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Dilemmas up front for both Italy & Spain in huge World Cup qualifier

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 5 2016 17:00
Dilemmas up front for both Italy & Spain in huge World Cup qualifier When Italy dumped Spain out of the Euros at the round of 16 in Saint-Denis it’s fair to say the result was something of an upset. Whilst not meaning to do a disservice to a very strong national side, and one with a hugely enviable record in the game, Spain entered the game as favourites to ear...
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France Regroup Quickly After Euro 2016 Final Disappointment

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Sep 6 2016 10:35
France Regroup Quickly After Euro 2016 Final Disappointment Given his extensive links with Italian football, the auspiciousness of the venue for France’s first match since falling at the last hurdle in Euro 2016 - Bari - is unlikely to have been lost on Didier Deschamps. As his side try to get themselves back on the road towards eventual greatness a st...
Categories: Match Focus

Euro 2016 success stories worthy of another chance to impress

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 12 2016 17:56
Euro 2016 success stories worthy of another chance to impress A major international tournament always serves as an opportunity for players to thrust themselves into the limelight from the shadows. Whether a player emerges from apparent obscurity or reignites a profile that has looked in danger if flickering out altogether, there’s no chance to secure a b...
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Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 1 2016 17:00
Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals With a clash of the titans on Saturday and a David vs Goliath story to round off the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, we’re previewing this weekend’s action with the return of our Bookmaker Ratings battle.Looking ahead to Germany’s meeting with Italy up against ESPN journalist Gabriele Ma...
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Four Key Battles as Germany Face Off Against Italy

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 1 2016 12:20
Four Key Battles as Germany Face Off Against Italy It’s a quarter final match up that some would suggest deserves to be the final showpiece of Euro 2016. For all of Germany’s obvious dominating talent, Italy’s team spirit to match their unwavering willingness to work tirelessly for their manager Antonio Conte promises to make for a...
Categories: Euro 2016

WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 15:58
WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals Poland vs Portugal - full match previewKicking off the quarter-finals, newcomers to this stage Poland face perennial qualifiers for the last eight Portugal. Fernando Santos’ men indeed enter the game as favourites despite having not won a match in 90 minutes thus far. Both have star men who we...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster

The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 11:00
The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists Poland vs PortugalA huge opportunity for one of these sides, heightened by the feeling there’s not that much between them. On the face of it, in fact, they’re quite similar in make-up. Poland have a balanced squad behind one big star in Robert Lewandowski. Portugal have a slightly better...
Categories: Euro 2016

Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jun 28 2016 16:55
Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain “Giorgio! GIORGIO!” shouted Antonio Conte from the sidelines. “Get over there!” he pointed. Before following his coach’s instruction, Chiellini turned to Graziano Pellé and said: “Watch this! I’m going to follow up the rebound and score.” Pell&e...
Categories: Euro 2016

Morata Familiarity of Italy Defence Vital in Spain's Pursuit of Victory

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jun 27 2016 12:25
Morata Familiarity of Italy Defence Vital in Spain's Pursuit of Victory While Euro 2016 continues towards the quarter-final stage, rumours of Alvaro Morata’s future rumbles on. Having been bought back by Real Madrid from Juventus to either develop at the Bernabeu or be sold at a higher price, it remains to be seen, but having since impressed in France, there will ...
Categories: Euro 2016

Why Conte should make room for under-appreciated Insigne

by James Horncastle at Friday, Jun 24 2016 16:41
Why Conte should make room for under-appreciated Insigne Lorenzo Insigne was on the pitch for little more than quarter of an hour. But it was enough for La Gazzetta dello Sport to make him Italy’s Man of the Match against Ireland. The pink rubbed its eyes and wondered if what they were seeing was real. It wasn’t so much that this was the first...
Categories: Euro 2016