Rossi in for Italy but no Totti, Cassano, Balotelli

Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi was the only new name in defending champions Italy’s 30-man provisional World Cup squad, announced on Tuesday by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

The 23-year-old, who has scored three goals in 14 international appearances, was the only addition to the 29-man group that was summoned to a 48-hour get-together in Rome last week.

Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi missed the rendezvous in the capital due to his participation in the Italian Cup but he has returned to the squad.

Rossi takes the place of Juventus centre-back Nicola Legrottaglie, who has often been called up by Italy coach Marcello Lippi but who has failed to hold down a first-team place with his Turin club this season.

As Lippi had announced on Monday, there were “no surprises” in the list, with Roma captain Francesco Totti, in-form Sampdoria playmaker Antonio Cassano and controversial Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli all overlooked.

There was no place either for Luca Toni, Lippi’s first-choice striker at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, who is currently on loan at Roma from Bayern Munich.

Ten players from Italy’s triumph at the last World Cup are in the squad: goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, defenders Fabio Cannavaro, Fabio Grosso and Gianluca Zambrotta, midfielders De Rossi, Mauro Camoranesi, Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo and forwards Alberto Gilardino and Vincenzo Iaquinta.

Lippi will trim his list to 23 and four reserves in Rome on May 18 before submitting his definitive 23-man squad to FIFA by June 1.

Italy, four-time champions, will set up a training camp at altitude in Sestriere in the Alps from May 23 to June 5.

They will take on Mexico in a friendly game in Brussels on June 3 and Switzerland in Geneva two days later.

The Azzurri are scheduled to arrive in South Africa in June 9 ahead of their Group F opener with Paraguay in Cape Town on June 14.

Italy face New Zealand in Nelspruit on June 20 before rounding off their group campaign against Slovakia in Johannesburg on June 24.

Provisional 30-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo)
Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Naples), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
Forwards: Marco Borriello (AC Milan), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal/ESP)
ROME (AFP)

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Italian football legend Roberto Baggio as expected joined the Italian Football Federation Technical

Italian football legend Roberto Baggio as expected joined the Italian Football Federation Technical Direction (FIGC) on Wednesday as Italy rebuilds after a disastrous World Cup which saw the 2006 champions exit in the first round.

The 43-year-old – known as the ‘divine ponytail’ in his playing days because of his hairstyle and his conversion to buddhism – was joined by two other greats of the game.

Former national coach Arrigo Sacchi – under whom Baggio reached the 1994 World Cup final where they lost on penalties to Brazil – has been appointed co-ordinator of the youth teams up to Under-21 level and Gianni Rivera, the first Italian to be named European player of the year, will be in charge of teaching and youth sector.

Baggio, who was also a member of the Italy side that reached the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, had earlier expressed his hope that Italy would focus on bringing on young talent.

“I dream of Italy being able to begin to cultivate great talent,” he told Rai Uno.

“But to achieve this we have to believe in the young players that are the future,” added Baggio, who retired in 2004 after a stellar career which saw him play for Fiorentina, Juventus and AC Milan.

Chief among the young talent Baggio believes in is Mario Balotelli, who much to the former star’s chagrin is set to join bigspending English Premier League side Manchester City from Italian champions and Champions League holders Inter Milan.

Italian football is still in shock after their side put up a limp defence of their world title, under the same coach Marcello Lippi, and finished bottom of their group with just two draws including with minnows New Zealand, who even finished above them.

Cesare Prandelli replaced Lippi in the hot seat and has already indicated he could bring in Balotelli and troublesome talent Antonio Cassano for next Monday’s friendly with Ivory Coast.

After the Ivory Coast game, Italy will play Estonia on September 3 and the Faroe Islands on September 7 in qualifying matches for the UEFA Euro 2012 championships in Poland and Ukraine.

Formerly a Juventus midfielder, Prandelli spent five years coaching Fiorentina, twice taking them into the Champions League, having previously coached Parma and AS Roma. (AFP)

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Guerrero double keeps Hamburg in title race

BERLIN (AFP) – Peru striker Jose Guerrero netted both goals on Sunday to seal Hamburg’s 2-1 win at Schalke 04 which keeps Martin Jol’s side in the heart of the title race and just a point behind leaders Hertha Berlin.

