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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Lazio and Ravel Morrison: A Trip Down Memory Lane?
Having just watched Ravel Morrison score both goals in his sides 2-0 defeat to QPR, Birmingham City manager Lee Clark labelled him “The best footballer since Paul Gascoigne.” While...
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Alvaro Recoba: The Inter Enigma who had a Venetian love affair
August 31st 1997, The Guiseppe Meazza stadium in Milan was packed, blue and black flags, scarves and banners filled the stands. This beautiful stadium was at its absolute best as...
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The Demise of Padova Calcio
On July 15, 2014, Calcio Padova 1910 disappeared from Italian football after failing to register for the upcoming Lega Pro season. It was a poignant end for one of...
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When Parma Conquered Europe, Twice
The Season of 1994/95 was arguably Parma’s most successful in the clubs history, finishing an impressive 3rd place in Serie A and reaching the Coppa Italia final, only to lose...
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Argentinians and Serie A (Part II): Omar Sívori – leading the ‘Trio of Death’
In 1957, Juventus opened their cheque book and signed Argentinian inside forward Omar Sívori for a world record transfer fee, remunerating River Plate with a staggering ten million pesos...
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Filippo Savi: For the love of Calcio
It’s the final day of the 2014-15 season in the Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone A. In front of a modest crowd, the players of tiny Lentigione Calcio celebrate their promotion...
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The Rise of Frosinone
With another Serie A season done and dusted, it is arrivederci to some of Italian football’s biggest names. Parma, who lit up the world of Calcio in the 1990s, bid farewell...
Read MoreAn Undying love affair: Argentinians and Serie A (Part I): The Oriundi and the 1934 World Cup
Ask any football fan to name an Argentinian that has plied his trade in Serie A and Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta and Javier Zanetti immediately spring to mind. Those...
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