‘Blood and Honour’ is a name that invokes images of Neo-Nazi Rock groups, those who spew out lyrics idolising an Aryan race and denouncing the Jewish parasite as they...
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Lega Pro: Organised Chaos
The anticipation is building. The fixtures have been released and the squads are being fine-tuned for the opening day. Even after a summer filled with football, there remained...
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Familiar Foes: Italy and Ireland renew acquaintances
It is a small country on the fringes of Europe, a country whose people have spread knowledge, ‘craic’ and a deal of mischief to the four corners of this...
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Novese: The Ruin of an Old Champion
From a distance all you can see is the floodlights, illuminating a dark Milanese night sky. The closer you get, the more you can sense the electricity in the...
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Gallipoli: The death of a fairy tale
Fairy tales always end happily, invariably with the hero/heroine living happily ever after. It has been the premise for countless Disney movies down the years and why not, it...
Read MoreClassic Match: Inter 3-1 Napoli 28/02/1990
The hopes and dreams of a city seem to be slowly but surely fading away for another year. Once again the juggernaut of Juventus has proven just that little...
Read MoreClassic Calcio Kits: Salernitana Home 1998/1999
Manufacturer: Ascis Shirt Sponsor: EXIGO Jeans and Casual Years: 1998/1999 Worn by: Marco Di Vaio, Gennaro Gattuso, Davide Di Michele and Rigobert Song The Granata shirt has always been...
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What’s in a Nickname?: Parma Calcio 1913
A number of years ago, I came across a book by the name of One Ginger Pele. The book was a miss-mash of funny footballing songs and chants. One...
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The Story of Konlassata Ancona: Polisportiva Antirazzista Assata Shakur
The Seconda Categoria of Italian football is a place where only the hardy tread and even then it is probably the fool hardy. Yet it is down in the...
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Classic match: Roma 5-0 AC Milan 05/05/1998
Those who know the ins and outs of Calcio know all about the cult that surrounds the legendary Czech coach, Zdenek Zeman. They also know, however, that even though...
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