Everything divides us, from the ideology to the way we work. " Click here to read article

Boots Of Leather & Stone News
Published 8/22/2007 by brucio at du Nord
... Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune with an article on the grand old men of Serie A - Paolo Maldini, Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero & Javier Zanetti! ...

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Published 8/27/2007 by For The Love of Sports at FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS
... Rob Hughes takes a look at the captains of Inter, Milan, Roma and Juventus and loyalty. ...

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