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Joking aside as England take flight

England’s departure for the World Cup was hit by a moment of farce yesterday when comedian Simon Brodkin gatecrashed the travelling party as they arrived at Luton Airport.

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Goalless draw only half the story as Ireland show quality

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Game up for battered Bhoys

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Buffon heroics win it for Italy

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More magic from Messi as Barca into last eight

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Boateng and Muntari leave Barça on brink

Prandelli hails star turn Pirlo

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli labelled Andrea Pirlo “a star” after the Juventus midfielder helped end England’s dreams of European Championship glory.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2012

England bow to inevitable

Italy are deservedly through to the semi-final of the European Championship after a dramatic penalty shoot-out, and how they celebrated after this captivating quarter-final in Kiev.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2012

England fall short in penalty shoot-out

England 0 Italy 0 (Italy won 4-2 on penalties)

Sun, 24 Jun, 2012

Doyle back for final match against Italy

Giovanni Trapattoni has recalled Kevin Doyle tonight as Republic of Ireland attempt to salvage some pride from their European Championship campaign and knock Italy out of the tournament.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2012

Azzurri ease to win over Estonia

Italy 3 Estonia 0

Fri, 03 Jun, 2011

Herbert on a high as All Whites trip up Italy

NEW ZEALAND coach Ricki Herbert was ecstatic last night after world champions Italy were saved from humiliation against his team of minnows only by a controversial penalty.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2010

Penalty saves Italy from loss to minnows New Zealand

Italy 1 New Zealand 1

Sun, 20 Jun, 2010

De Rossi spares Italy blushes

DEFENDING champions Italy had to come from behind to salvage a draw in their World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay in Cape Town last night.

Tue, 15 Jun, 2010

De Rossi saves Italian blushes

Italy 1 Paraguay 1

Mon, 14 Jun, 2010

Viola tune-up for ‘game of our lives’ against mighty Munich

FIORENTINA captain Riccardo Montolivo has described tonight’s meeting with Bayern Munich at the Artemio Franchi stadium as the most important game of his life.

Tue, 09 Mar, 2010

Klose call earns Bayern slender first leg advantage

BAYERN MUNICH clinched a controversial win over 10-man Fiorentina at the Allianz Arena last night to give them a slender advantage going into the second leg of their Champions League tie in Italy in a fortnight’s time.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2010

Gerrard admits it’s ‘not good enough’ as Reds end in failure

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard reflected on his team’s Champions League campaign and admitted it had been “not good enough” after the Reds’ involvement in the competition finished with a 2-1 home defeat to Fiorentina at Anfield last night.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2009

Homos hits winner as Egypt stun Italy

MOHAMED HOMOS scored the only goal as Egypt claimed a memorable Confederations Cup victory over Italy in Johannesburg last night.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2009

Four make debuts for Italy against Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington handed out four new caps in his starting XI with Chris Casement, Colin Coates, Corry Evans and Stephen Carter all lining up for the first time in a largely inexperienced team to face Italy.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2009

Toni strikes for Azzurri as Lippi equals world record

WORLD champions Italy shared the honours with Greece after a low-key encounter in Athens ended in a draw between the two European rivals.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2008

Gers stay on course for quadruple

RANGERS kept their European and quadruple dreams alive after another Ibrox shutout put them within sight of the UEFA Cup final.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2008

Viola inflict penalty heartache on Toffees

DAVID MOYES was left distraught as his battling Everton side exited the UEFA Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2008

Everton lose first leg of UEFA Cup tie

Fiorentina 2 Everton 0

Thu, 06 Mar, 2008