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👕 🇮🇹 Sanremese Calcio: Karembeu’s Ambitious Project on the Italian Riviera A World Cup and UCL winner. Now, Karembeu wants to transform Sanremese Calcio He has Clarence Seedorf heading up the youth sector, Yann M’Vila in the squad and Gianluca Festa in the dugout calcioengland.com/2026/08/28/s...

Sanremese Calcio: Karembeu’s Ambitious Project on the Italian Riviera

Sanremo is a place that seems tailor-made for aspiration.  Crystal blue waters lap against the Ligurian coastline, palm trees sway in the sea breeze, and grand hotels are framed…

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🛡️ Serie B Virtus Entella have come up with a new crest (on the right): Key changes: 🎨 Fewer colours, dropped the gold 🏙️ Removed the town’s name (Chiavari) ✏️ Simpler, modern illustration

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🇮🇹 Italia ‘90 kicked off this weekend 36 years ago…but it didn’t start there It began 8 years earlier - with intrigue, scandal & backroom deals From Cameroon’s pre-tournament chaos to Baggio’s betrayal, this is the prelude to the Magic Nights calcioengland.com/2025/06/08/i...

Italia ’90: Prelude To The Magic Nights

Italia ’90 opened with a scene of breathtaking drama – unlike anything the World Cup had delivered before. The soaring San Siro provided the stage. An architectural wonder audaciously extende…

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🏆 Which Serie A teams have most players at the World Cup? 1️⃣0️⃣ Milan 7️⃣ Atalanta, Inter 6️⃣ Roma, Juventus 5️⃣ Bologna 4️⃣ Napoli, Sassuolo 3️⃣ Como, Torino, Venezia 2️⃣ Parma, Genoa 1️⃣ Frosinone, Cagliari, Udinese, Fiorentina 0️⃣ Lazio, Lecce, Monza

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🏟️ Rising supporter frustration and a thinly-veiled ultimatum from the local municipality could leave Bari locked out of Stadio San Nicola in 2026/27 The coming weeks may prove decisive for the club’s future Latest here 👉 calcioengland.com/2026/05/29/b...

Bari To Leave Stadio San Nicola?

Recently relegated SSC Bari are locked in a dispute with the Municipality of Bari over the use of Stadio San Nicola for the 2026/27 season – raising the possibility o…

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📈 Inter & Milan Attendance Data ⬆️ Huge growth in crowds, trend pre-dates COVID 📉 The trough of 2014/15 (36k average) a distant memory ⬆️ 25/26 average attendance 73k+ for both clubs (97% of San Siro capacity) 🏗️ But latest plans for new stadium have lower capacity of 71.5k

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🏟️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼’𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 Como are now on the brink of Europe - but their iconic stadium might not be ready A summer of construction against the clock beckons Are we going to see European nights on the Lake? 🌊 ⚽️ calcioengland.com/2026/05/03/e...

European Football On The Lake? Como’s Race Against Time

Como can lay claim to one of the most idyllic stadium settings in European football: a ground perched on the shores of Lake Como, with steep, verdant hills rising dramatically from the water’s edge…

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The narrative is unfolding in Serie B… 🏆Venezia & Monza lead a four-horse race for Serie A 🎲 Cesena roll the dice on Ashley Cole 🐬 Insigne inspiring Pescara to safety? ⚠️ Sampdoria and Bari in danger ⬇️ Reggiana in freefall Full story here… calcioengland.com/2026/03/15/h...

Heaven & Hell – The Unfolding Storylines in Serie B

As the 2025/26 Serie B season canters toward its climax, tantilising storylines are beginning to be written at both ends of the table. A white-hot contest to achieve promotion to Serie A is juxtapo…

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✍️ 𝕀𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕤: The Saints of Italian Football From Baresi’s 6️⃣ to Maradona’s 🔟, we explore the sacred ritual of retiring shirt numbers - devotion, brilliance and memory enshrined forever calcioengland.com/2025/12/31/i...

Icons and Angels: The Saints of Italian Football

October 1997. The greats of world football gathered at San Siro for Franco Baresi’s testimonial match. From Baggio to Bergomi, from Van Basten to Zico, teammates and rivals stood side by side befor…

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🆕✍️ We’re back from #VeneziaFC with the latest Calcio Travel Notes A match day at Stadio Penzo is unlike anywhere else in Italy - a stadium on the lagoon, a club with a rich history…and a ground living on borrowed time ⏰ Read here 👉 calcioengland.com/2025/11/23/c...

Calcio Travel Notes: Venezia

The city of Venice requires no introduction.  On one hand, Venezia is one of the wonders of the world: a historic city built on timber piles driven into the lagoon bed; a place where serene wa…

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🎟️🇮🇹 How much does it cost to watch Italian football in 2025/26? From San Siro to Sassuolo, we compare season ticket prices across Serie A - shining a light on new pricing strategies and revealing where you can watch football for just £6.64 per game calcioengland.com/2025/07/29/j...

Just The Ticket: The Price of Italian Football 2025/26

We’ve scoured the websites of every Serie A club to compile our annual analysis of season ticket prices for the 2025/26 campaign. The pricing landscape has become increasingly complex. Beyond the s…

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