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Mark Neale

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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Bari

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Mark Neale

Undeniably a club with a modest history but a littering of top-quality players from across the globe, SSC Bari has the ability to put together a five-a-side team to...

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Carlo Ancelotti at Reggiana: The humble beginnings of greatness

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017Mark Neale

“The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.” Laozi On 17 May 1992 at the San Siro, Italian midfielder Carlo Ancelotti left...

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Marcello Melani: Pistoiese and the impossible dream

March 2, 2017August 14, 2021Mark Neale

“The old town sleeps while waiting for the emergence of the right sun. By the way, the sun that circulates in these parts, at sunrise and at sunset, it’s...

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Sinisa Mihajlovic: Exploring the conflicted past of a dark moon

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016Mark Neale

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Mark Twain Far be it from me to disagree with such a literary great...

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The sad story of Francesco Bertolotti

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016Mark Neale

​“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe How does a quote from an 18th century German writer...

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So close but yet so far: Vicenza and the Cup Winners Cup

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016Mark Neale

​It is the 29th of May, 1997, in Veneto Northeast Italy. The venue is the Stadio Romeo Menti – home of Vicenza Calcio. The event is the second leg...

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FC Vado: The first Coppa Italia winners

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016Mark Neale

In the Savona province of Northern Italy, you will find Vado Ligure, a commercial town known for its port, electric power plant – whose twin towers dominate the skyline...

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Lothar Matthaus

When Calcio Ruled the World: Lothar Matthaus

April 14, 2016August 20, 2021Mark Neale

“He is the best rival I’ve ever had; I guess that’s enough to define him”. High praise indeed from Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers to have ever...

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Pescara: Once in a lifetime

Pescara: Once in a lifetime

April 2, 2016August 18, 2021Mark Neale

Almost every football fan remembers that one season, that one season that is etched in their memory. A season where everything came together perfectly. Hellas Verona’s 1984-85 Scudetto winning...

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Sebastiano Rossi

When Calcio Ruled the World: Sebastiano Rossi

March 31, 2016August 18, 2021Mark Neale

Until recently, record breaking goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi was only known by Serie A fans of a certain age. His name has been returned to the forefront however, as last...

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