The party’s long over. Any semblance of the World Cup visible only in stray merchandise at bargain prices, almost as if it never happened at all. Banners and adverts speedily removed, stadiums switched back to normal ahead of the American football season. The tidal wave of the controversy during the event swept away only forContinue reading “Crisscrossing California: World Cup fan zone”
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The state of Sampdoria: Donati, data and the road to recovery
New season, same position. After three games of the 2025-2026 campaign Sampdoria are bottom of Serie B and out of the Coppa Italia. Two league defeats against Modena and Sudtirol – and five goals conceded in the process – and a cup exit on penalties at Spezia put Samp at an immediate disadvantage in whatContinue reading “The state of Sampdoria: Donati, data and the road to recovery”