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Ronaldo & Messi's tax fines & suspended prison sentences explained

The advantage of moving to Italy is that under local legislation wealthy individuals can agreed to pay a fixed sum…

3 weeks ago video

Giuseppe Meazza: Italy's best ever footballer

Perhaps no one said it better than Vittorio Pozzo. “Having him on the team was like starting the game 1–0…

4 weeks ago video

Andrea Pirlo v Sergio Busquets: The deep lying midfielder

Pirlo is perhaps the greatest true regista that has ever played the game; Busquets is perhaps the most complete all-round…

1 month ago video

William Garbutt: The most important man in the history of Italian football

Double World Cup-winning manager Vittorio Pozzo described William Garbutt as ‘the most important man in the history of Italian football’.…

3 months ago feature

William Garbutt: Life of a Mister

Chloe Beresford describes the life of William Garbutt, pioneering Mister and first coach of Genoa.

5 months ago video

A brief history of Arrigo Sacchi

The high defensive line, the pressing game so omnipresent today – and utilised by a number of the most talented…

6 months ago feature

Juventus's Stadio Delle Alpi: A home that never was

In the first of two parts, Harvey Sayer remembers the circumstances which drove Juventus away from the loathed Stadio Delle…

7 months ago feature

2006: The overlooked great of modern World Cups

Alex Hess makes the case for 2006's place in the World Cup hierarchy; a tournament often overlooked but one bursting…

7 months ago feature

Calcio: A history of Italian football

John Foot's exhaustive, compelling history of Italian football.

8 months ago video

Brief History Of | Germany v Italy | 2006 World Cup Semi-Final

The World Cup of 2006 is a tournament remembered fondly for a number reasons, not least the epic semi-final pitting…

9 months ago feature

Goals Remembered: Roberto Baggio gives Italy life at USA'94

Goals Remembered continues, as Mark Gordon recalls Roberto Baggio's late, late equaliser against Nigeria in the last-sixteen of World Cup…

10 months ago feature

What happened to Italian football's creativity?

Blair Newman discusses Italian football's uneasy relationship with creativity.

10 months ago video

History Of The World Cup | Tactics Explained | 1970-1978

The 1970s showed that, tactically, ideas could take football almost anywhere.

2 years ago video

Tactical Profile | Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti’s career is remarkable for both its longevity and quality.

2 years ago video

Tactics Explained | Catenaccio

We explain the football tactic Catenaccio &

2 years ago