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Category Archive: Azzurri

As four-time World Cup winners and six-time finalists, Italy are one of the most successful football nations of all time. It is only right that we dedicate a corner of the site to the highs and lows of the Azzurri.

The top 10 Azzurri kits of all time

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What’s your favourite Italy jersey? The question sounds simple, but the answer, and the thought process involved in […]

dunlop85 January 26, 2018 All-time lists, Azzurri, Classic Kits, Gazzetta

The nightmare of Korea: Italy’s biggest World Cup humiliation, half-a-century later

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“They have won! Good heavens, they have won. What is going on here? This is fantastic,” bellowed Frank […]

dancancian November 16, 2017 Azzurri, Gazzetta

The art of the biscotto: Delving into the Italian mindset

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22 June 2004, the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, Portugal. Having gone behind shortly before half-time, Italy […]

Ricci Potts June 26, 2017 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Spain 1982: Enzo Bearzot and the birth of ‘Silenzio Stampa’

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Few events are truly unprecedented in football, but what happened during Italy’s 1982 World Cup campaign in Spain […]

Richard Hinman January 11, 2017 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Golden Heartbreak: Italy at Euro 2000

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Despite a laudable haul of four world cups, Italy have only won the European Championships once – back […]

thegentlemanultra June 18, 2016 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Italy and Euro 2004: A conspiracy or Scandinavian pragmatism?

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On a June evening in Porto in 2004, a Scandinavian derby took place in a decisive game of […]

thegentlemanultra June 8, 2016 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Classic Calcio Kits: Italy Euro 2000

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Made by: Kappa Worn by: Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero, Fabio Cannavaro, Antonio Conte, Marco Delvecchio Year: 2000 […]

giovd86 May 24, 2016 Art, Azzurri, Classic Kits

Pride, passion and tears: Italy’s 1990 World Cup campaign

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Nostalgia is a term that describes sentimentality. It comes from the Greek words ‘nostos and algos’ which in […]

richhall80 March 30, 2015 Azzurri, Gazzetta

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