0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 10/12/2016
The International break is over, and players are headed back to their clubs, but over the past week many of Europe’s top players spent time trying to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. With countries divided into nine groups of six teams, each group winner will automatically qualify, while the 8 best runners […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 7/2/2016
It took the most un-German penalty shootout you could imagine to do the one thing that Germany has never done, beat Italy at a major tournament. After a tense 120 minutes that resulted in only one goal from open play, Germany conquered their historic rival in a dramatic penalty shootout. Manuel Neuer stopped Matteo Darmian’s […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic
Germany searching for their first ever victory against Italy in a major tournament were given a big boost when Mesut Özil gave Germany a 1-0 lead midway through the second half. But the lead was short-lived when Italy converted a penalty following a Jerome Boateng handball. Germany was finally able to go one up, however, when […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 6/30/2016
The Euro Quarterfinals are almost upon us. After a group stage and round of 16 filled with twists and turns, viewers will be filled with questions. What should we be prepared for? Who should we keep an eye on? Will there be any shock results? Well, we got you covered with a pocket-sized preview of […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 6/22/2016
So it is finished. The group stage in Euro 2016 has come to an end, and after all the confusing advancement rules we have our round of 16 participants. Day 13 saw the game of the tournament as Hungary and Portugal played out a six goal thriller, while Ireland and Iceland showed they’re here for […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 6/13/2016
Day 4 at the Euro’s saw the holders Spain put their disastrous 2014 World Cup performance behind them. They left it until late but they came away with the three points. Meanwhile Italy upset Belgium while Ireland and Sweden played out a very entertaining 1-1 draw. Let’s take a look at the day that was […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
Coming into the match Belgium were number two in the FIFA rankings while many people believed this would be one of the worst Italian teams to ever play at a major tournament. Therefore it’d be fair to assume this would be a pretty straightforward contest with Belgium coming out the victors. Apparently nobody told that […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/9/2016
Many pundits consider Euro 2016’s Group E as the “Group of Death” with no team being below 35 on the FIFA Rankings, which says something about the group. Also, with such teams as Belgium, Sweden and Italy in the group it’s not hard to see why this is being considered one of the toughest groups […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 5/31/2016
It’s an even numbered year so that means there is going to be plenty of soccer ahead this summer. Big tournaments in France and the United States in June mean that national teams in Europe and the Americas are warming up for a busy summer. Before any of those meaningful games get underway, most national […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 3/15/2016
Italy manager Antonio Conte announced that he will step down as manager after this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament. While he did not confirm or deny this, it is highly expected Conte will be managing Chelsea next season. The 46 year-old Conte started his managerial career after a 20 year playing career, mostly at Juventus. After […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/14/2015
Parma has had money problems for a while now and as they’re over $200 million in debt, they were automatically relegated from Serie A to Serie D this year. They had to change their name from Parma to Parma Calcio 1913. Now it’s getting even worse and Parma has resorted to selling their history to try to […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/12/2015
Croatia faced Italy in an empty stadium for their 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifier due to racist acts committed by Croatian fans. Now, they may be in even more trouble. While it is faint and tough to spot at first, it appeared that swastika was spotted in the pitch where Croatia and Italy played. Officials tried […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/19/2015
MLS and Toronto FC have made it official, 27 year old Italian international Sebastian Giovinco is leaving Juventus to come to North America and play in MLS. This is a change of pace when it comes to typical MLS signings who are coming from Europe. MLS has had a history of signing players from Europe […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/27/2014
Throughout the next week, we at 32 Flags are recapping the past year as well as look toward 2015. We’ll take a look at the best and worst of 2014, best games and goals and predict what is going to happen in 2015. Today, we’re talking about the best and worst of 2014. It was […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/17/2014
The Italy/Croatia game was temporarily suspended in the 73rd minute due to Croatian fans throwing flares from the top level of San Siro onto the field. The scene provided for a picturesque and dangerous situation and the referee felt it was best to stop the game and get the players away from danger. Italian police […]
