Shirt Tales: Fabio Quagliarella

Telling the story of Fabio Quagliarella’s career through the medium of polyester… Sampdoria 2006/07 After coming through the ranks with … More

What do robots know about Italian football? We challenged ChatGPT with some calcio questions…

For many years, experts have pondered whether traditional jobs will eventually be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. With the … More

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