Soccer Soccer News for Tue May 29, 2012
du Nord, May 29, 2012
STARTERS See you all the Sweetwater for the Minnesota Stars tonight and the USA tomorrow night! -Or make sure you find a good place to watch them both somewhere else if you don't live in the Twin Cities. STORY OF THE DAY 20 people have been arrested over the past 2 days for match-fixing in Italy including Lazio captain and Italy midfielder Stefano Mauri. On top of that, the current manager of Juventus Antonio Conte (dating back to when he was coach of Siena) plus 2 more members of the Italy's current Euro 2012 team (Leonardo Bonucci and Domenico Criscito) are on a longer list of people who are now under further investigation. -Conte immediately declared his innocence. All of this stems from a growing investigation that began with a series of arrests earlier this year of Serie B and former Serie A players. This just got a lot more serious. Here is the arrest warrant naming the 20. AFP reports that Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is suggesting that Italian football should be canceled for 2 to 3 years to rea
People mentioned
- Aaron Wheeler
- AJ Cochran
- Alejandro Guido
- Alexandre Pato
- Alex Sandro
- Álvaro Saborío
- Andrew Oliver
- Antonio Conte
- Benji Joya
- Ben Spencer
- Blás Pérez
- Boyd Okwuonu
- Brad Guzan
- Caleb Stanko
- Carlos Bocanegra
- Chris Pontius
- Christian Dean
- Chris Wondolowski
- Clarence Goodson
- Clint Dempsey
- Cody Cropper
- Daniel Antunez
- Daniele De Rossi
- Daniel Garcia
- David Estrada
- David Luiz
- Dillon Serna
- Domenico Criscito
- Edgar Castillo
- Eric Miller
- Erik Benjaminsen
- Estadio Mateo Flores
- Ethan Horvath
- Fabian Johnson
- Geoff Cameron
- Herculez Gómez
- Jack McBean
- James Rogers
- Jermaine Jones
- Joe Corona
- Jonathan Top
- Jordan Allen
- Jordan McCrary
- Josh Gatt
- Jozy Altidore
- Juan Jesus
- Juan Pablo Ocegueda
- Justin Moose
- Kei Kamara
- Kellyn Acosta
- Kenny Cooper
- Kyle Beckerman
- Kyle Helton
- Landon Donovan
- Leandro Damião
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Luis Gil
- Maicon Santos
- Marky Delgado
- Matthew Dunn
- Maurice Edu
- Michael Bradley
- Michael Parkhurst
- Mikey Lopez
- Mobi Fehr
- Nick Rimando
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Own Goal
- Paulo Henrique Ganso
- Rafael Santos
- Rhett Bernstein
- Ricardo Clark
- Russell Canouse
- Saër Sène
- San Antonio
- San Jose
- Sean Cunningham
- Stefano Mauri
- Stefanos Stamoulacatos
- Steve Cherundolo
- Steve Clark
- Steven Lenhart
- Terrence Boyd
- Thiago Silva
- Thierry Henry
- Tim Howard
- Tomas Gomez
- Victor Pineda
- Villyan Bijev
- Will Bruin
- William Packwood
- Wil Trapp
- Zach Pfeffer