The queen of the provincial clubs was crowned Europa League winners last season. Yet Atalanta have rarely been mentioned alongside the established Italian football royalty. The Bergamo side had...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Genoa
It is de rigueur to ignore the heroes of the past to focus on the stars of the present when selecting any all-time greats team. The skewed formula cannot be applied...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for… Sampdoria
All my Sampdoria five-side-team played together in the club’s most successful period from 1984-1994. It would have been easy to pick an ultra-attacking side with four forwards, yet in...
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Pietro Vierchowod – the defensive giant with an eye for goal
Pietro Vierchowod is one of Italy’s most illustrious defenders, up their with Maldini and Zanetti on the list of Serie A greats. Stephen Kasiewicz explores his unlikely beginnings as...
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Italian Footballers as Actors XI
Stephen Kasiewicz dusts down his tux and walks the red carpet as he imagines an Italian footballing XI as... actors...
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Season of Their Life: Gianluca Vialli 1990/91
Stephen Kasiewicz celebrates Gianluca Vialli's best club season by taking a look at his legendary 1990/91 campaign with Sampdoria....
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My Love For Corinthian Superstars Calcio Figures
A home clear-out reminded Stephen Kasiewicz of his love for Calcio Superstars figures. Here, he tells their story....
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Classic match: Napoli 1 – Sampdoria 4
Stephen Kasiewicz looks back at Sampdoria's famous and star studded away victory in Naples during their Scudetto year....
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All Time XI: Genoa CFC
Stephen Kasiewicz selects his All Time XI for Genoa CFC - one of Italy's oldest and most successful clubs....
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All Time XI: UC Sampdoria
Stephen Kasiewicz picks his All Time Sampdoria XI. This team, packed full of European and domestic winners medals, includes some of Italian football's most recognisable stars....
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