Henry Bell celebrates Christian ‘Bobo’ Vieri’s 50th Birthday by choosing a tripletta of goals that sum up his dramatic career....
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2006 World Cup Final Memories
On the 17th anniversary of Italy’s World Cup triumph in Germany, some of our writers share their personal recollections of where they watched the match....
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The lost decade: Italy in the 1950s
Ross Kilvington examines Gli Azzurri's struggles in the aftermath of the Superga disaster, as the 1950s became the lost decade for the Italian national side....
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The rise of the Azzurre: How World Cup qualification could kickstart a new era for Italy’s women
It’s safe to say that the World Cup in Russia this summer has been quite enjoyable to watch. Last minute winners, stunning goals and fancied teams crashing out early...
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Gol di Grosso: Italy, Germany and that night in Dortmund
For generations of football fans, Italy are the quintessential World Cup team. Skilful, stylish and exciting, Gli Azzurri have been involved in some iconic World Cup moments. While many...
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Italy’s déjà vu: How Azeglio Vicini’s Azzurri failed to qualify for Euro 92
Many among the 70,000 crowd gathered in the San Siro released an involuntary gasp as Spanish referee Antonio Lahoz blew a shrill, long note from his whistle. As the...
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Roberto Baggio’s redemption: A story of two World Cup penalties
According to Buddha’s teachings, “it is not prayer, not grace and not sacrifice that brings redemption, but only knowledge. The knowledge lies within the power of the individual”. It...
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Vittorio Pozzo and the Italian Assertion of Power (Part II)
In the second and final instalment of Neil’s two-part article, he looks at how Vittorio Pozzo’s Italy – regarded as an expression of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Italy – managed...
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Vittorio Pozzo and the Italian assertion of power (Part I)
In the first instalment of this two part article, Neil maps out the political backdrop to which the first World Cups were played and recounts Italy’s first World Cup...
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