The three points in Gelsenkirchen leaves Hamburg fourth in the league, but level on 48 points with Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg with the three clubs all just a point behind Hertha who were humbled 2-0 in Stuttgart on Saturday.

The game was heading for a goalless draw until Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went to head away a dangerous ball in the area, but only managed to nod his clearance into Guerrero’s path who fired the gift home on 70 minutes.

And the Peruvian striker made it 2-0 just five minutes later when Germany midfielder Marcell Jansen fired at goal to give Guerrero a simple tap in at the far post.

Schalke’s Dutch striker Jefferson Farfan scored a consolation goal with ten minutes left, but the defeat leaves Schalke eighth and just one point separates the top four sides in the Bundesliga.

On Saturday, defending champions Bayern Munich beat Karlsruhe 1-0 without injured striker Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose to close the gap behind Hertha.

Bayern welcomed back Franck Ribery, who had been suffering with a shin injury, and the French midfield maestro made his mark in the 34th minute when he split the Karlsruhe defence to set up Argentina striker Jose Ernesto Sosa.

Bayern had Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto to thank for the three points in the dying seconds as he deflected an effort from Karlsruhe’s Michael Mutzel over the bar.

Karlsruhe stay bottom while the win keeps Bayern second, but just one point behind Hertha who were brought crashing down to earth after hosts Stuttgart scored two goals in four minutes to continue their rise up the table to sixth.

Brazilian striker Cacau scored just two minutes after the break to put the hosts ahead before a header from Germany Under-21 midfielder Sami Khedira to double the lead on 51 minutes.

Wolfsburg are joint second with Bayern and just a point behind Hertha after they won 3-0 at Arminia Bielefeld.

Brazil striker Grafite netted in the 58th minute to become the league’s joint top-scorer with 18 goals in 16 games to go level with Hoffenheim’s injured striker Vedad Ibisevic.

Hoffenheim dropped further back in the title race as their 2-2 draw at Hanover left them five points off the leaders in fifth and they are now four points off the title race.

Bayer Leverkusen are seventh after their 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Although they hammered Stuttgart 4-0 the week before, Werder Bremen continue their erratic season as Borussia Dortmund captain Alexander Frei slotted home a 61st minute penalty to take the three points as his side are ninth, with Bremen tenth in the table.

Cologne remain in mid-table after their 2-0 win at second-from-bottom Energie Cottbus, while on Friday night Borussia Moenchengladbach remain in the bottom three as they lost 1-0 at home to fellow strugglers VfL Bochum.
Written by: AFP

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Klinsmann sacking has helped Bayern: Podolski

MUNICH (AFP) – Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski admits confidence is returning to the defending Bundesliga champions after coach Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked last month.

Ex-Germany boss Klinsmann was axed on April 27 with five games remaining after his side were beaten 1-0 by Schalke 04 to leave them third in the league table while Jupp Heynckes took over as caretaker coach.

While a replacement is sought for Klinsmann, Bayern have moved up to second in the table and level with leaders Wolfsburg with two games remaining as Podolski, 23, has scored two goals in his last two games.

Bayern picked up their 19th league win of the season on Tuesday night in the 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen and Munich are on course to retain their crown if they can win their last two games as Podolski says the improvement is obvious.

“We?ve come on well as a team in the last few games,” said Podolski, who will leave Bayern at the end of the season to play for Cologne having spent most of the last two seasons on the bench.

“We?re well-organised, training is good, and you can see the results out on the park.

“Jupp Heynckes has restored my belief, I?m confident about starting matches, and I think I?ve repaid his faith when I?ve played,” added Podolski voted the best young player at the last World Cup.

And having taken over from Michael Rensing between the posts, Bayern’s former Leverkusen goalkeeper Hans-Joerg Butt says his experience in Munich has been an eye-opener where success is both expected and demanded.

“There?s a completely different mindset here at Bayern,” said the former Leverkusen goalkeeper who has three caps for Germany.

“The entire club is geared towards success, trophies are all that count here.

“You?re expected to win the league and every match, you?re not allowed slip-ups.

