Tag: Italy

And breathe. The European Championships ended in style on Sunday, with Italy lifting the trophy after an epic battle with England. Our pre-tournament 11/1 selection got the job done, but…

This was it. A month, 50 games, and 140 goals after the curtain-raiser in Rome between Turkey and Italy, this was the ultimate stage of the Europan Championships – the…

Gary Lineker sent a classy message on Twitter following England’s penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final last night. The Three Lions made the perfect start with…

Some Chelsea fans on Twitter heaped praise on Italian midfielder Jorginho following his match-winning penalty in the shoot-out against Spain last night. Italy have gone from strength to strength at…

The 16th edition of the European Championships has continued to deliver football and entertainment of the highest order at the quarter-final stage. The biggest clash of the last eight featured…

Italy made a brilliant start to their Euro 2020 campaign with an impressive win over Turkey on Friday night. They kicked off with a 3-0 victory, and some Liverpool fans on…

Highly rated Torino striker Andrea Belotti will not be sold this month, especially for a reported £40m, according to Italian publication Tuttosport. The report claims that The Maroons chairman Urbano…

According to a report published by the Daily Mail, PSG look set to sign Italian football legend Gianluigi Buffon. The 40-year-old Buffon brought an end to his time with Juventus…

Manchester United have reportedly entered the race to sign goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon. Buffon was widely expected to announce his retirement this week given that his current contract with Juventus…

Legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has confirmed that he will be leaving Juventus at the end of the season. It was widely expected that the 40-year-old would retire from football…

Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian is looking forward to impress his manager Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. The 53-year-old was appointed as United manager in May as he replaced Louis…

Jonas Hector scored the winning goal as Germany beat Italy 6-5 on penalties to book a place in the semi-final of Euro 2016. Germany boss Joachim Low made one tactical…

When Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon was included in the final 23-man Italy squad eyebrows were raised about his selection. Many wondered why Italy are still sticking with a 38-year-old player while a…

After a pulsating round of 16 games, we now move into the quarterfinals. Germany and Belgium won their games convincingly beating Slovakia 3-0 and Hungary 4-0 respectively. Poland rode their…

Italy will take on Spain on Monday in the last 16 of Euro 2016 at the Stade de France in Paris. Certainly the tie of the round, the match will…

Italy booked their place into the last 16 of Euro 2016 on Friday after sealing a 1-0 victory over Sweden, thanks to a late strike from Brazil-born striker Eder. In…

Antonio Conte’s Italy produced a tactical masterclass, as the Azzurri hit the ground running at Euro 2016 following their 2-0 victory over highly-fancied Belgium on Monday. Belgium, the highest ranked…

The Euro 2016 is less than a week away from now and today we analyse in brief all the groups, plus bringing you major stories from national camps. Euro 2016…

The Euro 2016 squads for all 24 teams have been confirmed. Check out the list of players who made it into the 23-man final squad and those who missed out. Euro…

The first game of the 2016 European Championships kicks off at 20:00 CET on Friday 10 June when France take on Romania in the Stade de France, Paris. One month…

For the Euro 2016 edition, UEFA have decided to increase the number of participating teams to 24, giving the competition a grand scale allowing the small nations like Slovakia, Albania…

Italy defender Matteo Darmian has insisted it was an easy decision to join Manchester United in the summer. The Italy full-back joined the Red Devils in the summer from Torino…

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has completed his loan move to AC Milan after just one season at Anfield. The Italian had a miserable time on Merseyside, managing to score just…

Angelo Ogbonna, the Juventus & Italian international defender is in London undergoing a medical with West Ham as Slaven Bilic looks to increase his defensive options before the start of…

The award of the 2006 World Cup was made in July 2000 and the nations bidding to host the tournament were; Germany, South Africa, England and Morocco, Brazil having withdrawn…

The England camp is brimming with confidence at the moment after the Three Lions thumped Lithuania 4-0 on Friday and stretching their post World Cup winning run to seven matches….

Everyone knows that anything that comes after the word “but” is usually going to end badly. “I love you, but…”, “Your work is good, but…”, “You’re going to live, but…”…