Richard Hall – The Original Gentleman Ultra
Richard Hall is one of the UK’s top voices when it comes to the world of Italian football. His many writing credits include Football Italia, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, and…
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Verona Campione – Richard Hough
Richard Hough is the Scottish author of a new book, ‘Verona Campione.’ It is the story of how Hellas Verona became Serie A champions in 1985, published to mark the…
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Imperious – Fabio Cannavaro v Germany 2006
The performance of Fabio Cannavaro in the 2006 World Cup semi-final is one of the greatest individual defensive showings in history. Maybe even the best. Here is the story of…
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Schillaci – When the World Met Toto
They say the brightest stars burn out the fastest. In the case of the late Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci, his star shone blindingly for four weeks in the summer of 1990….
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James Richardson – Papers, Piazzas, Puns and Elvis Costello
This interview should really have been conducted in a sunny Italian piazza. We should have been sat at a table covered in copies of Gazzetta Dello Sport. Next to some…
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Gianluca Pagliuca
The searing Pasadena sunshine burned down on Gianluca Pagliuca with 15 minutes remaining in the World Cup Final. Brazil’s Mauro Silva unleashed a 25-yard shot straight at the Italian stopper,…
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48 Hours in Milan
I recently spent 48 hours in Milan with the sole purpose of seeing as much football as possible. Squeezing in three games in three different leagues, including a goal of…
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