Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry … More
Tag: italia
Venezia FC: Fighting For Stadio Penzo
Venezia FC tifosi have endured more than most over the past two decades. Having clawed their way back from a … More
Shirt Tales: Gianluigi Buffon
Telling the story of Gianluigi Buffon’s carrer through the medium of polyester… Parma 1995/96 On the 19th November 1995, a … More
Edizione Speziale: Italy’s Special Edition Shirts 2020/21
Special edition shirts have become common place in football. No longer reserved for significant achievements or historic milestones, clubs are … More
Italy’s Ghost Stadia: Il Mezzogiorno
In the UK, the unveiling of a new football stadium almost always implies the demise of its predecessor. Finance dictates … More
Colours of Calcio: Livorno
Derived from the city’s coat of arms, the distinctive deep amaranth hue of the Livorno shirt has been a near-constant … More
Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1980s
We’ve trawled through four decades of tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering (and occasionally outrageous) British-Italian transfers that … 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
Gol di Grosso! Incredibile
Guest blogger Zachariah Zahid (@curvauno) recounts the events of 9th July 2006… Thank you, Fabio Grosso, Thank you Italia. Thank … More
What Ever Happened to Pietro Pellegri?
Twenty-eighth May 2017, Stadio Olimpico, Rome. It’s the final day of the season and the stage is set for the … More
