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Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dies At 60 Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dies At 60
Soccer Great Diego Maradona Dies At 60 Diego Armando Maradona, considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died of a heart attack in Buenos Aires early Wednesday, according to multiple reports.  Maradona, 60, who'd been in failing health, has left the hospital after undergoing surgery for a blood clot on his brain earlier this month, according to the Argentinian newspaper Clarín. Known as “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”), Maradona was honored along with Pele with the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.  Following a 21-year career, he briefly coached Argentina during the 2010 World C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18 Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18
Union County High School Soccer Player Daniel Tavit Dies, 18 The Summit community is mourning the loss of high school senior Daniel Pratt Tavit, who died on Sept. 20. He was 18. Born in New York City, Tavit was raised in Summit, his obituary says. A lifelong soccer fan, Tavit had played for two years on his school’s team as well as private club teams such as Summit Hot Spurs, Center Court FC, and the NJ Stallions in Clifton. Tavit also loved music and expressed himself through saxophone and drum performances in local music groups, according to his obituary. As a stock market enthusiast, Tavit had planned on pursuing economics and business in college…

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by Valerie Musson
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Indian Hills HS Athlete Remains In Hospital 2 Months After Pancreatic Soccer Game Injury Indian Hills HS Athlete Remains In Hospital 2 Months After Pancreatic Soccer Game Injury
Indian Hills HS Athlete Remains In Hospital 2 Months After Pancreatic Soccer Game Injury Tuesday marked exactly two months since the injury that changed everything for Indian Hills High School sophomore Antonio Iapicca. Antonio, 15, was playing his heart out in a soccer game against Wayne Hills on Sept. 19, before he was kneed in the abdomen so hard he suffered a severed pancreas. The teen was admitted to The Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he remains today. It wasn't until earlier this month that Antonio's recovery turned a corner -- but that doesn't mean his peers, coaches, family and friends will stop fighting for him. More than $10,000 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Anatalia Pena, Recent Bloomfield High Graduate And Standout Soccer Player Anatalia Pena, Recent Bloomfield High Graduate And Standout Soccer Player
Anatalia Pena, Recent Bloomfield High Graduate And Standout Soccer Player Anatalia Pena, a 2018 graduate of Bloomfield High School and a standout soccer player, died in a car accident Sunday on her way back to Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla., Essex News Daily reported.  There are no words. We all wish to pass on our most profound and deepest sympathy to Anatalia Pena's Family. 2018 BHS... Posted by Bloomfield Soccer Club on Sunday, August 25, 2019 She was entering her sophomore year at the school.  News of her death spurred an outpouring of grief online for the former co-captain of the girls soccer team at Bloomfield High School, where she scored 42 g…

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by Paul Milo
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Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech
Emmanuel 'Jimmy' Figueroa, 34, Of Jersey City, Loved All Things Tech Emmanuel James Figueroa of Jersey City died Friday at the age of 34.  He is remembered for his quiet demeanor, soulful eyes and friendly smile. "Manny," as he was known to his friends (Jimmy to family) will also be remembered for his love of soccer, Star Wars and technology of all kinds.  He is predeceased by his father, Luis Figueroa. He is survived by his mother, Sandra Ortiz Sierra; brother Noel; grandmother Carmen Pagan; and his aunts and uncles Carmen Ortiz, Melissa Franqui and Shawn Morrissey, Jesenia Franqui and Jose A Cruz, Ubeline and Yolanda Rivera. He is also survived b…

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by Paul Milo
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Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle A standout college soccer star who went on to become a police officer, Julia Jeanette Caseres died Friday. She was 28. She had been battling a rare form of lung cancer, NJ.com reported. Born in Glen Ridge, she spent most of her life in Union and a 2008 graduate of Union High School, she moved to Clinton a few years ago. Caseres played soccer for New Jersey City University in Jersey City, where she broke the record for goals scored in state collegiate history. She was also an academic All-American and was named the school’s Woman of the Year. She went on to the Essex County Police Acade…

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by Paul Milo