(Or if the World Cup had kept 1-11 numbering in force) By Jim Hearson We’re back with more renumbering of World Cup winners and, to...
Italy
See here for other entries in this series – at the time of writing, there’s only a Republic of Ireland one but if you’re checking...
Some self-indulgence this week as, rather than dealing with the many fine requests in the inbox, I’ve reacted to the news that Italy will wear...
A long-overdue return for this series – we had intended to get this one done while all of the relevant countries were still in Euro...
Thanks to Riccardo Giannini for his assistance In two of their four Euro 2020 games to date – against Switzerland and Austria – Italy have...
By Jim Hearson So… the team of players I’d have liked to see wearing 24, 25 or 26 in my last blog didn’t quite come...
By Tom Dean Paul Gascoigne in the number 8, Marco van Basten in the number 12, Fernando Torres in the number 9 – there are...
Until the introduction of Italy made turned the Five Nations Championship into the Six Nations in 2000, there was just one colour-clash fixture to attend...
Italy take on the Netherlands in the Uefa Nations League in Bergamo tonight so it’s a handy excuse to recall a game from 20 years...
A not-uncommon trope among kit enthusiasts is the idea that international teams should wear strips manufactured by an idigenous company. It’s a nice idea but...
