With every beat of his heart, 29-year-old Nicholas Pellegrino felt like he was another pump closer to death. The religion and Spanish teacher at San Francisco's Archbishop Riordan High School was at the San Donato Milanese train station in Milan, Italy, and he was bleeding out.
Italy achieved a significant milestone by securing a spot in the semifinals after an impressive 2-1 victory over Norway, ending a 28-year wait, driven by Cristiana Girelli's remarkable performance.