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Germany's Italian obsession

Football has plenty of memorials, but outside the Azteca stadium in Mexico City is a plaque dedicated to one game.

Cesare Maldini: The Italian who turned defending into an art

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Why Messi didn’t deserve to be crowned world’s best in 2012

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Tardelli has always been up for the fight

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Giants of Europe write new chapter in old rivalry

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Azzurri in a fix again

McCarthy: I’ll keep the head up

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has been rightly criticised for his poor communication skills but the Ireland manager’s words were music to James McCarthy’s ears after Tuesday’s friendly against Uruguay.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2011

Injury risk Trap’s biggest fear

NOT Russia.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2011

Dunphy, Giles and Italian job that nearly was

THEY’LL talk the talk with Bill O’Herlihy on Saturday night, but John Giles and Eamon Dunphy walked the walk for Ireland the last time Italy played for points in Dublin.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2009

Day of reckoning in Italy

FIRST the feast, now the reckoning.

Sat, 15 Jul, 2006

Hard to please Italians: remember unlucky Uccio

HEADING into the final agonies of World Cup qualification, it seems an appropriate moment to talk about Ferruccio Valcareggi, the former manager of Italy, who died last week at the age of 86.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2005

Spitting images earn hot Totti three match ban

JUST AS his World Cup ended in shame, Italy's golden boy Francesco Totti has fallen from grace once again, this time at Euro 2004.

Fri, 18 Jun, 2004