TEN goals and none conceded in four games — you could call it a summer of deep content for Giovanni Trapattoni’s Ireland.

The Italian press pulled no punches this morning as they dissected the Azzurri’s World Cup failure.

FIORENTINA coach Cesare Prandelli has signed a four-year contract to take over as Italy boss when Marcello Lippi steps down after the World Cup.

Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli moved a step closer to taking over as Italy boss today with reports suggesting he has signed a four-year contract to succeed Marcello Lippi after the World Cup.

Aqlaam repelled the determined challenge of Confront to take top honours in the totesport.com Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

Paco Boy blew both his rivals and any lingering doubts about his stamina right out of the water in Royal Ascot's opening race of 2009, the Queen Anne Stakes.

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has infuriated his peers by strongly hinting that Italian coaches are influenced by their club presidents when making team selections.

Globetrotting trainer Mike de Kock added a win in Britain to his international haul as Archipenko claimed the Group Two Plymouth Gin Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

Cesare faces the potential twin Group One challenge of Ramonti and Archipenko if he is to retain Saturday’s Plymouth Gin Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

Haradasun justified the adventurous decision to move him from Australia to the care of Aidan O'Brien by getting his new stable off to the best possible start at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes.

Connections of Queen Anne hopeful Cesare are hoping the “Ascot factor” will stand James Fanshawe’s course specialist in good stead when he goes for gold at the Royal meeting on Tuesday.

HARADASUN and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Haradasun and Sageburg lead a high-quality line-up for Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of the 2008 Royal Ascot meeting.

Connections of Haradasun are hoping the former Australian star can take a leading role at Royal Ascot next week.

Frankie Dettori treated the Newbury crowd to his trademark flying dismount after Godolphin struck in Group One company for the first time this season with Creachadoir in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes.

HARADASUN will have his first run for Aidan O’Brien since leaving Australia when he faces 11 rivals in the Juddmonte Lockinge at Newbury tomorrow.

The Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 17 is the first real one-mile championship race of the Flat season and tends to throw up the odd top-class performer.

Supporters of leading stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas hope Spacious received a boost after her galloping companion Cesare recorded back-to-back wins in the Britain’s Got Talent Paradise Stakes at Ascot.

Fresh from finishing third in the National Hunt trainers’ championship, Alan King sent out his first Group winner on the level as Shipmaster landed the Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.

Ramonti set the standard for top milers to beat this year and next after landing his third Group One of the season in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Frankie Dettori showed just why he is the undisputed king of Ascot as he gave Ramonti a brilliant ride to seal victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

GEORGE WASHINGTON heads a 15-strong list of possibles for Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Cheveley Park Stud are to launch a two-pronged attack on the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week through Cesare and Nannina.

Cheveley Park Stud are set to run both Nannina and Cesare in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot later this month.

Echelon bids to uphold honour when she contests the totesport Celebration Mile at Goodwood on Saturday.

Cesare faces no easy task giving weight away all round in Goodwood’s feature totesport.com Celebration Mile, but should be up to the job.

James Fanshawe’s Cesare tops a field of eight for the totesport.com Celebration Mile at Goodwood on Saturday.

Jamie Spencer and Cesare are proving a marriage made in heaven as the former champion jockey kept his cool to take the feature Sony Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot.

COCKNEY REBEL will face a maximum of 10 rivals in his bid to land the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot next week.

John Arne Riise insists Liverpool have always felt they could win the Champions League this season, and not just because they beat holders Barcelona.

Bolo Zenden looks to have won his fight to be involved in Liverpool's Champions League final squad against AC Milan tomorrow.

Tungsten Strike is a 20-1 chance with Coral for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot after making virtually all to land the Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at the Berkshire track.

Amanda Perrett is targeting the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with Tungsten Strike after her stayer made all to land the Group Three Woodcote Stud Sagaro Stakes at the Berkshire track.

Michael Jarvis’ promising four-year-old Hinterland could take his chance in Saturday’s £75,000 Petros Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock.

Sir Gerard and Hinterland head the 66 entries to have stood their ground at the latest confirmation stage for the totesport Mile at Goodwood on August 4.

KEVIN RYAN can notch another big-race success with Amadeus Wolf in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket today.

Darryll Holland has landed the plum ride on Forgery in the 47th John Smith’s Cup at York on Saturday.

Stronghold could be set for a step into Group company at Glorious Goodwood.

Alfie Flits can live up to his tall reputation by winning the feature race of the day at Nottingham.

ROBERT WINSTON is unfazed by the prospect of breaking from stall 27 aboard King’s Majesty in tomorrow’s William Hill Lincoln at Redcar.

FRAN BERRY, sidelined as a result of a fall at the Curragh in August, will return to action on Common World in the William Hill Lincoln at Redcar on Saturday.

Mick Channon’s Chrysander tops the weights for the William Hill Lincoln at Redcar on March 25.

A 123-strong entry has been received for the first major race of the 2006 Flat season, the £100,000 (€146,000) William Hill Lincoln, to be run this year at Redcar on March 25.