“We thought that we’d already won the Scudetto, but that is not the case” shrugged Max Allegri after presiding over Juventus’ first defeat of the season. Sunday’s 2-0 loss...
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TGU Calcio Bitesize Podcast (E11): #DerbyDellaMadonnina
TGU Calcio Bitesize Podcast (E11): #DerbyDellaMadonnina With the Milan derby upon us, what better time to bring you the first of our TGU podcast bitesize specials. In the black...
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Could points deductions be an effective way to combat racist abuse in Italian Football?
The headlines after Serie A’s first Boxing Day fixtures in 47 years could not have been further from what its schedulers intended. What should have been a showpiece event...
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Andrea Pirlo and Reggina: The forging of a champion’s mentality
When tourists visit southern Italy, they often head straight from Naples and Pompeii to Sicily, catching the overnight ferry. They miss Basilicata and Calabria, leaving it largely untouched by...
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Arena Civica: Milano’s other iconic stadium
Milano’s Parco Sempione is a hive of activity on a warm, autumnal afternoon; the gentle hum of a lawn mower, mothers pursuing their young children, dogs on leads and...
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Adriano: Inter’s Brazilian superstar who flew too close to the sun
The story of Icarus and his father, Daedalus, is one of recklessness that results in a tragic fall from grace. It also provoked the idiom “Don’t fly too close...
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Classic Calcio Kits: Inter 1988-91
Shirt: Internazionale (away) Season: 1988-91 Manufacturer: Uhlsport Sponsor: Misura Worn by: Giuseppe Bergomi, Giuseppe Baresi, Riccardo Ferri, Aldo Serena, Andreas Brehme, Nicola Berti, Alessandro Bianchi, Lothar Matthäus, Ramón Díaz,...
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TGU Interview: Andreas Brehme – Inter’s pioneering full-back
There was no ‘Nessun Dorma’ playing now. The Stadio Olimpico was full to the rafters but produced only nervous murmurs. In an instant 20,000 cameras flashed and the fate...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Gianluca Pagliuca
The searing Pasadena sunshine burned down on Gianluca Pagliuca with 15 minutes remaining in the World Cup Final. Brazil’s Mauro Silva unleashed a 25-yard shot straight at the Italian...
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The top 15 Italian club kits of the last 50 years
Not content with the debate sparked by our Top 10 Azzurri kits article earlier this year, we decided to put ourselves back in the firing line by compiling a list of the top...
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