Leeds United, the reigning champions of England, endured a gruelling 55-game campaign in the 1992/93 season. Their odyssey began on … More
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La Prima Volta…Giuseppe Signori
La Prima Volta… a brand-new series, bringing to life the maiden goals that catalysed the careers of Serie A’s greatest forwards. … More
La Prima Volta…Francesco Totti
La Prima Volta… a brand-new series, bringing to life the maiden goals that catalysed the careers of Serie A’s greatest forwards. … More
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-1 Inter, 10th December 1995
Emerging against the backdrop of the Balkan conflict, Goran Vlaovic was a precocious young talent. The teenager’s midas touch in front … More
Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise: The Forgotten Chapter of Batistuta’s Florentine Story
“Florence has not forgotten Batistuta”, declared the city’s Mayor as he conferred honourary citizenship upon the Argentinian in 2016. Over … More
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-0 Milan, 16 October 1994
Newly-promoted Padova were enduring a torrid start to their 1994/95 campaign. Anchored to the bottom of Serie A with a … More
Demetrio Albertini: Coming Of Age
In the annals of Italian football, few names resonate with the same reverence as Demetrio Albertini. “The Metronome” was a symbol … More
Classic Encounters: Inter 0-1 Padova, 21 September 1994
Newly promoted Padova were enduring a brutal introduction to life in Serie A. The first three games of their 1994/95 … More
The Tempestuous Curtain Call of a Tournament Destined to Fail: the Anglo-Italian Cup 1992-96
In the third of a four-part series, we relive the curiosities of a tournament that sent Gabriel Batistuta to Stoke … More
Retrocessione! How Misfortune And Mismanagement Sent Platt’s Bari Back To B
Bari’s charismatic President, Vincenzo Matarrese, had grandiose visions for his club. I Galletti had historically flitted between Italy’s first and second … More
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