This is the final part of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged perceptions about race … More
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Parma Calcio: A Season in Five Charts
How did they do it? The remarkable stats behind Parma’s Serie A survival
Italia ’90: The Forgotten Tragedy of La Favorita
Even by the standards of a World Cup, the selection of venues for Italia ’90 had an unusually political dimension. … More
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
Calcio Travel Notes: Salernitana
The port city of Salerno is immortalised in the photography of Andreas Gursky. He was on a family holiday in … More
Fabio Quagliarella’s Indian Summer
Sampdoria’s Christmas gift to their supporters was news of a contract extension for Fabio Quagliarella. With the evergreen forward receiving … More
AC Milan: Winter Break Innovators
As Serie A moves into its re-styled winter break, clubs across the peninsula will be contemplating how to strike the … More
Calcio Misfit: Franz Carr at Reggiana
Summer 1990 witnessed the rebirth of English football. On the field, the guile and tactical acumen of Bobby Robson’s England … More
Never Go Back: David Platt and Sampdoria
Born in the shadow of Lancashire’s dark satanic mills, David Andrew Platt climbed his way from Fourth Division Crewe Alexandra … More