David is a sports journalist and broadcaster based in Europe, accredited with the SJA, FIFA, UEFA, and AIPS.
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Back in July, even the most patriotic Italian would have laughed you out of the room if you were brave enough to forecast that Italy would lose just one of their next six matches. But here we are at the back end of the UEFA Nations League group stage, with Italy and France joint leaders
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Sportsmen evolve into superstars by outshining their peers on the pitch. But few transcend on-field glory and progress into punditry, broadcasting and ambassadorship. Christian Vieri’s journey is unlike any other Italian football legend. He won trophies, broke world records and equalled Paolo Rossi and Roberto Baggio’s World Cup goal tally. After hanging up the boots,
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Former Italy and Atalanta striker Christian Vieri commented over the weekend, acknowledging Gasperini's importance in Bergamo and impact on the world stage.
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Bari is a vibrant mixture of southern Italian charm, fun, and organised chaos, and it is by no means a sleepy seaside city that families or boring couples would normally shortlist for a weekend of rest and recreation. Conversely, one of the biggest Mediterranean cruise terminals operates from there, the second-biggest city on Italy’s mainland
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Martin Scorsese. Billions know him as the legendary American filmmaker from New York City, but since Sunday, the director who gave cinephiles Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The Aviator has been adopted by a small Sicilian town in the province of Palermo. Serie B club Palermo FC also ensured Scorsese understood his significance to the city.
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Football geniuses have also passed through Bologna—Beppe Signori, Roberto Baggio, and Giacomo Bulgarelli, to name a few—to help keep the Ultras content at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara since the 1970s.
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A series by football journalists. Read about their travels to Milano and Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardia.
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When it comes to European prestige, AC Milan and Liverpool are unquestionably two of the continent’s most revered clubs, with 13 European Cups/Champions League titles between them. In 1963, Cesare Maldini captained the Italians to their first, his son Paolo to their most recent 44 years later. Bob Paisley, meanwhile, is considered a Reds immortal
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Our guide to the ground situated on the shores of Lake Como.
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Fully deserving of rest and recreation (and a medal) after braving the Italian heat and highways of Campania, I’d booked a train to Lombardy, where it was even hotter. Indeed, we are calcio mavericks. I also called upon Dan Cancian to replace the wilting Emmet Gates in the Destination Calcio lineup, the latter happy to
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Calcio Weekender is a series by football journalists. Read about their travels through Naples, Benevento and Salerno, all located in the southern Italian region of Campania.
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The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona is one of Serie A's iconic grounds and here is all you need to know ahead of visiting to watch Napoli.
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