Italy may now be one of the leading names in world football, but association football came to the […]
A Scottish footballer has just begun a fourth successive campaign in Italy’s Serie A and is competing in […]
The use of the nickname ‘the animal’ is not uncommon in football. It is a moniker often awarded […]
Making your debut is never easy. But as Cristiano Lucarelli started his first game for the Azzurrini, Italy’s […]
With a little luck, a professional footballer’s career can last 15 years or more. During such a long […]
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, 1935, capacity 19,234 The Stadio Armando Picchi has held matches within its walls […]
The Maestro exhales, his wooden chair creaking back and forth as he finally takes a seat. The sun […]
The date was May 18, 2000 and the new millennium was in full force: the Olsen Brothers had […]
Shirt: Napoli Season: 1986-91 Manufacturer: Ennerre Sponsor: Buitoni/Mars Worn by: Diego Maradona, Careca, Bruno Giordano, Ciro Ferrara, Luca […]
Carlo Ancelotti once said: “Pirlo spots a pass in a split-second that lesser players could spend a whole […]
The 18th May 2013 was a day I will never forget. A turgid nil-nil draw between Hellas Verona […]
Football is a collective sport. However, since the inception of the Golden Ball award in 1956, football circles […]
In early June 2007, Luca Toni walks into a hotel in the middle of Munich to face the […]
It goes without saying many legends have donned the black and white jersey of Juventus: Alessandro Del Piero, […]
Last year, while visiting family in my home town of San Vito sullo Ionio in the Calabrian province […]
