Sammaurese (A): Mantova Singing in the Rain

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott travels to San Mauro Pascoli – a town of poetry and footwear – for Mantova 1911’s first … More

The Farcical Mismatches of the Anglo-Italian Cup: the Semi-Professional Years 1976-86

This is the second of a four-part series, exploring a befuddling tournament that gave us Udinese v Minehead and saw … More

In the first of a regular series, guest blogger Rick Elliott explains why he will be following Mantova 1911 on … More

The first of a four-part series, focusing on the beginnings of a passionate and, at times, violent competition between two … More

Summer is a time when media departments in football clubs across the world go into overdrive, coming up with new … More

The inside track on Wolves’ Europa League opponents

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

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

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

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