“When people think of Italy, they think of two things: Pizza and Catenaccio.”
Renzo Ulivieri suggests, “Tactics are a part of an Italian’s character. It’s an a...
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As an evening filled with whimsical st...
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“Every time the Germ...
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“Any boy that’s born within a 60-kilometre radius...
As I’m leaving the grounds of the Malmö FF academy, assistant first team coach Andreas Georgson beckons for me to hurry back, keen to set the record straight “W...
“Can you do a Pogba or get a step-over in?” is bellowed to the apprehensive kid who bears down on goal with 20-yards between him and the out-rushing goalkeeper....
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It's handshakes and...
“Sometimes you could slap Kevin around the head because he didn’t listen. He was a stubborn boy.”
I’m sitting in the office of Koen Daerden, Technical direct...
Printed in The Observer on 18/03/2018
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