They call him “The King of Rome”. It was 1989, and a fresh faced 13-year-old walked through the front doors of the Trigoria Sports Centre for the very first...
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Stefano Tacconi: Underrated but not forgotten
Looking back over the 118 year history of Juventus, Italian football’s grand Old Lady has had more than her fair share of leading men. Alessandro Del Piero recently left...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Enzo Scifo
In the late 1980’s through to the early 1990’s, Enzo Scifo was one of the best midfielders in Europe. In an era when the world was littered with top...
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The Brilliance of Dejan Savicevic
When Dejan Savicevic arrived in Italy for the 1992-93 season, Serie A was in its pomp. It boasted some of the best players in the world and without doubt...
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Albinoleffe: The Minnow’s Minnow
Five hundred and seventy nine – that’s the average attendance at Lega Pro side Albinoleffe’s home matches this season. Amazingly, this still keeps them from being bottom of the...
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Centro Storico Lebowski and their fight against Calcio Moderno
If the hotel receptionist thought it was strange that six English people wanted to call a taxi to the Campo Sportivo San Donnino on the outskirts of Florence, it...
Read MoreThe Anglo-Italian Cup
The Anglo-Italian Cup of 1973 featured; Manchester United, Luton Town, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Bari, Fiorentina, Lazio, Verona, Newcastle United, Fulham, Oxford United, Blackpool, Bologna, Como, Roma, and Torino....
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The Miracle in Calabria
“Is (Walter) Mazzarri my Mourinho? He’s much better than the Inter coach.” These were the words uttered in 2009 by the eccentric Napoli owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis. It’s a...
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Calcio and the Mafia: The “Ultima Scommessa”
November 14, 2010, is not a date etched in many people’s memories. Fewer will remember an inconspicuous Serie C game between Paganese and Cremonese. However this match reopened the...
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