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Tag: napoli

The White Elephants of Italia ’90

For three glorious weeks in the summer of 1990, Italy was resplendent under the gaze of the watching world. The … More

#calcio, football, italia, italia90, milan, milano, naples, napoli, roma, rome, seriea, torino, turin, worldcup, worldcup1990

Tommy Starace: Kit Man, Barista, The Heart & Soul of Napoli

Each morning Tommaso Starace wakes at 6 am to begin the 85km journey from his home to Napoliโ€™s Castel Volturno … More

#calcio, #football, #italy, napoli, seriea, sscnapoli

Riccardo Carbone Napoli Photo Archive

Riccardo Carbone spent half a century capturing images of his home city of Naples. In the 1920s, his hobby as … More

calcio, football, italia, naples, napoli, photography, salernitana, seriea, vintage

Ever heard the one about the scholar, the Goddess and the plucked cockerel? How mascots arrived in Italian football

Nothing captures the identity and tribalism of the beautiful game quite as succinctly as a club crest.  It is a … More

acmilan, asroma, calcio, inter, intermilan, juve, juventus, lazio, milan, napoli, seriea

Scudetto a Tavolino: The Multi-Billion Lira Championship Turned By A Single Coin

Arbitration in sport has a long and unedifying history. But even by those dismal standards, October’s decision to award three … More

acmilan, alemao, atalanta, bologna, calcio, figc, maradona, napoli, rossoneri, seriea

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