4 of Italy's top soccer clubs demoted
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Just days after winning its fourth World Cup title, Italian soccer suffered an all-time low as four top clubs &amp;#151; including powerhouse Juventus &amp;#151; and top officials and referees were sanctioned for match-fixing.
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Italy's Serie A resumes after a suspension but four matches are played behind closed doors.
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Itâs official. This Serie A season will not be dominated by the three big clubs (Juventus, Milan and Inter), leaving the other teams to fight for fourth place downwards.
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Rudi VÃ¶ller said Sunday that he had left Roma of the Italian league. He had been manager for less than four weeks. Roma lost 3-1 to Bologna in Serie A on Saturday, even though its opponents played for 40 minutes with just nine men.
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Eliminate Parma, Livorno, Rimini, AtalantaSiena, Triestina, Piacenza e Bari                                            Coppa Italia, agli ottavi Juve, Napoli, Toro Ascoli, Cagliari, Catania, Reggina, Udinese
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Benfica beat Beveren 3-0 and Alkmaar of the Netherlands defeated Rangers 1-0 to advance in European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup. Italy&#39;s Lazio was eliminated.
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Not all that long ago, Italian football aficionados were at the end of their tether, desperately searching for answers. Their conundrum regarded European competition and the continent&#39;s most coveted club prize, the UEFA Champions League.
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Scottish club Rangers lost 2-0 against visiting Auxerre to exit European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup, while Middlesbrough beat Partizan Belgrade 3-0 to top its group.
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PARMA, 13 OTTOBRE 2004 - L&#39;Italia batte la Bielorussia 4-3 nella partita valida per il gruppo 5 delle qualificazioni europee ai Mondiali del 2006. A Parma decidono le reti di Totti (2), De Rossi, Gilardino, Romaschenko (2) e Bulyga.
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Manchester United drops from second to fourth in Deloitte's list of wealthiest clubs, still topped by Real Madrid.
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When previous coach Giovanni Trapattoni left Alberto Gilardino out of Italy&#39;s squad for Euro 2004, the move provoked national outrage.
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Many of the top soccer teams in Italy will play their games in empty stadiums if a proposal by government ministers is approved at a special cabinet meeting Wednesday.
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Only six soccer stadiums in Italy meet security requirements, meaning that league games in other arenas will be played behind closed doors.
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AS Roma and Inter Milan played to a dramatic 3-3 draw in Italian First Division soccer league action Sunday as both lost ground to Juventus, which stretched its overall lead by beating Udinese 1-0.
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Few teams faced more questions heading into the World Cup than Italy and France. The French were over the hill &amp;#151; they couldn&#039;t even score. The Italians were consumed by the biggest soccer scandal in the nation&#039;s history. No teams have answered their doubters more emphatically.
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Newcastle, Tottenham, Blackburn and Glasgow Rangers all reached the UEFA Cup last 32 but French giants Paris Saint Germain saw their season hit a new low after a 4-2 defeat by Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
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The Socceroos were tough on Italy. The referee was tougher on Australia. Another questionable call in this World Cup showed Italy the way to the quarterfinal Monday, giving the Italians a penalty kick that Francesco Totti converted for the 1-0 win as time expired.