Sibling rivalry is as ubiquitous as siblings themselves and its intensity can remain ferocious deep into adulthood. Nowhere is this truer than in Italy where, with a cultural history...
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Sebastian Giovinco and the big fish-small pond quandary
It is ironic to say that a league that incorporates both the United States and Canada is a small pond, but, in the general scheme of world football, that...
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An ode to Massimo Ambrosini: Often underappreciated, always unwavering
After 12 years, AC Milan needed a new captain. Paolo Maldini had retired a blue-eyed God, seven Scudetti and five Champions Leagues weighing the armband down considerably. There were...
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Paul Elliott: The English tower of Pisa
“When I got transferred to Pisa, my first game was against AC Milan. I marked the great Ruud Gullit and I always remember when I challenged for the ball...
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Suso Fernandez: The rise of AC Milan’s Il Cardellino
It all started with Rafa Benitez. You might ask how Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, otherwise known as “Suso”, has a connection with the now Newcastle manager....
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Champagne Cremonese: Remembering the Grigiorossi’s Serie A debut
READ ‘Champagne Cremonese: remembering the Grigiorossi’s Serie A debut Following a dramatic and nerve-wracking 3-2 victory over Racing Roma on Saturday 6 May, Cremonese are back in Serie B...
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Paulo Dybala: Rooted in Poland, made in Argentina, polished in Italy
Read | Paulo Dybala: Rooted in Poland, made in Argentina, polished in Italy “Paulo, come to Poland. I invite you” (Henryka Pałasińska, Dybala’s grandmother) World War II brought about...
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Nereo Rocco: the master of Italian football
On a balmy early May afternoon in 1979, AC Milan clinched their tenth Serie A title with a game in hand. A mundane 0-0 draw at home against Bologna...
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Commemorating Superga and Il Grande Torino
At 16:45 on 4 May 1949, Pierluigi Meroni picked up his transmitter and made contact with the Turin air field. “We are over Savona,” his message read when it...
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Gianfranco Zola: The Italian magician who left Stamford Bridge spellbound
In the modern age, England’s Premier League enjoys a truly global reputation. There are few corners on the planet where its games are not watched or its teams not...
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