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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
Tommy Starace: Kit Man, Barista, The Heart & Soul of Napoli
Each morning Tommaso Starace wakes at 6 am to begin the 85km journey from his home to Napoli’s Castel Volturno … More
Serie B: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the contemporary sartorial looks that will be gracing Serie B in the 2021/22 season. Join … More
Buyer’s Guide: Serie A Shirt Deals – March 2021
As the 2020/21 season builds towards its crescendo, we are beginning to see the emergence of some kit bargains! We’ve … More
Serie C: 2020/21 Kit Review
We’ve searched high and low amongst the 60 clubs in Italy’s third tier to bring you the finest new shirts … More
From Buenos Aires to the Adriatic (via Bangor): The Improbable Football Empire Involving an Italian Music Star, a World Cup Winner and Delvecchio’s Son
Colwyn Bay, Holyhead, Llanidloes and Llandudno…hardly the footballing heartlands of Great Britain. And certainly not the sort of places you’d expect to find a … More
Kristoffer Askildsen | Meet Sampdoria’s Nordic Prodigy
With 87 minutes on the clock and trailing by three goals, Sampdoria had little more than professional pride at stake … More
“More Like A Fighter Than A Footballer”: The Powerhouse English Forward Who Took Serie B By Storm
Frank Rawcliffe was that rare breed of an Englishman who flourished in Italy. Plucked from the lower reaches of the … More
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
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