Excessive celebrations, questionable protests—everything in Italian football sparks debate these days, for better or worse. Certainly, this benefits the hundreds of media outlets thriving off the sport, including myself, as I earn a living writing about it. But let’s set […]
Politics is changing rapidly, and old rituals are giving way to new communication strategies. Traditional party festivals had largely disappeared, swept away by the decline of historic parties and the meteoric rise of the quintessential anti-establishment movement: the Five Star
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Today I returned from Romania, shaken by the first European case of elections to be redone due to illegitimate Russian influence, only to find Milan in chaos. A public transportation strike—once again on a Friday. The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR)
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The risk is that he becomes a hero beyond the realm of objective facts and judicial chronicles. The global web narrative, with its lack of spatiotemporal boundaries—the very essence of the internet’s communication revolution—transcends the realistic confines and rituals of
In the end, the intuition was correct. Yesterday’s editorial about Meloni, based largely on a fleeting observation at the end of a dinner, has proven to be prophetic—journalistically speaking. According to Politico, an international outlet, Giorgia Meloni is now the
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First of all, I apologize to the families of the victims, the injured, and the missing from yet another workplace tragedy in Italy if this brief reflection might hurt their sensitivity. They have nothing to do with this; they deserve
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Italian newspapers, especially Corriere della Sera, were keen to highlight in their political pages a story that could almost be dismissed as gossip or lighthearted news. Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump had a conversation. Not in a formal bilateral meeting,
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We’ve discovered that there are 62 ultra-rich Italians, with a combined wealth of 200 billion euros. That’s equivalent to ten years of financial budgets, more or less. In short, in the hands of a few — Ferrero, Del Vecchio, Armani,
The French crisis concerns us all. France is a historical ally of ours—beyond the occasional scuffles and mutual parochialism—an economic partner, and one of the founding members of Europe. Together with Germany, it has held significant power in recent years.
Italian football is still reeling from Sunday night’s shocking events at the Franchi Stadium in Florence during the Fiorentina-Inter match. A 22-year-old player suddenly collapsed, prompting panic on the field. Teammates rushed to help, with Cataldi turning the young man’s
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