Frank Risorto speaks to Amilcare Elvo, Head Designer at Zeus Sport, about his top five calcio shirts of all time, and the process behind creating shirts for the likes...
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Maradona and Baggio: Serie A genius that transcended narrative.
Henry Bell examines the true genius of Diego Maradona and Roberto Baggio, rather than focus on the narrative that has been built around their respective careers....
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Tales from the Peninsula: Anxiety, panic & ecstasy at Euro 2016
In a deeply personal account, Frank Risorto recalls the emotions he felt whilst seeing Italy against Spain at Euro 2016, and how football - for a brief period -...
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Classic Match: Italy vs. Turkey – Euro 2000
Onur Bilgic recalls how Gli Azzurri kicked off Euro 2000, with a win against Turkey....
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Napoli’s greatest XI of the Diego Maradona era – without Maradona
Dr. Henry Bell disagrees that Napoli were a one-man team during the Diego Maradona years, so much so that he's chosen his ideal starting Napoli XI - without Maradona....
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Tales from the Peninsula: You can’t wear shorts in November
Frank Risorto continues the story of his epic two-weeks stint in Italy in November 2019 travelling around many of the country's stadia. This time taking in SPAL vs Sampdoria....
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Tales from the Peninsula: Witnessing the birth of Florentia Viola in 2002
Trevor Stynes recalls his experience of moving to Italy in 2001 and the rebirth of Fiorentina as Florentia Viola in the summer of 2002...
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Stadium Guide – Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
In our latest entry, Marco Rinaldi explores arguably Italy's most unique stadium: Venezia's Stadio Pierluigi Penzo...
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Stadium Guide: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Giancarlo Rinaldi delves in the history of Fiorentina's Stadio Artemio Franchi, one of the oldest stadiums in the country....
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Tales from the Peninsula: They’re still upset over 1964
Frank Risorto shares his experience of visiting the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara to see Bologna take on Inter....
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