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Tales from the peninsula: The silent guide of Novara, by Richard Hall

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TGU founder Richard Hall recalls a bitterly cold day in January 2012, when he and his brother travelled to watch Novara take on Fiorentina

richhall80 January 29, 2021 Tales From The Peninsula

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

Chievo: The Alternative Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, 1963, capacity 38,402 The StadioMarc’Antonio Bentegodi is one of Italy’s iconic stadiums. Built in […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon August 17, 2018 The Guide

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

The evolution of Francesco Totti, captured through his goals in the Rome Derby

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Modern Roman culture is a potent cocktail of the contemporary and the ancient. Arguably, it is at its […]

richhall80 April 27, 2017 Gazzetta, The Author's 15

Internazionale: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), capacity 80,074 ​Not many cities can boast two giants of the European […]

thegentlemanultra April 15, 2017 The Guide

Sampdoria: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 35,356 Also known as the Marassi after the local neighbourhood, the Stadio Luigi […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon January 7, 2017 The Guide

​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

Lazio: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, capacity 70,634 This stadium is Rome’s second Coliseum but this one is active. Since its […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon March 21, 2016 The Guide

Fiorentina: The Alternative Club Guide

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Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 47,290 Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon October 7, 2015 The Guide

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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