There was no ‘Nessun Dorma’ playing now. The Stadio Olimpico was full to the rafters but produced only nervous murmurs. In an instant 20,000 cameras flashed and the fate...
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The evolution of Francesco Totti, captured through his goals in the Rome Derby
Modern Roman culture is a potent cocktail of the contemporary and the ancient. Arguably, it is at its most complete when the two combine, encapsulated by the city’s designer...
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Ruggiero Rizzitelli: The Torino Captain who lost it all
When a player has the nickname ‘Rizzi-gol’, one would expect that his career would be littered with Capocannoniere titles and goal tallies that have taken years to beat. With...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Angelo Peruzzi
When Gazzetta Dello Sport interviewed Angelo Peruzzi in 2015 he was fishing in Blera, Lazio. This small town is his birthplace and it is where part of his goalkeeping...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Beppe Signori
Giuseppe “Beppe” Signori was one of the most complete and ruthless forwards of his era. His name is remembered, but why is he not on a pedestal. When one...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Rudi Voller
If you frequented Roma’s Curva Sud in Serie A’s golden age of the late 1980s and early 1990s, you would have heard the Ultras bellowing, ‘Fly German, Fly.’ They...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Jean-Pierre Papin
“With hindsight, I think I should never have left Milan because I could have given more to the team. Years later, I met Capello and he told me I...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Zvonimir Boban
Zvonimir Boban was one of the most talented players to play for Milan in the 1990s, an impressive feat considering the status of that team. When talking about Milan’s...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Giuseppe ‘Lo Zio’ Bergomi
He was ‘The Uncle’ from seventeen, the boy who marked Karl-Heinz Rummenigge out of a World Cup final, he was the man with ‘that’ moustache, the darling of the...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Dario Hubner
Thierry Henry (aged 24), Arsenal, 24 Goals, English Premier League Champions Raul (aged 24) Real Madrid, 24 Goals, La Liga Champions Marcio Amoruso (aged 27) Borussia Dortmund, 18 Goals,...
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