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Month: December 2015

Home / 2015 / December

Remembering Francesco Mancini

December 30, 2015July 26, 2023Blair Newman

Italy is renowned for producing many of the game’s greatest goalkeepers. Those that immediately spring to mind include the 1982 World Cup winning captain Dino Zoff, Inter’s iconic cap...

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Domenico Morfeo: The Maverick

December 15, 2015August 18, 2021Blair Newman

It’s May 31st, 1996 and Italy are playing Spain in the final of the European under 21 championships in Barcelona. The weary players make their way to the centre...

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Genoa: The Alternative Club Guide

December 7, 2015August 14, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 35,536 Also known as the Marassi, the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is one of the oldest in Italy. Built in 1911, the stadium was originally...

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FIORENTINA’S FORGOTTEN NUMBER 10

December 1, 2015August 18, 2021Blair Newman

​It was probably the most tormented and tempestuous summer that Florentine football has ever known. While the rest of the country was anxiously anticipating the start of Italia ’90,...

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