Giancarlo Rinaldi delves in the history of Fiorentina’s Stadio Artemio Franchi, one of the oldest stadiums in the country.
Category Archive: Stadia
Sometimes brutal, sometimes beautiful and sometimes downright ugly – and that’s just the Gentleman Ultra team. Join us as we go stadium-hopping in Italy.
In our latest TGU Stadium Guide entry, Parma-based writer Conor Clancy gives the rundown on life in the city, and going to the Ennio Tardini on a weekly basis.
The latest in our ‘Stadium Guide’ series takes us to the south of Italy, and to the newly-named Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the home ground of Napoli. James Nye gives the lowdown on how to spend a day in the city of Maradona.
In the latest entry to our ‘Stadium Guide’, Jeremy Bowling delves deep into the magnificent Stadio San Nicola in Bari.
In the first of a new ‘Stadium Guide’ series on TGU, Verona-based writer Richard Hough kicks us off with the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
Tom Griffiths concludes his look at the history behind some of Italy’s stadia with part II of his ‘What’s in a Stadium Name’ series.
What’s in a stadium name in Italy? In the first of a two-part special, Tom Griffiths explores the stories behind the names of some of the most loved Stadia in the peninsula.
Such was the strength of political divide in Italy from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, the […]
Milano’s Parco Sempione is a hive of activity on a warm, autumnal afternoon; the gentle hum of a […]
Purple permeates the Tuscan city of Florence in tribute to the football team that represents it – ACF […]
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was supposed to be held in Colombia. In late 1982, the prospective host […]
The Stadio Atleti Azzuri d’Italia in Bergamo is home to Atalanta B.C., Serie A club and now a […]
Juventus’ continued dominance of Serie A is in no small part due to the intimidating atmosphere created in its new Juventus (Allianz) Stadium. The cacophony the 41,000 Bianconeri fans generate here is in stark contrast to Juve’s previous home, the truly awful Stadio delle Alpi. I went there in 2003 and – like many others – am glad to see the back of it.
Rome’s famous Stadio Olimpico is well-known for being the home of SS Lazio and AS Roma. Two times […]
