Martin Dunlop puts together a detailed look at the linguistic and cultural background to some of Italy's biggest derbies....
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Classic Match: Torino vs. Juventus 2001/02
In the week leading up to match day 24 of the 2001-02 Serie A season, all the talk was of the Derby di Torino. Quite rightly so, as back...
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Double delight: Juve Kings of Italy, Toro Kings of Turin
“The Turin derby isn’t one of Italy’s biggest, it’s not as big as the Milan derby or the Rome derby, or even the Genoese derby” says Roberto, a Juventus...
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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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Michel Platini and his Derby della Mole debut for Juventus
Last December, Michele Platini, who worked for FIFA from 1998 to 2002 and was UEFA president from 2007 to 2015, was banned from football for eight years after being...
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The reluctant Englishman abroad: Joe Baker’s ill-fated year in Turin
Although he was raised in the Scottish town of Wishaw, Joe Baker was born south of the border in Liverpool. His father George, a merchant seaman, had returned home...
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Billy Chalmers and Juventus: The curse of the Derby della Mole
Matt Busby, Ally McCoist, Alex Neil and Lee McCulloch, these are just a few of the famous and not so famous names of football players and managers who have...
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