Over ten million Italians left their homes at the turn of the 20th century, fleeing the grinding poverty that afflicted vast swathes of … More
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No Such Thing As Bad Publicity? The Not-So-Supercoppa Italiana
On Thursday evening, Napoli and Fiorentina players lethargically performed before a few thousand impassive customers, in a soulless stadium thousands … More
Lucidio Sentimenti: Innovator, History-Maker, Goalkeeper Ahead of His Time
The Sentimenti family make a strong claim to being Italy’s finest footballing clan. There was either something in the genes or something … More
AFCON 2021 Special: From Milla to Minala, Exploring The Unique Relationship Between Italy and Cameroon
The African Cup of Nations returns to Cameroon this month, half a century after the five-time champions last hosted the competition. In honour of this … More
Ever heard the one about the scholar, the Goddess and the plucked cockerel? How mascots arrived in Italian football
Nothing captures the identity and tribalism of the beautiful game quite as succinctly as a club crest. It is a … More
Serie A: 2021/22 Kit Review
Welcome to our round-up of the new shirts that will be gracing Serie A in the 2021/22 season. Join us … More
Dreaming of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 2010s
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
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
Stadi Nel Cielo: The Italian Stadia You’ll Never Visit
In gaining the right to host the 1990 World Cup, Italy unwittingly became victim of the fabled “winner’s curse”. Ahead … More
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