I’ve lived all my adult life in Italy but the first time I saw an Italian team play in the flesh was as a teenager in my home town...
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Hellas Verona: The Alternative Guide
Stadium: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, 1963, capacity 38,402 The StadioMarc’Antonio Bentegodi is one of Italy’s iconic stadiums. Built in 1963, the venue’s only fault is that it may be too...
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Classic Match: The 1990 UEFA Cup final – An infamous chapter in the Juventus – Fiorentina rivalry
May, 1990. A momentous month in the history of Calcio. The peninsula was getting ready to host an eagerly anticipated World Cup and as if to celebrate that occasion,...
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The TGU Dream Team: Serie A in the 1980s
After suffering the sling and arrows that followed the publication of our best Serie A XI of the 1990s article, it felt only right we should put our heads...
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The Bianconeri’s best: Five of the most successful coaches in Juventus history
The announcement that Massimiliano Allegri and Juventus will go their separate ways was not met with the shock normally reserved for such occasions. One of the most successful managers...
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Lo Scudetto: Five of the best Title races in the Football Italia era
“We thought that we’d already won the Scudetto, but that is not the case” shrugged Max Allegri after presiding over Juventus’ first defeat of the season. Sunday’s 2-0 loss...
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Classic Calcio Kits: Lazio’s Maglia Bandiera
Shirt: Lazio Season: Various Manufacturer: Ennerre, TuttoSport, Macron Sponsor: Various Worn by: Bruno Giordano, Lionello Manfredonia, Vincenzo D’Amico, Gabriele Podavini, Gabriele Pin, Miroslav Klose, Antonio Candreva, Felipe Anderson, Ciro...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Aberdeen vs. Torino (1993-94)
When Aberdeen were drawn to play Torino in the second round of the 1993-94 Cup Winners Cup my two footballing loves of the time were brought together. Born and...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Fernando De Napoli
No football team can rely on one genius alone to achieve greatness. Perhaps nowhere in Italian football history is this idea more misrepresented than when talking about ‘Maradona’s Napoli.’...
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Age is just a number: Calcio’s 12 greatest veteran goalscorers
On February 2, 2019, Fabio Quagliarella was on the brink of writing history. He had scored in 11 consecutive games for Sampdoria and needed just one more goal to...
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