World Champions Italy begin the defence of their crown today in Cape Town as they face Paraguay in Group F. The Azzurri have faced criticism over their age and lack of proven goalscorers other than Antonio Di Natale and will have a chip on their shoulder this summer, much as they did four years ago following the infamous Italian match-fixing scandal.
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International Friendly football betting – Italy vs Cameroon
Current World Cup Holders Italy will defend their title this summer and will use tonight's game against Cameroon to continue their preparation for the competition, held in South Africa. Marcelo Lippi, Italy's manager, says he has selected all but six players to form his twenty-three man squad and will probably look to test out some of his fringe players tonight to complete the list.
UEFA Champions League betting – AC Milan vs Marseille
AC Milan welcome Marseille to the San Siro in the Champions League group for a match that will go a long way to determining which sides will qualify from group C into the next stages of the competition. The hosts are in good form at the moment, winning three of their last four games in all competitions and winning three league games in a row. Marseille are unbeaten in their last six matches and beat Zurich 6-1 in their last Champions League fixture.
International Friendly betting – Italy vs Netherlands
Italy take on the Netherlands in an international friendly that both teams will want to win in order to build momentum going into next year's World Cup in South Africa. Both teams have qualified top of their groups with 24 points from a possible 30. The 2006 World Champions will have home advantage for the tie and will hope that their famous defensive organisation can contain the attacking prowess of the Netherlands, although in qualifying Italy scored more and conceded more than their Dutch counterparts.
UEFA Champions League betting preview – Real Madrid vs AC Milan
The Champions League group stage tonight throws up a clash between nine-time European champions Real Madrid and seven-time winners AC Milan. The hosts go into the game in better form than their opponents, having won eight of their last nine games in all competitions, topping their group and sitting one point off first place in La Liga. Milan on the other hand have struggled domestically and in Europe, winning only four of their last ten games in all competitions and losing their last European outing 1-0 at home to lowly FC Zurich.
2010 World Cup Qualifier Betting – Italy vs Cyprus
Defending World Champions Italy host Malta tonight in the final round of qualifiers for next year's world cup finals. The Azzuri have already qualified after drawing 2-2 in Ireland at the weekend. Cyprus, however, cannot even make the play-offs despite beating Bulgaria 4-1 at home in their last game.
