The name of Vicenza is amongst the most evocative in Italian football; the unmistakable red and white stripes, the curious … More
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AFCON 2021 Special: From Milla to Minala, Exploring The Unique Relationship Between Italy and Cameroonย
The African Cup of Nations returns to Cameroon this month, half a century after the five-time champions last hosted the competition. In honour of this … More
Sir Tom Finney: How The Preston Plumber Nearly Became The Palermo Plumber
Sir Tom Finney is widely regarded as one of the greatest English footballers of all time and rightly lauded as … More
Before Hollywood, there was Rome: the story of Wrexham’s 1984/85 Cup Winners Cup adventure
Long before Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney rolled into Wrexham, Walesโ oldest football club had already demonstrated they could script a captivating drama … More
Italian Football Post-COVID Travel Guide and Checklist
**All COVID restrictions at the stadio have now been relaxed and this guide has been superseded by our new ITALIAN … More
Ever heard the one about the scholar, the Goddess and the plucked cockerel? How mascots arrived in Italian football
Nothing captures the identity and tribalism of the beautiful game quite as succinctly as a club crest. It is a … More
Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened โ 1980s Volume II
Weโve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) transfers that could … More
Serie C: 2021/22 Kit Review
We’ve searched high and low amongst the 60 clubs in Italy’s third tier to bring you the finest new shirts … More
Exclusive Interview with Crotone’s Captain Ahmad Benali: A Career Forged in Manchester That Flourished in Italy
After twelve immersive years in Manchester Cityโs youth system, the summer of 2012 represented a major career crossroads for Ahmad Benali. … More
Serie B: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the contemporary sartorial looks that will be gracing Serie B in the 2021/22 season. Join … More