On Tap – Sept International Break
Even though it’s the first international break of the season and we just had a World Cup last December, Euro qualification is firmly underway. There’s also a semifinals and finals […]
Category Archives: Italy
Euros 2022 Group Stage Final Round
The final round of the Euros’ group stage kicked off on Friday the 15th with simultaneous Group A games. One was a dead rubber meeting of home nations, group-winners England and eliminated Northern Ireland.
Euros 2022 Group Stage Round 2
Women’s Soccer, July 2022: A SeriesThis is the seventh post in a series devoted to the 117 games of international women’s football played in July 2022, covering the second round […]
Euros 2022 Group Stage Round 1
Women’s Soccer, July 2022: A SeriesThis is the third post in a series devoted to the 117 games of international women’s football played in July 2022, covering the first round […]
Summer Kicks Off
With the Women’s World Cup kicking off in France and the U-20 World Cup beginning its quarterfinal round yesterday, the summer soccer season felt like it was kicking off in […]
U-20 Day 1: Group B Round-Up
The U-20 World Cup kicked off with games from Groups A and B. The latter of those offered the more interesting fixtures. There is no such thing as a group […]
10 to Watch in September
September arrives in the midst of an international break this year, and I couldn’t resist adding a bonus CONCACAF showdown alongside the best of European football in the coming month. […]
Euro 2016: Germany 1 – Italy 1 (6-5 SO)
A substantially weakened Italy pushed Germany a full 120 minutes, after which the Germans managed, as the British say, to just about win a penalty shoot-out. While Italy retained the […]
Precap: Italy 0, Costa Rica 1
With Group D leading off today’s games, It’s worth reviewing Costa Rica’s defeat of Italy in anticipation of Italy – Uruguay, a game to decide which team will join Costa […]
Precap: England 1, Italy 2
In advance of today and tomorrow’s Group D games, here’s a forward-looking recap of the England-Italy game. I plan on writing about Spain – Chile later today. Formations Both managers have […]
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