Italy

Podcast: Il Grande Torino and the Superga Air Disaster

Roberto Pennino's book Immortal Torino is out now via Pitch [Photo: Pitch Publishing] My guest is Roberto Pennino, whose book…

7 months ago

Exclusive Q&A with Danny Last

Danny Last's photo book of Italy, 'Campo da Calcio' (Football Ground) is out now [Credit: Danny Last/Lower Block] Danny Last…

1 year ago

Podcast: SSC Napoli

My guest is Kirsten Schlewitz, whose upcoming book More Than Maradona: The Birth, Death and Rebirth of SSC Napoli, covers…

2 years ago

Maradona’s Murals: Where to find ‘El Diego’ in Naples

Diego Maradona with a halo in Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli - Many depictions of El Diego have a quasi-religious vibe You…

2 years ago

Football Travel: Juve Stabia

Ultras in Curva Sud, Juve Stabia Nestled halfway between Pompeii and Sorrento on the famous Gulf of Naples is one…

2 years ago

The Legacy of Italy’s Footballing Partisans

Fans of Empoli Calcio at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, named after the club's former leading goalscorer and a victim of…

2 years ago

Reading FC – Without doubt, the best Italy has ever seen

Modern day Reading FC's Madejski Stadium [Photo: Matt Rayns via Twitter] In this guest post, Anthony Tomas looks back at…

3 years ago

Carlo Carcano: Italy’s Forgotten Genius

In this guest article, Paul Grech looks back at the career of Carlo Carcano, who built the first great Juventus…

3 years ago

Spezia Calcio – Italy’s Wartime Champion

By the summer of 1944, with Allied forces advancing up the Italian peninsula, Nazi and Italian fascist forces had been…

3 years ago

Podcast: Behind the Scenes at Football Italia

This week's guest is Jonathan Grade, who worked on Channel 4's iconic Football Italia show for nearly a decade from…

4 years ago