Calcio Travel Notes: Pro Vercelli

Pro Vercelli established themselves as a powerhouse of Italian football during the early part of the twentieth century. They emerged … More

Florence, Rome, Swindon: How the Grand Master of Italian Stadium Design Nearly Made His Mark in England

Pier Luigi Nervi is widely regarded as the godfather of reinforced concrete design. He was an outstanding engineer and architect, … More

The port city of Salerno is immortalised in the photography of Andreas Gursky. He was on a family holiday in … More

With black tousled hair and an unkempt beard, Damiano Tommasi strikes an unmistakable figure as president of the Italian Footballer’s … More

Sampdoria’s Christmas gift to their supporters was news of a contract extension for Fabio Quagliarella. With the evergreen forward receiving … More

As Serie A moves into its re-styled winter break, clubs across the peninsula will be contemplating how to strike the … More

Summer 1990 witnessed the rebirth of English football. On the field, the guile and tactical acumen of Bobby Robson’s England … More

Born in the shadow of Lancashire’s dark satanic mills, David Andrew Platt climbed his way from Fourth Division Crewe Alexandra … More

June 8th 1990; Nessun Dorma, Des Lynam and Benjamin Massing physically assaulting Claudio Caniggia at the San Siro. That was … More

Guest blogger Rick Elliott prepares to batten down the hatches as autumn settles in… After an unusually warm October had … More