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REVEALED: Derby d’Italia Rivals Record Worst Financial Loss in Serie A History

October 1, 2021 Akhil Fisher Iceland, Inter, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Serie A

Derby d'Italia rivals Inter and Juventus top the table charts for conceding the worst financial loss in Serie A history - upwards of €200m from the start of the 2020/21 season.

Nations League Round 3 Recap: A Ronaldo – Mbappé Stalemate

October 13, 2020 Awais Khan Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Europa! Europa!, FIGC, France, Germany, Iceland, Italian Football, Italy, Nations League, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Azzurri

If you were expecting drama, you should have missed the Round 3 of the UEFA Nations League fixtures this weekend. The status quo remained the same with plenty of tied games across the board. This is not to say there weren't any interesting movements in the different groups’ points table, but surely fans were expecting more from games like France - Portugal.

Portugal thrashed Croatia in their first game of the Nations League A - Here's our full recap of the round

Nations League A Round Recap: Portugal Off To a Stunning Start

September 6, 2020 Awais Khan Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Nations League, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

After a gap of an eternity, international fixtures returned with the resumption of the UEFA Nations League, so here is our full recap of the First Round in the Division A of the competition. Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence was the main talking point for the Portuguese team, but his side still did light work of the Croatians who were missing Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Croatia Second Lines Don’t Forgive

June 27, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Croatia, Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Croatia completed their clean round in World Cup Group D in Rostov last night, as they beat Iceland 2-1 to secure their first place in the so-called “Group of Death.” With the qualification already in his pocket after two games, Coach Zlatko Dalic operated a massive turnover, which still didn’t prevent the Vatreni from honoring their last match.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Nigeria Blow Out Iceland Fairy Tale

June 23, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, Nigeria, World Cup, World Cup 2018 One comment

In the last weeks, we had been hearing about Russia 2018 being the World Cup of big data and technology. Nigeria and Iceland, which faced each other yesterday in Group D – with the Super Eagles prevailing 2-0 - are a great example of it. Since the very moment the Nigerian playing kit for World Cup 2018 got released, it quickly went viral and sold out.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Mbappé Punishes Peru

June 22, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, Nigeria, World Cup, World Cup 2018

For the second time in a row, France overcame their opponents by one goal difference. The French are a young team, which however can rely on the experience of coach Didier Deschamps. It is not a chance that the winning goal over Peru yesterday came from the youngest striker in this World Cup, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint Germain.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Messi Bumps Into Iceland Wall

June 17, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Argentina, Iceland, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Everyone was calling for Lionel Messi to respond to Cristiano Ronaldo’s bullying debut. Underdog Iceland looked like a comfortable test on paper, yet the hero of the day turned out to be Icelandic goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson, who saved a penalty from La Pulce and led his side to a stunning 1-1 tie with Argentina in the opening match of World Cup Pool D.

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