Picking a five-a-side team of Juventus greats is something of a thankless task. Aside from the love-or-loathe nature of Turin’s Old Lady in both Italy and beyond, they’re a...
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Italy Icons World Cup XI
Henry Bell make up for Italy's absence at the 2022 World Cup by selecting his team of Italy icons....
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Top Five Calcio Shirts: Italian National Team Goalkeepers
Frank Risorto picks his top 5 goalkeeping kits from the Italian national team. Enjoy this exploration of legendary portiere....
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All Time XI: Parma
Henry Bell goes back to the glory days of calcio for his All Time Parma XI. This skillful team has legendary figures from front to back. ...
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All Time XI: Juventus
Emmet Gates tackles the near impossible - choosing just eleven players from Juventus' history for his All Time XI....
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Andrea Pirlo’s greatest 12 months: Milan, Juventus, Euro 2012, England and God
Andrea Pirlo had been discarded by Milan in the summer of 2011. Determined to prove them wrong, he joined Juventus and subsequently played the best football of his career....
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Roberto Baggio and me: Finding light in the darkness
James Oddy writes an emotional and personal article about suffering from depression, and finding moments of light through Roberto Baggio...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Anxiety, panic & ecstasy at Euro 2016
In a deeply personal account, Frank Risorto recalls the emotions he felt whilst seeing Italy against Spain at Euro 2016, and how football - for a brief period -...
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Classic Match: Russia 1-1 Italy, World Cup ’98 Play-off
Surviving the snow – Gigi Buffon’s eventful Italy debut Gianluca Pagliuca was hobbling, heavily. Moments earlier, he had done well to intercept a through ball at the feet of...
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The TGU Dream Team: Serie A in the 2000s
Following the publication of our Serie A team of the 1980s and 1990s articles, it was only natural we would tackle the 2000s next. After the golden era of...
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