Great forgotten goals from Serie A’s golden days in the 2000s
It was a glorious time for Italian football and some of the goals were spectacular – from overhead kicks to olympicos
April 2021
Guardian Sport Network
The names that grace Italian football stadiums: from the Pope to Maradona
Napoli recently renamed their stadium after Diego Maradona, but who are the other characters honoured by clubs in Italy?
November 2015
The joy of six
The Joy of Six: hipsters' favourite football clubs
From Portland to Hamburg, through Spain to Italy and on to a leafy London borough, we look at six of the world’s most achingly trendy football clubs
September 2015
Guardian Sport Network
Livorno: Serie A alternative club guide
In their latest Italian football guide, The Gentleman Ultra profile Livorno, a club whose left-leaning supporters have riled Silvio Berlusconi and Paolo Di Canio
May 2014
Sportblog
The Bandinis 2014: An utterly exhaustive review of the Serie A season
Paolo Bandini: From the best shinpads to the worst misses, via a referee-shaped dog-chew toy, it’s our end-of-season Italian awards
March 2014
Serie A round-up: Carlos Tevez and Juventus halt Milan's resurgence
Carlos Tevez scored yet another piledriver as Juventus moved 11 points clear in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Milan
November 2013
Juventus and Livorno appeal to Cas over Fifa's Adrian Mutu ruling
Juventus and Livorno have each appealed to the court of arbitration for sport after Fifa's ruling demanded both clubs help Adrian Mutu pay Chelsea €21m
September 2013
Sportblog
Genoa get their homework done and promptly pass the Sampdoria test
Paolo Bandini: Genoa's goalkeeping coach Luca De Prà suspended after doing a 'Rambo' in preparation for the Derby della Lanterna
April 2012
Udinese will take care of Piermario Morosini's sister, says Di Natale
Antonio Di Natale said Udinese have promised to take care of the sister of Piermario Morosini, the player who died on Saturday
Sportblog
Piermario Morosini's death was tragedy that not only Livorno suffered
Paolo Bandini: The case of the Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini had many similarities with the recent Fabrice Muamba affair, although this time there was no happy ending
Italy mourns tragic loss of 'a golden boy' Piermario Morosini
Italian football paid tribute to the Livorno player Piermario Morosini who died after suffering a cardiac arrest
April 2010
Sportblog
Roma's storming of the summit has sent alarm bells ringing in Serie A
Paolo Bandini: Italy finally has a title race after Roma go ahead of José Mourinho's stuttering Inter
February 2010
'We can still improve', says Goran Pandev as Inter go 10 points clear
Round-up: Internazionale beat Cagliari 3-0 as chasing Milan stuttered to a goalless draw with strugglers Bologna
January 2010
Cristian Chivu injury sours Inter win
The Inter defender Cristian Chivu suffered a fractured skull as the league leaders battled to a 1-0 win at Chievo
October 2009
Sportblog
Milan saved by Alessandro Nesta's brilliance and an unlikely helping hand
Paolo Bandini: The former Italy defender wasn't the only hero for Milan at Chievo, but the other one would have been far harder to predict
September 2009
Sportblog
Claudio Ranieri builds from the back in quest to plug Roma's leaks
Paolo Bandini: The former Chelsea manager has taken over at his home club to little fanfare and with a modest initial ambition – to stop conceding goals
August 2009
Diego repays faith with double to help Juventus sink Roma for perfect start
Rumour mill
Football transfer rumours: Michael Carrick to Liverpool?
October 2006
Rangers rediscover their sparkle
Rangers enjoyed a memorable night in Tuscany with an impressive win over Livorno in the Uefa Cup Group A opener.
