No football team can rely on one genius alone to achieve greatness. Perhaps nowhere in Italian football history is this idea more misrepresented than when talking about ‘Maradona’s Napoli.’...
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TGU Calcio Podcast (E10): Golden oldies of Italian football
TGU Calcio Podcast (E10): Golden oldies of Italian football TGU’s very own veteran performer Richard Hall is joined by young gun Luca Hodges-Ramon to discuss Ramez Nathan‘s piece on the...
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Age is just a number: Calcio’s 12 greatest veteran goalscorers
On February 2, 2019, Fabio Quagliarella was on the brink of writing history. He had scored in 11 consecutive games for Sampdoria and needed just one more goal to...
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Ian Rush & Juventus: Lessons for a Welshman abroad
Aaron Ramsey’s impending arrival at Juventus this summer will no doubt invoke nostalgic memories of John Charles’ legendary exploits for the Bianconeri. If Ramsey can emulate a fraction of his fellow countryman’s achievements, then acquiring the midfielder on a...
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Ivano Bonetti: Scudetto winner and Football League trailblazer
On the night of the 20th May 1992, Sampdoria trudged off the hallowed Wembley turf having just lost the European Cup final. They had gone toe-to-toe with Johan Cruyff’s...
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TGU Interview: How Emma Lipman is embracing a new adventure at AS Roma
Eagle-eyed fans of British footballers abroad may have noticed a familiar face in AS Roma’s Christmas 2018 video. Putting the finishing touches to the Christmas tree with Robin Olsen...
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Andrea Silenzi: The first Italian in the Premier League
Roberto Di Matteo, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Gianluca Vialli and Gianfranco Zola – a who’s who of Italians that have left an indelible mark on the English game. It would be...
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The Underappreciated Mind: The story of Silvio Baldini
I do not want to be paid because I want to be free The world of football management can be as unforgiving as it can be rewarding thanks to...
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Could points deductions be an effective way to combat racist abuse in Italian Football?
The headlines after Serie A’s first Boxing Day fixtures in 47 years could not have been further from what its schedulers intended. What should have been a showpiece event...
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Classic Calcio Kits: Roma, 1986-91
Shirt: Roma Season: 1986-91 Manufacturer: Ennerre Sponsor: Barilla Worn by: Bruno Conti, Carlo Ancelotti, Zbigniew Boniek, Gianluca Signorini, Giuseppe Giannini, Aldair, Daniele Massaro, Rudi Völler, Thomas Berthold, Stefano Desideri,...
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