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Italy say their Goodbyes and Welcome Back….

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Hopeful Donadoni Won’t Take a Euro From Italian FA

Italian Fa President Giancarlo Abete and Roberto Donadoni are expected to part ways in the coming days. Donadoni led Italy to the Quarter-Final phase against Spain where the Azzurri ultimately bowed out on penalties. Reports were already evidently saying that if Italy were to be knocked out [...]

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How Spain Dumped Italy: Penalties in Video

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Penalty-Shootout where Spain won 4-2.

Tags: euro 2008, Italy, penalties, quarter-final, spain
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Penalties Throw Italy Out

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Buffon had just saved a penalty then Di Natale could not do anything worse than failing to score his
0-0 for 120 minutes meant the quarter-final between Italy and Spain would be decided on penalties. After seeing Turkey beat Croatia in the first-penalty shoot-out in Euro 2008, things got exciting in Wien. Yet not for Italy. [...]

Tags: euro 2008, Italy, quarter-final, spain
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LIVE Update: Penalties It Is

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Italy and Spain could not break the deadlock and the match has gone to penalties…Both teams had good chances and eventhough Spain dominated parts of the match, which was well predicted, the Italians did not give up and a great defence meant Italy held strong.
Grosso, Del Piero, De Rossi will definitely take a penalty together [...]

Tags: Italy, penalty-shoot out, quarter-final, spain
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Goaless at Half-Time

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

 Italy 0-0 Spain: Spaniards Irritated by Fandel

Spain and Italy are entertaining the crowd in a 0-0 half-time draw. Spain have been the dominant side in this first half having had a penalty appeal for a foul on Silva turned down by referee Fandel. A foul by Grosso just out of the penalty area was again [...]

Tags: half-time, Italy, spain
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Expect Emotions!: Spain – Italy Line-Ups

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

The much awaited match between Italy and Spain will be off to a start in about 15 minutes. Here are the players that will be the XI men that Spain and Italy will battle with. Can Spain repeat the win they obtained in the friendly they played against Italy in less than three months? Having [...]

Tags: Italy, line-ups, spain
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Azzurri vs Spanish: The Fans

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Pictures from Austria showing good mood from both sets of fans and that’s what football needs. Let’s hope everything continues calmly before and after tonight’s match.

Tags: fans, Italy, spain
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Destination: Wien

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Italy and Spain will play out each other in the last Quarter-Final of Euro 2008. They travel to Wien which will host the much awaited game.

Having a capacity of 50,000, Ernst Happel Stadium, Wien has already hosted Austria vs Croatia, Austria vs Poland and Austria vs Germany together with the second quarter-final which turned out [...]

Tags: ernst happel, Italy, quarter-final, spain, stadium, wien
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1. Gianluigi Buffon

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Gianluigi Buffon is Italy’s Number One keeper by no doubt. His performances have given him a place in the Italy squad since the age of 19. He was first-choice during Euro 2000 but a hand injury meant that Francesco Toldo replaced him during the entire tournament. Buffon made an impeccable performance at the 2006 World [...]

Tags: euro 2008, gianluigi buffon, Italy, profile
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Match Preview: Video

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Which Team Will Shine Tonight?
A Look at Spain and Italy’s best actions from the Group Stage
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Tags: Italy, quarter-final, spain
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