"He flicked to kick, but I didn't know" warbled a young Fergal Sharkey circa 1981 as Subbuteo entered it's final throws of toyshop domination.  While the 'suits' decide to move on, an Italian firm makes a stand. 

'Past it!' the cry, but are things as bleak as have been painted for Internazionale this week? Here's Adam Digby.

Adam Digby reflects on some of Serie A's finest central midfielders of days gone by, and asks if their heir might finally be emerging.

A notorious game with a truth finally exposed, here's Blair Grant to explain a little more

2010/11 has been something of a nightmare for Juventus. But Adam Digby has spotted a potential club hero amidst the trials and tribulations.

"Un vero cavaliere non lascia mai una signora." Alessandro Del Piero, June 2006.  Here's Adam Digby.

Adam Digby on Italy's forgotten generation.

Adam Digby looks back into Calcio's recent past, and examines the mad, mad world of Luciano Gaucci.

Never mind the Champions League, here's the Clericus Cup! Over to the very well connected Nick Robbins.

AC Milan have been making waves in the transfer market of late. But as Adam Digby reports, their most important addition could be a veteran centre-back with a fascinating story.

José Mourinho. Rafael Benitez. Leonardo. Spot the difference? Welcome to IBWM, Paul Visca.

Italy's current crop of goalkeepers is the envy of many rivals. Adam Digby adds another name to the list, one who has chosen a very different path to success.

Scorer of the first Juventus goal in Serie B, Matteo Paro played a crucial if unconventional role in the club's return to prominence. Adamo Digby fills in the gaps.

Ah, that most un-Brazilian of Brazilian midfielders.  Here's Adamo Digby.

Large attendances and a rich history. A shoe-in for top flight football, surely? Not in Italy, and not in Verona. Adamo Digby on changing times.

Having lost one talisman, could losing another actually be the quickest and perhaps only way Sampdoria can improve? Adamo Digby explains.

Name us ten English coaches that have acheived success outside of the UK.  Did you get Willy Garbutt?  Well done you.  Here's Sam Lee on a true football revolutionary.

Rafael Benítez travelled to the Club World Cup hoping to save his job. In the first of two features looking at the competition, Adamo Digby recalls a clash between two heavyweights of world football, and a happier time for Italian teams.

Talented.  Tempremental.  Funny how those two seem to go together so frequently.  Both apply in large doses to Antonio Cassano, who will find out this week whether he needs a new job.  Here's Adamo Digby.

While many observers are keen to see 'the special one' slip up, there really is no arguing with the season Inter enjoyed in 2009/10.  Benitez was never going to find Mourinho an easy act to follow, but has Rafa been found out?  Welcome to IBWM Adamo Digby.

The twice yearly clash between Roma and Lazio is one of world football's most passionate derbies.  On Sunday, the two sides meet with Lazio in fine form.  Rocco Camisola looks forward to an exciting clash.

Ultras, a word in football that immediately brings to mind certain negative images. However, a new movement of 'Ultra' fan groups are organizing themselves in a different way, intimidating through artistic displays of support for their team. Martyn Fisher reports