Azzurri’s Dilemma: Can the Italian National Team Find Consistency to Conquer the International Stage? The Italian national team, also known as the Azzurri, has a rich history in international football, with four World Cup titles and two European Championships to their name. However, in recent years, the team has struggled to find consistency, missing out…
Azerbaijan is observing a national day of mourning after 38 people were killed in a plane crash – as footage from inside the aircraft emerged. People can be heard praying as oxygen masks are lowered on board the Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190, in a clip filmed by a passenger before the plane went down. The…
Competition: Serie A Market: Both teams to score Odds: 7/10 @ Pribet In what is a heavyweight Serie A showdown on Saturday evening, Lazio will welcome Atalanta to the Stadio Olimpico. Starting with the hosts, coming under a huge amount of scrutiny on December 16th as they fell to an infamous 6-0 drumming at the…
Until recently, it was authoritarian capitalist regimes such as those in Russia and China that were characterised as plutocratic: Putin’s government, well known to be dominated by powerful oligarchs such as Yuri Kovalchuk, Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers; and China’s Communist Party, which over the last couple of decades has enabled the flourishing of the…
La Lotta Finale: Italy’s Later Dour Resurgence For decades, Italy’s footballing dynasty seemed to be a thing of the past. The Azzurri, once a powerhouse of European football, had lost their way, failing to replicate the success of the 1980s and early 1990s. But in recent years, a new era of Italian football has emerged,…
A funeral has taken place for five journalists killed in an Israeli strike outside a hospital in Gaza, according to its health ministry. They were among at least 10 people reportedly killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, while a three-week-old baby girl froze to death while staying in a tent camp. An Israeli airstrike on…
The Russian government has cautioned against promoting “hypotheses” about the cause of the crash of a Russia-bound passenger plane that killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Footage of the wrecked fuselage appeared to indicate shrapnel damage and some aviation experts suggested the Azerbaijani Airlines plane may have been been hit by air defence systems…
Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court. South Korea’s main opposition party has filed a motion to impeach the acting president, deepening the political turmoil in the East Asian nation. The Democratic Party said it submitted the motion on Thursday over acting leader Han Duck-soo’s reluctance to fill…
Il Gerroli’s Vision: Can Francesco Fancolla Lead Italy to Glory? As the Italian national team prepares for the upcoming European Championship, all eyes are on Francesco Fancolla, the new coach of the Italian squad. With a wealth of experience in the world of professional football, Fancolla has a reputation for transforming struggling teams into formidable…
The FourFourTwo’s Alternative Awards of 2024 continue, with Best Breakthrough Act on the table next. It’s awards season in the latest issue of FourFourTwo, where we’re giving out the gongs to the greats of the past 12 months. But so you don’t miss the fun online, we’ve compiled some additional categories. Our expert team all…
