Modern Roman culture is a potent cocktail of the contemporary and the ancient. Arguably, it is at its most complete when the two combine, encapsulated by the city’s designer...
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Zdeněk Zeman & Pescara: The enduring legacy of the 2011/12 promotion season
The side that won the Serie B 2011-2012 season scored 90 goals in the league, 30 more than the next most prolific team in the division and only five...
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Behind the scenes: Scouting for talent at AC Milan’s soccer camps
Every summer, in the shadows of the spectacular Dolomite Mountains in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, promising young football players from all over the globe gather to train at the...
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The challengers to Juventus’ dominance: Is Serie A on the brink of a renaissance?
To the majority of supporters, Italian football is known to be nothing more than a fallen giant. It is known as the sad, fading image of what was once...
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Francesco Toldo: Italy’s unlikely hero
The role of a reserve goalkeeper can be a thankless task: training all week, knowing you will almost certainly spend match day rooted to the bench. When a chance...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Something surreal in San Siro
It’s 11 a.m. and I’m realising our early is Milan’s right on time. It’s the day of the Derby della Madonnina, and my dad and I have made an...
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Breaking the curse: Torino’s triumph in the 1993 Coppa Italia
Shortly after Torino drew 0-0 against Ajax in Amsterdam to lose the 1992 UEFA Cup final, a dejected Roberto Cravero said: “There is only one club in the world...
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Internazionale: The Alternative Club Guide
Stadium: San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), capacity 80,074 Not many cities can boast two giants of the European game. Milan certainly can. Internazionale and Milan are two titanic teams not only...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Reminiscing in Rossonero
“Biglietto e passaporto,” asked a security official firmly. Entry had been granted to the tune of an automated turnstile. With every passing step, escalating from ground level to my...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Madonnina, Part IV: Mauro Icardi
71 goals in 141 games for Inter: at the end of the day, that’s all one needs to know about Mauro Icardi. Arriving in Milan in the summer of...
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