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Team USA manager Mark DeRosa

Mark DeRosa can’t keep his story straight about incorrect Team USA WBC quarterfinals claim

"I was well aware that we had to win that game, based on all the scenarios that could take place."

By Sean Keeley OnMar 12, 2026 0
Team Italy star Vinnie Pasquantino says, "You're welcome, USA" after keeping USA alive in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Credit: FS1

Italy star Vinnie Pasquantino after WBC win over Mexico: ‘You’re welcome, USA’

"Over at your hotel. We were thinking of you guys. So, I'm glad you guys can join us in the party."

By Matt Clapp OnMar 12, 2026 0
Team USA manager Mark DeRosa thought the team had already clinched a trip to the WBC quarterfinals. Credit: MLB Network

Mark DeRosa incorrectly thought USA clinched trip to WBC quarterfinals before loss to Italy

"We want to win this game, even though our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals." Actually, no.

By Matt Clapp OnMar 11, 2026 0
Footage of the riotous situation at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium.

Netflix’s ‘The Final: Attack on Wembley’ revisits unruly fan behavior at England’s first Euro final

A frightening situation occurred when 6,000 ticketless fans stormed Wembley Stadium in 2021.

By Michael Grant OnMay 20, 2024 0
Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith saddened by Michael Jordan being serenaded with goat noises in Italy

"America! Stand up and take this sport back!"

By Brandon Contes OnAug 22, 2023 1
Swimmers dive into the pool for the 500-yard freestyle

‘They’re all equally tall in bed’: Italy’s RAI suspends sports commentators over sexist, racist remarks

The duo also made racist comments during the women's and men's diving competitions and mimicked the way that Chinese people speak Italian.

By Sean Keeley OnJul 19, 2023 2
Tancredo Palmeri with Scottish soccer fan

Reporter acts fast to cover Scottish football fan’s breast as she shows off tattoo on live TV

"I totally understand. My boobs are real."

By Sean Keeley OnJan 28, 2023 3
Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo.

Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo calls moving crowd mics to avoid racist chants “producing a spectacle to be enjoyed…not censorship”

“What we were doing was considering how TV coverage can best explain the beauty of Italian football. We do that continually and the basic idea is to avoid dwelling on ugly incidents.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 3, 2019 3
Luciano Passirani said Romelu Lukaku could only be stopped if you gave him bananas.

Italian pundit Luciano Passirani says “the only way to outmuscle [Lukaku] is to give him 10 bananas to eat,” gets banned from station

Saying Lukaku could only be stopped by giving him bananas to eat was a terrible remark, and one that led to Passirani being banned from Milan station Telelombardi.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 15, 2019 1
UBS did a bunch of World Cup simulations, and included Italy in some of them.

UBS runs 10,000 World Cup simulations including Italy for some reason, Bloomberg writes about it

This UBS report was...not impressive. But that didn't stop Bloomberg from covering it.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 18, 2018 2

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