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Author: CalcioEngland

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

Parma Calcio: A Season in Five Charts

How did they do it? The remarkable stats behind Parma’s Serie A survival

#calcio, #crociati, #footballanalysis, #footballitalia, #gervinho, #italy, #parma, #SerieA

Italia ’90: The Forgotten Tragedy of La Favorita

Even by the standards of a World Cup, the selection of venues for Italia ’90 had an unusually political dimension. … More

#calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #GroundHopping, #italy, #palermo, #rosanero, #SerieA, #SerieB, #sicily, #stadium

Gemellaggio: When Ultras Come Together

“We confirm the intention to end the rapport of friendship that has seen us tied to the people of Genoa … More

#calcio, #gemellaggio, #genoa, #italy, #napoli, #parma, #sampdoria, #SerieA

Calcio Travel Notes: Pro Vercelli

Pro Vercelli established themselves as a powerhouse of Italian football during the early part of the twentieth century. They emerged … More

#calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #GroundHopping, #seried, #stadium, #vercelli

Florence, Rome, Swindon: How the Grand Master of Italian Stadium Design Nearly Made His Mark in England

Pier Luigi Nervi is widely regarded as the godfather of reinforced concrete design. He was an outstanding engineer and architect, … More

#architecture, #calcio, #design, #fiorentina, #florence, #grondhopping, #nervi, #roma, #rome, #stadium, #stfc, #swindon, #swindontown, #swindontownfc

Ivano Bonetti: Scudetto winner and Football League trailblazer

Originally posted on The Gentleman Ultra:
On the night of the 20th May 1992, Sampdoria trudged off the hallowed Wembley turf having…

Calcio Travel Notes: Salernitana

The port city of Salerno is immortalised in the photography of Andreas Gursky. He was on a family holiday in … More

#calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #GroundHopping, #italy, #salernitana, #SerieB, #siberiano

Damiano Tommasi: The Unassuming Midfield Master

With black tousled hair and an unkempt beard, Damiano Tommasi strikes an unmistakable figure as president of the Italian Footballer’s … More

#asroma, #calcio, #hellas, #italy, #roma, #SerieA, #tommasi, #verona

Fabio Quagliarella’s Indian Summer

Sampdoria’s Christmas gift to their supporters was news of a contract extension for Fabio Quagliarella. With the evergreen forward receiving … More

#blucerchiati, #calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #genoa, #genova, #italy, #marassi, #samp, #sampdoria, #SerieA, quagliarella

AC Milan: Winter Break Innovators

As Serie A moves into its re-styled winter break, clubs across the peninsula will be contemplating how to strike the … More

#acmilan, #calcio, #cardiff, #football, #footballitalia, #italy, #manchesterunited, #milan, #milano, #mufc, #preseason, #SerieA, 90sfootball

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