After he turned in a performance for the ages during the U.S.’s 2-1 loss in extra time to Belgium on Tuesday, U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard was “randomly” drug tested. His performance was so epic that he was briefly tagged as
A hard-hitting new campaign claims that if the Syrian Civil War was taking place in Britain, London would be abandoned while everyone in the town of Reading, which has a population of over 150,000, would be dead. The online international
In what El País newspaper has called Spain’s “demographic blood drain without precedents,” tens of thousands of Spaniards are fleeing their own country to escape the eurozone economic disaster which has left total unemployment rate at over 25 per cent
The European Union must stop giving money to Italy because it ends up in the hands of the Mafia, according to Beppe Grillo, leader of the eurosceptic Five Star Movement which won 21 per cent of the vote and 17
On Saturday, disgraced Uruguayan superstar and serial biter Luis Suarez claimed he did not bite Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini last week. He claimed he just lost his balance. “In no way [did] it happen how you have described, as a bite or
As Breitbart London reported just hours after Jean-Claude Juncker was nominated to be the next president of the European Commission, the (allegedly) wine-sodden and certainly triumphant Juncker is now in line for a €321,000 (£257,000) a year salary, a private
The rate of marriage in Italy, especially among young people, has dropped to a level of 3.3 per thousand of population, one of the lowest in Europe, according to Reuters. Reluctance to marry is being blamed on Italy’s struggling economy,
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are clashing over whether to loosen the bloc’s rules overseeing national budgets and limiting how much debt governments may take on. Italy, Belgium and others are arguing more flexibility is needed to foster growth
Manchester United great Paul Scholes said the proposed move of teenage England left-back Luke Shaw to Old Trafford for a fee in excess of £30 million ($51m, 38m euros) was a sign of just how “silly” English football had become.
The mayor of the northern Italian city of Padua announced on Wednesday that all public buildings must display a crucifix. Massimo Bitonci, a member of the anti-EU, anti-immigration Lega Nord, made the announcement on his Facebook page: “Now every office
Britain’s David Cameron headed for defeat at an EU summit Thursday after being abandoned by his allies in a battle to block the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission chief. European Union leaders gather at the World War I
FIFA is investigating Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez after he allegedly bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday. A picture of Ciellini’s shoulder showed distinct teeth marks. Suarez has a biting history. He was banned for ten games last year after
The British press that he has blamed for failing to respect him in the past was on Wednesday united in condemnation of Uruguay’s Luis Suarez after he appeared to bite an Italian opponent. Suarez, who plays his club football in
(Reuters) – Italian police targeting historic mafia families arrested 95 people on Monday for extortion, drug trafficking and money laundering, and in the process they may also have solved the century-old mob murder of a New York detective. After two
The United States and, to a lesser extent, Honduras are playing for more than just their own World Cup lives in the final round of group matches, they could also help Concacaf make history. Concacaf, which incorporates teams from North
Pope Francis stopped his official car in the middle of a highway to bless a young disabled woman. In a video posted online by the girl’s family, the 77-year-old pontiff stopped his car after seeing a banner asking him to
Pope Francis made headlines after traveling to Calabria, Italy and denouncing the mafia. During his trip, however, he stopped the papal motorcade to greet and bless a crowd of Italians that crowded the roadside. In a video posted on Facebook,
1. Filthy, cheating foreigners are conforming satisfyingly to stereotype. The reason England are already out of the competition, claimed Wayne Rooney over the weekend, is that we are far too nice. If ever we wish to win again at the
Pope Francis launched a scathing attack on organised crime during a trip to the heartland of a feared syndicate on Sunday, declaring all mafia members “excommunicated” from the Catholic Church. The mafia “is the adoration of evil and contempt for
The Pope has refused to meet immigrants who have taken shelter in one of the ancient Papal Basilicas in Rome in case it is seen as a political gesture. Around 110 men, women and children from Eastern Europe and Africa
England were left looking like smiling idiots just happy to be at the party, Britain’s newspapers said Saturday after their humiliating early exit from the World Cup was confirmed. With England’s tournament in Brazil over — Costa Rica’s 1-0 win
Fans who watched Costa Rica defeat Italy in Recife, Brazil on Friday were also warned to be on the lookout for shark attacks. According to the Associated Press, there have been “24 deadly attacks around Recife since 1992,” and officials
Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 100 years ago this June 28th sparked World War I, was weedy, bookish and a bit shy. But the pint-sized peasant boy was also a passionate Serb and
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A draw between Italy and Costa Rica on Friday would put England out of contention at the World Cup. Luckily for England, neither team will want to settle for one point with so much still
Italy embarrassed England, but now England needs Italy more than ever since they lost to Uruguay 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. If England wants to stay alive, they need Italy to win twice. If Italy keeps its end of the bargain,
