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Marcello Lippi: “I don’t want roosters in the chicken coop.”
Italy boss, Marcello Lippi, discussed Amauri of Juventus, his management philosophies and the leadership example of Fabio Cannavaro during an interview with the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amauri of Juventus is Now Italian Amauri è diventato italiano? Questo non significa che sarà certamente convocato: sarà visionato come tutti gli altri, mi prendo…
2010 World Cup Qualification History: Group F
Only twice before has a country been able to repeat as World Cup champions, with Italy in 1934 and 1938 and Brazil in 1958 and 1962. If Italy are to pull off the rare achievement for the second time, they’ll have to start by navigating through a Group F that will feature three tricky ties….
Mario Balotelli, Italy’s Brightest Young Star?
Italy’s future in club and international terms is bleak, whether you look at the fact that the Serie A could be losing one of it’s Champions League spots to Germany, or you take into consideration that the Italian National Team is full of decrepit and defensive players. Not only this, but Italy isn’t producing the…
Lilian Thuram: “Italian Society is Racist.”
Lilian Thuram was a World Cup and European Cup of Nations champion with France in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He was capped 142 times for Les Bleus which is the French record. Thuram, a defender, began his highly decorated career in the French Ligue 1 with AS Monaco. He featured many years in the Italian Serie A….
Euro 2012 Qualifiers
The draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying stages was held today in Warsaw and the resulting groups left us with few possibilities of upsets. England missed out on qualification last time around but have a relatively easy group to negotiate with the likes of Wales, Montenegro and Bulgaria standing in their way. Switzerland round up…
Marcello Lippi: "I would like to see a World Cup Final between England and Italy."
Marcello Lippi, manager of the Azzurri, will attempt to become the second head coach to win consecutive World Cups. Only Vittorio Pozzo, the legendary manager of the 1934 and 1938 Italian World Cup triumphs, holds that distinction. Pozzo also won the 1936 Olympic Gold Medal in Berlin with the Azzurri. Brazil in 1962 was the last…
Italy 1970 World Cup Shirt
The semi-final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup between Italy and West Germany is known in those countries as the “Game of the Century”. It was played on 17 June 1970 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Italy won 4-3 after five goals were scored in extra time, the only FIFA World Cup game…
Alessandro Del Piero and Francesco Totti – Adversaries, Brothers, Legends
Two great warriors of the Serie A met on Saturday night at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin: Alessandro Del Piero and Francesco Totti. Between them, they have over 35 years in the Italian top flight. Both were World Cup champions with the Azzurri in 2006. Had fate been kinder, both would have won the…
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi punched in the face by angry protester
Silvio Berlusconi, the longest serving Italian Prime Minister and owner of AC Milan, was punched in the face by a young man holding a small statue in his hand during a rally in Milan. The 73-year-old was left with a bloodied mouth and was swiftly taken to the San Raffaele hospital where they decided to…
The Friday Five: Footballing Heartbreakers
In the wake of Ireland’s heartbreaking aggregate defeat to France, where Thierry Henry’s handballed assist for William Gallas to score an equaliser in extra time denied a team who had performed magnificently to haul themselves level, we pay tribute to five of the greatest footballing heartbreakers in recent memory. We start off, perhaps predictably, with…
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