Rome’s famous Stadio Olimpico is well-known for being the home of SS Lazio and AS Roma. Two times a season, this modern-day colosseum is the setting for one of...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Rudi Voller
If you frequented Roma’s Curva Sud in Serie A’s golden age of the late 1980s and early 1990s, you would have heard the Ultras bellowing, ‘Fly German, Fly.’ They...
Read MoreClassic Match: Napoli vs. Roma 2007/08
After a two week hiatus for the international break, Serie A returns with the season’s first Derby del Sole as Roma travel to the Stadio San Paolo to face...
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The Birth of AS Roma’s Club Symbol
As with much else in the modern era of the game, football shirts have become another way with which clubs can make more money. The front real estate is...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Abel Balbo
Think of a time before Totti was having an impact and imagine Roma? It feels nearly impossible as the great man’s tenure has been long and great, but there...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Gabriel Batistuta
Diego Maradona claimed that Gabriel Batistuta was the best striker that has ever graced the face of the earth. No greater praise can be heaped on the man known...
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Classic match: Roma 5-0 AC Milan 05/05/1998
Those who know the ins and outs of Calcio know all about the cult that surrounds the legendary Czech coach, Zdenek Zeman. They also know, however, that even though...
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An Undying Love Affair – Argentines and Serie A (IV): Gabriel Omar Batistuta
By the 1990s, the loophole that allowed footballers to play for more than one country had long since been closed. However not since the Oriundi of 1934 had Argentinians been so...
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