Tag Archives: Italy
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Mario Balotelli Scored a Gorgeous Goal for Italy Against Brazil Yesterday (Video)
Sometimes you forget why everybody makes such a big deal about Mario Balotelli all the time. After all, he’s not the first unpredictable, eccentric character in the history of pro sports, and he certainly won’t be the last. But then “Super Mario” goes and scores a brilliant goal, and you remember why he’s a big [...]
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Italian Serie D Soccer Coach Attacks His Own Player (Video)
The Serie D league is pretty low on the Italian soccer pyramid. Up top, of course, is Serie A. Then there’s Serie B, followed by Lega Pro 1 and Lega Pro 2. That’s it for the professional soccer. Below that, on the fifth tier of the Italian league system, is Serie D, an amateur division [...]
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AC Milan Commentator Tiziano Crudeli Has a Meltdown During 4-0 UCL Loss to Barcelona (Video)
A few weeks ago, after AC Milan’s shocking 2-0 victory over Barcelona in the first leg of their Round of 16 Champions League matchup, we told you how AC Milan commentator Tiziano Crudeli went totally bonkers while calling the match. The reaction was hardly a surprise, given that signor Crudeli is a lifelong rossoneri fan [...]
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Two Astronauts Came a Long Way to Watch Italy Play Holland in Soccer Last Night (Video)
Mario Balotelli is a volatile guy. You never know what he’s going to do. Maybe he’ll steal a team official’s camera. Maybe he’ll strut around the beach in bright purple underwear. Maybe he’ll score a goal and celebrate by taking off his shirt and doing a bodybuilder pose. Anything is possible. So last night, when [...]
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Handball Player Pulls Down Pants In Anger After Being Kissed By Opponent (Video)
http://goexback.com/ how to get your ex back Yeah, you read that headline correctly. It was quite the odd scene that unfolded during an Italian Serie A handball match between Brixen and Bolzano, as Brixen's Ivan Stuffer decided to drop his pants and grab his junk in protest while leaving the floor after being kissed on [...]
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Kid Recreating Mario Balotelli’s Muscle-Man Goal Celebration Is The Cutest Thing Ever (Video)
On June 28, 2012, Mario Balotelli ripped off his shirt and flexed for all of those watching after scoring his second goal of the match on a screamer from the top of the box during Italy’s 2-1 semi-final victory over Germany at the 2012 European Championships. At the time, the goal inspired the creation of a [...]
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Brazil’s Amanda Scores What May Be The Greatest Goal In Women’s Soccer History (Video)
I’m not quite sure what the greatest goal in women’s soccer history is at the moment (Alex Morgan’s goal from a WPS match one year ago seems like a solid candidate), but it may have been outdone by a brilliant effort from Amanda during Sunday’s match between Brazil and Italy at the FIFA Under-20 Women’s [...]
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Mario Balotelli Shows Off His Awesome Purple Underwear While Vacationing In Ibiza (Pics)
Italian striker Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) is a magnet for paparazzi thanks to his enigmatic on-field performance and off-field activities that are sometimes heroic, sometimes weird, and sometimes just plain questionable. Thus, with the flamboyant 21-year-old enjoying a nice long holiday in Ibiza after a grueling club season and Euro tournament, there were swarms of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 11th) — España ’82
It was on this day in 1982 that the World Cup of Soccer finals were played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain. Italy would go on to claim their third World Cup title with a 3-1 victory over West Germany. Italy finished the round robin stage with three draws, tying them with Cameroon [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 9th) – Italy Men’s Soccer Team
It was on this day in 2006 that the finals for the World Cup were held at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Italy defeated France in penalty kicks to capture their fourth World Cup title. France was awarded a penalty kick just seven minutes into the match and French captain Zinedine Zidane capitalized, giving the [...]
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Iker Casillas Asked Refs To End The Game Out Of Respect For Italy At Euro 2012 Final (Video)
Anyone who has had the opportunity to watch “La Roja” play soccer over the last 5 years realizes that they are, without a doubt, one of the greatest soccer teams in the history of the game. And given the way human nature seems to work—especially in the world of sports, which has the tendency to [...]
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Fan Joins Spanish Soccer Players Celebrating Their Euro 2012 Victory Yesterday (GIF)
Yesterday, Spain pummeled Italy 4-0 to win their second consecutive European Championship. And when you add these feats from 2008 and 2012 to their victory at the 2010 World Cup, that makes this group of Spaniards one of the best soccer teams of all time. Obviously, this has every Spaniard on the planet pretty damned [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 6/28/12 — Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is always capable of making an impact on the match every time he steps on the pitch. The only question is whether that impact is going to be one that hurts or helps his team. During yesterday’s Euro 2012 semifinal match against Germany, the Italian striker had a large impact on the game, [...]
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How Stupid Should Gordon “Flash” Watson Feel Right About Now? (Video)
Later on today, Italy will square off against Germany in the second semi-final match at the 2012 UEFA European Football Championships. Many probably figured the Germans (who entered the tournament as favorites) and the Italians (whose four World Cup titles rank second only to Brazil’s five) would make it to this point in the tournament, [...]
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Italy’s Mario Balotelli Prepars For Euro Semi-Final By Getting His Ears Flicked (Video)
Practically every soccer team at every level across the world plays “keep-ups,” or “kick-ups,” or whatever you choose to call it. However, not all of them play by the same rules. In Sweden, they refer to it as “Butts Up,” as the player responsible for allowing the ball to hit the ground is penalized by [...]
