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Blair Newman

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Piacenza:  The Deposed  Kings  of  a  Province

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015Blair Newman

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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Perugia  and  The Invincible’s  of  the  1978-79  Season

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015Blair Newman

As the capital of Umbria, Perugia has a rich history dating back to the Etruscan period. The River Tiber flows through the city, renowned as one of the cultural...

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Cagliari’s  Scudetto  Heroes  of  1969-70

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015Blair Newman

The story of Cagliari and their historic Scudetto winning side was not just a triumph of coach Manilo Scopigno and his team, but also the vision of Presidents Enrico...

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La  Nuova  Quarto  Calcio  –  A  defeat for modern  Italy

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015Blair Newman

Quarto, 4th of June, 2006. Giuseppe Iadonisi eases his Fiat Punto into his garage entrance. In the car beside him sits his wife and three young children, all of...

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Remembering  Ruud  Gullit

September 7, 2015August 17, 2021Blair Newman

As the owner of the most famous dreadlocks football has ever seen, Ruud Gullit was a distinctive looking character back in calcio’s heyday. One of the world’s most prestigious...

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Celebrating  Chievo

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015Blair Newman

At the age of 86, Chievo Verona are one of Italian football’s youngest sides. They were founded in 1929 by a group of enthusiastic football fans and factory workers...

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The  Poignant  Tale  of  Pierluigi Casiraghi

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015Blair Newman

Pierluigi Casiraghi arrived in England in May 1998. Bought by Chelsea manager and Italian compatriot Gianluca Vialli, the Italian arrived from Lazio as a then club record of £5.4million....

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Andrea  Figus,  from  Calcio  in  Cagliari to Surgery  in  Colney

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015Blair Newman

The name Andrea Figus is not a name that will spring to the mind’s of many Serie A followers. Even die hard Cagliari fans may have difficulty remembering their...

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Remembering Dario Hübner: The Bison who Topped Serie A’s Scoring Charts Aged 35

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015Blair Newman

Thierry Henry (aged 24), Arsenal, 24 Goals, English Premier League Champions Raul (aged 24), Real Madrid, 24 Goals, La Liga Champions Marcio Amoruso (aged 27), Borussia Dortmund, 18 Goals,...

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Hidetoshi  Nakata:  Calcio’s  Samurai

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015Blair Newman

He burst on to the world stage in the summer of 1998 as a skinny 21-year-old representing Japan in their historic first World Cup. His distinctive bright orange locks...

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