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/ 4307 days agoWhy Italy Shouldn’t Panic After Costa Rica Loss
Italy lost to Costa Rica at the World Cup. It happened, big deal. The loss will only help the Italians moving forward, and because of that they shouldn’t panic about it. The loss exposed a few issues for Cesare Prandelli’s team. One was that Italy seemed slow and tired. Playing in Manaus against the British […]
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/ 4315 days agoItaly Establishes Its Credentials As a World Cup Favorite
It’s the definition of premature to say a team can win it all after one game. Even after one strong performance against a good team. Even if said performance was in an environment in which the temperature rivaled that of a sauna. It’s premature, and yet I’m trudging along with the point anyway. Italy can […]
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/ 4318 days agoEight Players From the 2013 U-20 World Cup Take the Field in Brazil 2014
World Cup 2014: Eight players from the 2013 U-20 World Cup who will take the field in Brazil 2014 DeAndre Yedlin’s inclusion in Jurgen Klinsmann’s final roster for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil may have been a surprise to some, but now that the Seattle native is on the team he joins the prestigious […]
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/ 4349 days agoWorld Cup 2014: Predicting Italy’s Squad
With the World Cup in Brazil just weeks away, Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has some extremely difficult decisions on his hands. Italy is considered by many to be a dark horse, but some (self-included) even consider them to be a serious threat to win. The Azzurri face a demanding group that features England, Uruguay and […]
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/ 4368 days agoLiverpool, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Other European Teams That Capitalized on Recent Transfer Windows
For a team to improve over the course of a few transfer windows, they often must bring in key players who greatly improve the team while also letting the right players leave in order to make way for upgrades. Tottenham is a key example of a team that didn’t handle the transfer window well. Here’s […]
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/ 4384 days agoShould AC Milan Cash In on Mario Balotelli? The Pros and Cons of Selling The Italian International
Mario Balotelli is one of the most gifted strikers on the planet. Capable of truly awesome displays, the AC Milan striker can carry a team with his prolific goal scoring. He did just that for the Rossoneri last season as the Italian national’s goals were one of the main reasons that Milan was able to […]
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/ 4419 days agoJuventus’s 3 Biggest Challenges in Switching to a 4-3-3 Formation
Juventus has run rampant through Serie A by employing a 3-5-2 formation that utilizes wing-backs. However, this formation has haunted the Italian giants in Europe as it failed to produce against Bayern Munich in last season’s quarterfinals. It was also underwhelming in this year’s group stage exit. Coach Antonio Conte has experimented with using other […]
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/ 4424 days agoSpain, Germany, Italy and England's Midfield-Striker Dichotomy at World Cup 2014
The World Cup will dominate television sets this summer and per usual, most of the elite European nations (as well as a few South American teams) will be considered as favorites, or at the very least serious contenders. There'll be lofty expectations placed on teams like Italy, England, Germany and defending champion Spain. On the […]
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/ 4427 days agoParis Saint-Germain's Deconstruction of Serie A
Italian soccer has declined as of late. While domestic kings Juventus look on track to claim their third straight scudetto, the rest of Serie A is suffering. The league is not what it once was. Gone are European powers Inter and AC Milan. Napoli and Roma seem on the rise, but both have a long […]