“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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Classic Calcio Kits: Lazio’s Maglia Bandiera
Shirt: Lazio Season: Various Manufacturer: Ennerre, TuttoSport, Macron Sponsor: Various Worn by: Bruno Giordano, Lionello Manfredonia, Vincenzo D’Amico, Gabriele Podavini, Gabriele Pin, Miroslav Klose, Antonio Candreva, Felipe Anderson, Ciro...
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Giorgio Chinaglia: Lazio’s unsaintly champion
In May 2017 during an official visit to Rome, Donald Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka was in the famous Ristorante Da Sabatino. Just above an image of the capuchin monk...
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A Roman epic: Lazio’s 1999/00 Scudetto triumph
The date was May 18, 2000 and the new millennium was in full force: the Olsen Brothers had recently won the Eurovision Song Contest for Denmark, Britney Spears had...
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The Brazilian Mancini: The €1000 man who danced and dazzled for Roma
Serie A has been blessed with outstanding Brazilians over the last 50 years. The list is almost endless: Aldair, Adriano, Branco, Cafu, Careca, Dunga, Julio Cesar, Kaka, Rivaldo, Roberto...
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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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TGU Interview: Rick Hough talks calcio with Matteo Fontana during Italy’s years of lead
On 12 December 1969, an explosion ripped through the foyer of the Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana in Milan. Seventeen people were killed and 88 more were injured....
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Un maiale non può allenare: Carlo Ancelotti’s troubled time at Juventus
It was the final day of the 1999/00 Serie A season and as torrential rain and wind battered the Renato Curi stadium, Carlo Ancelotti and his Juventus side were...
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A culture of violence: How political and social turmoil gave rise to Rome’s radical ultras
No matter how pithy the quote, football should never become a matter of life and death. Nor should it be considered ‘war minus the shooting’, though we are often...
Read MoreClassic Match: Lazio vs. Bologna 1999/00
“Whassup?” Thanks to a popular American beer commercial, this is how we tended to greet each other at the turn of the century. At the same time, Westlife topped...
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