Empoli is not typically regarded as one of the pearls of the Tuscan necklace. Located betwixt two of the region’s…
Dragons and Devils – The Welshman Working His Magic at AC Milan
Tony Roberts has a footballing résumé that reads like a work fiction. It is certainly worthy material for a feature-length…
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-1 Inter, 10th December 1995
Emerging against the backdrop of the Balkan conflict, Goran Vlaovic was a precocious young talent. The teenager’s midas touch in front…
Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise: The Forgotten Chapter of Batistuta’s Florentine Story
“Florence has not forgotten Batistuta”, declared the city’s Mayor as he conferred honourary citizenship upon the Argentinian in 2016. Over…
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-0 Milan, 16 October 1994
Newly-promoted Padova were enduring a torrid start to their 1994/95 campaign. Anchored to the bottom of Serie A with a…
Demetrio Albertini: Coming Of Age
In the annals of Italian football, few names resonate with the same reverence as Demetrio Albertini. “The Metronome” was a symbol…
Classic Encounters: Inter 0-1 Padova, 21 September 1994
Newly promoted Padova were enduring a brutal introduction to life in Serie A. The first three games of their 1994/95…
Calcio Travel Notes: Hellas Verona
Welcome to our travel notes for Hellas Verona – part of our on-going series covering stadia and cities across Italy.…
Serie B 2023/24 | Kit Gallery
Welcome to our gallery displaying the contemporary sartorial looks that will be gracing Serie B in the 2023/24 season. Cast…
Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1980s Volume III
We’ve trawled through tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering British-Italian transfers that never quite happened. Our previous forays…
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