Italy 2-1 Mexico: Tactical Positives for Azzurri in Confederations Cup opener
Euro 2012 finalists Italy defeated CONCACAF Gold Cup holders Mexico 2-1 in their opening match at the Confederations Cup at the Maracana on Sunday. Andrea Pirlo scored a magnificent free kick in his 100th appearance for the Azzurri before Javier Hernandez leveled it through a penalty. Mario Balotelli eventually got the winner late in the match to claim More...
Born in Brescia – Prandelli’s Pirlo/Balotelli axis
Cesare Prandelli has made his mark on the Azzurri by drawing an imaginary axis and marrying those within it. Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Pirlo and Mario Balotelli are bound by formulated matrimony. The More...
The new look Azzurrini – Boys from the Old School
Italy’s starlets displayed a potent new facet of their game on Saturday. Devis Mangia’s Italy Under-21′s have been everything we’ve expected at the European U-21 Championships; a modern side More...
Can Benitez conjure up his Liverpool trick at Napoli?
While Liverpool had been faltering under the stewardship of Gerard Houllier before Rafael Benitez’s arrival in 2004, Napoli under Walter Mazzarri had been experiencing their most successful period for some time, More...
Top 10: Relegated Players That Deserve to Stay in Serie A
Despite being relegated there are some standouts from the likes of Pescara, Siena, and Palermo that do not deserve to play in the lower division. Most of these individuals were the victims of a poor supporting cast More...
Arturo Vidal: A worthy bearer of the Juventus Number 10 shirt
The Chilean has displayed the necessary traits to inherit the Number ’10′ for some time now. Amidst the flurry of transfer activity occurring around the offices of Corso Galileo Ferraris, Juventus More...
Italy well set for Confederations Cup glory
Ahead of the Confederations Cup which starts on Saturday, everyone is talking about Brazil and Spain, the two favourites for this fantastic tournament in Brazil. Has anybody realised that you can NEVER write off More...
Roma go French with Rudi Garcia
After many months of speculation, reports, and club enquiries, Roma have finally announced the appointment of their new coach. The man in question is Rudi Garcia. The Frenchman – yes despite his very Latin name More...
Torino’s Road Back to the Filadelfia
When a group of Torino fans took to the streets last week to march from the bar in which their club was founded to the site of the Stadio Filadelfia, they were marching to show frustration at the plans the club More...
Italy’s budding U21 stars – but which of them will bloom?
The Azzurrini are hitting the headlines at the moment and for all the right reasons thanks to their strong showing at the European U21 championships in Israel. They top the group thanks to their performances in More...
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