After such a close-run finish to this seasons Serie A, memories of championship run-ins of the past cannot help but spring to mind. As I watched the rain halt...
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TGU Interview: Tony Dorigo (Part II)
Part II of our exclusive chat with former Leeds Utd and Torino left-back Tony Dorigo. The Australian tells Emmet Gates about his season with Il Granata in 1997/98....
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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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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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Progress in Perugia: The story of Jay Bothroyd’s short but important Serie A spell
“He’s a phenomenon. When an attacker at age 21 is so strong and so prolific it means he is a great one.” Luciano Gaucci wasn’t one for subtlety. Perugia’s...
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The five best teams never to win Serie A
“Roma and Napoli had a superb campaign,” observed Juve boss Max Allegri in a press conference at the end of the season, “and Juventus did even better.” You have...
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Luciano Gaucci: Italy’s last self-made revolutionary
When thinking of the most iconic examples of a life lived to the limit, one does not always look at the football world, at least not at the owners...
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