Can Balotelli Make Italy Less Racist?
“After two goals Thursday that catapulted Italy to the Euro 2012 final, Italians immediately anointed a new national hero," writes Elisabetta Povoledo, “Mario Balotelli, whose biography neatly encapsulates the changes that have swept Italian society in the past 20 years —as well as its contradictions.”
Italia-Germania: La vittoria vista da Piazza del Popolo
I cori da stadio risuonavano altissimi, c’era chi gridava “forza azzurri” e chi invece rivolgeva a un’immaginaria Merkel interiezioni non proprio cortesi. In effetti, questa volta, l’incontro Italia-Germania, sembrava infervorare di un ambiguo entusiasmo i tifosi italiani per colpa, probabilmente, di questo fantomatico spread.
Sipping the Wonderful Summer Wines of Italy
The Italian Trade Commission and the Italian Wine & Food Institute organized a day-long tasting of delicious whites, rosés and sparkling wines (Prosecco, Moscato and Brachetto) for the press and insiders of the wine business promoting light and crisp wines that will cool down any hot summer day.
June 29, 2012
“Southern Italy: After Rome...Before the Normans” – a history course based on the brilliant books of Kreuts and Skinner
The outrageously insulting (to southern-Italian Americans) and intellectually wanting failure of Italian and Italian American Studies programs to provide a history of southern Italy and Sicily in their curriculums is well and repeatedly documented on this blog (see: related articles box for links).
Italy beats Germany 2-1 to reach Euro 2012 final
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mario Balotelli finally showed some quality finishing, scoring twice Thursday to give Italy a 2-1 win over Germany and an unexpected spot in the European Championship final.
Euro 2012 Highlights: Italy 2 Germany 1
Duncan Irving of The Goal blog provided live coverage of today’s Euro 2012 semifinal game between Germany and Italy. Continue reading to see how the match unfolded.
United We Stand. The New Italy
i-Italy receives and publishes an article by Chris Lambright, a 37-years old Italian-American and African-American man whose experience as mixed ethnicity kid in the 1980s had him struggle for acceptance from both sides. The article was inspired by the hurtful memories stirred up by the discriminatory treatment reserved to Mario Balotelli, the Italian soccer player, who was thrown bananas at by Croatian supporters during Euro 2012.
New York. Festa della Repubblica 2012
The Consulate General, ENIT, ITC, The Italian Cultural Institute and the Scuola d'Italia opened their doors to all. This year the birth of the Italian republic was celebrated, for twelve hours straight, in several events that welcomed Italians, Italian Americans and Americans alike. Among great art, music, theater, film design, food and wine guests honored the Italian Republic. The final surprise was a lighting show that illuminated the Consulate with the colors of our flag: white, red and green.
Mario Balotelli will not return to Italy says agent
MILAN — Mario Balotelli’s agent says the Manchester City striker has "no intention" of returning to Italy.Reports this week say Serie A champions Juventus were considering a bid for Balotelli.However, in an interview with SportMediaset on Wednesday, Mino Raiola says the English Premier League champions do not want to sell Balotelli, and even if he did leave an Italian club would not be able to afford Balotelli because of "Italian football’s economic situation."
Remembering Ennio Flaiano: The Woman in the Wardrobe
The Origin Theater Company in association with Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò and Kairos Italy Theater presented a one-act play by the celebrated Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist and drama critic who is best known for his work with Fellini in honor of the fortieth anniversary of his death.
Euro 2012. Echoes of 2006: Another Germany-Italy Semifinal
The long awaited match will take place tomorrow. Italy hopes that the outcome of the game will be the same as the one of the World Cup 2006, while Germany is determined to defeat Italy to redeem its reputation. Italy is also hopeful that Carlos the Parrot, the celebrity pet of Euro 2012, will predict their victory...
Soccer: Italy's Pirlo scares Germany
(ANSA) - Rome, June 27 - Italy may not have reached for the finals of Euro 2012 if it had not been for a piece of cheeky soccer ingenuity by playmaker Andrea Pirlo.
The Azzurri had dominated their quarter-final against England but failed to convert any of a multitude of chances and were staring at an unjust early exit after going 2-1 down in the penalty shoot-out after Riccardo Montolivo missed his effort.
The Azzurri had dominated their quarter-final against England but failed to convert any of a multitude of chances and were staring at an unjust early exit after going 2-1 down in the penalty shoot-out after Riccardo Montolivo missed his effort.
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