The Anglo-Italian Cup of 1973 featured; Manchester United, Luton Town, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Bari, Fiorentina, Lazio, Verona, Newcastle United, Fulham, Oxford United, Blackpool, Bologna, Como, Roma, and Torino....
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“Is (Walter) Mazzarri my Mourinho? He’s much better than the Inter coach.” These were the words uttered in 2009 by the eccentric Napoli owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis. It’s a...
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November 14, 2010, is not a date etched in many people’s memories. Fewer will remember an inconspicuous Serie C game between Paganese and Cremonese. However this match reopened the...
Read MoreRonaldo and the 1998 UEFA Cup Final
When you associate Brazilian superstar Ronaldo with the city of Paris, the unfortunate and poignant thought that first enters people’s minds is that controversial night on July 12, 1998....
Read MoreThe modernisation of Italian Stadiums
It is September 2015, and AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has just announced that the club will continue to share the San Siro stadium with city rivals Internazionale, scrapping...
Read MoreCalcio’s Forgotten Club: Treviso
The season of 2005-06 is one that Italian football shall never forget. It had it all, from the emergence of the Calciopoli scandal, that still wrangles to this day,...
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Goalkeepers are like a fine wine. They are special and unique individuals. They can give you a sore head from time to time and the really good ones will...
Read MoreRemembering Parma’s Faustino Asprilla
Parma had just finished the club’s most successful season in their history. Nevio Scala had led the Gialloblu to a sixth place finish in Serie A and their first...
Read MoreCalcio Storico Fiorentino
Calcio – the Italian word for football – is markedly different to the words used in other languages to describe the sport. Most of these derive from the word...
Read MoreBergamo’s best: A look at Atalanta’s youth products
In their 108 year history, Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio have only won one trophy of note, the Coppa Italia. Still, La Dea’s youth ranks have produced some stellar players over...
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