In this first in a new series, Richard Hall charts the origins and rise of Como 1907....
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Scott McTominay’s Difficult Second Album
Morning Glory isn’t as good as Definitely Maybe. I’ll just say it. That’s not to say that Morning Glory isn’t great. It’s fantastic. But Definitely Maybe was one of...
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Tales from the peninsula- AC Monza vs Napoli
As a lover of Italy and its football, it’s always been a major blot on my copy book that I’d never visited Milan. For most of my life Milan...
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A retrospective of The Derby di Sicilia
Ah, the Derby di Sicilia. The very name conjures images of sun-drenched terraces, the scent of arancini hanging heavy in the air, and a visceral tension that crackles like the...
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Ciro Immobile – the unloved bomber
As the Lazio striker enters the twilight of his career, Jacob Smalley assesses the career of one of the best number 9s Serie A has seen in recent years....
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That Crazy Faith
From Verona in Italy, Richard Hough charts the highs and lows of following his local team, Hellas Verona. In this Notes from Verona column he reflects on the unlikely joy that...
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From Braveheart to the Bel Paese: Scottish football players in Italy (Part I)
From Verona in Italy, Richard Hough's “Notes from Verona”, charts the highs and lows of following his local team. In this second monthly column he remembers the handful...
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Notes from Verona
Richard Hough begins a new column which explores his life in Verona. First up, he looks at changes in calcio since he first moved in 2011....
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Tales From The Peninsula: Sorrento
Frank Risorto embarks on a typically quixotic trip to watch Sorrento play in Serie D when the rest of Campania is praying for Napoli clinch their 3rd Scudetto against...
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Tales from the Peninsula: A 32 Year Journey To The San Siro
32 years after the stadium first caught his imagination, Mark Gordon finally gets to experience the San Siro in person....
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