Great Reputations: Grande Inter – a harsh legacy?
There was an air of menace about them: Black and blue stripes; dark, matinee idol lo…
Italy
Parma Calcio 1913: From European glory to the brink of collapse
Despite a decade of success in the late 2000s, it’s been a long and complicated road…
Clubkultur: Napoli – the city of masks
Clubkultur is a Box To Box series exploring the true essence of the beautiful game, …
How a bright young star turned dim: The story of Gianluigi Donnarumma
His story started out so brightly. He was one of the few hopes in a dark period for …
Calcio at the foot of the Alps
Within 10 minutes of arriving in Turin, the first signs of the importance of footbal…
Clubkultur: Fiorentina, a very Italian heartbreak
Clubkultur is a Box To Box series exploring the true essence of the beautiful game, …
Great Reputations: Torino 1940s – just how good were they?
The Superga air crash is embedded in the psyche of Italian football in much the same…
Great Reputations: Cagliari 1970, thundering to the Scudetto
As in England, there’s always been something of a north-south divide in Italy. The i…
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Lazio’s bad three game winless run at the end of last season cost them a *possible* …
Breaking down the greatest warm-up of all time, courtesy of Diego Maradona
There is no doubt that Diego Maradona is one of the greatest of all time. Drugs and …