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Tag: soccer

Chaos, Corruption and an Over-Sized Golden Boot: The Tale of Serie A’s Worst Ever Team

Hedonistic transfer policy was the recurrent hallmark of my teenage escapades on the Championship Manager computer game. A veritable revolving … More

ancona, anconitana, calcio, football, jardel, pandev, seriea, soccer

From Umbria to Cumbria: Mo Sagaf’s Incredible Journey

This summer, Mo Sagaf realised a dream when he put pen to paper on a professional contract with League 2 Carlisle United. … More

#calcio, #football, #italy, #SerieB, carlisle, cufc, primavera, soccer, ternana

Colours of Calcio: Palermo

Is there a more distinctive shirt in world football than the vivid pink tones of Palermo? Perhaps not, but it … More

#calcio, #football, #footballshirts, #palermo, #sicily, soccer

Big Man, Little Man: Physical Diversity in Serie A

Romelu Lukaku endured a frustrating dip in form for his club Manchester United in autumn 2018. Looking back, he attributed … More

#calcio, #football, #footballanalysis, #inter, #intermilan, #italy, #SerieA, lukaku, soccer

Gol di Grosso! Incredibile

Guest blogger Zachariah Zahid (@curvauno) recounts the events of 9th July 2006… Thank you, Fabio Grosso, Thank you Italia. Thank … More

#calcio, #football, #italy, italia, soccer, worldcup

My Visit To Sampdoria…

This article comes courtesy of a new guest blogger; my son, Alex! With the UK now in lockdown and schools … More

#calcio, #football, #sampdoria, #SerieA, damp, soccer

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda – Lockdown Begins

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reports from his balcony… On Sunday, I woke up to the news that the city of … More

#football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, awaydays, soccer

Meet The Calcio-Loving Italian Punks Inspired By The West of Scotland

In 2019, the term “bawbag” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time. It was well overdue … More

#calcio, #football, #reggiana, music, punk, seriec, soccer

Cracking the Enigma: The Making of Josip Iličić

Josip Iličić stands atop a mountain, a player at the peak of his powers. The conjurer-in-chief for an Atalanta side that … More

#atalanta, #bergamo, #calcio, #fiorentina, #football, #goatalantago, #italy, #ladea, #palermo, #SerieA, #ucl, maribor, slovenia, slovenija, soccer

Sasso Marconi (A): Breaking Ties

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reflects on the ending of a union… Divorced. Freed from the shackles of misery. No more … More

#calcio, #football, #GroundHopping, #italy, #mantova, #mantova1911, #seried, awaydays, soccer

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