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Del Piero

The TGU Dream Team: Serie A in the 2000s

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Following the publication of our Serie A team of the 1980s and 1990s articles, it was only natural […]

thegentlemanultra May 4, 2020 All-time lists, Gazzetta

Age is just a number: Calcio’s 12 greatest veteran goalscorers

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On February 2, 2019, Fabio Quagliarella was on the brink of writing history. He had scored in 11 […]

rameznathan February 28, 2019 All-time lists, Gazzetta

France ’98 and the staffetta: Baggio vs. Del Piero, the race for Italy’s no. 10

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Origins If the word ‘staffetta’ is translated into English, it roughly means relay. The word is generally associated […]

Emmet Gates July 13, 2018 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Gol di Grosso: Italy, Germany and that night in Dortmund

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For generations of football fans, Italy are the quintessential World Cup team. Skilful, stylish and exciting, Gli Azzurri […]

thegentlemanultra June 17, 2018 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Reporting for duty: When Serie A’s superstars did national service

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“The next young player who says he does not want to play for England should be ordered to […]

Ricci Potts June 1, 2018 Azzurri, Calcio Culture, Gazzetta

Roberto Baggio’s redemption: A story of two World Cup penalties

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According to Buddha’s teachings, “it is not prayer, not grace and not sacrifice that brings redemption, but only […]

thegentlemanultra June 1, 2018 Azzurri, Gazzetta

Football Italia at 25: Celebrating Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios (part III)

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This month celebrates a quarter century since an unknown twentysomething called James Richardson emerged as a staple in […]

Emmet Gates December 2, 2017 Series, Sketches by Fede

Following in the footsteps of Roby Baggio: Bernadeschi, Juve and the search for a No 10

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After a stunning performance in Serie A’s most entertaining game between Fiorentina and Napoli last season, the next […]

rameznathan December 1, 2017 Gazzetta

The triumphs and tensions of a strike partnership: Del Piero and Inzaghi at Juve

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Some of football’s greatest sides are built on some form of partnership or triumvirate. Manchester United had Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke in the 1990s’, Milan had their Dutch trio of Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, as well as Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi. But not all partnerships get the credit they deserve.

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TomScholes June 20, 2017 Gazzetta

Goal O’ The Times: Alessandro Del Piero vs. Lazio (1994)

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Often a player can embark on a breakthrough season. We’ve all seen it before; the youngster who finally […]

Emmet Gates April 29, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Golden Heartbreak: Italy at Euro 2000

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Despite a laudable haul of four world cups, Italy have only won the European Championships once – back […]

thegentlemanultra June 18, 2016 Azzurri, Gazzetta
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