Almost every football fan remembers that one season, that one season that is etched in their memory. A season where everything came together perfectly. Hellas Verona’s 1984-85 Scudetto winning...
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Mussolini and Calcio: Fascism’s Legacy in Italian Football
The stars that adorn the badge of the Italian national team indicate that the Azzurri are one of the most successful national teams in football history with four World...
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Tuscan Pride: How Small-Town Empoli Compete with Serie A’s Giants
READ ‘Tuscan Pride: How Small-Town Empoli Competed with Serie A’s Giants’ (Photo courtesy of Francesco Sani) Following 24 years of coaching in Italy’s lower leagues, Maurizio Sarri steered Empoli...
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Where are the members of Italy’s 1990 World Cup squad now? Pietro Vierchowod
Pietro Vierchowod. It’s not a name that rolls off the tongue. When remembering the great Italian defenders of the 1980’s and 1990’s, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Giuseppe Bergomi and...
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What’s in a Nickname?: Parma Calcio 1913
A number of years ago, I came across a book by the name of One Ginger Pele. The book was a miss-mash of funny footballing songs and chants. One...
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Remembering Udinese’s Brazilian Capocannoniere: Marcio Amoroso
As Brazil looked forward to the 1994 World Cup, there was excitement in the air. In the years between the Mexico 86’ and USA 94’ finals, Brazil had an...
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‘Il Paso Doble’ – The Story of Luis Figo at Inter
As the casual observer casts an eye over the distinguished career of Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo, his four-year stay at Internazionale that brought a close to his playing days...
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Catania’s fall from grace.
As dawn broke on the 2013-14 Serie A season, fans of the Sicilian club Catania were anticipating another successful season. This would be their eighth consecutive term in the...
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The Story of Konlassata Ancona: Polisportiva Antirazzista Assata Shakur
The Seconda Categoria of Italian football is a place where only the hardy tread and even then it is probably the fool hardy. Yet it is down in the...
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Italians in Spain (Part 3) – The man who played for nothing: Marco Lanna
A night to remember, a night to forget The 1992 European Cup Final at Wembley was a bittersweet occasion for Marco Lanna. While the game would ultimately represent the...
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