Italy NewsNews on Italy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Italy vs Spain, Quarterfinals, Euro 2008, Sunday, June 21- June 22, 2008 Spain have not met Italy in a competitive fixture since USA '94, which they lost 2-1 to the Azzurri,. Italy has won the last 88 times they have met in Official matches back to 1920.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/italy-vs-spain-quarterfinals-euro-2008-sunday-jun... Dante Alighieri Pardoned 700 Years Later - - What a Relief !!!!- June 22, 2008 Most of us admire Dante for his being the Father of Western Literature. Few of us know about his Political Involvement, and how it got him Sentenced to Death and went into Exile from Florence to escape being burnt at the stake. Dante was in the middle of the Guelphs and Ghibellines conflict, and at the time of Pope Boniface VIII. Very interesting times!!!!http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/dante-alighieri-pardoned-700-years-later-what-a-r... Feuding Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee Pics "St. Anna," and "Changeling" Contenders for Oscars- June 20, 2008 I admire Clint Eastwood greatly. I think Spike Lee is more like "Two Penny Nail" Lee, and I am angry with his constant negative Italian American Stereotyping.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/feuding-clint-eastwood-and-spike-lee-pics-st-anna... Leading Welsh MP Resigns Posts For Calling Italians 'Greasy Wops'- June 18, 2008 As I previously reported the South Wales MP Alun Cairns for calling Italians 'Greasy Wops', it is with great satisfaction I can now report a satisfying rapid response beyond the mere apologies, but to have MP Alun Cairns resign not from his seat, but resigned as shadow education spokesman and chair of the assembly's finance committee.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/leading-welsh-mp-resigns-posts-for-calling-italia... Azzurri Were Cheated in 2002 World Cup - Ecuadorian Referee Finally Admits- June 18, 2008 Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean someone ISN'T plotting against you. At the 2002 World Cup, the Italians claimed there had been a conspiracy against them. Italy had four perfectly fair goals disallowed in their two previous matches against Croatia and Mexico. In the match with South Korea (the host country) Giovanni Trapattoni's men had a perfectly good goal disallowed, had Francesco Totti sent-off for diving when replays showed that he had only lost his footing, while South Korea...http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/azzurri-were-cheated-in-2002-world-cup-ecuadorian... Italy Wins !!!! Through to Quarter Finals vs Spain- June 18, 2008 taly vs France was not a classic, or a piece of art. Italy had a man advantage after the 25th minute, and Frenchman Thierry Henry accidentally redirected a Penalty Kick into French Goal, but Italy's 2-0 win was only good, not impressive. At the same time, Holland rested it's first string, which raised the concerns of both the Italians and French, who thought the Dutch were taking a dive, in order to knock BOTH the top teams out of the Euros, but the Dutch even with second stringers beat Romania.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/italy-wins-through-to-quarter-finals-vs-spain?fro... Europe Consumed With Holland Possibly "Throwing" Game with Romania on Tuesday- June 17, 2008 The build-up to tomorrow's final Group C matches has been dominated by talk that Holland may throw their game against Romania in order to eliminate Italy and France.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/europe-consumed-with-holland-possibly-throwing-ga... Grand Italian Gardens Interest English and American Tourists- June 16, 2008 The English revived the Italian Interest in Grand Gardens, But then convinced them to open them up to public viewing. Participants include familiar favourites such as the 25-acre garden at Grazzano Visconti, near Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna, Hanbury gardens, in Ventimiglia, near the French border, Florence's Boboli gardens, Villa d'Este, on Lake Como, and La Mortella, near Naples. More secret ones include Parco di Palazzo Malingri di Bagnolo, in Piedmont, described by Wade as "a romantic garden.http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/grand-italian-gardens-interest-english-and-americ... Holland NOT "Throwing " Match with Romania, Critical to Italy's Advance in Euros 2008- June 16, 2008 As I expressed in my previous Report, Italy's chances of advancing in the Euro 2008, even if they beat France on Tues, would be thwarted, if Holland (in a unsportsmanlike, but strategically advantageous move) were to permit Romania to win. The Current score: Dutch 6 pts, Romania 2, France 1, Italy 1 Next and Last Games in this Round on Tuesday the 17th, Italy vs France, Holland vs Romania, both at 20:45 A Win gets 3 pts, Tie gets 1pt, Loss gets 0 pts. Italy well aware of the possibility of a...http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/holland-not-throwing-match-with-romania-critical-... The Annotico Report: Aldo Moro Murder 30 years ago. The Truth- June 15, 2008 Thirty years ago this month, the extreme left terrorist group, the Red Brigades murdered former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro who they'd kidnapped and held for Ransom nearly two months. US. Italy's interior minister was Francesco Cossiga, who took a hard line and refused to negotiate with the Red Brigades for Moro's release. The Rumor has persisted that Cossiga did not negotiate with the Red Brigades because he preferred the death of Moro, because Moro was the head of the Christian...http://www.topix.net/world/italy/2008/06/the-annotico-report-aldo-moro-murder-30-years-ago... |