2018 was a year of highs and lows for Italian football, with a few surprises, some old friends leaving us, Juventus winning another double, some shocking new faces in Serie A and a missed World Cup. Let’s go through 2018, month by month, and take a look at what happened in the world of Calcio. […]
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Italy’s crumbling colosseums – The state of Italian football stadiums
Whenever a casual viewer tunes into a Serie A match, theres a common set of questions that are usually asked, many of which are related to the stadium. “Why are there so many empty seats?”, “Why do so many stadiums have a running track?”, “Why is it in such bad condition?” and more. There are […]
The Derby della Scala
The Derby della Scala (Scala referring to the former leaders of Verona hundreds of years ago) or the Verona Derby, is not what most who follow Calcio would consider a particularly important affair. Unlike other famous derbies, such as the Derby dell’Italia (Juventus vs Inter), Derby della Madonnina (Inter vs Milan) or the Derby della […]