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Month: October 2015

Home / 2015 / October

Ronaldo  and  the 1998  UEFA  Cup  Final

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015Blair Newman

When you associate Brazilian superstar Ronaldo with the city of Paris, the unfortunate and poignant thought that first enters people’s minds is that controversial night on July 12, 1998....

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The  modernisation  of  Italian  Stadiums

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015Blair Newman

It is September 2015, and AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has just announced that the club will continue to share the San Siro stadium with city rivals Internazionale, scrapping...

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Calcio’s  Forgotten  Club:  Treviso

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015Blair Newman

The season of 2005-06 is one that Italian football shall never forget. It had it all, from the emergence of the Calciopoli scandal, that still wrangles to this day,...

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Andrea  Pierobon:  The  Grandad Goalkeeper

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015Blair Newman

Goalkeepers are like a fine wine. They are special and unique individuals. They can give you a sore head from time to time and the really good ones will...

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Remembering Parma’s  Faustino  Asprilla 

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015Blair Newman

Parma had just finished the club’s most successful season in their history. Nevio Scala had led the Gialloblu to a sixth place finish in Serie A and their first...

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Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Calcio Storico Fiorentino

October 12, 2015August 18, 2021thegentlemanultra

Calcio – the Italian word for football – is markedly different to the words used in other languages to describe the sport. Most of these derive from the word...

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Bergamo’s  best:  A  look  at  Atalanta’s youth  products

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015Blair Newman

In their 108 year history, Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio have only won one trophy of note, the Coppa Italia. Still, La Dea’s youth ranks have produced some stellar players over...

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Giovanni  ‘Johnny’  Moscardini:  Barga’s Braveheart

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015Blair Newman

Despite his small build, Moscardini was a strong, powerful striker and during his five years with Lucchese, he was selected for the Italian post war national team. He made...

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Fiorentina: The Alternative Club Guide

October 7, 2015August 18, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 47,290 Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is renowned for art and culture. It is therefore quite apt...

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Calcio and the  Mafia: The Tragic Death of Bari’s Giovanni Montani

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015Blair Newman

October 29th 2006. It is a warm autumnal evening in the district of San Paolo, Bari. A young man driving his Nissan Micra is confronted by two men on...

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