Tag: Italy
Lewandowski out to improve tournament record at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Robert Lewandowski’s standing as one of the greatest ever strikers at club level is surely undisputed after a record-breaking season...
Listen up: Roberto Mancini is Italy’s standout at Euro 2020
ROME — For months, Italy’s players have been repeating the same mantra: “Our strength is in the group. We don’t have a single standout...
Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium wins at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Romelu Lukaku delivered a heartfelt message to Denmark player Christian Eriksen after scoring the first of his two goals in...
Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events
ROME — Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the...
Italy convincing in 3-0 win over Turkey to open Euro 2020
ROME — Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to...
Virus threat, Europe’s divisions hang over rescheduled Euros
A tournament intended to unify a continent could underscore divisions and uncertainties gripping Europe.
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Chiellini believes Italy can become a ‘contender’ again
ROME — A first-round exit from the 2010 World Cup. A lopsided loss to Spain in the 2012 European Championship final. The victim of...
Ingebrigtsen breaks 21-year-old European record in Florence
FLORENCE, Italy — Norwegian youngster Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 21-year-old European record as he won the 5,000 meters at the Diamond League meeting at...
Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK
LONDON — There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. When leaders of some of the world’s...
Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules
PARIS — Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back...
