Updates, articles and useless information based mainly around Serie A, Bundesliga & La Liga (occasionally more when I have the time)
I genuinely think the western hemisphere is blissfully unaware of how big of a deal Hidetoshi Nakata was and still is. He was the first Asian player to become a legitimate footballing superstar due to his exploits on and off the pitch, being an incredibly marketable individual. Certainly the first time I became aware of … Continue reading ICONS: HIDETOSHI NAKATA
For a town comprising of 170,000 people, Parma came so close to upsetting the apple cart in Italy, but fiddling the books is never a good idea and the fall was greater than the rise. The revival of the club as discussed in my previous article was started by Arrigo Sacchi who stabalised them in … Continue reading THE PARMALAT ERA
Maybe football is a lot simpler than we all think it is, a former shoe salesman with no professional playing experienced in his first top flight job managed to create one of the greatest club sides of all time, so much for reputation and having all of the coaching badges under the sun. I do … Continue reading ICONS: ARRIGO SACCHI
Various kit manufacturers provided Batistuta, Rui Costa and all with some absolutely sterling kits during the 90s (and one accidentally controversial one), here are some of the highlights: 1992/1993 Away Shirt - Lotto kits are almost always smart and 7Up makes for a cool shirt sponsor, unfortunately, it somehow slipped the notice of everyone that … Continue reading KIT ROOM: FIORENTINA IN THE 90S
Italian football was in despair after crashing out to Sweden in the playoffs for the 2018 World Cup. The most talented players are getting too old and the players meant to be in their prime are comparatively mediocre (barring Marco Verrati). It may be up to the younger players then to pick up the pieces, … Continue reading IN 5 YEARS TIME: MOISE KEAN
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