On 17 July 1994, Italy lost the World Cup Final in a penalty shootout to Brazil when their top scorer of the tournament, Roberto Baggio, sent his attempt over the bar. Simply making it to the Final was a minor miracle for Italy, who opened their tournament campaign with a first-round loss to Ireland. And, [...]
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“Mmm, tastes like chicken” Andrea Biondi, who plays (or used to play) for Florence-based amateur side Albereta ’72, has been banned for 20 long months for the paltry crime of trying to force-feed a referee his own whistle. After being red-carded during Albereta’s recent 2-2 draw with Sancat for verbally abusing the referee, Biondi reportedly [...]
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World Cup 2010 Day Fourteen Results Thursday 24th June – Day 14 Paraguay booked their place in the knockout round after an uneventful draw against New Zealand ensured they finished top of Group F. Before the game the All Whites still had a chance of qualifying but blew their chances by not getting a single [...]
2 games have been played in each group of the 2010 World Cup, so I was wondering if the group stages was only 2 games – who would play who in the 1st knock out round Well wonder no more! If the groups ended now, this is what the knock out stage would look like: [...]
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World Cup 2010 Day Ten and Eleven Results Sunday 20th June – Day 10 and Monday 21st June – Day 11 Paraguay made a huge move towards a place in the last 16 with a good win over a sluggish Slovakia that takes them to the top of Group F. A fine shot curled in [...]
