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Author: Luca Hodges-Ramon

Sampdoria: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 35,356 Also known as the Marassi after the local neighbourhood, the Stadio Luigi […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon January 7, 2017 The Guide

AS Roma: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, capacity This stadium is Rome’s second Coliseum, but this one is active. Since its construction in […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon December 4, 2016 The Guide

Parma: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini, capacity 27,906 The Stadio Ennio Tardini is one of Italy’s oldest football grounds still in […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon December 2, 2016 The Guide

Divided and united: The paradoxical politics of the Rome Derby

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Rome is a city of extremes. One where classical ruins and Renaissance palazzos provide a majestic backdrop to […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon November 30, 2016 Gazzetta

Mark ‘Attila’ Hateley: AC Milan’s derby day hero

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Italian football can be an unforgiving world for British footballers. Its methodical practice, tactical rigours and conformist culture […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon November 15, 2016 Gazzetta

Juventus vs. Napoli: A tale of Italy’s regional divide

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Juventus versus Napoli is one of Italian football’s classic rivalries. On the field, it has pitted some of […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon October 28, 2016 Gazzetta, The Author's 15

Bari: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio San Nicola, capacity 58,270 The Stadio San Nicola nicknamed ‘The Spaceship’, does not live up to this […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon May 26, 2016 The Guide

Lazio: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, capacity 70,634 This stadium is Rome’s second Coliseum but this one is active. Since its […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon March 21, 2016 The Guide

Classic Calcio Kits: Sampdoria 1990/91

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Manufacturer: Asics Shirt Sponsor: ERG (Edoardo RaffinerieGarrone) Years: 1990-91 It is a kit indelibly etched into Sampdoria’s history. […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon January 24, 2016 Art, Classic Kits

Genoa: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 35,536 Also known as the Marassi, the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is one of […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon December 7, 2015 The Guide

Fiorentina: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 47,290 Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon October 7, 2015 The Guide

Classic Serie A Teams: ‘The Immortals’ of AC Milan

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The arrival of media tycoon and future Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, in 1986 signalled the harbinger of […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon September 13, 2015 Gazzetta, When Calcio Ruled The World

Ben Tornato Siena: Has La Robur’s Revival Begun? 

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We met in Piazza Tolomei, a quaint little square surveyed by a statue of the Capitoline Wolf. The symbol is ubiquitous […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon September 3, 2015 Gazzetta, Uncategorized

Carpi: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia (Modena), capacity 21,151 It’s one thing when your fierce rivals have a stadium that is […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon August 25, 2015 The Guide

Catania: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino, capacity 23,420 Sicily can be as violent as it is beautiful and the Stadio […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon August 20, 2015 The Guide

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