July 2011
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Addio Andrea: When Pazzagli stood on the top of...
Sometimes the more peripheral players in the drama of world football are called upon to take a starring role. For Andrea Pazzagli that time undoubtedly came in December 1990 when Milan faced Olimpia Asuncion in the World Club Cup Final. He was not found wanting.
The Florentine goalkeeper’s career was always at a good level but never quite in the upper echelons. He played for his hometown...
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Serie A fixture day: the road map for a season's...
It really shouldn’t matter at all. You have to play every other side in the league home and away in the course of a season - so the order of the encounters is of little importance, isn’t it? But, if that is the case, why this strange feeling of anticipation and dread every year at what the Lega computer might throw up?
I always hope for a gentle start to the campaign. You...
In Ritiro
It’s that time of year when even a football blogger has to take a break, unwind for a while and get stalked by paparazzi trying to catch him on the beach with some glamourous company.
And I, too, will be grabbing some ill-earned rest.
Feel free to delve through the archives, stroll down memory lane or suggest future article ideas in the meantime.
Back late July/early August.
Buone...
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The curious case of Alessio Cerci: from Fiorentina...
Getting to the pasta pot after your greedy uncle has tucked into the seafood special can be a soul-destroying experience. You know there might be a few tasty treats remaining but it takes a lot of time and effort to sift through the spaghetti to find them. Watching Alessio Cerci can often feel like a similar experience.
The boy has talent, no doubt about that. Every so often he peeps out from...
