The Italian national football team exercises on June 13, 2009 during a training session of the Italian national football team at the Southdowns college in Centurion, on the outskirts of Pretoria on the eve of the opening match of the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Italy will play their first match of the tournament against the US on June 15 in Pretoria. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

The Italian national football team exercises on June 13, 2009 during a training session of the Italian national football team at the Southdowns college in Centurion, on the outskirts of Pretoria on the eve of the opening match of the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Italy will play their first match of the tournament against the US on June 15 in Pretoria.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Italy's Flavia Pennetta, center, hugs teammates Sara Errani, left, and Roberta Vinci after winning the tennis Fed Cup final match against U.S. Melanie Oudin, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  2. Italy's Flavia Pennetta reacts after winning the tennis Fed Cup final match against USA's Melanie Oudin, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  3. Italy's Flavia Pennetta, right, is sprayed with sparkling wine by a team member as she reacts at the end of the tennis Fed Cup final match against USA's Melanie Oudin, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  4. Italy's Flavia Pennetta celebrates with teammates as she celebrates at the end of the tennis Fed Cup final match against U.S. Melanie Oudin, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta beat U.S. player Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  5. Italy's Flavia Pennetta, left, shakes hands with USA's Melanie Oudin at the end of their tennis Fed Cup final match, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  6. Italy's Flavia Pennetta reacts after winning a point during her tennis Fed Cup final match against USA's Melanie Oudin in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: HRH Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
  8. Flavia Pennetta of Italy (2nd R) celebrates with her team mates Francesca Schiavone (L), Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (R) after defeating Melanie Oudin of the U.S. at the end of their Fed Cup final tennis match in Reggio Calabria November 8, 2009.
  9. People look at a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid November 8, 2009. A 270-metre (886-feet) life-size reproduction of the Berlin Wall will surround Madrid's German Embassy until November 16 to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: HRH Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: HRH Queen Elizabeth II attend the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: HRH Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
  13. Sara Errani (L), Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta (R) of Italy celebrate with the national flag after winning Fed Cup final tennis matches against the U.S. in Reggio Calabria November 8, 2009. Italy won the Fed Cup after defeating the U.S. in three matches.
  14. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: HRH Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.
  15. Australia's captain Ricky Ponting (R) greets India's Yuvraj Singh after Australia won the sixth one-day international cricket match against India in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 8, 2009.
  16. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 8, 2009 in London, England.