Shirt: Juventus (home) Season: 1990-94 Manufacturer: Kappa Sponsor: Upim/Danone Worn by: Roberto Baggio, Salvatore Schillaci, Dino Baggio, Thomas Häßler, Jurgen Kohler, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Gianluca Vialli, Andreas Möller, David Platt,...
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Shirt: Torino (home) Season: 1990-93 Manufacturer: ABM Sponsor: Indesit / Beretta Worn by: Rafael Martín Vázquez, Enzo Scifo, Luca Fusi, Walter Casagrande, Gianluigi Lentini. It’s not feasible to write...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Pride, passion & art in Naples
Taking in the sights and sounds of Via San Gregorio Armeno, a narrow alley in the heart of Naples’ bustling centro storico, is quite the experience. Although the street...
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You may have noticed from our previous articles that our love of Italian football also extends to the culture and fashion that is associated with it. In January 2018,...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Choreography, Chiellini & I Granata
The 9am Freciarossa from Stazione Centrale, Milano to Torino’s Porta Nuova station on Sunday February 18 was a fast way to start the build up to the Derby della Mole....
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Gianluca Pagliuca
The searing Pasadena sunshine burned down on Gianluca Pagliuca with 15 minutes remaining in the World Cup Final. Brazil’s Mauro Silva unleashed a 25-yard shot straight at the Italian...
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Goal O’ The Times: Diego Maradona vs. Brescia (1986)
Football is quite an obsessive sport. That’s hardly a revelation; digested, dissected, debated and played by billions around the globe, football has a grip over people’s imagination that’s unrivalled...
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Classic Match: Juventus vs. Milan 2009/10
It may seem like a lifetime ago that the world of calcio wasn’t dominated by a certain side from Turin, collecting trophy after trophy whilst turning in stellar performances...
Read MoreClassic Match: Lazio vs. Bologna 1999/00
“Whassup?” Thanks to a popular American beer commercial, this is how we tended to greet each other at the turn of the century. At the same time, Westlife topped...
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Tales from the Peninsula: In search of this crazy faith – from Manchester to Verona
Italy was bracing itself for Il Burian, the ferocious Siberian wind that would render the match between Juventus and Atalanta unplayable and would also see snow fall in Rome...
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