Sport in Italy
After fifteen days of high and lows, tears and joys, the London 2012 Summer Olympics have finally come to a close last Sunday. What an emotional fortnight has been for sport fans all over the world! Truth is that, as usual and as expected, Team USA and China dominated the […]
Italian tifosi Never ask about football to an Italian, or he will go on boasting about his favourite football team for hours.La tifoseria Italiana , Italian football supporters, are numerous and at times, a bit too fanatic, indeed. Tifosi sometimes forget what rationality is and their excesses have lead […]
March 22, 2007 Fabio Capello: Anthology of a Champion Part II: The Coach Fabio Capello is undoubtedly one of the most famous Italian coaches in the world. Charismatic and agonistically charged like very few professionals in this field. For many he is the prototype of sergente di ferro (Italian for […]
Fabio Capello: Anthology of a Champion Fabio Capello the Player Part I: The Player Fabio Capello is undoubtedly one of the most famous Italian coaches in the world. Charismatic and agonistically charged like very few professionals in this field. For many he is the prototype of sergente di ferro (Italian […]
Style and Supremacy: Alberto Tomba’s Binomial Skiing: The Italian Champion’s Career December 19th 1966 – not too far from Bologna – was born one of the truest-greatest skiers in the history of the world. Alberto Tomba began to ski in the garden of Castel dè Britti while challenging his brother […]
Fusar-Poli & Margaglio: Ice Dancers Bring the Heat to Torino Barbara Fusar-Poli was born in Sesto San Giovanni on February 6, 1972. She currently resides in Milan with her husband Diego Cattani and daughter Giorgia, who she gave birth to on June 24, 2004. According to the Fusar-Poli & Margaglio […]
Denise Karbon, spectacular Italian bronze Italian Skiier Wins at Swedish World Cup Denise Karbon AARE (Sweden) – Only 12th after the 1st round and a bronze medal for the Italian Denise Karbon in the end. Miracles do happen in sports, in ski as well. The icy cold snow of Aare […]
Enrico Fabris – Italy’s Great Golden Hope If you had never heard of Enrico Fabris before the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, you probably have now. In his native Italy, the 24 year old speed skater has been hailed as the “Man of the Games” by the press. His two […]
Carolina Kostner – Italy’s Ice Princess Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy on February 8, 1987. Her mother, Patrizia, was a nationally-ranked figure skater during the 70s and her father, Erwin, played hockey in the 1984 Olympics and was captain of the Italian national team. Carolina is the cousin […]
Not Just Soccer Fans Italians don’t live exclusively for soccer. It’s more of a 360 degrees love for sports in general and even though the soccer ball remains the highest in the hit parade of our national desires, there is a good number of sports t hat still represent a […]