Pitch Publishing Ltd Veni, Vidi, Vici: When Italian Football Ruled Europe

A celebration of the late 1980s and 90s, when Italian football dominated Europe. This book is a must-read for anyone who experienced Italian football through Channel 4s groundbreaking 1990s coverage. It was an era when ten different Italian teams played in major European finals, when the greatest players strutted their stuff in Italys stadiums, cheered on by colourful fans with flares and tifos. Inside youll read about: The effect the Heysel disaster had on European football, including Italian footballs relative weakness before Heysel The turbulent times of Maradona at Napoli, including his and Italys experiences at Italia 90 The influx of foreign talent into Italian football, including the Dutch trio as part of Sacchis Milan revolution and three Germans at Inter The dominance of Italian clubs in Europe, including the likes of Sampdoria, Torino, Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Parma alongside Napoli, Milan, Inter and Juventus The record of English imports into Italy, with a chapter dedicated to Gascoignes adventure at Lazio and Channel 4 coverage Italys amazing journey through the USA 94 World Cup, including Baggios ups and downs The end of Italian dominance and the fall of several clubs This evocative book will take those who remember the era on a nostalgic journey through Italian splendour, while those who dont will wish they had been there. It was a time when Italian football was the ultimate in cool. Autorid: Dominic Hougham