Author: Piero-SVP
Champion for a decade | Klodeta Gjini, the Albanian “Kostandinova”!
Prologue! We are not exaggerating if we say that Albania has also had its own “Kostadinova”, without comparing her to the great ...When Italy rebelled against Italy: Cagliari shots with oranges the Azzurri National Team!
Prologue! It had never happened before in sports, neither seen nor heard of, that a city rebelled against its own country. The ...The Forgotten Finals: A Secret History of the 1942 Patagonia World Cup!
Prologue: In the midst of World War II, a mysterious tournament took place in the remote region of Patagonia, hidden from the ...The dramatic end of an exciting 1985-1986 championship!
Prologue! Albania is represented this season in the European Cups with only two teams: Flamurtari who play against “HJK Helsinki” in the ...The Skyscrapers of the Basketball Court!
They could very well be named: “Giants Among Men”; “Reaching New Heights” “The Tallest Men of Them All” ; “Legends of Length”! ...Beyond the Bar of the High Jump | Stefka Kostadinova’s Remarkable Journey of a Decade ...
History of champions unlike any other in the world of classic sports ! Prologue! In the realm of athletics, where human potential ...Labinoti, the surprise of Albanian football | The 38th National Championship of the 1983-1984 season!
Prologue! In the city of Elbasan, located in central Albania without any tradition as a major title winner in football, a miracle ...Sulejman Maliqati (1928-2022) “The Black Cat” | The Albanian Goalkeeper, who never used gloves!
The Warden of Partisan, Maliqati! Stories of champions without similarities to each other! A goalkeeper wearing a black uniform, he was like ...Eddy Merckx “The Cannibal”!
Merckx is a champion bicycle racer, arguably the greatest professional rider ever. Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), better ...Ajax the football machine of the 70s, who experienced the team and wasn’t fascinated?
FC Ajax, Amsterdam! Writing about such a great team is not only a responsibility, even though you can share a lot of ...Paulin Ndoja is considered the best goalkeeper of all time for Vllaznia!
Paulin Ndoja Date of birth: December 19, 1945 – Shkoder Team: “Vllaznia” Titles Hold: “Meritorious Master of Sports” “Honor of Albanian Sports” ...Shyqyri Ballgjini, the greatest Dinamo striker of Albanian Football!
Ballgjini is one of the best wing forwards in Albanian football where his talent has flowed naturally. He is one of the ...The Champion Swimmer Michael Groß “The Albatross”!
German swimmer Gross is undoubtedly one of the greatest in the world. Born on June 17, 1964, in Frankfurt am Main. He ...Marita Koch, German legend of world athletics!
East Germany has been a school in Athletics. One of the greatest athletes who has dominated the world track and field, and ...Vujadin Boskov (1931-2014): “A penalty is when the referee blows the whistle”!
One of the most charismatic coaches in world football, Vujadin Boskov played most of his career as a footballer for Vojvodina (1946-1960), ...Champion Profile | Kristaq Eksarko, an excellent number 2 of the left lane!
Kristaq Eksarko Partizan and left-wing defender, member of the Albanian National Team! Born on November 12, 1959, a well-known player, especially in ...The Ikon of football commentator Bruno Pizzul (1938-2025)!
Bruno Pizzul (1938-2025) Known by many fans as the ‘voice of Italia 90’! There are few journalists and commentators in the world ...The unique “Scudetto” and the miracle of Verona! | Serie “A” 1984-1985!
May 12 , 1985. It is the festive day when Verona is consecrated for the first time, Champion of Italy. It is ...A Roman Derby that degenerated into a massive brawl | General Vaccaro`s “tifo galeotto”!
Italian Championship of the Serie “A” 1930-1931 season. The return derby of Rome: May 24, 1931. On a beautiful day and clear ...In memoriam of Boris Spassky (1937-2025) | The pawn who became a king!
From the first chessboard at 5 years old to the pardon requested for Fischer: Boris Spassky (1937-2025) Soviet with French citizenship, the ...
