New York Times: welcome!
/01 07 2003
A warm welcome to bianconeri it has arrived today from
New York, where Juventus will face Ac Milan on the 3rd
of August at the Giants Stadium, with this article by
the New York Times one of the most important newspapers
in the world.
Here旧 the article, written by Alex Yannis:
Giants Stadium lands the Italian Super Cup
Italy's Serie A was the most glamorous soccer league in
Europe for the more that five years ago because it attracted
the best players in the world with high transfer fees and
lucrative contracts. After falling behind in recent years,
it is now looking to regain the prestige it lost to England's
Premier League and Spain's Liga.
Juventus and Ac Milan, the best and most popular teams in
Italy, will take another step in that direction when they
travel here to play the Italian Super Cup at Giants Stadium
on August 3.
The prospect of a game between Juventus, the winner of the
lague last season, and AC Milan, the winner of the Italian
cup, was an opportunity that was too good to pass up.
Champions World, a global consultant on international events
that has its headquarters in Moonachie, N.J., teamed with
the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and worked
out the deal with the Italian Clubs.
錠 We have this game here because we have desire to promote
Italian soccer outside our country Romy Gai, marketing
director of Juventus, said today at Giants Stadium.
Umberto Gandini, the organizing director of AC Milan,
said that this would be the third Italian Super Cup game
played outside Italy.It made a lot of sense to have this
game played in the United States he said.
Ac Milan and Torino played for the Super Cup in Washington
in 1993, and Juventus and Parma played the match last year
in Tripoli, Libya. All other games since the competition
was started in 1988 have been played in Italy. Ac Milan
captured four times and Juventus three times.
The match her has a potential to be a sellout because it
is a meaningful game, not an exhibition. It is also a game
involving the teams that played the Champions League title
on May 28 in Manchester, England. AC Milan won on penalty kicks.
荘here is much interest in this game that will be televised
in 153 countries around the world said Charlie Stillitano,
champions World旧 president and founder,It showcases two of
the strongest clubs in the world in a game that means a lot.
The teams are controlled by two of the Italy旧 richest and
most influential families. Silvio Berlusconi, who旧 Italy
is prime minister, runs AC Milan; the Agnelli family, which
runs Fiat, controls Juventus.
George Zoffinger, the president and chief executive of the
New Jersey sports authority, said about 15,000 tickets had
already been sod for the game.
錠 This game accentuates the fact that Giants Stadium is the
place for soccer in the East Coast and the entire country
said Zoffinger, who pointed out that real Madrid played
AS Roma in an exhibition here last year and Manchester
United will play Juventus on July 31.
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