THERE IS SOMETHING about Brescia Calcio. Founded in 1911 in the quaint but industrial city that…
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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…
The Roman tragicomedy of Paul Gascoigne at Lazio
This feature is part of The Football Italia Years TO SUCCEED in Italian football, three…
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 A FOOTBALL FAN living in the United States, it blows my mind how many…
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…
The rise of Gianluca Vialli to calcio royalty
In part two of a four-part series looking at the career of the iconic Gianluca…
Roberto Mancini: the rare genius who led Sampdoria and Lazio to unprecedented heights
I HAVE THIS MEMORY from my childhood that’s still vivid in my mind. It’s some…
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…
The glory of Careca at Napoli
ANTÔNIO DE OLIVEIRA FILHO was born in the city of Araquara in the Brazilian state…
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…
How good was Serie A in the 2000s?
CALCIO IN THE 1990s WAS THE GOLDEN AGE OF FOOTBALL. From Franco Baresi and George…
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…