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When it comes to defending, there is no other country that can do it better than the Italians. Three standout memories include an Italian side keeping a clean sheet; the 1994 World Cup Final, England’s 0-0 draw in Rome in 1997 and Arsenal’s 0-0 draw away at Juventus in 2006. The 1994 World Cup Final […]
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Paolo Rossi died on Wednesday at the age of 64. I wrote an obituary for him and this can be found here. The Italian striker scored a fantastic hat-trick for Italy against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup second stage against Brazil. The match is widely considered to be one of the greatest football matches […]
Former Italy striker Paolo Rossi passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64. He was best remembered for his hat-trick for Italy against Brazil at the 1982 World Cup, in a game that many describe as the greatest World Cup match of all-time. I will be writing about this match in a separate article […]
This ‘Historic Match’ was between West Germany and Italy in the 1970 World Cup Semi Final in Mexico. It is known as ‘The Game of the Century’ and is widely considered one of the greatest World Cup matches of all time. The match really came to life in Extra Time. It was only then that […]
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England and Italy played out an ill-tempered match on this day back in 1934 that became known as‘The Battle of Highbury’ .There were seven Arsenal players in England’s starting eleven, a record number of players from one club. It seems apt that the match was played at Arsenal’s Highbury Stadium. Goalkeeper Frank Moss, defenders George […]
Pak Doo-ik’s shot heads towards the back of the net, 19th July 1966 One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1966, with the name of Pak Doo-ik going down in football folklore in the process.Pa Doo-ik fired in a 42nd minute winner for North Korea over […]
It was on this day back in 2006 that Zinedine Zidane played the last competitive match of his career.Every neutral fan supported France when their own country went out of the 2006 World Cup. They all wanted to see Zidane lift the golden trophy and see the Frenchman end his career on a high. Eight […]
Roberto Baggio is undoubtedly one of the finest Italian footballers ever seen. He worked very well as an attacking midfielder and also as a striker and is regarded as one of the finest players of all-time. Despite his wonderful career, many remember him for his decisive penalty miss against Brazil in the 1994 World Cup […]
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Peter Shilton against Italy, 7th July 1990 Peter Shilton made his 125th and final cap for England on this day back in 1990, in the Third and Fourth Place Play Off against hosts Italy at the World Cup.The England goalkeeper was just short of 41 years old at the time and was one of the […]
The 1994 World Cup in the USA was to be a hugely disappointing one for Gianfranco Zola.The Italian playmaker had been a spectator for all three of Italy’s group stage games. Zola finally got the nod though in the Second Round in the knockout match against Nigeria as he made his World Cup debut on […]