Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, reflects on yet another premature exit from the Coppa Italia for Hellas Verona....
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Notes from Verona: The History of the Hellas v Juventus Rivalry
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, reflects on a well-earned point against La Signora and the history of the Hellas v Juventus rivalry....
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Notes from Verona: The American Takeover of Hellas Verona
On 16 January 2025, after months of behind the scenes wrangling, a Texas-based private equity firm, Presidio Investors, acquired 100% ownership of Hellas Verona Football Club. Richard Hough, author of Verona...
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Notes from Verona: Where are all the Italians?
With just one Italian in Hellas Verona's starting eleven, Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, asks "Where are all the Italians?"...
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Notes from Verona: Humbled by Lazio
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, reflects on a humiliating defeat and meets a Lazio fan trying to follow in Tim Parks' footsteps by attending every...
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Notes from Verona: Another season with Verona
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, finds little cause for optimism as Hellas Verona get their 2025/26 season underway....
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The Santa Rosalia tournament of Brooklyn unites the Italian-American community.
Italian Culture in Brooklyn The smell of zeppole permeates the thick night air on 18th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Young and old, Italian and not, have come to...
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The unlikely hero: Pippo Inzaghi
Professional footballers are often derided for a whole host of sins: they’re overpaid, selfish, and disloyal. They’re cynical and often accused of play-acting. And, often, these criticisms may have...
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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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Last day drama: The story of Perugia vs Juventus
After such a close-run finish to this seasons Serie A, memories of championship run-ins of the past cannot help but spring to mind. As I watched the rain halt...
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