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INTER CENTENARY SPECIAL
38 HISTORY LESSON
Inter are 100-years-old in March, so Giancarlo Rinaldi fills you in with all of the details from their first century of existence – it’s certainly been a bumpy ride…
42 FAMILY AFFAIR
It’s hard to talk about Inter without mentioning the Moratti family. Serafino Ingardia looks back at the differences between Angelo and his son Massimo
46 INCE’S AIM (Exclusive Interview)
Paul Ince was popular as a player at Inter, but he didn’t win the Scudetto. The Guv’nor explains to Richard Godden how he’s aiming to change that as a Coach
49 PULL-OUT POSTERS
Action shots of some of Inter’s most famous players, featuring:
Alessandro Altobelli
Giuseppe Bergomi
Javier Zanetti
Walter Zenga
54 TALKING TACTICS
Helenio Herrera is undoubtedly Inter’s greatest ever Coach, but Roberto Mancini is slowly building a team which could one day rival HH’s Grande side
58 CAPITANO’S LOG
Javier Zanetti has been leading the way at Inter since Massimo Moratti’s first season. Richard Godden looks at The Tractor’s impact at San Siro
60 SIMPLY THE BEST
Picking Inter’s starting line-up nowadays is hard enough, so you can imagine the difficulty Richard Godden and Susy Campanale faced when picking the Nerazzurri’s All-Time XI
62 MATRIX REVELATIONS (Exclusive Interview)
Few players take as much pride playing for Inter as Marco Materazzi does, and he was more than happy to spill the beans on his season so far to Dominique Antognoni
64 NERAZZURRI TIMELINE
Delving deep into the archives, Steve Wilson brings you a year-by-year look at Inter’s history
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REGULAR FEATURES
26 AROUND THE PENINSULA
Our popular feature highlighting the humorous and the off-beat lurking behind the headlines
66 DECADES – THE 80s
It was a decade of both triumph and disaster for calcio. Giancarlo Rinaldi continues his Decades series with a look back at what was acceptable in the ‘80s
70 OFFSIDE
Our sideways look at the Italian scene featuring weird characters, odd events plus Kaka’s latest starring role and a cracking look-a-like for Milan new boy Alexandre Pato
72 TOP TO TOE
Continuing her journey around the peninsula, Sarah Lane reaches Campania and Calabria to discover a fantastic climate, fabulous coastlines and some very exciting football
77 CALCIO ARCHIVES
Remembering classic Calcio Italia editions and stories of the past, this month revisiting March 1996 when George Weah was taking Serie A by storm
79 FLORENCE POSTCARD
How will Fabio Capello get on as England boss? John Pitonzo believes he will be just fine – as long as he starts inviting the players’ mums to training
80 IN OFF THE POST
Your views on everything Italia plus Corrispondente
84 CLASSIC CLASHES
Another month of Classic Clashes await, with Serafino Ingardia providing all the background to some of Serie A’s biggest matches
96 LAST WORD
Roberto Donadoni’s new Italy contract looks set to include a clause which even one of his critics, Susy Campanale, thinks is harsh
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SPECIAL FEATURES
16 SUPERMAN RETURNS (Cover Feature)
The one sure thing about Italian goalkeeping is that Gigi Buffon remains at the top of the tree. Antonio Labbate profiles the world’s best shot-stopper and his understudies
20 EURO UNDERDOGS
Romania will be looking to cause an upset at Euro 2008 when they take on Italy. We profile the Tricolorii and their Coach Victor Piturca
22 GOOD CRISTIAN (Exclusive Interview)
Inter ace Cristian Chivu is one of Romania’s star players and he explains to Dominique Antognoni why he thinks 2008 will be a year to remember
28 OSCAR DEL CALCIO (Cover Feature)
The annual Players’ Association ceremony saw the usual suspects prosper, but there was a special award for Ronaldo. Richard Godden reports
32 FANTASTIC FRIULI (Cover Feature)
Udinese have been rejuvenated this term, thanks to the form of strike duo Antonio Di Natale and Fabio Quagliarella, as well as midfield ace Gokhan Inler
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NEWS
6 LA GAZZETTA
Up-to-date news including the injury which could end Ronaldo’s career, plus all the details about Giovanni Trapattoni’s switch to Ireland
8 JANUARY SALES
All of the moves in the transfer window are covered as James Sugrue wraps up a hectic month in the market
10 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Champions League second round is underway, but who are the key players to keep an eye on?
14 UEFA CUP
Fiorentina faced a chilling trip to Norway after being drawn against Rosenborg
15 COPPA ITALIA
The much maligned Coppa Italia enjoyed another entertaining round, with a new star emerging in the Derby d’Italia as James Sugrue reports
18 FRIENDLY FIRE
Italy’s Euro 2008 warm-up match against Portugal made the continent sit up and take notice, as Giancarlo Rinaldi reports. Plus, find out the month’s big movers in our squad selector
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RESULTS SERVICE
82 SERIE A REVIEW
With Inter taking a commanding lead at the top of the standings, Giancarlo Rinaldi’s attention has turned to the intriguing battle for the final Champions League spot
88 SERIE A RESULTS
All the stats including results, scorers, tables, attendances, red cards and referees
92 SERIE B REVIEW
Are Brescia ready to return to Serie A? Paul Watson thinks that the signs are looking good as he wraps up another month of Cadetti action
94 SERIE B RESULTS
Your complete guide to every result and fixture plus tables and scorers
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GREAT OFFERS
65 EXACT EDITIONS
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76 BACK ISSUES
Your chance to go back in time and catch up with those missing copies
86 SUBSCRIPTIONS
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