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Firecrackers and Ice Cubes: An Analysis of Mischief in Serie B

Each week, the Serie B authorities dish out a series of fines relating to events that occurred during the previous … More

calcio, football, palermo, reggina, serieb, tifosi, ultras

The Ultimate Italian Football Travel Guide

This guide provides all of the practical information you need to experience the passion and colour of an Italian stadio. … More

acmilan, awaydays, calcio, football, footballweekend, groundhopper, groundhopping, intermilan, italia, italy, juve, juventus, milan, seriea, serieatim, serieb, seriebkt, travel

Gli Esonerati – Why Italians Go Back To Their Exes 

History. Romance. Passion. And a predilection for chaos.  It sometimes appears that Italian football observes a different set of customs … More

allenatore, calcio, football, italia, mister, seriea, serieb

Chaos, Corruption and an Over-Sized Golden Boot: The Tale of Serie A’s Worst Ever Team

Hedonistic transfer policy was the recurrent hallmark of my teenage escapades on the Championship Manager computer game. A veritable revolving … More

ancona, anconitana, calcio, football, jardel, pandev, seriea, soccer

The White Elephants of Italia ’90

For three glorious weeks in the summer of 1990, Italy was resplendent under the gaze of the watching world. The … More

#calcio, football, italia, italia90, milan, milano, naples, napoli, roma, rome, seriea, torino, turin, worldcup, worldcup1990

From Aberdeen to Tottenham: The Rise of Italian-Inspired “Tifo” Displays in the UK 

Something extraordinary is happening on terraces across the country. At all levels of the football pyramid, we are seeing the emergence … More

aberdeen, calcio, football, groundhopper, groundhopping, spurs, tifo, tifosi, tottenham, ultras

Riccardo Carbone Napoli Photo Archive

Riccardo Carbone spent half a century capturing images of his home city of Naples. In the 1920s, his hobby as … More

calcio, football, italia, naples, napoli, photography, salernitana, seriea, vintage

Calcio Travel Notes: Vicenza

The name of Vicenza is amongst the most evocative in Italian football; the unmistakable red and white stripes, the curious … More

baggio, calcio, football, forzalane, groundhopper, groundhopping, italia, italy, lrvicenza, rossi, serieb, seriebkt, vicenza

Sir Tom Finney: How The Preston Plumber Nearly Became The Palermo Plumber

Sir Tom Finney is widely regarded as one of the greatest English footballers of all time and rightly lauded as … More

1950s, calcio, finney, football, palermo, pnefc, preston, seriea

A Love Letter To The Nets of Turin

Goal nets have become a prosaic piece of the footballing furniture. Homogenous, functional and ultimately forgettable.  But it hasn’t always been … More

fifa, football, italia90, juventus, torino, turin, worldcup

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