All posts tagged "Italy national team"

  • Germany triumph over Italy in epic penalty shootout

    “Football is a simple game – you play for 120 minutes and then the Germans win on penalties,” television pundit and former England striker Gary Lineker once famously quipped. This time, it wasn’t nearly so simple for...

    • Posted July 3, 2016
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  • Will Italy win Euro 2016?

    Italy face Germany in the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 and the victor will become the favorite to win it all in France. Who will come out on top in Bordeaux? If only Italy hadn’t been so convincing...

    • Posted July 1, 2016
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  • Twenty years at the top and Gianluigi Buffon still wants more

    An outsiders’ image of the Juventus this decade has been defined by two players: Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo. Although Pirlo’s career has now taken him to New York City FC, both players offer a refreshing counterpoint...

    • Posted September 3, 2015
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  • World Cup 2014 Recollections – The Best And Worst

    World Cup 2014 was full of highs and lows – here we take a look at the best and worst of the tournament. The Highest Overachiever When Costa Rica were cast in World Cup 2014 Group D...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • MOTD Preview: Italy V Uruguay

    A crucial game in Group B sees south American side Uruguay take on an Italian side, who like their opponents have won in just one and lost one game in their opening two games of  the tournament....

    • Posted June 24, 2014
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  • WC MOTD: Italy 0-1 Costa Rica

    This is the World Cup, obviously there was bound to be surprises. Many people even went in braced for the unexpected. But even those could not have been prepared for what we have seen so far. Spain,...

    • Posted June 20, 2014
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  • WC MOTD: England 1-2 Italy

    Months ago, when the schedule for the World Cup was released, England coach Roy Hodgson went in a tirade on the fact that England had to play in Manaus at the Arena Amazonia stadium, where temperatures can...

    • Posted June 14, 2014
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  • World Cup 2014: The Major Questions, Team by Team – Group D

    Group D Will the heat affect Andrea Pirlo? Even at the age of 34 Andrea Pirlo remains pivotal to the Italian national team. His performances in the center of midfield at Euro 2012 was one of the main reasons...

    • Posted June 5, 2014
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  • World Cup Preview: Group D

    England, Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica are set to battle it out for two places the last 16 of the World Cup. Here, Dan Bannell previews the group. England England will be hoping for a big improvement...

    • Posted May 26, 2014
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  • MOTD- Spain 1-0 Italy

    If it was even possible for Spain to pull off a more comprehensive victory than they did in their 4-0 win over Italy in the 2012 Euro final, they definitely pulled it off as they played host...

    • Posted March 5, 2014
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