Nothing captures the identity and tribalism of the beautiful game quite as succinctly as a club crest. It is a … More
Author: CalcioEngland
Writing about all things Italian football ⚽️ 🇮🇹; past and present. From a little corner of England...
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Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1980s Volume II
We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) transfers that could … More
Serie C: 2021/22 Kit Review
We’ve searched high and low amongst the 60 clubs in Italy’s third tier to bring you the finest new shirts … More
Exclusive Interview with Crotone’s Captain Ahmad Benali: A Career Forged in Manchester That Flourished in Italy
After twelve immersive years in Manchester City’s youth system, the summer of 2012 represented a major career crossroads for Ahmad Benali. … More
Serie B: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the contemporary sartorial looks that will be gracing Serie B in the 2021/22 season. Join … More
Socialist Muscle, Plucky Amateurs and Trapattoni’s Sweetheart: The Story of The 1960 Olympic Football Tournament
Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry … More
Serie A: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the new shirts that will be gracing Serie A in the 2021/22 season. Join us … More
Venezia FC: Fighting For Stadio Penzo
Venezia FC tifosi have endured more than most over the past two decades. Having clawed their way back from a … More
Shirt Tales: Gianluigi Buffon
Telling the story of Gianluigi Buffon’s carrer through the medium of polyester… Parma 1995/96 On the 19th November 1995, a … More
A Love Letter To The Nets of Turin
Goal nets have become a prosaic piece of the footballing furniture. Homogenous, functional and ultimately forgettable. But it hasn’t always been … More
