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

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 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

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

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

Chaos, Corruption and an Over-Sized Golden Boot: The Tale of Serie A’s Worst Ever Team

Hedonistic transfer policy was the recurrent hallmark of my teenage escapades on the Championship Manager computer game. A veritable revolving … More

American Dream or Cruel Reality? Unravelling the Mystery of Roy Lassiter’s Snowbound Wonder Goal For Genoa

Some say it was the embodiment of technical perfection. A goal that would have changed the course of a stricken … More

Book Review: Palla Calcio – Campanilismo – Cultura

In a crowded marketplace of coffee table books and up-market periodicals, Palla offers something distinctly different to the Calcio connoisseur. It is … More