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 … More

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 … More

Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry … More

Virtus Verona are a club competing for oxygen in the only Italian city to sustain three professional football teams. Existing in the … More

In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More

In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More

In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More

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

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

After a thumping away victory for Liverpool in Bergamo, we provide the low-down on an Atalanta side with a point … More