For a club that have never won a Serie A title, picking a five a side team made up of ex-Le Zebrette players proved monumentally difficult. Nestled in north...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for… Lecce
Picking five players for a rational Lecce side should be easy, on paper. That is because giallorossi are a club that firstly stood in Serie A in 1985-86. The...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a line-up for … Pisa
Picking a five-a-side team for a side whose glory days are 30-years away could look like a mere rhetorical exercise. By the way, we are still talking about a...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for… Sampdoria
All my Sampdoria five-side-team played together in the club’s most successful period from 1984-1994. It would have been easy to pick an ultra-attacking side with four forwards, yet in...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for… AS Roma
Here we go; the almost impossible task of picking an AS Roma five-a-side team and keeping most people happy! Roma, like many Italian sides, are a club with a...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for … Juventus
Picking a five-a-side team of Juventus greats is something of a thankless task. Aside from the love-or-loathe nature of Turin’s Old Lady in both Italy and beyond, they’re a...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a line-up for … Inter
The Gentleman Ultra is back with a new Series. This time its the nostalgic Serie A teams of Calcio. Richard Hall takes his pick from the Inter’s rich history....
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Roberto Baggio’s retirement 20 years later: the greatness, the end of a golden age, and no more Sundays
Roberto Baggio retired 20 years ago, and as Emmet Gates writes, Sundays haven't really been the same since....
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Pietro Vierchowod – the defensive giant with an eye for goal
Pietro Vierchowod is one of Italy’s most illustrious defenders, up their with Maldini and Zanetti on the list of Serie A greats. Stephen Kasiewicz explores his unlikely beginnings as...
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Roma’s Golden Era and the forgotten tragedy of its legendary captain
During Roma’s golden era in the early 1980s, the club nurtured home grown talent and showcased top international stars as it enjoyed a period of unprecedented success. It was...
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