2010/11 Campaign : Spectator Kings Of Europe

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The current leaders in the German Bundesliga, BORUSSIA DORTMUND, who play at the 80,522-seat SIGNAL IDUNA PARK (formerly known as the Westfalenstadion), rank second in average attendance per game for all of European professional soccer. (Rainer Endres/physos.org)
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A strong showing for German clubs in the attendance rankings for the top 30 teams in all of European professional soccer, then, as no fewer than 11 Bundesliga teams in addition to one 2.Bundesliga side feature on the list.

Spanish Primera Division club FC BARCELONA top the chart with an average figure of 86,000 spectators per match. The current table-toppers of La Liga, of course, play at Camp Nou, which has an official capacity of 99,354. In other words, Barca play, on average, to a house 86.56 % full for each match.

Meanwhile, German Bundesliga outfit BORUSSIA DORTMUND stand second on the attendance list and play in a stadium filled 96.10 % to capacity thus far this season, on average.

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“ZUSCHAUERKOENIGE EUROPAS”
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86,000 avg — FC Barcelona – (Spain)
77,385 avg — Borussia Dortmund – (Germany)
75,090 avg — Manchester United – (England)
69,875 avg — Real Madrid – (Spain)
69,000 avg — Bayern Munich – (Germany)
61,388 avg —- Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen – (Germany)
60,044 avg — FC Arsenal – (England)
57,800 avg — Inter Milan – (Italy)
54,222 avg — SV Hamburg – (Germany)
51,389 avg —- Olympique Marseille – (France)
47,775 avg — 1.FC Koeln – (Germany)
47,225 avg — Eintracht Frankfurt – (Germany)
46,548 avg — Newcastle United – (England)
46,260 avg — Manchester City – (England)
46,022 avg — Glasgow Celtic – (Scotland)
45,982 avg — 1.FC Kaiserslautern – (Germany)
45,460 avg — AC Milan – (Italy)
44,612 avg — Borussia Moenchengladbach – (Germany)
44,482 avg — Glasgow Rangers – (Scotland)
44,426 avg — Ajax Amsterdam – (Holland)
42,662 avg — FC Liverpool – (England)
42,524 avg — Hannover 96 – (Germany)
42,275 avg — Atletico Madrid – (Spain)
41,465 avg — FC Chelsea – (England)
40,801 avg — 1.FC Nuremberg – (Germany)
40,567 avg — Feyenoord Rotterdam – (Holland)
39,844 avg — Vfb Stuttgart – (Germany)
39,375 avg — CF Valencia – (Spain)
38,858 avg — SSC Napoli – (Italy)
38,825 avg — SC Hertha Berlin – (Germany.2)

Italian Serie A Goalkeeping Chart

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Brazil World Cup goalkeeper JULIO CESAR of Inter Milan punches the ball away from Austria international striker MARC JANKO (21) of Dutch side FC Twente Enschede as another Brazilian participant at the 2010 FIFA final tournament in South Africa, Inter Milan defender LUCIO, takes a shot to the side of the head during the UEFA Champions League match earlier this season at De Grolsch Veste in the Netherlands. (Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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Italian Serie A
goalkeeping chart
stats as of 11/1/2010

89.19 % – 33 sv — 4 go — JULIO CESAR – Inter Milan – (Brazil)
83.33 % – 40 sv — 8 go — Christian ABBIATI – AC Milan
83.33 % – 30 sv — 6 go — Fernando MUSLERA – Lazio – (Uruguay)
82.93 % – 34 sv — 7 go — Gianluca CURCI – Sampdoria
82.00 % – 41 sv — 9 go — Stefano SORRENTINO – Chievo Verona
80.00 % – 32 sv — 8 go — Antonio MIRANTE – Parma
78.85 % – 41 sv – 11 go — Matteo SERENI – Brescia
78.57 % – 11 sv —- 3 go — Bogdan LOBONT – Roma – (Romania)
78.43 % – 40 sv – 11 go — Francesco ANTONIOLI – Cesena
77.78 % – 28 sv —- 8 go — Michael AGAZZI – Cagliari
77.55 % – 38 sv – 11 go — Morgan DE SANCTIS – Napoli
75.86 % – 44 sv – 14 go — Emiliano VIVIANO – Bologna
75.61 % — 31 sv – 10 go — Sebastien FREY – Fiorentina – (France)
75.61 % — 31 sv – 10 go — EDUARDO – Genoa – (Portugal)
75.61 % — 31 sv – 10 go — Marco STORARI – Juventus
75.41 % – 46 sv – 15 go — Antonio ROSATI – Leece
75.00 % – 24 sv —- 8 go — Mariano ANDUJAR – Catania – (Argentina)
75.00 % – 30 sv – 10 go — Samir HANDANOVIC – Udinese – (Slovenia)
71.11 % — 32 sv – 13 go — Salvatore SIRIGU – Palermo
65.90 % – 29 sv – 15 go — Jean-Francois GILLET – Bari – (Belgium)
57.14 % – 12 sv —- 9 go — JULIO SERGIO – Roma – (Brazil)

