Saúl Ñíguez's semi-final hat-trick against Italy has propelled him to the top of the rankings in the hunt for the U21 EURO adidas Golden Boot.U21 EURO top scorers5 – Saúl Ñíguez (Spain)3 – Marco Asensio (Spain), Bruma (Portugal)2 – Enis Bardi (FYR Macedonia), Federico Bernardeschi (Italy), Martin Chrien (Slovakia), Demarai Gray (England), Davie Selke (Germany), Kenneth Zohore (Denmark) Having scored twice in as many group stage outings, Saúl became the second Spanish hat-trick scorer of the finals, hitting three in the space of 22 minutes in Krakow. The Atlético Madrid man will return ... UEFA.com - News
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Denmark v Italy background
Denmark will hope to finally get their first competitive victory against Italy, at the eighth time of asking, when the teams meet in the opening round of Group C games.Previous meetings• The countries' eight previous competitive meetings have yielded four Italy wins and three draws – including their most recent encounter at the 2006 tournament in Portugal. • The matchday one fixture in Aveiro on 24 May 2006 ended 3-3, Denmark letting slip a two-goal lead. Italy struck first through Alessandro Potenza (16) but goals from Rasmus Würtz (21), Thomas Kahlenberg (33) and Leon Andreasen (41) turned the match in Denma... UEFA.com -
Italy v Germany background
Germany won their only previous competitive fixture against Italy, and will hope for a repeat performance as the teams conclude their Group C campaign.Previous meetings• Italy and Germany have featured in the Under-21 final on 11 occasions between them – Italy winning five titles to their opponents' one – but they have met just once before in the competition. • That came in the 2009 semi-final in Helsingborg, where a 48th-minute goal from Andreas Beck proved enough for Horst Hrubesch's side to overcome an Italy team coached by Pierluigi Casiraghi. Germany went on to lift the title for the one and only time.<
Tuesday friendlies: Spain beat France, Italy defeat Dutch
A number of European teams were in friendly action on Tuesday evening, with Spain, Italy and Sweden among the most notable winners.This week's European international friendly resultsAlbania 1-2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustria 1-1 FinlandEstonia 3-0 CroatiaFrance 0-2 SpainFYR Macedonia 3-0 BelarusGeorgia 5-0 LatviaLuxembourg 0-2 Cape VerdeNetherlands 1-2 ItalyPortugal 2-3 SwedenRepublic of Ireland 0-1 IcelandRussia 3-3 BelgiumTurkey 3-1 Moldova (Monday) Second-half goals from David Silva – via the penalty spot – and Gerard Deulofeu made the difference ... UEFA.com - News
MotoGP™ community donates €12,156.69 to Italy’s Croce Rossa
MotoGP™ is delighted to confirm that a total of €12,156.69 euros have been donated to the Cruz Roja Española, who in turn will transfer the donation to Italy’s Croce Rossa. The donations are a result of the MotoGP™ community’s fundraising efforts in support of the victims of the horrifying earthquakes in central Italy last August. The devastating natural disaster that tore central Italy apart in 2016 affected both those directly in the area as well as a lot of the MotoGP™ community, who have racing and family roots in the country. MotoGP™ began a campaign in Silverstone ahead of the British GP to sell charity t-shirts with all proceeds donated to the Red Cross in Italy, to help victims rebuild their
Spanish RFME Flat Track Cup concludes
After a close year of competition, Cardus - as winner of the FlatTrack Pro class - will be invited by American Flat Track, AFT Championship promoters, to take part in the opening round of the AFT series on the new Daytona TT Circuit in March 2017- with the bike provided. In addition, the top two finishers in the Master (veterans) Class will participate in the “100 Kilometers of the Ranch” organized in Italy by MotoGP™ icon Valentino Rossi, and two riders from the Rookies class will take part in the Superprestigio event in Barcelona, on the 17th December at the Palau Sant Jordi. Source link
Croatia, Ireland go clear as Spain and Italy ease to victory
Croatia take sole charge of Group I after ending Iceland's unbeaten startIreland two points clear in Group D following narrow triumph in AustriaSpain and Italy level at top of Group G after respective wins against FYR Macedonia and LiechtensteinTurkey register their first victory of the campaign, 2-0 against KosovoNext fixtures in these groups: Friday 24 March 2017Group DAustria 0-1 Republic of IrelandJames McClean scored in the 48th minute to give unbeaten Ireland victory. The visitors lost Glenn Whelan to a f... UEFA.com - News