Rating Italy’s players in South Africa 2010
The Azzurri performed poorly throughout the World Cup and waited till the 80th minute of the match against Slovakia to start playing when it was too late to make …
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South Africa 2010 Analysis: Reasons behind Italy’s Struggles
Italy managed to draw 1-1 against both Paraguay and New Zealand while failing to impress despite having seen a lot in terms of ball possession, in particular against the …
ESPN's Adrian Healey Confuses Slovakia with Slovenia
Looking at the ESPN’s team of commentators for the 2010 World Cup TV coverage, we knew ahead of time that Adrian Healey and John Harkes were the weakest links …
The Positives of the Buffon Injury
By now you have undoubtedly heard about the injury to Gigi Buffon and his questionable status for the remainder of the World Cup. Reading between the lines of the …
The World Cup Summary Week One- How Is Your Team Doing?
So the World Cup is now a week old, every team has played at least once. It is now becoming clear whether your team was a sound bet or as …
How New Zealand Saved Italy
The biggest “win” in New Zealand soccer history was also a major victory for the Italian national team. Slovakia was the better club for ninety minutes today, taking a …
Italy fight out a positive 1-1 draw
The Azzurri have played their first match, and while some will view the 1-1 draw result as a bad thing, the match was actually filled with positives for Italy. …
Who Are the Starting 11 for the Azzurri?
An ESPN interview with some of the Italian national team players shows that not even the squad seems to know who will be on the pitch on Sunday when …