At 16:45 on 4 May 1949, Pierluigi Meroni picked up his transmitter and made contact with the Turin air field. ‘We are over Savona,’ his message read when it...
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Gennaro Gattuso’s Pisan romance
Gennaro Gattuso was appointed as head coach of Pisa in late August 2015, at what was considered to be a crossroads for both club and manager. As his first...
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On the Brink: Problems Mount at Palermo
Suffering through a staggering eight managerial changes and fully embroiled in a fight to retain their Serie A status, it is no surprise that the Palermo Ultras have begun...
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Restoring Serie A to its Former Glory…Through Panini Stickers
With every passing Serie A season, the nostalgia for the glory days of the 1990s seems to get stronger. The empty stands, the mass exodus of stars’ season after...
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Tales from the Peninsula: The Derby della Capitale final
Italy’s capital city is just as magical as the movies and the books make it out to be. A diverse and bustling centre filled with streams of tourists where...
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TGU Interview: Author Matteo Fontana talks Osvaldo Bagnoli and Verona
In the footballing world, where clichés abound, Leicester City’s improbable surge towards the Premier League is a genuine sporting fairytale. This time last year Leicester were on the verge...
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Mussolini and Calcio: Fascism’s Legacy in Italian Football
The stars that adorn the badge of the Italian national team indicate that the Azzurri are one of the most successful national teams in football history with four World...
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Tuscan Pride: How Small-Town Empoli Compete with Serie A’s Giants
READ ‘Tuscan Pride: How Small-Town Empoli Competed with Serie A’s Giants’ (Photo courtesy of Francesco Sani) Following 24 years of coaching in Italy’s lower leagues, Maurizio Sarri steered Empoli...
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Classic Match: Inter 2-3 Roma 2005
This Saturday sees two familiar adversaries come face-to-face at the Stadio Olimpico, where Luciano Spalletti’s Roma host Roberto Mancini’s Inter. The two returning coaches are enjoying promising resurgences in...
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‘Il Paso Doble’ – The Story of Luis Figo at Inter
As the casual observer casts an eye over the distinguished career of Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo, his four-year stay at Internazionale that brought a close to his playing days...
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