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Italy’s World Cups: here are all the goals of the first, in 1934
Italy’s World Cups are something the nation is proud of. In this video you can see the goals of the final match of the 1934 World Cup (the second in the World Cup history), played in Italy, when Italy won against Czechoslovakia. The “Azzurri” won 4 titles (in 1934, 1938, […]
Nannini – Bennato Un’Estate Italiana
The official soundtrack of Italia ’90, the FIFA World Cup disputed in Italy in the Summer of 1990. The Championship was won by (West) Germany, its last tournament before National unification.
Rome Polo Club In Italy
Audi Gold Roman Cup In the central Parioli district in the midst of the bustling city of Rome but away from all the chaos and the noise of busy city life where the only noise you will hear are the stomping of heavy horse’s hooves and the distant ‘clacks’ of […]
The History of Florentine Soccer and its Origins
Historical Soccer and Reenactment from Florence The “Calcio Storico Fiorentino“, “Historical soccer from Florence“, called in old Florence “Calcio in Livrea” was born in Florence around 1200-1300 AD. Florence – Calcio Storico It was one of the many competitions between the local noblemen. We have to remember that […]
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti. Ph. Doha Stadium Plus Qatar on flickr (flic.kr/p/bjjWZD) Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most gallant figures in Italian soccer. Born in Parma, he became a professional soccer player and exploded into the limelight while playing for Rome. After two major injuries Ancelotti was able to recover his full […]
Italian National Soccer Team
Vittorio Pozzo (Photo from Wikipedia) Read part two of this article here The Italian national football team–“La Nazionale” or “gli Azzurri”– is the most important sports team in Italy and has been one of the most followed teams since the creation of modern sports. The head coach of the team […]
Italian National Soccer Team, Part II
Cesare Prandelli (Photo from calciopro.com) Fulvio Bernardini became coach of the national team after Valcareggi blew it in 1974 World Cup. Bernardini was a man with strong skills and great achievements, however, he didn’t do much for the national team and in 1977 his coaching job was given to Enzo Bearzot. Bearzot […]
History of Italian “Calcio”: 1980 to 2010
Diego Armando Maradona (Photo from veronello.com) The decade of the 1980s began with two major shifts in Italian football: the opening up of the game to foreign players and a gambling scandal that rocked the nation. Serie A was embroiled in turmoil when many major players and teams were involved in […]
History of Italian “Calcio”: 1900 to 1980
Check out the second part of the History of Italian Soccer. Scudetto Edoardo Bosio was a textile trader born in Turin in 1864. After receiving a diploma in accounting, Bosio went to work for a British company in the textile trade. While living in England the Italian was exposed […]