Tag: Italy
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Split Loyalties: Can you truly support more than one club?
Football is nothing without the allegiances and emotions it creates, but can you hold more than one club in your heart? Andrew Flint dives deep into the question.
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The timeless inspiration of Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini is not a modern footballer – not if we consider a modern footballer to be an all-singing, all-dancing, multi-tool. A modern footballer should be able to play center-back, wing-back, central midfield, winger, number 10 and probably make the half time snacks as well. Technically proficient, ultra-fit, super strong and mega quick, the modern…
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Francesco Toldo: The underrated, dependable deputy to Buffon’s brilliance
With four FIFA World Cup victories, Italy has produced some of the finest players to grace the game. Giuseppe Meazza, Valentino & Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Giacinto Facchetti, Gigi Riva, Antonio Cabrini, Claudio Gentile, Paolo Rossi, Gaetano Scirea, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro del Piero, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta: the list is endless. …
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Matchdays: Turin & Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Blinking into the blazing Tuscan sunshine I had to stop for a moment and catch myself. Looking back, it was verging on scandalous that I didn’t appreciate the sumptuous charm sprawling out before my aching eyes, but at that point I wasn’t in any state to take stock. Not a soul stirred as the valley…
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