Italy and Spain do battle in the culmination of Euro 2012, with the final being played in Kiev on Sunday night. The holders are the favourites, whilst the Azzurri have steadily improved throughout the campaign to take their place in the decider. Spain and Italy ironically met in the first game of Group C, playing…

Spain and Italy play out the Euro 2012 championships final in Kiev on Sunday night, as a fantastic summer of international football comes to an end. Spain enter the game as red-hot favourites and are unbeaten in the tournament to date. La Roja have only conceded one goal so far, which was against Italy in…

Super Mario – Super Hero Mario Balotelli was the hero for Italy in Warsaw, netting twice as they overcame the much fancied Germany 2-1 in the 2nd semi-final. It was though, a great team performance which saw the Azzurri through under the guidance of Cesare Prandelli who out maneuvered master tactician Joachim Low. Germany had…

Germany and Italy play out the second Euro 2012 semi-final on Thursday, with the winner set to face Spain in Sunday's final. Both teams are unbeaten in the competition to date, and are coming off the back of morale-boosting quarter-finals victories. Germany have lived up to pre-tournament expectations, and have set a new world record…

With Portugal, Germany and Spain all already booking a place in Euro 2012's semi-finals, England and Italy play it out on Sunday night to see the last team to make the penultimate stages of the tournament. Both sides have looked solid but also cautious, and it is set to be a tactical affair when the…

England and Italy go head-to-head in the final Euro 2012 quarter-final on Sunday, with two defensive-minded sides looking to edge what should be a close game. England have looked solid without overly inspiring in the tournament to date, but a draw against France and wins over Sweden and Ukraine saw Roy Hodgson's men top Group…

Italy can qualify for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a win over Republic of Ireland, but will have one eye on the other game and hope Croatia are beat to help their cause. Italy have drawn both of their games to date 1-1, with the Azzurri now in need of a win on Monday to…

Italy and Croatia will look to build on positive opening results in Euro 2012, when they go head-to-head in Group C on Thursday. Italy were being slightly written off after poor preparations for the tournament, but Cesare Prandelli's men gave an excellent account of themselves in their first game, getting a 1-1 draw against world…

Spain and Italy meet in a mouth-watering Group C clash on Sunday, with both looking to start Euro 2012 strongly. Spain go into the tournament as a favourite with Euro 2012 betting experts given their recent successes at Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. Vicente del Bosque’s squad is made up of largely Real…

ITALY Despite ongoing success in World Cups, Italy have only claimed the Euros once, way back in 1968 and not many are backing them to put that to rights in Ukraine and Poland. With so many of the other traditional powers namely Spain, Germany and Holland, looking very strong, Cesare Prandelli’s side find themselves as…

This is a video about Mario Balotelli's time in Man City.

“I told Mario, ‘If you played with me 10 years ago I’d give to you every day maybe one punch in your head,’” said Mancini. “His problem is concentration, but I work with him every day. “I don’t speak with him every day - otherwise I would need a psychologist - but I speak with…