Riccardo Carbone spent half a century capturing images of his home city of Naples. In the 1920s, his hobby as … More
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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