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Record Breakers – Dino Zoff’s clean sheet record
When it comes to defending, there is no other country that can do it better than the Italians. Three standout memories include…
Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.5
Paolo Rossi died on Wednesday at the age of 64. I wrote an obituary for him and this can be found here….
Paolo Rossi – An Obituary
Former Italy striker Paolo Rossi passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64. He was best remembered for his hat-trick for…
Historic Matches No.4 – Italy 4 West Germany 3
This ‘Historic Match’ was between West Germany and Italy in the 1970 World Cup Semi Final in Mexico. It is known as…
On This Day – 14th November
England and Italy played out an ill-tempered match on this day back in 1934 that became known as‘The Battle of Highbury’ .There…
On This Day – 19th July
Pak Doo-ik’s shot heads towards the back of the net, 19th July 1966 One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history…
On This Day – 8th July
It was on this day back in 2006 that Zinedine Zidane played the last competitive match of his career.Every neutral fan supported…
Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.16 – Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is undoubtedly one of the finest Italian footballers ever seen. He worked very well as an attacking midfielder and also…
On This Day – 7th July
Peter Shilton against Italy, 7th July 1990 Peter Shilton made his 125th and final cap for England on this day back in…
On This Day – 5th July
The 1994 World Cup in the USA was to be a hugely disappointing one for Gianfranco Zola.The Italian playmaker had been a…