Tomas Brolin became a legend at Parma after signing from IFK Norrkoping after Italia 90. Featuring in the original Gialloblu side that swept Serie A by storm, he led...
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Classic Azzurri Match: When Balo Finally Killed Off the Fighting Irish
After Italy started their Euro 2012 campaign with an impressive 1-1 draw with World Champions Spain in Gdansk, Cesare Prandelli took his Italian side to Poznan to face Croatia....
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Novese: The Ruin of an Old Champion
From a distance all you can see is the floodlights, illuminating a dark Milanese night sky. The closer you get, the more you can sense the electricity in the...
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Bari: The Alternative Club Guide
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola, capacity 58,270 The Stadio San Nicola nicknamed ‘The Spaceship’, does not live up to this futuristic title. Rather than a state of the art modern football...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Ruben Sosa
Both Lazio and Inter have seen some incredible strikers grace their fields during their histories. Ruben Sosa however, has to be one of the most exciting and possibly one...
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Made by: Kappa Worn by: Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero, Fabio Cannavaro, Antonio Conte, Marco Delvecchio Year: 2000 As Italy entered the new millennium, they would do so with...
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Juventus: The Alternative Club Guide
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Turin, Capacity 41,000 The Juventus Stadium is quite simply the future of Italian football stadia. It is the first ultra-modern stadium in Serie A and Juventus own the...
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FC Vado: The first Coppa Italia winners
In the Savona province of Northern Italy, you will find Vado Ligure, a commercial town known for its port, electric power plant – whose twin towers dominate the skyline...
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Italians in Spain (Part 4) – Age is just a number: Amedeo Carboni
Of the many Italian players to have graced the stadiums of Spain, few have made such an impact as Amedeo Carboni. In fact, no Italian has made more La...
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Face-to-face with the beast: calcio & racism
Italian football’s lingering racism problem is no secret. Those that follow Serie A are accustomed to reading a new batch of charges levelled against clubs or sections of...
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