Cristiana Girelli scored two second half goals as she helped fire the Italy Women’s national team into the semi-finals of the Euros with a 2-1 victory over Norway.A hotly-contested affair was

Italy have won a quarter-final match at a major tournament (World Cup or Euro) for the first time. They had previously lost all four of their quarter-final appearances. At least, that much is true if you were watching Italy boss Andrea Soncin towards the end of that match.

Italy is one win away from reaching the final of the Women’s European Championship, but just three years ago its players couldn’t even get professional contracts back home.