Emerging against the backdrop of the Balkan conflict, Goran Vlaovic was a precocious young talent. The teenager’s midas touch in front … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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. … More
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 … More
Pitch Perfect: An Interview With Udinese Head Groundsman Oliver Grice-Hewitt
We caught up with Udinese’s Head Grounds Manager, Oli Grice-Hewitt, to hear about the challenges of working in a new … More
Retrocessione! How Misfortune And Mismanagement Sent Platt’s Bari Back To B
Bari’s charismatic President, Vincenzo Matarrese, had grandiose visions for his club. I Galletti had historically flitted between Italy’s first and second … More
Home From Home: The Tales Of Italian Clubs Sacrificing Home Advantage In Europe
Inter’s visionary coach Helenio Herrera was a man ahead of his time. In the 1960s, he had been an early adopter … More
Calcio Travel Notes: Bologna
Join us as we take a trip to Bologna’s Stadio Dall’Ara, one of Italian football’s provincial cathedrals and the canvas for … More
Calcio Travel Notes: SPAL Ferrara
Unsuspecting groundhoppers might encounter some difficulty in pinpointing SPAL on a map. Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor is one of Europe’s only … More
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