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Category Archive: When Calcio Ruled The World

An unashamedly misty-eyed look back through the eras of calcio that shaped our passion for the game. A nod the 90s, a wink to the 80s and a tip of the hat to days of yore.

Andreas Möller: Juve’s Overlooked Playmaker

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In 1992, Simply Red sang Stars, while German Eurodance group, Snap! rose to prominence when they released the […]

Michele Tossani October 8, 2020 When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled the World: Fernando De Napoli

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No football team can rely on one genius alone to achieve greatness. Perhaps nowhere in Italian football history […]

richhall80 March 6, 2019 Gazzetta, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled the World: Pasquale “O’Animale” Bruno

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The use of the nickname ‘the animal’ is not uncommon in football. It is a moniker often awarded […]

thegentlemanultra September 25, 2018 Gazzetta, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled the World: Diego Fuser

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If you were a Lazio fan walking to the Stadio Olimpico in the 1990s, Diego Fuser would have […]

richhall80 August 16, 2018 Gazzetta, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled the World: Paolo Montero

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As well as a plethora of lethal goal-scorers and highly skilled footballing artisans, Italian football has always been […]

thegentlemanultra August 9, 2018 Gazzetta, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Gianluca Pagliuca

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The searing Pasadena sunshine burned down on Gianluca Pagliuca with 15 minutes remaining in the World Cup Final. […]

thegentlemanultra April 25, 2018 When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled the World: Il Soldatino, Angelo Di Livio

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Angelo Di Livio is a joke. That is harsh on a man who won three Scudetti, two Coppe […]

Ricci Potts March 22, 2017 Gazzetta, Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Angelo Peruzzi

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​When Gazzetta Dello Sport interviewed Angelo Peruzzi in 2015 he was fishing in Blera, Lazio. This small town […]

richhall80 December 4, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Beppe Signori

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Giuseppe “Beppe” Signori was one of the most complete and ruthless forwards of his era. His name is […]

richhall80 December 2, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Rudi Voller

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​If you frequented Roma’s Curva Sud in Serie A’s golden age of the late 1980s and early 1990s, […]

richhall80 November 24, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Maurizio Ganz 

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“The problem is that clubs load young players up with money before [their careers] have taken off. At […]

thegentlemanultra November 17, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

​When Calcio Ruled The World: Jean-Pierre Papin

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“With hindsight, I think I should never have left Milan because I could have given more to the […]

richhall80 November 14, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Zvonimir Boban

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Zvonimir Boban was one of the most talented players to play for Milan in the 1990s, an impressive […]

richhall80 October 8, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Giuseppe ‘Lo Zio’ Bergomi

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He was ‘The Uncle’ from seventeen, the boy who marked Karl-Heinz Rummenigge out of a World Cup final, […]

richhall80 October 7, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

When Calcio Ruled The World: Dario Hubner

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Thierry Henry (aged 24), Arsenal, 24 Goals, English Premier League Champions Raul (aged 24) Real Madrid, 24 Goals, […]

richhall80 September 22, 2016 Series, When Calcio Ruled The World

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