Stadi Nel Cielo: The Italian Stadia You’ll Never Visit

In gaining the right to host the 1990 World Cup, Italy unwittingly became victim of the fabled “winner’s curse”. Ahead … More

Colours of Calcio: Palermo

Is there a more distinctive shirt in world football than the vivid pink tones of Palermo? Perhaps not, but it … More

In February 1999, Ronnie O’Brien was called into Bryan Robson’s office to be told the heartbreaking news that he was … More

This is the story of one of Italian football’s forgotten pioneers. A man from humble beginnings in Nottingham, England. His … More

The game of football had initially been regarded as something of a curiosity in Italy. It was felt to be … More

On Saturday, Torino meet Juventus in the 199th Derby della Mole. The contest takes its name from the famous Mole … More

In 1992, after a hiatus of almost a decade, the Anglo-Italian Cup was reborn. The comeback proved to be as … More

In the final part of the series, we look at the rising stars and precocious talents that graced the Anglo-Italian … More

In the third of a four-part series, we relive the curiosities of a tournament that sent Gabriel Batistuta to Stoke … More

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