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Player Focus: The Challenge of Stopping Andrea Pirlo

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Jun 12 2014 15:17
Player Focus: The Challenge of Stopping Andrea Pirlo The announcement had been expected for some time. On Wednesday it finally came. Andrea Pirlo signed a new contract with Juventus. Fans of the Old Lady will get to see the veteran deep-lying playmaker perform in Turin for another two years. Pirlo will continue to pull the black and white shirt on unt...
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Player Focus: Maturing Cassano Ready For World Cup Challenge

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jun 3 2014 15:42
Player Focus: Maturing Cassano Ready For World Cup Challenge Until recently, Antonio Cassano didn’t believe he had any realistic hope of making Italy’s squad for the World Cup. Back in the spring he gave himself a “zero percent” chance of participating. “I think about Brazil,” he joked. “It’s a beautiful country...
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Player Focus: Mario Balotelli and Italy's Striker Situation

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Apr 29 2014 16:42
Player Focus: Mario Balotelli and Italy's Striker Situation “Pure nihilism,” huffed Zvoni Boban. The Milan great had become exasperated with Mario Balotelli. His opinion was that the striker had played like he didn’t care on Friday night. Against Roma, he had walked around the pitch indolently. Existential questions were posed. Didn’t...

Player Focus: Can Pirlo and Verratti Play Together?

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Apr 9 2014 12:08
Player Focus: Can Pirlo and Verratti Play Together? On Saturday afternoon, Andrea Pirlo appeared on Radio Deejay Football Club. The presenters, Ivan Zazzaroni, Guerin Sportivo’s former editor, and Fabio Caressa, Italy’s foremost commentator, touched upon many subjects in their interview. They covered his free-kick taking technique, why he...
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Player Focus: Does Luca Toni Warrant A Return To The Italian National Team?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Oct 11 2013 16:45
Player Focus: Does Luca Toni Warrant A Return To The Italian National Team? At the ripe old age of 36, Luca Toni is still impressing in Italy’s top tier. The burly striker joined Hellas Verona in the summer and made an instantaneous impact for his new club, netting a brace in his first game in the opening day 2-1 win over Milan back in August.Following reports that th...
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WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips

by Tancredi Palmeri at Friday, Oct 11 2013 15:10
WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips There are many predictable results ahead of this weekend's international fixtures, with qualification for next summer's World Cup already having been achieved by a number of nations. This week we choose some safe bets in those matches, as well as daring to predict the outcome of a few crucial head-t...
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Team Focus: Italy's Leaky Defence

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jun 25 2013 12:04
Team Focus: Italy's Leaky Defence Cesare Prandelli knew that days like this would come, days when there’d be nostalgia for the past, for what Italy were and not what they’ve become. Reading the country’s papers after Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Brazil at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, a wistfulness was discerni...
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Euro 2012 Focus: The Final - Spain vs Italy

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 29 2012 15:55
Euro 2012 Focus: The Final - Spain vs Italy So, it's decided. Spain will face Italy in the final Euro 2012 after many believed that Germany were shoe-ins to progress past the Azzurri. Much of the credit should go to Cesare Prandelli for the Italian's surprise appearance in Sunday's showdown, with the former Fiorentina boss taking a team who h...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 27 2012 12:44
Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy Joint favourites Germany face England's conquerors Italy in the second semi-final of Euro 2012 on Thursday night, with Löw’s side having been heavily backed since the tournament began having won all of their games so far. In comparison, Italy have only actually won once in normal time of ...
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Euro 2012 Focus: England vs Italy - Drawing Comparisons

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 22 2012 16:34
Euro 2012 Focus: England vs Italy - Drawing Comparisons With the quarter-finals having been decided, and Portugal already progressing to the final four at the expense of the Czech Republic, most have tipped England's tie with Italy as potentially the tightest of the lot. With that in mind we take a closer a look at where the game could be won and lost an...
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