In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple, the Concorde completed its first commercial flight and the first movie of the Rocky franchise was released. In football too, it...
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Reflections on the short life of the Stadio delle Alpi, by Chris Lee
Juventus’ continued dominance of Serie A is in no small part due to the intimidating atmosphere created in its new Juventus (Allianz) Stadium. The cacophony the 41,000 Bianconeri fans generate...
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The stories behind Gianluigi Buffon’s five finest saves
Orson Welles once said that in this life, nobody gets justice. It’s either good luck or bad luck. Last Saturday, the Citizen Kane of goalkeepers lined out at the...
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Shaking hands with the devil: Gianluigi Donnarumma’s contractual conundrum
“Non si accettano ricotti…avanti così AC Milan” “We don’t accept blackmailing….go on like this,” read Curva Sud’s banner last week outside of Casa Milan, as renewal talks between star...
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Celebrating the 10 greatest goals of Hernan Crespo’s Italian career
There aren’t many greater examples of a ‘complete striker’ than Hernan Crespo. Leaving River Plate and his beloved nation of Argentina to sign for Parma in 1996, his adventure...
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U.S. Brescello: A miracle to rival that of Castel di Sangro
It’s one of those videos on YouTube of someone taking a video of events playing out on their TV. The camera work is shaky and the quality is grainy,...
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Remembering Torino vs. Aberdeen: A classic Cup Winners’ Cup tie
Located in the far north-east of Scotland, the city of Aberdeen has many famous sons. Amongst them are the poet Lord Byron, but perhaps its most famous birth-son was...
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Luciano Spalletti: A miserable Judas or underappreciated saviour?
G.K. Chesterton once claimed: “Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.” And although he left our world over 80-years...
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Reliving Juventus’ best Champions League goals vs. Real Madrid
This year’s Champions League finalists, Juventus and Real Madrid, have met on seven different occasions in the competition, totalling 13 matches, including the 1998 final. While that may seem...
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An ode to Andrea Barzagli: Juventus’ unsung hero and greatest signing
Of all the injustices that the 1980s inflicted, perhaps the worst was reserved for Andrew Ridgeley. He may have been in one of the world’s most successful bands, but...
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