ROME—While nuclear superpowers rehearse their latest Cold-War cosplay on the edges of Europe and Silicon Valley prophets sell us the metaverse nobody asked for, the Coppa Italia has quietly marched on like a Sicilian grandmother who refuses to evacuate during a lava flow. On the surface it’s “only” a domestic knockout tournament, yet from a…
**Cagliari vs Frosinone: A Sardinian Tragedy in Three Acts (and Maybe Extra Time)** The Unipol Domus stadium in Cagliari witnessed something remarkable last weekend: 16,000 people collectively discovering that hope is merely disappointment’s opening act. The home side’s 3-1 defeat to Frosinone wasn’t just another Serie A fixture—it was a masterclass in existential theater, performed…
Napoli FC: The Last Mediterranean Middle Finger to Global Footballing Flatness By Dave’s International Correspondent-at-Large, nursing a third espresso and a creeping suspicion that nothing really matters If you squint past Vesuvius and the cruise-ship smog, Napoli FC still looks like a rogue province in the otherwise bloodless empire of modern football. While the rest…
When Napoli Meets Pisa: A Glorious Micro-War in the Shadow of Bigger Collapses Dave’s Locker – International Desk, 23 June 2025 In any other week, a Coppa Italia third-round tie between Napoli and Pisa would be filed under “regional eccentricity” and left to ferment beside the anchovies. But this is not any other week. The…
