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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,...
Read MoreClassic 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...
Read MoreFrance ’98 and the staffetta: Baggio vs. Del Piero, the race for Italy’s no. 10
Origins If the word ‘staffetta’ is translated into English, it roughly means relay. The word is generally associated with athletics – contests between two or more teams in running...
Read MoreThe ecstasy before the agony: Roberto Baggio vs. Bulgaria (1994)
The everlasting image of the 1994 World Cup portrays a lonely Roberto Baggio disconsolately looking down at the penalty spot while all around him Brazil players celebrate. His head...
Read MoreGol di Grosso: Italy, Germany and that night in Dortmund
For generations of football fans, Italy are the quintessential World Cup team. Skilful, stylish and exciting, Gli Azzurri have been involved in some iconic World Cup moments. While many...
Read MoreTGU 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...
Read MoreClassic Calcio Kits: Juventus 1990-94
Shirt: Juventus (home) Season: 1990-94 Manufacturer: Kappa Sponsor: Upim/Danone Worn by: Roberto Baggio, Salvatore Schillaci, Dino Baggio, Thomas Häßler, Jurgen Kohler, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Gianluca Vialli, Andreas Möller, David Platt,...
Read MoreItaly’s déjà vu: How Azeglio Vicini’s Azzurri failed to qualify for Euro 92
Many among the 70,000 crowd gathered in the San Siro released an involuntary gasp as Spanish referee Antonio Lahoz blew a shrill, long note from his whistle. As the...
Read MoreRoberto Baggio’s redemption: A story of two World Cup penalties
According to Buddha’s teachings, “it is not prayer, not grace and not sacrifice that brings redemption, but only knowledge. The knowledge lies within the power of the individual”. It...
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