Last December, Michele Platini, who worked for FIFA from 1998 to 2002 and was UEFA president from 2007 to 2015, was banned from football for eight years after being...
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Ruggiero Rizzitelli: The Torino Captain who lost it all
When a player has the nickname ‘Rizzi-gol’, one would expect that his career would be littered with Capocannoniere titles and goal tallies that have taken years to beat. With...
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The reluctant Englishman abroad: Joe Baker’s ill-fated year in Turin
Although he was raised in the Scottish town of Wishaw, Joe Baker was born south of the border in Liverpool. His father George, a merchant seaman, had returned home...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Stadio Filadelfia – the old granata heart
Walking down via Filadelfia, in the Lingotto district of Turin, eventually leads to the Stadio Olimpico, home of Torino FC. Along the way is a building site in a...
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There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, but still relating to the common individual as the bloke you...
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Torino, Mondonico and the 1992 UEFA Cup
The remarkable story of Torino and their journey to the UEFA cup final of 1991/92 surprisingly begins in Serie B. Il Toro started the 1989/90 season in Italy’s second...
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The story of Leandro Arpinati and his chequered history in Italian football
Italian football has had its fair share of scandals over the years, from the Totonero betting scandal that rocked the game in the early 1980s to the infamous Calciopoli...
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