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Arrigo Sacchi: the greatest nobody of all time
This feature is part of The Masterminds He came as a former shoe salesman, left as…
The journey of Maurizio Sarri from Italy’s sixth tier to Napoli stardom
WHEN THE UNHERALDED MAURIZIO SARRI was appointed as Napoli coach to replace Rafa Benítez ahead…
How Gheorghe Hagi rebuilt his career in Serie B with Brescia
THERE IS SOMETHING about Brescia Calcio. Founded in 1911 in the quaint but industrial city that…
What do Napoli and Diego Maradona mean to a generation of younger fans?
"WHAT DISTINGUISHES NAPLES from other large cities is something it has in common with the…
Pierluigi Collina: the outlier in black
BETWEEN 1995 AND 2005, one man seemed to be a constant fixture in the biggest…
Lost in translation: why the Italian game is never the same in English
As featured on Guardian Sport As a football fan living in the United States, it…
A potted history of key South American figures in Serie A
THE CROWD AT THE GIUSEPPE MEAZZA WAS DELIRIOUS. Mauro Icardi just converted a penalty in…
Venezia FC: the club stuck between a rock and the changing sea
THE CONFINES OF WHAT MAKES VENICE UNIQUE AS A CITY are seemingly restrictive factors for…
How the Italian national team fell from its lofty perch
OVER THE YEARS, Italian football has endured its fair share of sporting, socio-cultural, political and…
Can a Milan backed by shady Chinese money ever become a football capital again?
THE NEW SOCIETY OF AC MILAN doesn’t sound too far from something the iconoclastic Italian…
How Simone Inzaghi stepped out of Pippo’s shadow to become Italy’s best young manager
IT SEEMED AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK, but by the end, Lazio had made it possible. For…
Gianfranco Zola and Diego Maradona at Napoli: the student and the mentor
DIEGO MARADONA IS AN IMMORTAL ICON IN NAPLES, a figure with almost divine right within…
Roberto Boninsegna and the match of the infamous Coca-Cola can
Partita Della Lattina has a nice ring to it. It rolls off the tongue with…
Gabriele Marcotti talks Italian football past and present
One of the game’s finest writers, Gabriele Marcotti, talks about one of the game’s most…
John Charles: the gentle giant who became the greatest import in Juventus history
LAND OF MY FATHERS swept through the cold St David’s Day air, the Swansea Male…
Pavel Nedvěd and the art of transcending fierce rivalries
Illustration by Federico Manasse Football is seldom, if ever, free from political realities. Had it…
The fantasy football of Zbigniew Boniek
Illustration by Federico Manasse The 1982 World Cup may just have boasted more great teams,…