The Cost of Italian Football: A Battle Between Supporters and the Bottom Line

The rising cost of watching football has become a topic of impassioned debate in Italy. As in many other countries, … More

Calcio Travel Notes: Torino

For better or worse, Torino are a club defined by their past. The imperious Grande Torino team of the 1940s … More

Pirelli, Parmalat and Pooh Jeans: Sponsorship in Italian Football

A visit to an Italian supermarket can be a deeply reminiscent experience for the calcio devotee. The aisles are lined … More

AS Lodigiani: Are You England in Disguise?

England’s kit from the 1982 World Cup was chosen by GQ magazine as their greatest ever shirt. It features a … More

Calcio Travel Notes: Atalanta

The city of Bergamo is a hidden gem in Italy’s Lombardian crown. Located betwixt Milan and Brescia, close to the … More

Black Pioneers: Jose Germano de Sales – AC Milan

This is the final part of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged perceptions about race … More

Black Pioneers: Jarbas Canè Faustinho – Napoli

This is the third part of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged perceptions about race … More

Black Pioneers: Jair da Costa – Inter

Part II of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged and, in some cases, successfully changed perceptions around race and nationality in Italian football some fifty years ago.

Black Pioneers: Breaking Boundaries in Italian Football

Part I of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged and, in some cases, successfully changed perceptions around race and nationality in Italian football some fifty years ago.