While the game may be littered with strikers more gifted or glamorous, few can claim they were as prolific, as persistent or as loved as Oliver Bierhoff
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Between brilliant humour and initiatives doing good for the wider world, AS Roma’s social media team is changing the face of modern football
A player shy of motivation or a gifted maverick often misused? Wherever you stand, it’s a shame that Italy never truly saw the best of Sebastian Giovinco
At his best, Antonio Cassano was a talent as good as any in Europe, however, a volatile personality stopped him from reaching his true potential
Compared to Totti and already an Italy international, These Football Times headed out to Rome to speak with Nicolò Zaniolo, the future of AS Roma
Widely considered to be England’s greatest goalscorer, when Jimmy Greaves went to AC Milan aged 21, he was expected to rule Serie A
Sharing a surname with his generation’s best player meant Dino Baggio was living in someone else’s shadow, but he deserves to be remembered in his own right
For better or worse, the colossal shadow of Silvio Berlusconi, one of Italy’s most divisive and successful individuals, changed AC Milan forever
The highs of swinging to the sound of glory during the Diego Maradona years are only matched by the lows of the years after for Napoli
In a bizarre campaign titles Piracy Kills Football, Juventus are attacking the very fans they have priced out of the game in Serie A
With similar backgrounds in Suriname, the families of Gullit and Rijkaard settled in the Netherlands and started a chain that would transform Dutch football
Diego Simeone, one of football’s most respected managers, had to cut his teeth like all others. This is the story of his defining six months in Serie A
Few defenders in the modern era of football have been more intelligent, widely-respected or consistent as AC Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi
Between winning unlikely titles with Fiorentina and Cagliari, shining for Italy, and battling with Dino Zoff, Enrico Albertosi remains a true Azzurri great
Despite their undoubted talent, Pagliuca, Peruzzi and Toldo would spend parts of their careers in the shadows after the emergence of Gianluigi Buffon
An appointment met with scepticism in Turin, Maurizio Sarri’s move to Juventus has shaken up Serie A and left a number of key questions
An inspiration and role model, Francesco Acerbi beat testicular cancer before becoming one of Serie A’s very best defenders at Lazio
Coverciano is a glittering venue that celebrates football above all else, protecting the past while looking to the future as it shapes Italian coaches