Tag: riva

Gigi Riva and the unstoppable thunder of Serie A

“My only real regret was not being able to share my life and success with my parents. If anyone could help me with this problem I would say to him: bring them…

How Italy united an ailing nation via a coin toss in 1968

The story of the European Championship’s emergence to global prestige starts with humble beginnings and a dream. International football, in and of itself, had only been in existence for just under a…

Football against the tide: Italy’s island-mainland divide

UNLIKE THE LANGUAGES of the other major Italian islands, the Venetian dialect considers the word for the sea, mar, to be feminine. Each year, on Ascension Day, the Venetians marry the sea, symbolically…