Chloe Digby - The Italian Football Traveller

The Serie A season came to an end a month ago, and the summer has done little more than confirm the arrival of yet another cause of concern for fans of Italian football. The Premier League was always a threat for Italian clubs due to their financial strength, and now Saudi Arabia has become another. Sandro Tonali has joined Saudi Arabia’s Newcastle United, and Marcelo Brozovic and Sergej Milinkoiv...

Despite putting in an excellent performance in Istanbul, Inter ultimately fell short of Manchester City as the Premier League side completed a historic treble in winning the 2023 Champions League final . A second-half strike from Rodri was enough to seal the win for Man City . To chat through the night's action and the consequences of the result, our man in Istanbul Alessandro Bai phones in from t...

Five questions. One Legend. Every month, paid subscribers to the Italian football newsletter will receive an in-depth look at one Serie A legend. Dropping later today is an episode on the King of Rome, Francesco Totti. Here’s a sneak preview the episode itself. Only paid subscribers will receive these episodes, but if you’re not already signed up, don’t worry! You can do so for just £39.99 for an...

We are back with an episode on the title race: how it was won, who deserves the credit and was it good for Serie A? Plus, we update you on our podcast plans for the summer. Don’t forget you can get a whole year of subscriber only podcasts just like these for only £29.99 throughout the month of May. Just click the link below. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

Hey everyone, Here is a free podcast that I just had to share with you all. It features three of our contributors – Adam Summerton , David Scott & Mark Gordon – talking about why they love Serie A. The reason I wanted to share it is because this sums up what this newsletter is all about. A love of Italy and Italian football. And the best bit is, it comes automatically to your inbox or the Substack...

Here’s Chloe with the newly relaunched podcast. She talks about what to expect from the subscription service. The first new article will be out tomorrow. If you’re not already a member, join us in the Curva with 40% off all subscriptions. Just click the link below. And please feel free to share this episode with your friends! Talk to again soon…hope you enjoy the new music! This is a public episod...

It’s 30 years today since Sampdoria won the Serie A title in 1991! As promised, here’s a 2hr deep-dive into that wonderful campaign as we look into the owner Paolo Mantovani and how he carefully assembled the perfect squad and Coach in order to pull off their fairytale Scudetto victory. If you like the stunning image above, you can order it as a mug from this link . Here are some links that we men...

Join Chloe & Adam as they discuss the entire Super League debacle. How did we get here? What actually stopped the clubs? Which fans did they think wanted such a ludicrous competition? What can we do to prevent a repeat of this in the future? Why does Curva e Calcio charge for subscriptions if you’re so adamant that money is ruining football? All these questions (& many more) are answered in this s...

*Please note this is a reader-funded publication. The model only works through support from the Italian football community. By signing up for a paid subscription, you allow work on the newsletter & podcast to continue and receive access to every post & podcast. Please consider doing so if you can.* This week’s pod features a very special guest in Jonathan Grade , a man who worked on the famous Foo...

Morning everyone! Here’s the latest episode of Saturday Morning Chill, your 30 minutes of pure Italian Football bliss. In today’s episode, I discuss what’s coming up this week on the newsletter and podcast and detail what subscribers get for their £8 per month/£80 per year. I hope those who have not yet signed up will consider supporting my solo venture, I’m not a big company but I work tirelessly...

After one brilliant performance and one not-so-great display from Andrea Pirlo’s first two games in charge of Juventus, I joined up with Adam Digby to analyse exactly how well the novice boss has done so far. We discuss: Overreactions to both wins and losses Playing with a new-found freedom and a rejuvenation of Aaron Ramsey Kulusevski (with a shout out to Conor Clancy ) Mistakes from the new boss...

I’m delighted to bring you this fascinating and fun conversation with someone who has been part of my viewing (and likely yours too) of Italian football over a number of years. Adam Summerton is one of the most knowledgeable and proficient commentators around and he explained to me how he worked his way up from the very bottom to the position he is in now. We talked about his expectations for the...

When Juventus announced they had sacked Maurizio Sarri and replaced him with Andrea Pirlo, the entire football world was shocked. Why had Juve done this when their former Regista has never managed a team before in his life and had only been appointed as U21 boss 10 days earlier? Now the dust has settled and we have had some time to digest the news and what possible motivations Juve could’ve had, I...

The fifth episode of the Curva E Calcio podcast features a very special guest. AS Roma COO Francesco Calvo (formerly of Juventus and Barcelona) joins us to talk about the hugely successful Roma Cares initiative. This is the first of many interviews with those involved in the day-to-day operations of Serie A clubs, and just one of many reasons to sign up to the Curva e Calcio newsletter and podcast...

I am joined for a varied interesting discussion by “ Juventus: A History in Black and White ” author Adam Digby in this week’s episode. Fear not, non-Juve fans, we cover a wide range of topics including: * The food, culture and lifestyle in Turin * How Serie A can regain its reputation as the best league in the world * How Torino differ as a club from Juventus & matchday experiences at both * Juve...

This week I speak to Alasdair Mackenzie, an Italian sports journalist and Lazio fan living in Rome. We had a brilliant chat about his life there over the last two years, his love for Italian football, the best food and culture in Italy’s capital, and dealing with COVID 19. He even reveals some hidden gems to visit in Rome that are off the beaten track! Then, we moved on to discuss the matchday exp...

This week’s podcast is a real treat, as I speak to Conor Clancy, Editor-In-Chief of Forza Italian Football. Conor is based in Parma and has lived in Italy for two years, so I took the chance to ask him about life on the peninsula both before and after lockdown. He tells us about his favourite things to eat in Parma (you can’t talk about Italy without talking about food, right?) and then we move on...

Join Chloe as she launches the Curva e Calcio Podcast, a solo episode talking about the brand new newsletter & podcast, why it’s important to sign up and some personal stories about her love for Italian football. For those curious about CS Lebowski, the link is here . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curvaecal...