Gigi Meroni: La Farfalla Granata
There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, but still relating to the common individual as the bloke you who…
There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, but still relating to the common individual as the bloke you who…
As a football player, Jesse Carver was somewhat unremarkable. In fact, his main claim to fame during his playing career was the length of his throw-in. In 1929, more than…
August 31st 1997, The Guiseppe Meazza stadium in Milan was packed, blue and black flags, scarves and banners filled the stands. This beautiful stadium was at its absolute best as it…
The Season of 1994/95 was arguably Parma’s most successful in the clubs history, finishing an impressive 3rd place in Serie A and reaching the Coppa Italia final, only to lose to…
In 1957, Juventus opened their cheque book and signed Argentinian inside forward Omar Sívori for a world record transfer fee, remunerating River Plate with a staggering ten million pesos (£91,000).…
Ask any football fan to name an Argentinian that has plied his trade in Serie A and Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta and Javier Zanetti immediately spring to mind. Those who…
Fans of Italian football in the early 1990s will remember the name. After Italia 90 when British fans tuned into watch James Richardson’s Football Italia, they were hoping just to…
Ronaldo had become the world’s most expensive player when he signed for Inter from Barcelona and Roberto Baggio was trying to resurrect his career at Bologna. When they met in…
On 24th April 2015, UEFA pulled a mouth-watering semi-final draw out of the bag when Fiorentina were drawn against La Liga side Sevilla. I decided that a Europa League semi…
May 12, 1985. It’s a date indelibly marked in the minds of all Hellas Verona fans. The tactical nous of coach Osvaldo Bagnoli coupled with the stewardship of president Celestino…