Calcio Weekender

October 29th 2006. It is a warm autumnal evening in the district of San Paolo, Bari. A young man driving his Nissan Micra is confronted by two men on...

It has been 12 years since Piacenza Calcio beat the mighty AC Milan 4-2 on the final day of the Serie A season, but their fall since has seen...

As the capital of Umbria, Perugia has a rich history dating back to the Etruscan period. The River Tiber flows through the city, renowned as one of the cultural...

Busy toiling in Serie B, Brescia are far from being a Serie A outfit these days. However not so long ago, some of the world’s best players plied their...

The story of Cagliari and their historic Scudetto winning side was not just a triumph of coach Manilo Scopigno and his team, but also the vision of Presidents Enrico...

The hand of fate It’s Wednesday July 17, 1996 in New York City and AC Milan defender Christian Panucci is pacing the departure lounge at John F. Kennedy airport....

Terranova da Sibari is a small commune of around 5,000 inhabitants in the Calabria region of Southern Italy. In the 1950s, many Terranovesi chose to emigrate to Argentina, looking...

Quarto, 4th of June, 2006. Giuseppe Iadonisi eases his Fiat Punto into his garage entrance. In the car beside him sits his wife and three young children, all of...

As the owner of the most famous dreadlocks football has ever seen, Ruud Gullit was a distinctive looking character back in calcio’s heyday. One of the world’s most prestigious...