Big battles are decided on the outcome of smaller skirmishes. And World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro will tell you that finals are not played; they are only won or lost. Both apply to Pescara’s promotion to Serie B and their play-off final hero, Alessandro Plizzari, who single-handedly dragged his side to the shootout and saved
Vincenzo ‘Vince’ Grella strode into the offices at Catania’s Stadio Angelo Massimino assured. Decked out in a smart blazer and jeans, an outfit topped with sunglasses and a cigar, Grella looked the picture of a man who had been out in the sun, or just living everyday life in Sicily. As a player in the
For the past 70 years, every change in the Papacy has mysteriously coincided with a promotion-winning campaign from Italian lower league club US Avellino.
All Italian football scheduled for Easter Monday has been postponed following the death of Pope Francis. The Pope, who was 88, died at 7.35am local time on Monday. He was recovering from pneumonia having been discharged from hospital last month after five weeks of treatment. His last public appearance was on Easter Sunday when he