“I want out of here!” barked a young, egoistic Swede to his agent. “In that case, you can move to Turin.” After a heated volley of curse words and slurs,...
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Marco Di Vaio: The making of Bologna’s bandiera
These days, it is rare for fans to hold a player in such high regard; to see an individual player as an embodiment of their club. It is even...
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Antonio Conte at Juventus: The anatomy of a renaissance
Juventus are a strange anomaly among the traditional footballing giants of Europe. This is a club whose fans were surprised by a new badge mid-season, and yet there was...
Read MoreClassic Match: Milan vs. Fiorentina 1995/96
The San Siro was ready for a party on the afternoon of 28 April 1996—Fabio Capello’s Milan had one hand on their 15th Scudetto. Victory over Claudio Ranieri’s visiting...
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Goal O’ The Times: Roberto Baggio vs. Juventus (2001)
“During my career I won the World Cup, was top scorer in Serie A, won the golden boot and was the top scorer in the Bundesliga. But the real...
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Celebrating Roberto Baggio’s finest free-kicks
‘’He took free kicks like no other,’’ Andrea Pirlo remarked. ‘’I just used to stand there in training and study him for days. I think I learned something in...
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Magical Marek Hamsik: Napoli’s comic book hero
Bologna’s Twitter account raised the social media equivalent of the white flag when they hosted Napoli last weekend. ‘Enough of that,’ ‘You can take him off now’, they...
Read MoreClassic Match: Lazio vs. Milan 1999/00
In October 1999, Sven Goran Eriksson’s Lazio welcomed reigning champions AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico. The Biancocelesti were unbeaten at the time and had recorded an impressive 2-1...
Read MoreClassic Match: Juventus vs. Internazionale 1996/97
Italian football fans didn’t have to wait long for the much anticipated first Derby d’Italia of the 1996-97 campaign. Roy Hodgson’s Inter would travel to Turin in week six...
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Atalanta’s Franck Kessie: The ultimate modern midfielder
To claim that Franck Kessie is the epitome of the modern midfielder is not an overstatement. And whilst it might be too early to deem him the ‘new Yaya...
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