In the second and final instalment of Neil’s two-part article, he looks at how Vittorio Pozzo’s Italy – […]
Category Archive: Gazzetta
Your weekly slice of Italian football nostalgia to enjoy James Richardson-style alongside a strong caffè in your favourite piazza. You won’t find the latest transfer gossip but you will find historical reflections, classic moments, forgotten figures and incredible tales from every era of Italian football. It’s all here and more – so just sit back and enjoy.
“Scusi, cameriere!”
In the first instalment of this two part article, Neil maps out the political backdrop to which the […]
Italian football has had its fair share of scandals over the years, from the Totonero betting scandal that […]
“I have always been framed as the brother of Lucarelli (Cristiano). But I have always been Alessandro Lucarelli […]
Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps in the Lombardy region, and has had a football […]
Football outside of the top flight is usually where you can find some real ‘diehard’ supporters, the supporters […]
On July 15, 2014, Calcio Padova 1910 disappeared from Italian football after failing to register for the upcoming […]
Cagliari vs. Palermo or Catania Sicily vs. SardiniaThe Derby of the Islands is the proud contest between the […]
Castel di Sangro is a tiny town situated in the Abruzzo region of Italy, and has a population […]
Luciano Re Cecconi was part of Lazio’s historic 1974 Scudetto winning side. It was the clubs first top […]
Nostalgia is a term that describes sentimentality. It comes from the Greek words ‘nostos and algos’ which in […]
The Viareggio Cup is an Italian youth tournament that runs for two weeks every year during the carnival […]
As the saying goes ‘Italians Do It Better’. The cuisine, the cars, the fashion and some of the […]
Zico, or Arthur Antunes Coimbra, was born on 3 March 1953 in Rio. He became known throughout the […]
