Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 2000s

We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers … More

Big Man, Little Man: Physical Diversity in Serie A

Romelu Lukaku endured a frustrating dip in form for his club Manchester United in autumn 2018. Looking back, he attributed … More

Resurgence, Rising Stars and Rejuvenation: Ones To Watch in Serie A in 2020

Serie A is in the midst of perhaps the most exciting season of the past decade. Fans have become wearily … 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

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

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

Black Pioneers: Jair da Costa – Inter

Part II of a serialisation recounting the tale of three black pioneers who challenged and, in some cases, successfully changed perceptions around race and nationality in Italian football some fifty years ago.