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Jose Mourinho’s quest for legacy
Jose Mourinho wins things everywhere he goes, so why isn’t he universally hailed as a master? The answer, apparently, is legacy, or Mourinho’s lack of it. His critics allege he is a short-term manager,...
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Ligue 1 and Serie A: the tables have turned, and I don’t like it.
I have no idea when the rivalry between France and Italy started. I was oblivious to it growing up despite my father’s Italian heritage. He didn’t seem bothered by the French, in fact he seemed to...
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Hunting in Threes: Signori, Rambaudi and Baiano, Foggia.
Last week’s post lamented the dwindling power of Serie A and the sickening trend of Italian clubs being outgunned in the transfer market by their French rivals (‘filled to the brim with bitterness’ as...
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Regista Blog visits the Inter Club London
A couple of weeks ago I enjoyed an afternoon in Clerkenwell experiencing the hospitality of the Inter Club London . This is, as far as I’m aware, the only Italian supporters club in the UK with...
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Inter: only for the foolish and brave
The appointment of Claudio Ranieri wasn’t exactly a cause for wild celebration among Interisti. My latest piece for Serie A Weekly reflects on the troubled history of Inter managers over the past two...
View ArticleNew in Top Five – improvised goal scoring
He can’t do much with that pass, can he? Oh. A new top five, featuring this ridiculous goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Bologna. If it was anyone else you’d think this was too lucky to include. He...
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Serie A: a more sensible approach to transfers?
George Orwell wrote that Italians are incapable of doing anything without making a deafening noise, and he kind of has a point. Italy is pretty mental, but it works in its own way. Take the transfer...
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Hunting in pairs: Ivan Zamorano and Marcelo Salas, Chile
Time to go back to the 90’s again for some HOT FRONT TWO action, this time courtesy of Chile’s finest, Ivan Zamorano and Marcelo Salas (AKA ‘El Matador’). Chile has a reasonably well established...
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Three views of Italian football: the supporters club, the local team, and the...
I recently hooked up with a friend who gave me some photos from a trip to Italy in 2005. We were visiting a mutual friend in Rome, via his home town of Agnone, a small town in the hills of the Molise...
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Football photography of the year awards 2012/13
Welcome to my inaugural football photography of the year awards. I decided to come up this utterly meaningless award to recognise the best contributions that photography has made towards capturing the...
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