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08.28.12Footy travels #5: RomeThe Eternal City is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Famed for everything from its fountains to its gelato, it certainly is a must-see location for anyone with an interest in culture and travel. It's also home to two of the most passionate and insane clubs in Italian football. Even Gazza used to call it home. Let's see what Rome has to offer for fans of the beautiful game. How do I get in? The city has two airports: the main airport, Da Vinci Airport, is located on the coast about 35km outside the city limits. It is ...
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08.31.11Fascism, bust-ups and moments of genius – all in a day’s work for Paolo Di CanioLast May, former Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio was appointed as manager of Swindon Town. Never one to be out of the headlines for long, just last night he was scrapping with one of his own players. To be fair, I wouldn't mess with Di Canio, I don't know what this player is thinking. Watch it below. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/dLv4onfFks4" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Yet despite his close friendship with Lazio's violent ultra supporters and his fascist beliefs (Paolo has a tattoo in tribute to Il Duce himself), Di Canio has been quite the character on the pitch as well as off it. ...
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03.06.11Football’s greatest rivalries: Roma v LazioThe Stadio Olimpico has been the venue to some great events, from the 1960 Olympic Games to the World Cup Final in 1990 to Bono & co. rocking the place last year. However, at least twice a season, it plays host to something which, for some Romans, is far more important than any of these - Roma vs. Lazio. It began when Italy's northern teams such as AC Milan and Juventus were dominating Italian football in the 1920's, that the powers that be in The Eternal City decided a great Roman club was needed to rival their northern counterparts. That's when ...
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