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Spain silenced all complaints, giving a resounding performance en route to their third-straight major competition title, routing Italy in Kiev to claim Euro 2012.
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Andrea Pirlo, false nines, and Spain-Italy: Sunday’s Euro 2012 final playlist
Jul 1, 2012, 4:48 AM EDT
Spain was picked to be in Sunday’s final, but although Italy has made a surprise run to Kiev, the Azzurri could prove the defending champions’ most difficult obstacle to three consecutive major titles.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Three lessons to take home from the semifinals
Jul 1, 2012, 1:30 AM EDT
Italy’s run to Sunday’s final had shown winning isn’t everything, while Germany’s fall forces us to consider our own mistakes.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: How We’ll Remember the Semifinals
Jun 30, 2012, 8:02 PM EDT
The winners will have another day in the spotlight. Reflecting back on the semifinals is all about the losers’ what ifs.
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Italy knocked out on of the pre-tournament favorites with a masterful display in Warsaw, again sending Germany home from a major international competition.
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Andrea Pirlo, changing perfection, and Germany-Italy: Thursday’s Euro 2012 playlist
Jun 27, 2012, 9:48 PM EDT
Germany hopes for a long-awaited major competition victory over Italy, who’ll need only one German error to derail the promising young squad’s world soccer ascension.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward with four teams left
Jun 26, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
Euro 2012′s semifinals start tomorrow, with underdogs Portugal, Italy trying to prevent an anticipated meeting of pre-tournament favorites.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Reflecting on the quarterfinals
Jun 26, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
Somewhere between group stage and the quarterfinals, we decided to take a stand against Spain, which served as a distraction from Euro 2012′s downturn in quality.
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Offshore drilling, Euro 2012: Italy 0 (4-2 on kicks), England 0
Jun 24, 2012, 5:55 PM EDT
A promising match descended into the expected waiting game, with Euro 2012′s last quarterfinal settled from the spot.
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Wayne Rooney, flash points, and England-Italy: Sunday’s Euro 2012 playlist
Jun 23, 2012, 11:28 PM EDT
The stylistic pairing may be a turnoff, but there’s enough prestige and legacy at play on Sunday to make England-Italy one of the tournament’s most attractive matches.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C after Day 11
Jun 18, 2012, 8:25 PM EDT
Spain’s dalliance with third place drops their group stage grade, while Italy got everything they wanted out of Group C’s mini-tournament.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Team of the day, memories from Group C’s closing round
Jun 18, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
On a day that tested our attention span, Spain and Italy advanced from Group C into the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.
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Italy are through to the quarterfinals after their lackluster 2-0 victory over Ireland left the Irish matching an ignominious tournament record.
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Changing formation, finding motivation, and Italy-Ireland: Monday’s Euro 2012 B-Side
Jun 18, 2012, 3:15 AM EDT
Italy needs a win over Ireland to have a chance to advance, but winless against the Irish since Giovanni Trapattoni took over, the Azzurri may not find three points so easy to come by.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C after Day 7
Jun 14, 2012, 10:32 PM EDT
Spain made their case to be considered tournament favorites, a case that rests on the shoulders of Fernando Torres.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Group C’s second round memories, team of the day, and lessons
Jun 14, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT
The tournament’s most lopsided matchup played out as expected while Italy’s second draw leaves them needing in third place after two rounds.
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A game of two halves ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving Croatia on top of Group C and temporarily taking the Italians’ destiny out of their own hands.
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As it happened: Spain eliminate Ireland; Italy pushed to third
Jun 14, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT
Italy and Croatia play Group C’s pivot game while defending champions Spain take on underdog Ireland in Thursday’s Euro 2012 action.
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Bonnie and Clyde, tactical Comic Con, and Italy-Croatia: Thursday’s Euro 2012 A-Side
Jun 14, 2012, 2:23 AM EDT
Italy has never defeated Croatia, but given the break the new Azzurri has made with its history, the past means even less than usual.
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Looking forward from Group C, after Day 3
Jun 10, 2012, 8:22 PM EDT
Save the questions about Spain for later. For one day, let’s pause and give Italy credit. How far can the Azzurri go, if they can replicate Sunday’s performance?
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Shipped from Abroad, Euro 2012: Taking inventory of Group C’s opening round
Jun 10, 2012, 6:50 PM EDT
Spain should look at their Italy result as a polite wake up call, while the theme of problems in central defense continued into Group C’s first day.
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Italy gave Spain a scare, but with Cesc Fabregas’ quick response to Antonio Di Natale’s opener, the holders were able to preserve a result in Group C’s opening match.
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As it happened, Euro 2012: Spain held by Italy; Croatia’s attack impresses
Jun 10, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT
Spain’s quest for a third-straight major title starts against Italy, while Ireland and Croatia try to position themselves to take the group’s second quarterfinal spot from the Italians.
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Champions, titans, and … some other game: Sunday’s Euro 2012 playlist
Jun 10, 2012, 2:28 AM EDT
Spain’s title defense starts here against the four-time world champions. There is, however, a second game on Sunday.
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Daniele de Rossi’s going to play central defense for Italy? It looks that way.
Jun 5, 2012, 5:52 PM EDT
Daniele de Rossi could start in central defense for Italy against Spain, which is nowhere near as weird as I’d like to make it sound.
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