Torino, Mondonico and the 1992 UEFA Cup
The remarkable story of Torino and their journey to the UEFA cup final of 1991/92 surprisingly begins in Serie B. Il Toro started the 1989/90 season in Italy’s second tier…
The remarkable story of Torino and their journey to the UEFA cup final of 1991/92 surprisingly begins in Serie B. Il Toro started the 1989/90 season in Italy’s second tier…
Enrico Chiesa was a Serie A icon throughout the ‘glory days’ of Calcio. In a career that spanned over 20-years, he played for 10 different clubs and most importantly, Chiesa found…
In the first instalment of this two part article, Neil maps out the political backdrop to which the first World Cups were played and recounts Italy’s first World Cup triumph,…
Italian football has had its fair share of scandals over the years, from the Totonero betting scandal that rocked the game in the early 1980s to the infamous Calciopoli mayhem…
Luciano Re Cecconi was part of Lazio’s historic 1974 Scudetto winning side. It was the clubs first top flight title in their history as Tommaso Maestrelli’s side pipped Juventus to…
Nostalgia is a term that describes sentimentality. It comes from the Greek words ‘nostos and algos’ which in turn means ‘home coming’ and ‘pain or ache’. It is easy to…
The Viareggio Cup is an Italian youth tournament that runs for two weeks every year during the carnival season in February. It starts on the first carnival Monday hence its…
Zico, or Arthur Antunes Coimbra, was born on 3 March 1953 in Rio. He became known throughout the footballing world as the “White Pelé” for his exploits with Brazil in…