Tag: Italy
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Italy miss another World Cup as Portugal, Wales, Sweden advance
European champions Italy will miss a second straight FIFA World Cup after being shocked 1-0 in stoppage time by North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday.
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Serie A: Napoli biggest threat for Inter Milan – Cassano
Former Italy international Antonio Cassano has praised the work of Luciano Spalletti at Napoli. Cassano rates Napoli as title contenders.
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Italy request extradition of Robinho from Brazil over rape conviction
Italy is requesting the extradition of former football star Robinho from Brazil. The ex-AC Milan winger was sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy for allegedly raping a woman in a discotheque with five other men in 2013. Robinho, who won the Copa America in 2007 with Brazil, denies the accusations. A final appeal…
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It is not easy to change Italy to England – Kulusevski
Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is happy after his first weeks in London. The Swede joined Spurs from Juventus on deadline day a fortnight ago. He told Sky Italia: “It is not easy to change Italy to England, it is a different football here. But I feel good so far and if I feel good off…
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Presidential election set for Jan. 24
Italy’s politicians are to elect a new head of state on Jan. 24. The bicameral parliament has been called to a joint session for the election of the president of the republic at 3.00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on that day, the Chamber of Deputies announced in Rome on Tuesday. Its president, Roberto Fico, had previously…
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1.5 million Nigerians in Italy don’t have passports – NIDOE
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe, Italy Chapter, says about 1.5 million out of its three million registered members in Italy are affected by scarcity of Nigerian passports. The chapter’s Chairman, Mr George Omo-Iduhon, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. NAN quoted Omo-Iduhon as saying that there are…
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We let ourselves down in World Cup qualifying – Italy coach
Italy coach Roberto Mancini admits they weren’t good enough during the World Cup qualifiers. The defending European champions now face a playoff to reach Qatar 2022. Former Inter Milan coach Mancini told Sky Italia: “We’ve done something extraordinary, we’ve made millions of people happy, that’s the best thing, something we’re all proud of. But the…