Posts Tagged "Italy"

Defending champions Wales kept their Six Nations rugby hopes alive on Saturday with a 26-9 victory over Italy in a rain-sodden encounter at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

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Before the start of last season, a young boy by the name of Stephan El Shaarawy was plying his trade at Serie B side Pescara, on loan from Genoa.

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It’s the eve of the European Championship final in Kiev. Two Nations and their supporters around the globe are awaiting this finale with nerves, anxiety and excitement.

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It is not often that Germany goes into a major tournament as a popular underdog. But if the three-time European champion reaches the Euro 2012 final against Spain in Kiev, there will be plenty of fans cheering for a German win.

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The final for Euro 2012 will be known in a few hours time when powerhouses Germany take on Italy for the right to play Spain on the weekend.

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For Spain, it was a bit of a stumble. For Italy, it was a bit of a reprieve.

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The Australians will swap their gold for azzurri this Sunday night when Italy face off against the unbeaten Irish line-up in the final match for pool C in the opening round.

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Sweeping reform across Western Europe throughout the 1990s has gone a long way towards eradicating violence on the terraces. But for Euro 2012, co-host Poland’s continued acts of football hooliganism are blighting the country’s reputation, and the calls for action are growing louder.

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After the first-half of the Germany-Australia friendly in Moenchengladbach this morning, my fear was that the Socceroos were on their way to a similar defeat as the ignominious game in Durban at the 2010 World Cup.

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Italy announced their squad for the Six Nations earlier this week with Treviso’s Australian born fly-half, Kristopher Burton, drafted back into the Nick Mallet’s training squad of 24 to replace Craig Gower, who is out with a long-term knee injury.

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Much has been said recently regarding Quade Cooper’s defensive deficiencies. While I think such criticism is entirely warranted, I wanted to put that aside and consider whether his attacking and tactical games are all they’re cracked up to be.

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There has been a great deal of criticism about the performance of the Wallabies against Italy. Admittedly they did not blow away the Italians.

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Patience will be the Wallabies’ buzzword this week, aware they can’t afford to fluff attacking chances as they did against Italy when they take on France.

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Wallabies halfback Will Genia is hopeful of recovering from a rib injury in time to play in this weekend’s Test against Italy.

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As Kamil Kopunek scored Slovakia’s third goal to make the seemingly impossible inevitable, FIFA’s commentator on the international feed declared that Italy were going out of the World Cup in “disgrace”. It was a piece of hyperbole that I took umbrage with as, in my opinion, there’s no disgrace in simply losing.

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Bryan Habana equalled South Africa’s try-scoring record as the Springboks swamped Italy 55-11 in the second Test at Buffalo City Stadium Saturday.

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Reigning champions Italy were knocked out of the World Cup on Thursday as they slumped to a sensational 3-2 defeat to unheralded Slovakia in an Ellis Park thriller.

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It’s a real shame that the Socceroos’ gallant victory over Serbia was a mere sidebar on a historic day as Julia Gillard became our first female Prime Minister. As the Socceroos exited the 2010 World Cup with their heads held high, Kevin Rudd’s exit tears upstaged Lucas Neill’s.

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Following the Socceroos’ spirited but ultimately futile victory against Serbia this morning, attention turns to the New Zealand All Whites as they try to uphold antipodean pride tonight when they battle for what would be a remarkable spot in the Round of 16.

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On the eve of this, what could be some sort of World Cup Alamo for the Socceroos, it is important for us to have a look at how we have stacked up, and I am referring to the entire World Cup process, from Aloisi’s penalty-inspired-nudie-run, until now.

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