Tag Archives: Italy

  • Italian Serie D Soccer Coach Attacks His Own Player (Video)

    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 [...]

  • This Day In Sports History (July 11th) — España ’82

    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 [...]

  • This Day In Sports History (July 9th) – Italy Men’s Soccer Team

    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 [...]

  • Stat Line Of The Night — 6/28/12 — Mario Balotelli

    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, [...]

  • How Stupid Should Gordon “Flash” Watson Feel Right About Now? (Video)

    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, [...]