“In Leverkusen we often looked good and played brilliantly against big-name opponents, but we ran into trouble and lost to the smaller clubs.”

With two games left, Bayern have a tough run in with a trip to Hoffenheim on Saturday before the final game of the season on May 23 against title rivals at Munich’s Allianz Arena.

Wolfsburg are at mid-table sides Hanover and Werder Bremen for their remaining games and remain top by virtue of a two-point goal difference, while third-placed Hertha are at home to Schalke 04 and bottom side Karlsruhe.

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Wolfsburg baying for revenge against Dortmund

BERLIN (AFP) – Wolfsburg midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic says the Bundesliga leaders must avenge their shock defeat in Stuttgart to get their title push back on track when they welcome Borussia Dortmund.

Wolfsburg went into last weekend three points clear at the top of the German league, but after Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez hit all four goals in Saturday’s 4-1 rout, Wolfsburg only lead now by virtue of goal difference.

Only two points separate leaders Wolfsburg and fourth-placed Stuttgart with Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin also within touching distance of the lead.

Wolfsburg take on Borussia Dortmund who have made a late bid for the title and a place in Europe next season with seven consecutive wins to go fifth in the table.

“We played poorly right from the outset against Stuttgart and you could even see that from our body language,” said Wolfsburg playmaker Misimovic who has helped strikers Grafite and Edin Dzeko score 43 goals between them this season.

“On Tuesday against Dortmund, we?ll have the opportunity to put this bitter defeat behind us.”

Defending champions Bayern Munich are now level on points with Wolfsburg and only stay second by virtue of an inferior goal difference with three games remaining.

Having won 3-1 at Energie Cottbus last Saturday, Bayern’s caretaker coach Jupp Heynckes wants three more points at Munich’s Allianz Arena on Tuesday against Bayer Leverkusen to keep the pressure on Wolfsburg.

“We need to think about Leverkusen now and not about anything else,” said Heynckes who is in charge only until the end of the season while a replacement is sought for sacked coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

“We played well against Cottbus, but in my opinion, if we?d been on really top form, we?d have won 6-1. We should have scored more goals.

“It?s very important not just to play convincingly, but also to put away the chances we create, and there were plenty.”

Third-placed Hertha Berlin are just a point behind leaders Wolfsburg and they want three more points to stake their claim for the title when they travel to strugglers Cologne.

“Now we have to remain focused for our trip to Cologne,” said Hertha coach Lucien Favre after strikers Marko Pantelic and Raffael sealed a 2-0 win over Bochum last Saturday at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.

“It was a very difficult game, Bochum worked with five defenders at times, and we failed to find a way through at first.

“We created more chances in the second half and we have to keep up the momentum against Cologne.”

With Germany striker Mario Gomez having scored nine goals in his last five games, fourth-placed Stuttgart are at Schalke 04 on Wednesday eager to keep up their impressive run having won six of their last seven games.

Tuesday
Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
Karlsruhe v Hanover 96
Cologne v Hertha Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday
Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen
Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart
Hamburg v VfL Bochum
Energie Cottbus v Borussia M’gladbach
Arminia Bielefeld v Hoffenheim

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Web Programmer / Designer at PT Alkemistri Seniwara

A growing Advertising agency at West Jakarta, is currently looking for highly capable professionals to joining our team as :

Web Programmer / Designer

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Minimum Bachelor degree (S1) majoring system Information / IT
Have strong knowledge of Object oriented programming
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Know the concept of Web programming & CMS (Content Management System)
Experience in web layout design
Master in Photoshop / Fireworks, Illustrator / Freehand
Please submit your resume/CV, recent photograph and portfolio (for position 3 please also attach your best portfolios in compressed file) immediately to : recruitmentalkemistri.com

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Web Administrator at PT. Centrinova Solusi Edukasi

PT. Centrinova Solusi Edukasi is a dynamic company which thrives to provide innovative solutions that will enhance learning process. We welcome highly-motivated professionals to join our e-learning content development team as:

Web Administrator

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Proficient in SEO is a must.
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Jl. Pahlawan Seribu, BSD City
Tangerang 15322, Indonesia
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