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Fri 01 Jan 2009Italians settle for Bari venue

SOCCER:SOURCES CLOSE to the Italian Football Federation confirmed yesterday that Bari will be the venue for the Republic of Ireland's eagerly-anticipated World Cup group eight qualifier with Italy on April 1st.

Bari emerged as something of a surprise choice after Rome, Florence and Naples had all, for different reasons, been rejected.