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Italian Branch in Tournament Action - Ipswich Town News

The Italian Branch of the Supporters Club are involved in two tournaments this month.

First up is a five-a-side competition organised by the Offside Sports Pub in Milan with success in the first stage on Wednesday 21st May leading to qualification for the final stage a week later.

The other tournament is the Italian Connection, a seven-a-side competition involving 16 official supporters clubs of UK sides on Saturday 31st May.


The Town delegation at the Italian Connection draw with Vic Annels from the British Consul

The tournament, for Italian supporters clubs the most important of the year, is organised by Irma D’Alessandro, a reporter for Sport Mediaset, and the British consulate, while Regione Lombardia is a patron and Paddy Power are sponsors. Town are in Group C with Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa.

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