Archive for June, 2008

Euro 2008 - Italy in the Final… Thank you Rosetti

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Meager consolation for Azzurri fans, but the Euro 2008 final will indeed be represented by Italy… somehow. Serie A refere Roberto Rosetti (who so far impeccably officiated Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, Greece vs. Russia, and the Croatia vs. Turkey quarter-finals) has been picked by UEFA as “the man in black” for the final game of […]


Euro 2008: Grazie Ragazzi…

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

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Euro 2008 - Spain 0-0 Italy, Azzurri Out on Penalty-Kicks… Again

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Spain 0-0 Italy, and then off to penalty kicks. A lottery that historically never agreed too much with the Azzurri, although it seemed as if the World Cup 2006 final vs. France had finally broken that taboo. I guess not. Italy fans just have to hope the curse isn’t back.
Much like anticipated in the […]


Euro 2008 - Spain vs. Italy Preview: Furia Roja & Azzurri in a Classic Red vs. Blue Encounter

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Bring out the castanets and wake up the opera singers: on Sunday, Spain and Italy will step onto Vienna’s Ernst Happel stadium ready to dance, and it will surely be a very hot-blooded affair.
Two teams with common linguistical heritage but radically different styles of play, the Azzurri and La Furia Roja have also arrived at […]


Azzurri Videos of the Day: De Rossi Juggling, Buffon Goalkeeping, Del Piero & Aquilani One-on-One, and Cassano… Getting a Manicure

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Yup, you’ve read that right. Spain vs. Italy is in two days, and everyone prepares differently at “Casa Azzurri”. Maybe Talentino has a “Hand of God” prepared for Sunday and wants the picture to look good…
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Daniele De Rossi juggling:

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Gigi Buffon Goalkeeping drills:

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Alessandro Del Piero vs. Alberto Aquilani:
(ADP clearly wins by the way)

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Antonio […]