The Campania seaside town of Salerno is home to yet another maroon kitted Italian outfit, Salernitana. Some English readers may have come across them in the Anglo Italian Cup of yesteryear, or indeed found themselves visiting this marvellous Italian city. I recollect being in Stoke on Trent when Ancona were playing at Vale Park … Continue reading US Salernitana →

Tucked away in the North West corner of Tuscany, Lucca is a real jewel of Italy, just a wee jewel with a population of 95,000. Once the Republic of Lucca, Independent for nearly 500 years from 1160, and believe me, with the most amazing, intact city walls of the renaissance era, it is a thing … Continue reading Lucca in the sky →

The name Empoli is one that you might regularly see in the Serie A results and league tables, but who knows exactly where it is? Empoli is tucked just South West of the Tuscan capital, Firenze, a mere 12 miles away! The train to Pisa and Livorno will stop in Empoli soon after pulling out … Continue reading Empoli →

It is a curious thing but why are their so many clubs in Italy that play in maroon? or "Granata" as they'd call it. Now here is a little test as to how immersed in Calcio you are! How many Italian clubs who play in maroon can you name? If you come up with "1-3" … Continue reading Livorno the Red →

While I was sitting in a Montmatre cafe in Paris in late April avoiding the rain a few years ago, as you do, I was making plans for a holiday to Italy with my girl. We hatched a plan for an early September trip with the centrepiece being her birthday celebration somewhere on the Amalfi … Continue reading Liguria United →