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U.S. Soccer School Affiliates with Italian Powerhouse ACF Fiorentina
Great Falls, VA - AC Cugini Scuola Calcio President Fabio Diletti has
announced that Cugini was accepted by world-renowned Italian professional
club ACF Fiorentina as an affiliated Fiorentina scuola calcio (soccer
school). This affiliation makes Cugini the only Fiorentina soccer school in
North America.
ACF Fiorentina, based in Florence, Italy, is considered one of the most
powerful soccer clubs in the world. Playing in Italy's premier league - Serie
A - along with Juventus, Inter, AC Milan, Roma, Fiorentina is currently in
4th place in Serie A, putting the team in qualifying contention for the 2009
Champions League.
Commenting on the rare honor for Cugini, Diletti stated, 「This formal
affiliation with Fiorentina is important and far reaching for our players,
our club, and beyond. Fiorentina is a very serious and accomplished
organization, respected the world over. Fiorentina officials were equally
impressed by the Italian scuola calcio program that we have strived to
develop in America the past eight years and Cugini's distinction of being the
only official Italian soccer school in North America sanctioned by the
Italian National Olympic Committee and the Italian Soccer Federation.」
As an affiliated ACF Fiorentina scuola calcio, numerous benefits exist for
Cugini members - the least of which is that all Cugini players enrolled in
its year-round scuola calcio program will soon wear uniforms in the striking,
official Fiorentina colors - deep purple - with the beautiful Fiorentina
logo. Additionally, players ages 8-15 will have the opportunity to attend
free training camps with Fiorentina in Italy. Players on Cugini's 8th annual
Soccer in Italy tournament in June 2008, will be the first to take advantage
of the affiliation during a training camp in Florence. A second training camp
in Florence is being developed for July 2008 for interested players or teams.
Non-Cugini teams will be welcome to participate but at a non-Cugini member
rate.
Cugini's President Fabio Diletti will also be responsible for locating
talented youth throughout the United States for Fiorentina to review for
professional playing opportunities in Italy. Fiorentina scouts will travel to
Virginia to review American players chosen by Fabio Diletti for a tryout.
Players will also have the opportunity to travel to Italy for tryouts.
In addition, other American soccer clubs may contact Cugini Soccer to discuss
having their club's most talented players reviewed by Fiorentina or to make
arrangements for their teams to train in Italy with Fiorentina. Cugini is
also developing plans for Fiorentina instructors to come to Virginia to
conduct summer training programs.
About AC Cugini Scuola Calcio
AC Cugini, based in Northern Virginia outside Washington, DC, was founded in
2000 as an official Italian scuola calcio (soccer school) and club for
American youth players. Cugini's player development program is sanctioned by
the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) and the Italian National Olympic
Committee (CONI).
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