Calcio Travel Notes: Cremonese

In the city of Cremona, professional footballers play second fiddle to another revered profession. For centuries, master luthiers have handcrafted … More

Italian Football Post-COVID Travel Guide and Checklist

**Updated to reflect requirements as of 18th March 2022** Serie A games played out in empty stadia during lockdown were … More

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Guest blogger Rick Elliott wraps up the Serie D season with Mantova 1911… In January 2017, at the halfway point … More

Stadi Nel Cielo: The Italian Stadia You’ll Never Visit

In gaining the right to host the 1990 World Cup, Italy unwittingly became victim of the fabled “winner’s curse”. Ahead … More

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda – Lockdown Begins

Guest blogger Rick Elliott reports from his balcony… On Sunday, I woke up to the news that the city of … More

Sasso Marconi (A): Breaking Ties

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

Lentigione (A): An Open Arm’s Welcome

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

Champagne Football: Italy’s Early Vintage

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

Alfonsine (A): An Unwanted Birthday Present

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott takes the rough with the smooth as Mantova extend their lead at the top of Serie D … More

Calcio Travel Notes: Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella hail from the picturesque coastal town of Chiavari on the Italian Riviera. Located 45 minutes south of Genoa … More