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Squads for the 2013 Confederations Cup
Despite not being the most important of tournament, the favorites to win the Confederations Cup in 2013, a preparation drill for the World Cup in Brazil in 12 months, are all sending their strongest squads. The champions and host nation, Brazil, play in Group A with Japan, Mexico and Italy. In Group B, world and European champions Spain play with Uruguay, Tahiti and Nigeria.
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Squads for the 2013 U-21 Euro
The 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship kicks off for the 19th time, with host nation Israel seeded in Group A along with England, Italy and Norway, while defending champions Spain are in Group B, playing with Germany, Netherlands and Russia, with each side bringing a squad of 23 players, some of them who have already played for their senior national sides.
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All-Time Six Nations Standings
Wales won the Six Nations tournament thanks to point difference and a massive win on the final day of the tournament over England, but that still isn’t enough, despite winning the title for the second consecutive time (being the first side to retain the trophy since France from six years ago, to climb too high on the all-time Six Nations standings.
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Toby Flood and Not Much More (England vs Italy)
The unsympathetic reaction from the fans once the final whistle was blown told everything you needed to know about the match. England won, but were far from impressive, needing six Toby Flood penalties to overcome a stubborn Italy side, that almost thwarted a perfect run in the 2013 Six Nations Championship.
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2013 Six Nations – England vs Italy Predictions
On paper, this should be the easiest match of the tournament for England and a chance to give some key players a rest heading into the title-clinching match happening a week later, but Italy are hoping they can somehow make something happen in a stadium they’ve never seen much success in.
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Squads for the 2013 Six Nations Championship
For the 14th time, the Six Nations Championship gets underway; counting the previous Home Nations and Five Nations incarnations, this is the 119th edition of the annual Northern Hemisphere championship. Wales are the defending champions, England are confident due to their Autumns tests and the win against the All-Blacks, while France always have the talent to win it, but not always the will.
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Euro 2012 Final – Spain vs Italy Summary
No one was really surprised that Spain beat Italy in the final of Euro 2012, but no one expected for the Spanish players, especially Xavi, Iniesta and David Silva to produce their finest performance of the tournament, leading the team to a devastating 4-0 win and a record third consecutive major international title, leaving the Italians stunned and crushed.
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Euro 2012 – Spain for History, Italy for Surprise
Although saying that Italy will win Euro 2012 as we head into the Final on Sunday wouldn’t be such a risky statement to make, saying they would win it before the tournament started sounded insane. For Spain, it’s been down this road, to this moment, for about five years, looking to make history.
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Euro 2012 – Italy vs Germany Summary
Another masterpiece from Andrea Pirlo while Mario Balotelli showed levels of clinical finishing no one knew he had. Germany compeltely fell apart, throwing away one streak out the window while continuing their lack of success against Italy on the biggest stages. Euro 2012 has only one match left, the final – Spain against Italy for a second time in this tournament.
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Germany vs Italy – Confidence in the Favorites Camp
Whether the German players are impressed or not by Italy’s performance in the quarterfinal against England, it doesn’t really matter. Germany are the favorites to win the semifinal clash, and their players seem to know that by the confidence some of them are showing in the pre-match interviews.