**All COVID restrictions at the stadio have now been relaxed and this guide has been superseded by our new ITALIAN…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Socialist Muscle, Plucky Amateurs and Trapattoni’s Sweetheart: The Story of The 1960 Olympic Football Tournament
Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry…
Serie A: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the new shirts that will be gracing Serie A in the 2021/22 season. Join us…
Venezia FC: Fighting For Stadio Penzo
NOTE: This article was published in summer 2021; it contains both historical information about the stadium and developments that were…
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…
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