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Temples of The Cult: The Cibali or Angelo Massimino in Catania

June 11, 2020 Thomas Salvatori Catania, Italian Football, Serie A, Temples of The Cult

Our journey across Italy looking for the most interesting football stadiums in the country continues. Today we’re headed south – the most south that it can be as far as calcio is concerned - to the Angelo Massimino Stadium in Catania, acknowledged by both local and visitor players as one of the loudest and most passionate venues in the Peninsula.

On Her Majesty’s Service: The Cult Hero That Was Fabrizio Ravanelli

June 9, 2020 Luke Phelps England, On Her Majesty's Service, Premier League

Fabrizio Ravanelli had two separate spells in English football with Middlesbrough and then Derby County, proving himself a popular figure with both. He became a cult hero of both Boro and Derby fans’, and the fact that he scored 31 goals in all competitions in his first season for a relegated team in the Premier League shows just how underrated he may have been.

A Coppa Italia Preview as Calcio Finally Comes Back

June 7, 2020 Luke Phelps AC Milan, Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli

Italian football will return on 12 June as Juventus, Milan, Napoli, and Inter square off to conquer the Coppa Italia. All eyes will be on the remaining games of the domestic cup - the second leg of the Semi-Finals and the Final to be played in the space of four days. The clash between Juventus and Milan will kick-start football again in Italy after three months.

Throwback Thursday: Helenio Herrera, The Wizard of Grande Inter

June 3, 2020 Abdullah Bashiti Inter Milan, Italian Football, Portraits, Throwback Thursday 2 comments

Inter's history is filled with a special affiliation to controversial, charismatic managers, whose pioneer was without doubt Helenio Herrera. Every die-hard Nerazzurri fan would be forever grateful to that man, who would later become referred to as Il Mago ("The Wizard") and who forged the legendary epoch of the Grande Inter during the 1960s.

Temples of The Cult: Atalanta’s Gewiss Stadium In Bergamo

June 2, 2020 Thomas Salvatori Atalanta, Italian Football, Serie A, Temples of The Cult 3 comments

Today we’re going to the North of Italy, in the Region of Lombardy. Atalanta’s home turf in Bergamo is a stadium whose newest name - Gewiss Stadium - is linked to a company for sponsorship reasons. The stadium is currently undergoing an ambitious renovation plan which by 2021 will bring its standard to the level of the European ambitions of its club.

A Pulse-Check On The Serie A Top Teams Before Restart

May 31, 2020 Kolade Daniel AC Milan, Atalanta, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Stickers Swapping, Transfer Market

In less than a month, the Serie A is set to welcome it's doors open for action once again. There might have been no action on the pitch for the last two months but a lot has gone down regardless. So let's take a look at the top Serie A sides and their major activities while football was forced to stop, with a special focus on the rumored transfer market deals.

On Her Majesty’s Service: Samuele Dalla Bona’s Desperate Demise

May 30, 2020 Luke Phelps On Her Majesty's Service, Premier League

Whilst the Premier League has seen some great Italians join its shores, very few of them are actually made in England. That is with exception to Samuele Dalla Bona. After he swapped the Atalanta youth academy for the Chelsea one, many believed him to be the next best thing to come out of Italy, but what followed was unprecedented and untimely.

It’s Official: Serie A Will Restart In June, Minister Spadafora Says

May 28, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese

It’s official: The Serie A will restart on June 20. The first calcio games to be played, however, will be the remaining Coppa Italia rounds – the second leg of the Semi-Finals (Napoli-Inter on June 13 and Juventus-Milan on June 14) and then the Final in Rome on the 17th. The Italian Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed that.

A stadium is most often a synonym for “home advantage.” That was not the case of the late Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin, however

Temples of The Cult: The Late Stadio Delle Alpi In Turin

May 25, 2020 Thomas Salvatori Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Temples of The Cult, Torino

A football stadium is most often a synonym for “home advantage.” That was not the case of the late Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin, however, which both Juventus and Torino reluctantly called their home for 18 years before managing to move away from it. A symbol of waste, poor organization, and underutilization common to many Italian playing grounds.

Gigi Simoni, The Gentleman Coach Who Mentored Ronaldo at Inter

May 23, 2020 Matteo Carnevale Inter Milan, Italian Football, Portraits, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

For all football fans, he will always remain Ronaldo’s first manager in the Serie A. Luigi “Gigi” Simoni, a football coach and a gentleman, passed away on Friday at 81. His name is mostly linked to the 1997-98 season when he led Inter to win the UEFA Cup but lost his Scudetto chances in a controversial game against Juventus.

On Her Majesty’s Service: The Rise and Fall of Massimo Maccarone

May 21, 2020 Luke Phelps England, On Her Majesty's Service, Premier League

A name that rings true with Middlesbrough fans, Massimo Maccarone was an eccentric addition to the long list of fine Boro strikers. From Fabrizio Ravanelli to Mark Viduka, to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Yakubu, and Maccarone - the Riverside has long been the home of some great forwards, but the latter proved many wrong with his performances.

Serie A To Restart In June, Playoffs In Case of New Suspension

May 20, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese

The Serie A will restart in June, and so will the lower divisions Serie B and Serie C. The Federal Council of the Italian Football Federation approved to resume all the major football competitions in Italy. In case of another stop to the games, the Federation will consider resorting to a playoff round to determine the Serie A winner.