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Read MoreThe Founding Fathers of Italian Football: A tribute to Edoardo Bosio, James Richardson Spensley and Herbert Kilpin
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The date was May 18, 2000 and the new millennium was in full force: the Olsen Brothers had recently won the Eurovision Song Contest for Denmark, Britney Spears had...
Read MoreChievo: The Alternative Guide
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