28 May 2003, Old Trafford, Manchester. At the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, the final of the Champions League is on-scene, the title contended between Milan and Juventus—an all-Italian European final...
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How Paul Ince overcame oppression to become an Inter great
When Paul Ince swapped Manchester for Milan in the summer of 1995, it was a move that left supporters of the club he departed bemused. Ince had been a...
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Promotion, salting and Simeone: The story of Romeo Anconetani and Pisa
Born in Trieste in 1922, Romeo Anconetani was the hugely popular, charismatic and superstitious president of Pisa throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Conscripted into the infantry in...
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Italia Wasteels: The story of the UK’s longest surviving Italian football club
When a player breaks his leg in a top-flight game, it is never immediately obvious. In the stadiums, you will always get two conflicting views from two decidedly biased...
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Trevor Francis: Remembering Sampdoria’s elegant Englishman
“He was the best Englishman to have played in Italy.” Fabio Capello on Trevor Francis. “I was very pleased to hear this,” Francis admitted, later responding to Capello’s praise....
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Paolo Mantovani: Sampdoria and the unforgettable years
Paolo Mantovani didn’t fit the traditional mould for Italian football presidents. Self-effacing, quiet and open, he controlled Sampdoria with thought and love. His time in charge of the Blucerchiati...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Lanterna, Part III: Patrik Schick
The first player to feature in our contemporary section of ‘Protagonists of the Derby della Lanterna’ is none other than Samp’s Patrik Schick. With seven goals so far this...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Lanterna, Part IV: Giovanni ‘Cholito’ Simeone
Completing this Sketch Series is Genoa’s very own Giovanni Simeone. Having arrived in Genova this Summer, Simeone has done well to impose himself at the heart of the team’s mechanisms, just...
Read MoreClassic Match: Juventus vs. Milan 1999/00
Alberto Zaccheroni’s Milan side swaggered into Turin for the tie of the round on match day ten of the 1999-00 Serie A season. Not only were the Rossoneri defending...
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Three colours of Zlatan, Part III: AC Milan
“You bought a Ferrari, but you drive it like a Fiat.” (Zlatan on Pep Guardiola’s treatment of him during his time at Barcelona). Zlatan’s Catalan journey was anything but...
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