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Alternative Guides & Stadia

We travel across the peninsula to take a closer look at the clubs and ultras that take centre stage in Italian football, and the cities and stadiums that provide the backdrop for the theatre of calcio. Our guides venture off the sporting track to explore the historical, political and social landscapes that have shaped the identity of Italy’s great teams.

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Parma Alternative Club Guide

Parma: The Alternative Club Guide

December 2, 2016August 19, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini, capacity 27,906 The Stadio Ennio Tardini is one of Italy’s oldest football grounds still in use. Immortalised by the famous Parma side of the 1990s, the stadium had...

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Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

The dark history of Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

November 28, 2016August 17, 2021thegentlemanultra

Rome’s famous Stadio Olimpico is well-known for being the home of SS Lazio and AS Roma. Two times a season, this modern-day colosseum is the setting for one of...

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Palermo Alternative Club Guide

Palermo: The Alternative Club Guide

November 24, 2016August 18, 2021thegentlemanultra

Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera, capacity 36,349 ​Built during the height of fascism in Italy, Palermo’s stadium was finished in 1932. It endured gradual renovations and three name changes before settling...

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Napoli Alternative Club Guide

Napoli: The Alternative Club Guide

November 23, 2016August 17, 2021thegentlemanultra

Stadium: San Paolo, capacity 60,240 The San Paolo is another one of Italy’s great stadiums that is shrouded in nostalgia and drama. It has seen the highs and lows of...

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AC Milan Alternative Club guide

AC Milan: The Alternative Club guide

September 5, 2016August 18, 2021thegentlemanultra

Stadium: San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza), capacity 80,074 Not many cities can boast two giants of the European game. Milan can. Milan and Internazionale are two titanic teams not only in Serie A but...

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Bari Alternative Club Guide

Bari: The Alternative Club Guide

May 26, 2016August 18, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio San Nicola, capacity 58,270 The Stadio San Nicola nicknamed ‘The Spaceship’, does not live up to this futuristic title. Rather than a state of the art modern football...

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Juventus Alternative Club Guide

Juventus: The Alternative Club Guide

May 22, 2016August 17, 2021Richard Hall

Stadium: Juventus Stadium Turin, Capacity 41,000 The Juventus Stadium is quite simply the future of Italian football stadia. It is the first ultra-modern stadium in Serie A and Juventus own the...

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Lazio Alternative Club Guide

Lazio: The Alternative Club Guide

March 21, 2016August 21, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, capacity 70,634 This stadium is Rome’s second Coliseum but this one is active. Since its construction in 1910 it has been a venue for all manner...

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Genoa: The Alternative Club Guide

December 7, 2015August 14, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 35,536 Also known as the Marassi, the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is one of the oldest in Italy. Built in 1911, the stadium was originally...

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Fiorentina: The Alternative Club Guide

October 7, 2015August 18, 2021Luca Hodges-Ramon

Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 47,290 Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is renowned for art and culture. It is therefore quite apt...

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