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Month: July 2015

Home / 2015 / July

Andrea  Figus,  from  Calcio  in  Cagliari to Surgery  in  Colney

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015Blair Newman

The name Andrea Figus is not a name that will spring to the mind’s of many Serie A followers. Even die hard Cagliari fans may have difficulty remembering their...

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Remembering Dario Hübner: The Bison who Topped Serie A’s Scoring Charts Aged 35

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015Blair Newman

Thierry Henry (aged 24), Arsenal, 24 Goals, English Premier League Champions Raul (aged 24), Real Madrid, 24 Goals, La Liga Champions Marcio Amoruso (aged 27), Borussia Dortmund, 18 Goals,...

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Hidetoshi  Nakata:  Calcio’s  Samurai

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015Blair Newman

He burst on to the world stage in the summer of 1998 as a skinny 21-year-old representing Japan in their historic first World Cup. His distinctive bright orange locks...

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It’s  Zotti  not  Totti

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015Blair Newman

“He is born to be a Goalkeeper. He knows he must keep his feet on the ground because in football you are always under scrutiny.” Carlo Zotti is not...

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Final Day Drama at Parma

Final Day Drama at Parma

July 23, 2015August 18, 2021Blair Newman

Friday 16th May 2014, as the spring sun shone through the office window, I was sat at my desk watching the clock, counting the hours away as the sun...

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George  Weah:  Milan’s  Pioneering  Liberian

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015Blair Newman

The summer of 1995 was a big one in the red half of Milan. Having just conceded the Serie A title to Marcelo Lippi’s Juventus, changes were needed if...

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Cagliari: The Alternative Club Guide

July 17, 2015August 21, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Sant’Elia, capacity 23,486 The Stadio Sant’Elia lies in the beautiful setting of Sardinia and must be one of the most picturesque venues in Italy. The stadium was...

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Argentinians and Serie A (III): Diego Maradona & Napoli

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015Blair Newman

The World’s greatest ever footballer? It is a perpetual debate that rages on. Diego Maradona, arguably the most famous Argentinian to ever play in Serie A is an ever...

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Gigi Meroni: La Farfalla Granata

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015thegentlemanultra

There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, but still relating to the common individual as the bloke you...

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Jesse Carver

Jesse Carver: Juve’s Scouse Scudetto Hero

July 13, 2015August 18, 2021Neil Morris

As a football player, Jesse Carver was somewhat unremarkable. In fact, his main claim to fame during his playing career was the length of his throw-in. In 1929, more...

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