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Blair Newman

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Calcio  and  the  Mafia: The  “Ultima Scommessa” 

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

November 14, 2010, is not a date etched in many people’s memories. Fewer will remember an inconspicuous Serie C game between Paganese and Cremonese. However this match reopened the...

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Ronaldo  and  the 1998  UEFA  Cup  Final

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

When you associate Brazilian superstar Ronaldo with the city of Paris, the unfortunate and poignant thought that first enters people’s minds is that controversial night on July 12, 1998....

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The  modernisation  of  Italian  Stadiums

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

It is September 2015, and AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has just announced that the club will continue to share the San Siro stadium with city rivals Internazionale, scrapping...

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Calcio’s  Forgotten  Club:  Treviso

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

The season of 2005-06 is one that Italian football shall never forget. It had it all, from the emergence of the Calciopoli scandal, that still wrangles to this day,...

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Andrea  Pierobon:  The  Grandad Goalkeeper

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

Goalkeepers are like a fine wine. They are special and unique individuals. They can give you a sore head from time to time and the really good ones will...

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Remembering Parma’s  Faustino  Asprilla 

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

Parma had just finished the club’s most successful season in their history. Nevio Scala had led the Gialloblu to a sixth place finish in Serie A and their first...

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Bergamo’s  best:  A  look  at  Atalanta’s youth  products

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

In their 108 year history, Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio have only won one trophy of note, the Coppa Italia. Still, La Dea’s youth ranks have produced some stellar players over...

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Giovanni  ‘Johnny’  Moscardini:  Barga’s Braveheart

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

Despite his small build, Moscardini was a strong, powerful striker and during his five years with Lucchese, he was selected for the Italian post war national team. He made...

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Calcio and the  Mafia: The Tragic Death of Bari’s Giovanni Montani

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

October 29th 2006. It is a warm autumnal evening in the district of San Paolo, Bari. A young man driving his Nissan Micra is confronted by two men on...

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Piacenza:  The Deposed  Kings  of  a  Province

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015Blair NewmanLeave a comment

It has been 12 years since Piacenza Calcio beat the mighty AC Milan 4-2 on the final day of the Serie A season, but their fall since has seen...

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