Guest-blogger Rick Elliott travels to San Mauro Pascoli – a town of poetry and footwear – for Mantova 1911’s first … More
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The Farcical Mismatches of the Anglo-Italian Cup: the Semi-Professional Years 1976-86
This is the second of a four-part series, exploring a befuddling tournament that gave us Udinese v Minehead and saw … More
The Brutality and Romance of the Anglo-Italian Cup 1970-73
The first of a four-part series, focusing on the beginnings of a passionate and, at times, violent competition between two … More
Shirt Reveal: Spezia 2019/20
Summer is a time when media departments in football clubs across the world go into overdrive, coming up with new … More
Scouting Report: Torino v Wolves
The inside track on Wolves’ Europa League opponents
The Cost of Italian Football: A Battle Between Supporters and the Bottom Line
The rising cost of watching football has become a topic of impassioned debate in Italy. As in many other countries, … More
Calcio Travel Notes: Torino
For better or worse, Torino are a club defined by their past. The imperious Grande Torino team of the 1940s … More
AS Lodigiani: Are You England in Disguise?
England’s kit from the 1982 World Cup was chosen by GQ magazine as their greatest ever shirt. It features a … More
Calcio Travel Notes: Atalanta
The city of Bergamo is a hidden gem in Italy’s Lombardian crown. Located betwixt Milan and Brescia, close to the … More
Black Pioneers: Jose Germano de Sales – AC Milan
This is the final part of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged perceptions about race … More