G.K. Chesterton once claimed: “Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.” And although he left our world over 80-years...
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Reliving Juventus’ best Champions League goals vs. Real Madrid
This year’s Champions League finalists, Juventus and Real Madrid, have met on seven different occasions in the competition, totalling 13 matches, including the 1998 final. While that may seem...
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An ode to Andrea Barzagli: Juventus’ unsung hero and greatest signing
Of all the injustices that the 1980s inflicted, perhaps the worst was reserved for Andrew Ridgeley. He may have been in one of the world’s most successful bands, but...
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The footballer & the Mafia: Fabrizio Miccoli’s flirtation with ‘Cosa Nostra’
When the British East India Company returned from the Far East in the 1660s, they presented a strange plant called tea to King Charles II. His beautiful Portuguese bride...
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Chasing football in heaven: Remembering Andrea Fortunato’s Scudetto
To look at him, he was the picture of health. Young, athletic and, most importantly, a starter for Juventus; there was no reason to doubt that everything was perfect...
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Grazie Capitano: A short ode to Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti. No words can do justice to what that name represents to legions of Roma fans around the world. Indeed, every accolade and every honour about Totti has...
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Unlikely Capocannoniere: Five of Serie A’s most surprising top-scorers
If Napoli’s Dries Mertens, currently on 25 goals, wins this season’s Capocannoniere title ahead of Edin Dzeko, it would go down as one of the most unlikely in history....
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Are you not entertained? Celebrating the magnificence of Dries Mertens
Though he may not be on the stage when the 2017 Ballon d’Or winner is announced – the usual suspects, with the possible addition of Gigi Buffon, will, doubtless,...
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Mark Bresciano: The Australian champion with Italian roots
Roots in many ways define us. How we are raised shapes us for the rest of our lives. Growing up in Australia as a young boy, Mark Bresciano –...
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Appreciating Simone Inzaghi: The younger brother ready to take centre stage
Sibling rivalry is as ubiquitous as siblings themselves and its intensity can remain ferocious deep into adulthood. Nowhere is this truer than in Italy where, with a cultural history...
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