Football Adventures with James Rendall
My football adventures all over the world
As the Pandemic in Europe at any rate, finally shows signs of easing, perhaps come the start of the new football season fans will be allowed back into stadia. Doubtlessly in limited numbers at the start, but hopefully things will open up completely, and those drawn up lists of places to visit, games to see … Continue reading Hidden gems of Italy
If you have a peek at the former league champions roster in any given land, you’ll largely find an unusual name or two that doesn’t compute to the modern era, where those monied same old brigade keep dominating the landscape. In England, Huddersfield Town (3 titles), Burnley (2), Portsmouth (2) have all tasted success back … Continue reading Vercelli Glory
This is a 99% complete article which will be submitted to Football Weekends magazine as a celebration of the 80 year history of Cesena FC. Upon completion of the match on 2nd February versus Perugia I will update, and submit with photos from this big Serie C promotion tussle. During these pandemic days, with fans … Continue reading Cesena FC at 80
A guide to calcio and culture throughout Veneto, one of the great regions of Italy. Due for publication in Football Weekends at the end of February/March. Veneto is one of the most visited regions of Italy, or should I qualify that and say, in normal times. The jewel of the region, Venice will have largely … Continue reading V is for Veneto
An article written for the February or March version of Football Weekends. Ideas for where and how to enjoy calcio. I am sure many readers need no introduction to getaways in some European countries, but maybe Italy has slipped down the pecking order when planning a trip to catch some football abroad. Italian football has … Continue reading Beginners Guide to Italia
A new article, a perhaps long overdue piece on Brescia. It will act as my 51st Football Weekends tale for publication just ahead of Christmas. Don't forget more photographic storytelling on my IG page, Can_chas, feel free to drop in. A hundred kilometres East of Milan, and 70 West of Verona you will find the … Continue reading La Leonessa d’Italia, Brescia
Ancona; A city guide, club history and Marche guide My 50th article for Football Weekends takes me home to Ancona. I am sure I am not alone in becoming interested in certain clubs courtesy of that bastion of yesteryear, Subbuteo and especially the team catalogue that named clubs from elsewhere with the same kit. The … Continue reading Ancona and the Marche
If you played football at primary school, do you recall the first colours you donned to play? My first colours were green and black taken from the school crest. We used to play in a striped shirt with this combination, but we went radical one season when the coach/teacher ordered us the Borussia Monchengladbach shirt … Continue reading i Neroverdi di Sassuolo
The continuation of tales of yesteryear football takes us all all the way back to June 1988, not just the game itself, but the entire entertaining day out for two relative novices going to games abroad at that time, my longstanding chum Grant and I. This was only my second game in Italy, following Cesena … Continue reading Padova & Calcio
This week's Covid recollection goes right back to the start, my first ever game abroad at Cesena. In the photo above we were right in the back row, top left of the high curva at the opposite end. "Picture the scene, the final league matches of Italy’s Serie B at the end of the 1986/87 … Continue reading Cesena Spareggio
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