Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry … More
Category: Classic Calcio
Shirt Tales: Gianluigi Buffon
Telling the story of Gianluigi Buffon’s carrer through the medium of polyester… Parma 1995/96 On the 19th November 1995, a … More
A Love Letter To The Nets of Turin
Goal nets have become a prosaic piece of the footballing furniture. Homogenous, functional and ultimately forgettable. But it hasn’t always been … More
Italy’s Ghost Stadia: Il Nord
In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More
Italy’s Ghost Stadia: Centrale
In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More
Italy’s Ghost Stadia: Il Mezzogiorno
In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More
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
