Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise: The Forgotten Chapter of Batistuta’s Florentine Story

“Florence has not forgotten Batistuta”, declared the city’s Mayor as he conferred honourary citizenship upon the Argentinian in 2016. Over … More

Classic Encounters: Padova 2-0 Milan, 16 October 1994

Newly-promoted Padova were enduring a torrid start to their 1994/95 campaign. Anchored to the bottom of Serie A with a … More

Classic Encounters: Inter 0-1 Padova, 21 September 1994

Newly promoted Padova were enduring a brutal introduction to life in Serie A. The first three games of their 1994/95 … More

Dreaming Of Italy: Romanticising The British-Italian Transfers That Never Happened – 1980s Volume III

We’ve trawled through tabloid archives and ghost-written autobiographies to find the mouth-watering British-Italian transfers that never quite happened. Our previous forays … More

Pitch Perfect: An Interview With Udinese Head Groundsman Oliver Grice-Hewitt

We caught up with Udinese’s Head Grounds Manager, Oli Grice-Hewitt, to hear about the challenges of working in a new … More

Retrocessione! How Misfortune And Mismanagement Sent Platt’s Bari Back To B

Bari’s charismatic President, Vincenzo Matarrese, had grandiose visions for his club. I Galletti had historically flitted between Italy’s first and second … More