Luca CASTELLAZI of Inter Milan is credited with two saves and conceded no goals on his lone Serie A appearance as a substitute this season

Brazilian JUNIOR COSTA of Sampdoria is credited with no saves and conceded one goal on his lone Serie A apperance as a substitute this season.

NOTE — statistics from soccernet.espn.go.com

Italy’s Serie A Relatively Silent In South Africa

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Cameroon captain SAMUEL ETO’O (9) of Italian Champions’ League champion Inter Milan celebrates his well-struck goal versus Denmark in the Loftus Versfeld Stadium as Danish midfielder CHRISTIAN POULSEN (2) of Italian side Juventus of Turin prepares to punt the ball back upfield at the 2010 World Cup from Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images Europe)
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The top goal-scorers from Serie A in Italy did not (or, in some cases, have not as of yet) exactly cover themselves in goal-scoring glory at the World Cup finals in South Africa although the veteran international Eto’o did end up with a pair of strikes despite Cameroon’s early exit from the tournament.

Italian strikers, in all reality, ought to be every bit as embarrassed as their attacking constituents of England’s national team, who are, oddly enough (at least for the time being) coached by Italy’s 1974 World Cup midfielder FABIO CAPELLO.

Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia have never been traditionally-known, after all, to boast defenses of such impenetrable quality.

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2009-10 ITALIAN Serie A
top goal-scorers

29 goals (35 app) — Antonio DI NATALE — Udinese — (ITALY)
22 goals (35 app) — Diego MILITO — Inter Milan — (ARGENTINA)
19 goals (35 app) — Fabrizio MICCOLI — Palermo — (Italy)
19 goals (37 app) — Giampaolo PAZZINI — Sampdoria — (ITALY)
15 goals (36 app) — Alberto GILARDINO — Fiorentina — (ITALY)
14 goals (23 app) — Francesco TOTTI — Roma — (Italy)
14 goals (29 app) — Marco BORRIELLO — AC Milan — (Italy)
14 goals (31 app) — Paulo Vitor BARRETO — Bari — (Brazil)
14 goals (34 app) — Mirko VUCINIC — Roma — (Montenegro)
13 goals (34 app) — Edinson CAVANI — Palermo — (URUGUAY)
13 goals (38 app) — Alessandro MATRI — Cagliari — (Italy)
12 goals (23 app) — PATO — AC Milan — (Brazil)
12 goals (30 app) — Marco DI VAIO — Bologna — (Italy)
12 goals (32 app) — Samuel ETO’O — Inter Milan — (CAMEROON)
12 goals (36 app) — RONALDINHO — AC Milan — (Brazil)
12 goals (37 app) — Marek HAMSIK — Napoli — (SLOVAKIA)
12 goals (37 app) — Massimo MACCARONE — Siena — (Italy)
11 goals (17 app) — Gaston MAXI LOPEZ — Catania — (Argentina)
11 goals (31 app) — MARTINS ADAILTON — Bologna — (Brazil)
11 goals (33 app) — Fabio QUAGLIARELLA — Napoli — (ITALY)
11 goals (35 app) — Sergio PELLESSIER — Chievo Verona — (Italy)
11 goals (37 app) — Simone TIRIBOCCHI — Atalanta Bergamo — (Italy)