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Author: CalcioEngland

Writing about all things Italian football ⚽️ 🇮🇹; past and present. From a little corner of England... @CalcioEngland on Twitter

The Extraordinary Busman’s Holiday: Riding With Sampdoria At The Peak Of Their Powers

Did you ever hear the one about the English bus driver who inadvertently became part of Sampdoria’s backroom staff at … More

#calcio, #sampdoria, #SerieA, bosotin, londonbus

Misshapes, Mistakes, Misfits: The introduction of squad numbers in Italian football

It’s been almost thirty years since squad numbers became an established feature of the football landscape. Naturally, traditionalists mourned the loss of the … More

Shirt Tales: Fabio Quagliarella

Telling the story of Fabio Quagliarella’s career through the medium of polyester… Sampdoria 2006/07 After coming through the ranks with … More

#fiorentina, #juve, #juventus, #napoli, #samp, #sampdoria, #udinese, ascoli, quagliarella

What do robots know about Italian football? We challenged ChatGPT with some calcio questions…

For many years, experts have pondered whether traditional jobs will eventually be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. With the … More

#acmilan, #asroma, #intermilan, #italy, #SerieA, #udinese, ChatGPT, footballwriting

Calcio Travel Notes: SPAL Ferrara

Unsuspecting groundhoppers might encounter some difficulty in pinpointing SPAL on a map. Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor is one of Europe’s only … More

benevento, calcio, derossi, ferrara, serieb, seriebkt, spal, spalferrara

A Tribute to Gianluca Vialli ~ 1964-2023

Gianluca Vialli was one of the finest centre forwards of his generation, he won almost every trophy on offer during … More

Firecrackers and Ice Cubes: An Analysis of Mischief in Serie B

Each week, the Serie B authorities dish out a series of fines relating to events that occurred during the previous … More

calcio, football, palermo, reggina, serieb, tifosi, ultras

Calcio Travel Notes: AC Monza

Join us as we venture a few stops east of Milan to see what happens when a billionaire former Prime … More

acmonza, berlusconi, calcio, groundhopper, groundhopping, italia, monza, seriea

The Ultimate Italian Football Travel Guide

This guide provides all of the practical information you need to experience the passion and colour of an Italian stadio. … More

acmilan, awaydays, calcio, football, footballweekend, groundhopper, groundhopping, intermilan, italia, italy, juve, juventus, milan, seriea, serieatim, serieb, seriebkt, travel

Gli Esonerati – Why Italians Go Back To Their Exes 

History. Romance. Passion. And a predilection for chaos.  It sometimes appears that Italian football observes a different set of customs … More

allenatore, calcio, football, italia, mister, seriea, serieb

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