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Wednesday brings a very intriguing fixture as Argentina and Italy lock horns at Wembley Stadium in a game between the winners of the Copa America and Euro 2020, also known as Finalissima. Lionel Messi and Co. conquered CONMEBOL last summer in Brazil, while the Italians beat England in the final of the European Championships at […]

The MLS may be on the verge of gaining another world-renowned talent. Juventus and Italy superstar defender Giorgio Chiellini has announced his decision to leave the club at the end of this season following 17 years of service. Via Fabrizio Romano, it’s expected that the MLS will be the next destination in his footballing career, […]

Italians haven’t seen their country play in the World Cup since Brazil in 2014. They haven’t seen a knockout stage game since much earlier than that too, with their last game in that part of the tournament being the 2006 Final, which they won. Sixteen years have passed, and not a second of any knockout […]

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was one of several England players who were racially abused on social media after the Three Lions’ defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy in penalties. Now, the Crown Prosecution Service in the UK has laid the hammer down, throwing a 19-year-old in jail for his racial slurs towards […]

Fans of international football had an absolute treat last March 24. Well, except the Italians. Italy got upset at home by North Macedonia, 1-0 in the semifinal of the European World Cup Qualifiers. With the defeat, Italy failed to book a ticket to the World Cup for the second straight edition. To provide some context, […]

The Italy national team suffered arguably the biggest upset defeat of the year on Thursday, as North Macedonia clinched a 1-0 win to move on to face Portugal in the Path C final of the UEFA playoffs for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Italy maintained possession with ease over the course of the match, as […]

For the second time in a row, Italy will not be in the World Cup. The Italian national team suffered a shocking and brutal defeat at the hands of North Macedonia on Thursday, resulting in the team once again missing out on the World Cup. They shockingly failed to qualify in 2018, and despite winning […]

Italy Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has officially terminated his contract with Italian club Torino by mutual agreement and will join Serie A club Genoa on a free transfer per Sky Sports’ Fabrizio Romano. Italian national team and former PSG goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu parts ways with Torino and joins Genoa. Agreement reached until June 2022 + option […]

Sassuolo and Italian midfielder Manuel Locatelli, hinted about his future when he was asked about a possible move to Turin this summer. The youngster admits interest from Italian superclub Juventus “is pleasing” and says that they are a great team several times while smiling at the reporters. With his comments about the Old Lady, he […]

Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Bukayo Saka’s spot-kick, won it all for Italy, and nonchalantly walked off. As if winning the European Championship is something he does every day in his sleep. Social media was raging over his celebration calling Gigi a “savage”, when, in fact, he wasn’t even aware that his save was the decisive one. […]

Italy team captain, Giorgio Chiellini, posted a photo on Twitter with the coveted Euro 2020 trophy captioned “It’s Coming Rome.” The tweet and the caption are a mock to the English National Team and its supporters who have been chanting “It’s Coming Home,” day in and day out. 🏆 It’s coming Rome!!! #Euro2020 pic.twitter.com/tZBZtwWQOX — […]

British police have opened investigations into the racist abuse of three Black players who missed penalty kicks during England’s shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, according to The Associated Press. The match finished 1-1 before Italy won the shootout, 3-2. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka are the three England players who […]

Considering the wild finish of the Euro 2020 championship, it’s easy to say no one could have predicted such result. However, one man accurately did so … eight years ago. Apparently, Twitter user @lawseyitfc predicted in 2013 that England would lose in the Euro 2020 final to Italy via penalty shoot-out. While it didn’t include […]

It was utter heartbreak for England on Sunday night as they fell to Italy in the Euro 2020 Final. Unfortunately, some of the fans could not keep their emotions in check as they attacked 19-year-old Bukayo Saka after the Arsenal winger missed what turned out to be a title-deciding penalty in the shootout. A number […]

The UEFA Euro 2020 final between England and Italy was a thriller from start to finish. Luke Shaw started things off with the quickest goal in Euro final history. Unfortunately, that would end up being the only goal England scored in the match and it went to penalties after nobody scored in extra time. The […]

Unfortunately, football is NOT coming home even though it was at Wembley already. England suffered a rather disappointing defeat in the Euro 2020 championship against Italy, choking on penalties right when it mattered most. The game ended 1-1 in regulation after Luke Shaw and Leonardo Bonucci scored one each for their national teams on both […]

The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy got off to a smashing start as Luke Shaw scored a goal to put England on top. It was the quickest goal in Euro final history and sent everybody into a wild frenzy– especially England fans. Well, the fans weren’t too pleased with one another as a […]

The UEFA Euro 2020 final between England and Italy got off to a wild start mere minutes into the match. Luke Shaw scored the fastest goal in Euro final history to put England up and send the crowd into an absolutely frenzy. Luke Shaw scores the fastest goal in Euro final history. Dream start doesn't […]

After a month-long of exciting fixtures, the Euro 2020 final is finally here. On Sunday, Italy and England lock horns at Wembley in what should be an absolute thriller. The Three Lions won a nailbiter in the semifinals against Denmark in extra time, while the Italians beat Spain in penalties. It’s time to continue our […]

Italy star Lorenzo Insigne has been absolutely outstanding at Euro 2020 for his country. Amid his impressive form, Insigne is attracting the interest of both Barcelona and Tottenham, according to Italian outfit Corriere dello sport. The striker’s future with Napoli is unclear after failing to sign a new deal with the Serie A standouts. His […]