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EURO 2020: Spain and Italy into the Semis

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Spain and Italy book their place in the semifinals after defeats of Switzerland and Belgium respectively.

Spain scored first in their game against Switzerland by a deflected shot into the net. It was an own goal scored in the 8th minute. Denis Zakaria was the culprit. Spain had chances to have gone further ahead but the Switzs defended well. After much pressure in the second half Switzerland equalized through Xherdan Shaqiri in the 68th minute. The goal was aided by a Spanish defensive error. However Spain scaled through with a 3-1 win in the penalty shootout.

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Belgium, the topped ranked team fell short again as they lost 1-2 to Italy. Belgium wasted chances but the Italians were cinical. All goals were scored in the first half, Italy got their goals in the 31st and 44th minutes through Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne respectively. But Belgium pulled one back before half time through a well taking penalty by Romelu Lukaku.

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Spain and Italy will face each other in the semifinal at Wembley on july 6th.

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Password Ethics

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About Passwords

Almost every software application and technological device will require a password to control access. This means that the number of passwords you need to remember, grows. Moreover there is always the tendency to use the same password for devices or applications. This habit should be avoided as it poses a serious security risk. Even if you have 20 passwords they must all be unique. So how should you handle your passwords, checkout the sub topic passwords ethics below;

Password Ethics

  1. Keep all your passwords unique; yes, if you have 20 devices/apps. that require passwords, they must all be different. 
  2. The passwords should not be easy to guess; ensure that your passwords are not patterned such that it makes them easy to decode.
  3. Avoid short passwords;The longer, the better.
  4. Make strong passwords by using a combination of symbols, numbers, lower and uppercase letters.
  5. Keep your passwords in a safe place. You can write them down and store them in a place only known to you. You can even store them in your computer, just don’t make it obvious. Better still, you can use a password manager 

How to Setup a Google Account

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How to setup a Google Account

  1. Using your internet browser go to: https://accounts.google.com
  1. Enter your name into the placeholders provided. Input a name for your @gmail.com address. If the name is already taken you will be given alternatives. If you are not satisfied with the alternatives, continue inputting names of your own until it is accepted.
  2. Complete the remainder of the information requested and agree to Google’s term of service to move to the next stage. You can start using your google account at this stage. Your new Google account comes bundled with a lot of apps including:

gmail

google docs ( similar to Microsoft office)

google drive (15Gb free online storage)

google photos 

and much more, all in one place.

  1. You will then be taken to the core of YourAccount page. Here you have the opportunity to fully customize your account and provide a higher level of security for your account. You can edit and update your personal information as well. In fact there are many things you can do on this page to make your Google account truly yours.
  2. By clicking on the top right icon of your accounts page you can change your profile picture if you like

EURO 2020: Italy and Wales Qualify for Round of 16.

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Italy and Wales are the first teams to qualify for the second round in the ongoing EURO 2020 Championship. They qualified automatically from group A after coming 1st and 2nd respectively. Italy laid down their title credentials after wining all there 3 matches in the group including the 1-0 victory over Wales in their latest match played. Wales narrowly took second spot by a superior goals difference to 3rd placed Switzerland. Turkey finished last in group A with no point.

Matches played so far in EURO 2020

Wales and Italy will play the runners up in group B and C respectively. As things stand in group C, Italy are likely to avoid a potential early meeting with Netherlands. Wales will also avoid playing Belgium in the round of 16 as things stand in group B. Switzerland will have to wait to see if they qualify as one of the 4 3rd best placed teams. Should Switzerland qualify, a tough game awaits them as they may play the winners of either group B, E or F in the round of 16.

EURO 2020: latest group standings