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Features news coverage of Italy and its players, including match reports and general football news.
World champions no-more as Italy crash out
Rewind to four years ago to that wonderful glittering night in Berlin as Italian football rose above the diplomatic and testing troubles of their domestic game and peaked at the summit of world football once again to capture their fourth FIFA World Cup. The scenes of an unknown yet ageing left-back from Palermo stepping up…
Slovakia 3-2 Italy – Video Highlights
Slovakia 3-2 Italy – Video Highlights 2010 FIFA World Cup 24 June 2010 Slovakia would upset the defending champions and send them out of the tournament with a 3-2 victory. The Slovakia would grab a 2-0 lead in the match as Robert Vittek scored goals in the 25th minute and 73rd minute. Italy would need…
Fabio Cannavaro: “The best is yet to come.”
In what will be his 136th and potentially final appearance for the Azzurri, Fabio Cannavaro commented ahead of the key match with Slovakia in Johannesburg. Cannavaro will retire from international play after the World Cup and next season will feature for Al-Ahli in Dubai. His boss, Marcello Lippi, also weighed in with comments during a…
TFT Episode 54: France, Italy and England
If you want a big story from World Cup 2010, look no further than former winners France, Italy and England.
The French camp has completely collapsed [...]
Marcello Lippi: “New Zealand is a very physical side and closed us down well.”
After the historic draw by New Zealand against Italy yesterday afternoon from Nelspruit, Italian boss, Marcello Lippi, had to face his critics with the Azzurri on the brink. Closed Down by the All Whites “Siamo stati poco fortunati come contro il Paraguay abbiamo preso gol sull’unica azione degli avversari. Poi abbiamo reagito, dimostrando grande volontà….
World Cup News: France Send In The Politicians As Things Go From Merde To Worse!
Good morning all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Unsurprisingly both England and France are dominating the column inches today as both squads attempt to address their supposed in-fighting in very different ways, the English with beer and the French with strike action – it’s good to see that stereotyping is…
“We lack a cutting edge” says Lippi as the World Champions are held by spirited New Zealand
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has bemoaned Italy’s lack of cutting edge in decisive moments for his team’s downfall after a disappointing 1-1 draw against minnows New Zealand in the beautiful Mbombela Stadium. “We didn’t have much luck.” said Lippi. “But we didn’t play a great game. The side played with great desire, but we were…
Italy 1-1 New Zealand – Video Highlights
Italy 1-1 New Zealand 2010 FIFA World Cup 20 June 2010 The defending champions would continue to struggle as they could only manage a 1-1 draw against New Zealand on Sunday. The Kiwis would be the first team to score on a free kick in the 7th minute that was crossed in the box. It…
Italy vs New Zealand: Can Marchetti fill Buffon’s gloves?
The Group F is perfectly balanced at the moment with all teams having drawn their opening game and scored one goal each.
De Rossi: “If we lose, it would as if the All Blacks were knocked out in rugby.”
Daniele De Rossi of the Azzurri was the protagonist of the first group round match against Paraguay. He accepted blame for the Paraguayan goal and scored the equalizer. He commented on Italy’s objective, the first match against Paraguay, the upcoming encounter with New Zealand, differences between his side at the last World Cup and the…
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