Cesare Claudio Prandelli, manager of Italy’s national soccer team, has written the foreword to a book on homosexuality and sport. Prandelli has been a fixture in the Italian soccer world since the 1970s. In his foreword he talks about the importance of ending homophobia in sports and advocates for athletes to come out: Homophobia is [...]
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Italian soccer players for Dolce & Gabbana underwear (photos, video)
Wow, how did we miss this one? Dolce & Gabbana had previously tapped Italian ruggers and Italian swimmers to appear in their underwear campaigns. Somehow we failed to notice that in 2010 they featured five Italian soccer players for their Calcio collection until I stumbled across it at ATV this week. There are more photos [...]
Italy soccer coach: No to gay couples
Italian national soccer coach Marcello Lippi, who in January said there were no gay players in the Italian league, now says he would never pick two players for the national team if they were a gay couple. Reports AFP: “In the current climate, two national team players could never be involved in an open relationship,” [...]
Video: Soccer player shows his tighty-whiteys
Italian player Gennaro Gattuso was de-pantsed in Thursday’s game against Egypt: Share on Facebook
An American leads Italy past the U.S. in soccer
American-born Giuseppe Rossi, who left New Jersey for an Italian team in Parma when he was 12, scored two goals as Italy beat the U.S., 3-1, in a FIFA Confederations Cup game in South Africa. The explosive play by both sides caused fans to rock the sports complex in Pretoria. Rossi, a powerful striker with [...]