2000 was a great year for Turkish football. Beside Galatasaray’s UEFA Cup and Super Cup victories, Turkey reached the quarter final at Euro 2000. ...
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Classic Match: Fiorentina 3-7 AC Milan (1992/93)
A Ruud Gullit masterclass, match-winning moments of magic from Marco van Basten, a personal duel between Sebastiano Rossi and Stefan Effenberg and 10 goals; Sunday 4 October 1992 was...
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The dancing feet of Gaetano Castrovilli: Italy’s rising star inspiring the kids of Bari
You can almost hear the shifting of his feet against each blade of grass, a rustle in the wind. His feet were dancing to a beat, in tune with...
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Classic Match: The 1990 UEFA Cup final – An infamous chapter in the Juventus – Fiorentina rivalry
May, 1990. A momentous month in the history of Calcio. The peninsula was getting ready to host an eagerly anticipated World Cup and as if to celebrate that occasion,...
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TGU Interview: Reliving Fiorentina’s last glory with Nuno Gomes, Amaral, Mauro Bressan & Christian Amoroso
In a three-year spell from 1999-2002, Fiorentina went on an emotional roller-coaster ride that began with some high profile Champions League wins, featured a Coppa Italia triumph and ended...
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TGU Calcio Podcast (E9): Ginkers lifts the curse of Pirlo
TGU Calcio Podcast (E9): Ginkers lifts the curse of Pirlo TGU host and founder Richard Hall and editor Neil Morris are joined by special guest Giancarlo Rinaldi to discuss...
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Alessio Cerci: The regrets of a wasted talent
Robert Di Niro is the face of several iconic movie quotes. In relation to this article, one particular line from the film ‘A Bronx Tale’ stands out: “the saddest...
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TGU Interview: Lana Clelland, the latest Scot to take Italy by storm
A Scottish footballer has just begun a fourth successive campaign in Italy’s Serie A and is competing in this season’s Champions League. The same player has already been top...
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Classic Calcio Kits: Fiorentina 1988-90
Shirt: Fiorentina (home) Season: 1988-90 Manufacturer: ABM Sponsor: Crodino/La Nazione Worn by: Roberto Baggio, Dunga, Stefano Borgonovo, Glenn Hysén, Alberto Di Chiara, Oscar Dertycia, Luboš Kubík, Giuseppe Volpecina, Renato...
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TGU Interview: Designer Gavin Hall talks Hallyink and Calcio Art
There is something inspiring about Italian football’s heyday. During the 1980s and 90s’, Serie A had it all: Maradona’s Napoli, Osvaldo Bagnoli’s Verona, Ronaldo’s Inter, Lippi’s Juve, the Dutch...
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