Colours of Calcio: Livorno

Derived from the city’s coat of arms, the distinctive deep amaranth hue of the Livorno shirt has been a near-constant … More

Scudetto a Tavolino: The Multi-Billion Lira Championship Turned By A Single Coin

Arbitration in sport has a long and unedifying history. But even by those dismal standards, October’s decision to award three … More

“More Like A Fighter Than A Footballer”: The Powerhouse English Forward Who Took Serie B By Storm

Frank Rawcliffe was that rare breed of an Englishman who flourished in Italy. Plucked from the lower reaches of the … More

Dreaming of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 2010s

We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers … More

Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 2000s

We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers … More

Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1990s

We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers … More

Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1980s

We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers that … More