So far this month, I've written three items on soccer that will interest anyone keeping an eye on World Cup 2006. If you're a fan of the beautiful game, take your pick of the articles below:

In the upcoming issue of Ambassador, the official publication of the National Italian American Foundation, you'll find a story I wrote featuring interviews with Italian national team Coach Marcello Lippi and American Goalkeeper Tony Meola.

At ItaliansRus.com, you'll find a slew of articles on Italian soccer, including a recent Our Paesani column on the World Cup frenzy in Italy.

Right here on this site, you can read about how I, an Italian American, lived through the recent Italy v. United States World Cup match.

There's more to come, so stay tuned to www.francescadimeglio.com.