ITALY 0, COSTA RICA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) HARD WORKING COSTA RICA CONDEMN ITALY TO DEFEAT AND END ENGLAND WORLD CUP HOPES EARLY How the Scots must be laughing now at the prospect of an England v Costa Rica game in which the English have nothing to play for after Fulham striker Bryan Ruiz’ […]
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England give youth a chance but Italy emerge victorious
ENGLAND 1, ITALY 2 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) ROY HODGSON GIVES YOUTH A CHANCE BUT ENGLAND ARE OUTFLANKED Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli scored the decisive goal that won the game 2-1 for Italy after England were indeed guilty of spending too much time worrying about Andrea Pirlo to see Antonio Candreva exploiting space […]
England vs Italy kick off revised
England’s opening match of the World Cup in Brazil 2014 has been revised back to 11pm on Friday June 14 after FIFA negotiations with ITV and their Italian counterparts Rai. The local time for kickoff in Manaus will now be 6pm meaning the heat and humidity in the Amazon venue could be even higher than […]
England land World Cup 2014 ‘group of death’
England were drawn in Group D of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil in what is sure to be dubbed ‘The Group of Death’ with an opening game against Italy and games against Uruguay and Costa Rica. 1966 hero Sir Geoff Hurst pulled England out of Pot 4 as the World Cup draw was made […]
England beat Italians in Berne
For an International it had the feel of a pre-season friendly. A half empty stadium in Switzerland, both sides missing many of their big names, and a game not played at full pace. For Roy Hodgson it was a return to the country whose national team he once managed and a chance to have another […]