Home - News - article
Balotelli dedicates double to adoptive mum as Italy star savours best night of his life
Posted Friday, June 29, 2012 by Dailymail

Balotelli dedicates double to adoptive mum as Italy star savours best night of his life
No hard feelings: Balotelli shakes hands with Manuel Neuer after his two ruthless finishes

'In the final I hope to make it four,' he said. 'I will try to score another goal but in football you can do that a lot and still never score. Sometimes you need a bit of luck.'

Balotelli was quick to heap praise on his team-mates for their contribution to his performance, which surprisingly was not enough to secure the man-of-the-match prize, which went to playmaker Andrea Pirlo.

« Previous12345678Next »

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia