Italy clinched a quarter-final, beat France 2-0

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dynamic dynamic posted 6/18/2008 from leoxa.com [flag]
Italy clinched a quarter-final meeting with Spain as they sent France crashing out of Euro 2008 with a deserved win. France had a nightmare evening, losing key man Franck Ribery to a serious injury after only seven minutes. Eric Abidal was then sent off after 25 minutes for fouling Luca Toni to give away a penalty, scored by Andrea Pirlo. Thierry Henry deflected in Daniele De Rossi’s ... [link]
Italy clinched a quarter-final, beat France 2-0

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