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Calcio Travel Notes: Udinese

Udinese’s roots can be traced all the way back to 1896, making it one of Italy’s oldest clubs. However, it was … More

calcio, friuli, groundhopper, groundhopping, italia, italy, serie, stadio, stadium, udine, udinese

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

Socialist Muscle, Plucky Amateurs and Trapattoni’s Sweetheart: The Story of The 1960 Olympic Football Tournament

Faster, Higher, Stronger. An Olympic motto that embodies the raw majesty of sporting endeavour, but one which poorly captures the artistry … More

1960, calcio, greatbritain, italia, olympicgames, olympics, rome, romeolympics

Venezia FC: Fighting For Stadio Penzo

NOTE: This article was published in summer 2021; it contains both historical information about the stadium and developments that were … More

#calcio, groundhopping, italia, italy, seriea, stadio, stadium, venezia, veneziafc

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

azzurri, buffon, footballshirt, italia, italy, juve, juventus, nazionale, parma, psg

The Second Coming of João Pedro

In 2020, no Brazilian scored more goals in Europe’s top five leagues than João Pedro. His exploits in front of … More

azzurri, brasile, brazil, cagliari, football, footballstories, italia, italy, mancini, nazionale, seriea

Edizione Speciale: 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

#calcio, atalanta, empolifc, footballshirt, footballshirts, italia, limitededition, sampdoria, seriea, specialedition, sscnapoli, uscremonese, uslecce

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

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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

#calcio, #footballshirts, #SerieA, #SerieB, collector, footballshirt, italia, livornese, livorno, seriec

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