In a digital world, it’s easy to look upon social media as a bad thing. Anyone who watched Adolescence will be well aware of the pitfalls of the sort...
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The San Siro’s days are numbered, and so are San Siro derbies
Giuseppe Meazza scored 13 times in Milan derbies during his illustrious career, netting goals for both teams. The split is a little one sided, with the Inter legend bagging a dozen for them and...
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Tales from the peninsula- AC Monza vs Napoli
As a lover of Italy and its football, it’s always been a major blot on my copy book that I’d never visited Milan. For most of my life Milan...
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Last day drama: The story of Perugia vs Juventus
After such a close-run finish to this seasons Serie A, memories of championship run-ins of the past cannot help but spring to mind. As I watched the rain halt...
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A retrospective of The Derby di Sicilia
Ah, the Derby di Sicilia. The very name conjures images of sun-drenched terraces, the scent of arancini hanging heavy in the air, and a visceral tension that crackles like the...
Read MoreGiuseppe Rossi: A Florentine Heart Straddling Continents
The Tuscan sun, even in its digital rendering, seems to cast a familiar warmth on the name Giuseppe Rossi. A name that once echoed with such vibrant promise across...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Palermo
Unlike my previous selections, which have been based on mostly objective reasoning, this team is very much based on nostalgia. I was luckily enough to visit Scilly, including Palermo,...
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Nostalgia Ultra. This is The Gentleman Ultra.
Nostalgia is a peculiar thing. It’s an extremely personal thing. It’s a pop song from when you were 17. It’s the sun on your back, sand between your toes...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Bari
Undeniably a club with a modest history but a littering of top-quality players from across the globe, SSC Bari has the ability to put together a five-a-side team to...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Cesena
For a club that has been out of the Italian top flight since 2015, it would be tough to identify the right names to fill a five-a-side team. But...
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