Sal Bono – Curva Mundial’s King of New York
Salvatore ‘Sal’ Bono is a journalist and podcaster who created and hosts Curva Mundial podcast. Italian American Sal talks of his passion for football and how difficult it was keeping…
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Lana Clelland – The Pride of Sassuolo
Lana Clelland moved to Italy as a 21-year-old, leaving behind part-time football in Scotland for the opportunity to turn pro in another country. Now in her 12th season in Italy,…
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Richard Hall – The Original Gentleman Ultra
Richard Hall is one of the UK’s top voices when it comes to the world of Italian football. His many writing credits include Football Italia, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, and…
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Verona Campione – Richard Hough
Richard Hough is the Scottish author of a new book, ‘Verona Campione.’ It is the story of how Hellas Verona became Serie A champions in 1985, published to mark the…
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Imperious – Fabio Cannavaro v Germany 2006
The performance of Fabio Cannavaro in the 2006 World Cup semi-final is one of the greatest individual defensive showings in history. Maybe even the best. Here is the story of…
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Schillaci – When the World Met Toto
They say the brightest stars burn out the fastest. In the case of the late Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci, his star shone blindingly for four weeks in the summer of 1990….
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Torino – Superga Tragedy
I recently visited Turin for the first time and attended Torino against Napoli in Serie A. The game itself was relatively uneventful. The Neapolitan visitors returned south with three points…
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James Richardson – Papers, Piazzas, Puns and Elvis Costello
This interview should really have been conducted in a sunny Italian piazza. We should have been sat at a table covered in copies of Gazzetta Dello Sport. Next to some…
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Napoli 2023 Serie A Win – A Fan’s Perspective
In May of 2023 Napoli lifted their first Serie A title since the 1989/90 season. A generation of fans brought up on tales of Diego Maradona witnessed their team become…
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A 32 Year Journey to the San Siro
My trip to Stadio Guiseppe Meazza wasn’t a long one. Milan is only a few hours on a flight from Scotland. In reality though, my journey to San Siro really…
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