It is hard to believe that a quarter of a century has passed since a young English footballer called Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne joined Italian Serie A side Lazio from Tottenham Hotspur....
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Following in the footsteps of Roby Baggio: Bernadeschi, Juve and the search for a No 10
After a stunning performance in Serie A’s most entertaining game between Fiorentina and Napoli last season, the next morning’s papers hailed Federico Bernardeschi as a worthy heir to Roberto...
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Andrea Talignani: The Maradona of the poor
Every so often, when scouring the internet looking for inspiration on a new piece to write about, you come across a story or player that just screams WRITE ABOUT...
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The nightmare of Korea: Italy’s biggest World Cup humiliation, half-a-century later
“They have won! Good heavens, they have won. What is going on here? This is fantastic,” bellowed Frank Bough, with the tone of a man struggling to come to...
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Reminiscing about Ray: How Wilkins helped AC Milan on their path to revival
I went to Milan and had an absolute ball of a time. In the summer of 1984, two of football’s most distinguished names earned record breaking moves to Serie...
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Patrick Cutrone: The Milan starlet hoping to avoid the fate of his striking predecessors
In terms of new signings, this summer has definitely been Milan’s most sensational in a long time. New players are turning heads and a Europa League qualifying round match...
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Roma vs. Dundee United (1984): Hatred & hostility in the European Cup
It was supposed to be Dundee United’s greatest night, but it turned into a nightmare and has left a dark cloud over their opponents AS Roma. The 1980s was...
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Goals & wins in Licata: The birth of Zemanlandia
“If you score 90 goals then it shouldn’t really worry you how many are conceded.” Zdenek Zeman Born in Prague in 1947, a former student-athlete in ice hockey, volleyball,...
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Alberto Aquilani: The little prince in the realm of regrets
Apart from talent, dedication and force of will, the life of every football player is defined by the moments he lives. In the era of media intrusiveness, no moment...
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Andreas Möller: The maverick’s two years in Turin
“It takes a special player to bring about a positional change for the great Roberto Baggio – but that’s exactly what happened at Juventus with the arrival of the...
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