The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘superstition’ as a “belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.” If...
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Crazy for football: How the beautiful game is helping psychiatric patients in Italy
Between February 23 and 29, 2016 in Osaka Japan, 12 Italian players aged between 20 and 50 took part in the first ever futsal World Cup for people with...
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Patrick Cutrone: The Milan starlet hoping to avoid the fate of his striking predecessors
In terms of new signings, this summer has definitely been Milan’s most sensational in a long time. New players are turning heads and a Europa League qualifying round match...
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Alberto Aquilani: The little prince in the realm of regrets
Apart from talent, dedication and force of will, the life of every football player is defined by the moments he lives. In the era of media intrusiveness, no moment...
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The dancing giant: The highs and lows of Italy’s richest expat, Graziano Pellè
“Why Asia? First of all, I went there because it was far, it gave me the impression of a place where there was still something to discover. I went...
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Luciano Gaucci: Italy’s last self-made revolutionary
When thinking of the most iconic examples of a life lived to the limit, one does not always look at the football world, at least not at the owners...
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Kazuyoshi Miura: The story of Japanese football’s first Serie A player
Hidetoshi Nakata begat Hiroshi Nanami; and Hiroshi Nanami begat Atsushi Yanagisawa; and Atsushi Yanagisawa begat Shunsuke Nakamura; and Shunsuke Nakamura begat Takayuki Morimoto; and Takayuki Morimoto begat Yuto Nagatomo;...
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‘No winner’: The Allemandi Scandal and the Turin Derby of 1927
The summer of 1927 was scorching-hot in Turin. Temperatures were high and the city was alive with discussions about the last Scudetto, a Scudetto that was about to be...
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Paolo Negro and the unforgettable own goal in the Rome Derby
Type ‘Paolo Negro’ into the search bar on Facebook and the first result that pops up is a page called ‘Autogol di Paolo Negro’ (Paolo Negro’s own goal). The...
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Mario Frick: Liechtenstein’s unsung hero
The year was 2001. Everybody in Italy was dancing to the rhythm of ‘La vie c’est fantastique’ (life is wonderful), one of the most iconic tracks of the italodance...
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