Euro ’96, the tournament in which football ‘came home’. After 30 years, England were once again hosting a major international tournament. Played out to a backdrop of Britpop, Cool...
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Classic Match: Italy vs. Turkey – Euro 2000
Onur Bilgic recalls how Gli Azzurri kicked off Euro 2000, with a win against Turkey....
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Napoli’s greatest XI of the Diego Maradona era – without Maradona
Dr. Henry Bell disagrees that Napoli were a one-man team during the Diego Maradona years, so much so that he's chosen his ideal starting Napoli XI - without Maradona....
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Juventus’ last Champions League win, 25 years on.
Emmet Gates talks to former Juventus midfielder Vladimir Jugovic about the last time The Old Lady won the Champions League, 25 years ago....
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Tales from the Peninsula: You can’t wear shorts in November
Frank Risorto continues the story of his epic two-weeks stint in Italy in November 2019 travelling around many of the country's stadia. This time taking in SPAL vs Sampdoria....
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Nine years and a day: The story of Sampdoria’s historic Scudetto
Onur Bilgic looks back on Sampdoria's seismic Scudetto win in 1990-91, which celebrates its 30th anniversary....
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Sau and Carboni: Tonara’s Sardinian poet & merchant fighting Serie A relegation
Dr. Henry Bell and Alessandra Sau examine the small Sardinian town of Tonara, and the journeys of locals Marco Sau and Andrea Carboni....
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Tales from the Peninsula: Witnessing the birth of Florentia Viola in 2002
Trevor Stynes recalls his experience of moving to Italy in 2001 and the rebirth of Fiorentina as Florentia Viola in the summer of 2002...
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Roma 2001-2022: Part I – The Glory and The Pain (2001-05)
Martin Dunlop traces Roma's last two decades, starting with their last Scudetto win in 2000/01 and ending with the disastrous 2004/05 campaign....
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Trapattoni and Conte: Student like teacher
As Inter close in on their first Scudetto in over a decade, similiarities have been drawn between Antonio Conte's side and Giovanni Trapattoni's title-winning side of 1988/89. Dan Cancian...
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