At some point, all these clubs have been passed to a mysterious owner who fails to stump up running costs (or simply disappears).
Tuscany has 8 senior teams (Serie A to C). That's far too few.
L’amministrazione comunale informa di aver inviato, nelle settimane scorse, una serie di comunicazioni alla società Lucchese 1905, richiedendo la presentazione di un piano di manutenzione per il manto erboso dello Stadio…
At some point, all these clubs have been passed to a mysterious owner who fails to stump up running costs (or simply disappears).
Tuscany has 8 senior teams (Serie A to C). That's far too few.
Last December, on Twitter, I published my 24 under-21 lower league players to watch in 2024.
Some, like Cristian Shpendi, have enjoyed a wonderful 12 months.
Others, like Marios Chrysovergis, have literally gone AWOL.
Last December, on Twitter, I published my 24 under-21 lower league players to watch in 2024.
Some, like Cristian Shpendi, have enjoyed a wonderful 12 months.
Others, like Marios Chrysovergis, have literally gone AWOL.
Iacovone's death has already served as the backdrop to Cosimo Argentino's Cuore di Cuoio, by my reckoning one of the greatest novels of post-Tangentopoli Italy.
Iacovone's death has already served as the backdrop to Cosimo Argentino's Cuore di Cuoio, by my reckoning one of the greatest novels of post-Tangentopoli Italy.
Imagine an Italy without electricity, gas or petrol (or steam?)
...where the only viable way to get 11 players from one city to another was by boat.
Well here's your top flight.
Imagine an Italy without electricity, gas or petrol (or steam?)
...where the only viable way to get 11 players from one city to another was by boat.
Well here's your top flight.
What if Serie A's clubs had sprung up not in Italy, but in Scotland?
Here's a slow thread on how Italian calcio might be understood within a Caledonian context.
This thread could be a bombscare...
What if Serie A's clubs had sprung up not in Italy, but in Scotland?
Here's a slow thread on how Italian calcio might be understood within a Caledonian context.
This thread could be a bombscare...
It was later re-christened "Messene" by Anaxilaus, tyrant of Reggio, who hailed from the Greek region of Messenia (adding an extra edge to the Messina-Reggina derby 😉).
It was later re-christened "Messene" by Anaxilaus, tyrant of Reggio, who hailed from the Greek region of Messenia (adding an extra edge to the Messina-Reggina derby 😉).
In Roman times, it was called Abellinum - but it was 4km away from its current location.
Conversely, the nearby town of "Avella" is believed to come from the Latin for "hazelnut" (as in the Spanish "avellana").
In Roman times, it was called Abellinum - but it was 4km away from its current location.
Conversely, the nearby town of "Avella" is believed to come from the Latin for "hazelnut" (as in the Spanish "avellana").
The Romans had misconceived the town's original name of "Maloenton" (probably indicating sheep-farming activity) as meaning "malum eventum" (ill-occurrence).
The Romans had misconceived the town's original name of "Maloenton" (probably indicating sheep-farming activity) as meaning "malum eventum" (ill-occurrence).