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Tag: #stadium

Italian Football Post-COVID Travel Guide and Checklist

**All COVID restrictions at the stadio have now been relaxed and this guide has been superseded by our new ITALIAN … More

#calcio, #genova, #GroundHopping, #SerieA, #stadium, calcio, seriea

Stadi Nel Cielo: The Italian Stadia Youโ€™ll Never Visit

In gaining the right to host the 1990 World Cup, Italy unwittingly became victim of the fabled โ€œwinnerโ€™s curseโ€. Ahead … More

#acmilan, #cagliari, #fiorentina, #GroundHopping, #italy, #napoli, #palermo, #stadium, empoli, lazio, stadio

Six Of The Best: The Rich History of Derby della Lanterna – Genoa v Sampdoria

The Derby della Lanterna is one footballing institution that Italy has kept for itself. The match barely flickers on the … More

#blucerchiati, #derby, #derbydellalanterna, #football, #footballitalia, #genoa, #genova, #italy, #marassi, #samp, #sampdoria, #SerieA, #stadium

Calcio Travel Notes: Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella hail from the picturesque coastal town of Chiavari on the Italian Riviera. Located 45 minutes south of Genoa … More

#calcio, #football, #FootballWeekends, #genova, #groundhopper, #GroundHopping, #italy, #stadium

Fanfulla (A): A Hostile Reception in Lombardy

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott travelled to the Lombardian town of Lodi to see whether Mantova could extend their dominant start to … More

#football, #footballitalia, #GroundHopping, #italy, #stadium

Sammaurese (A): Mantova Singing in the Rain

Guest-blogger Rick Elliott travels to San Mauro Pascoli โ€“ a town of poetry and footwear โ€“ for Mantova 1911โ€™s first … More

#calcio, #football, #groundhop, #groundhopper, #GroundHopping, #italy, #stadium

The Cost of Italian Football: A Battle Between Supporters and the Bottom Line

The rising cost of watching football has become a topic of impassioned debate in Italy. As in many other countries, … More

#architecture, #asroma, #calcio, #fiorentina, #football, #genoa, #genova, #hellas, #inter, #italy, #milan, #milano, #naples, #napoli, #parma, #priceoffootball, #roma, #sampdoria, #stadium, #torino, #verona

Calcio Travel Notes: Torino

For better or worse, Torino are a club defined by their past. The imperious Grande Torino team of the 1940s … More

#calcio, #europaleague, #football, #granata, #GroundHopping, #italy, #stadium, #torino, #torinofc, #uel, #WOLTOR, #wolves, #wolvestorino

Calcio Travel Notes: Atalanta

The city of Bergamo is a hidden gem in Italyโ€™s Lombardian crown. Located betwixt Milan and Brescia, close to the … More

#atalanta, #bergamo, #calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #FootballWeekends, #forzaatalanta, #grondhopping, #GroundHopping, #italy, #ladea, #SerieA, #stadium

Italia ’90: The Forgotten Tragedy of La Favorita

Even by the standards of a World Cup, the selection of venues for Italia ’90 had an unusually political dimension. … More

#calcio, #football, #footballitalia, #GroundHopping, #italy, #palermo, #rosanero, #SerieA, #SerieB, #sicily, #stadium

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