My Visit To Sampdoria…

This article comes courtesy of a new guest blogger; my son, Alex! With the UK now in lockdown and schools … More

Meet The Calcio-Loving Italian Punks Inspired By The West of Scotland

In 2019, the term “bawbag” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time. It was well overdue … More

Twenty-eighth May 2017, Stadio Olimpico, Rome. It’s the final day of the season and the stage is set for the … More

This is the story of one of Italian football’s forgotten pioneers. A man from humble beginnings in Nottingham, England. His … More

Guest blogger Rick Elliott follows Mantova into wine country… “Eh, alè alè, la Serie D ha già rotto il cazzo. … More

Josip Iličić stands atop a mountain, a player at the peak of his powers. The conjurer-in-chief for an Atalanta side that … More

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reflects on the ending of a union… Divorced. Freed from the shackles of misery. No more … More

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott and the travelling Mantova army receive the warmest of welcomes… As Mantova’s promotion push starts to gain … More

Serie A is in the midst of perhaps the most exciting season of the past decade. Fans have become wearily … More

The game of football had initially been regarded as something of a curiosity in Italy. It was felt to be … More