Great Reputations: Grande Inter – a harsh legacy?
There was an air of menace about them: Black and blue stripes; dark, matinee idol looks; oiled hair; and a dictatorial manager who had a slightly sinis…
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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 for the eleventh most successful club in Italian football. Years o…
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 AC Milan. The fans were enamoured with him, and he seemed to be wit…
Calcio at the foot of the Alps
Within 10 minutes of arriving in Turin, the first signs of the importance of football in the city became very evident: our taxi driver, in his obligato…
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 way that the Munich air disaster is in the history of the English …
The price of a golden goal
This story was first featured in Issue 4: Stranger Things, which is currently available to buy here. Scoring the winning goal for your country, deep i…
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Lazio’s bad three game winless run at the end of last season cost them a *possible* fourth place, and was really tough viewing for any Le Aquile fans. …
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 Italian mafia links aside, his attributes on a football pitch mesme…
Javier Zanetti: Mr. Inter
“The real football icon.” - Roberto Mancini Inter veteran Javier Zanetti was meant to grace the Serie A with his presence once more after a near caree…
Totti: Age was but a number
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight, 2008 Many stars have graced the ha…