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...also left them unable to withstand the flight of players abroad. (In Korea/Japan 2000, coach Roger Lemerre's first XI may not include a single player from a French club.) "The soccer schools in France are great, and young players are given the chance to play," says AS Roma defender and national team hopeful Jonathan Zebina. "But the best players will always want to go to Italy, Spain and England. That's where the clubs are that you've always dreamed about." Luckily for French clubs, they can depend on the footballing factory to churn out new generations of stars...
...before, Bolton Wanderers, another Premier League side, took Cerezo Osaka's Akinori Nishizawa, 25, on a 10-month loan. Across the North Sea, Urawa Reds' midfielder Shinji Ono, 21, signed a reported $4 million deal with first division Dutch side Feyenoord. In Italy, A.C. Parma paid league champion A.S. Roma a cool $26 million for the services of Hidetoshi Nakata; the 24-year-old midfielder, now firmly established in Italian football, previously played for Perugia. Although sorry to see their favorites go, Japanese fans are proud of what the exodus represents. "Japanese football is entering a new era," crows Takehiko...
...week, Bolton Wanderers, another Premier League side, took Cerezo Osaka's Akinori Nishizawa, 25, on a 10-month loan. Across the North Sea, Urawa Reds midfielder Shinji Ono, 21, signed a reported $4 million deal with first division Dutch side Feyenoord. In Italy, A.C. Parma paid league champions A.S. Roma a cool $26 million for the services of superstar Hidetoshi Nakata; the 24-year-old playmaker, now firmly established in Italian football, previously played for Perugia...
...over the past 10 years. After European monetary union and a round of bank consolidations, Italian finance got too big to fit on Cuccia's desk. The banks that were the key investors in and allies of Mediobanca have all done mergers or deals with other banks. Banca di Roma in particular, despite owning 9.5% of Mediobanca, clearly isn't on the team anymore; it's lined up with Fiat in the Montedison bid. Cuccia's death at 92 a year ago - followed by a grotesque episode in which his corpse was stolen in a failed attempt to extract ransom...
...Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta. Start your visit with a coffee or cocktail at La Grippa, a waterfront bar well situated for watching handsome strollers drawn by such nearby shops as Armani and Celine. But don't linger too long. Head for the town's friendly information office at Via Roma 35, just behind the piazza, and get maps for a bracing walk along the shore. A short path, 20 minutes each way, will take you past the church and castle of San Giorgio to the local lighthouse at the tip of a promontory. A longer hike brings...