Latest articles by Daniele Verri
EXCLUSIVE Antonin Panenka's career was changed by his fateful spot kick in the Euro 76 final
EXCLUSIVE The former Italy great never played in England, but one club holds a special place in his heart
EXCLUSIVE The former Czechoslovakia international’s spot-kick against West Germany has gone down in history
EXCLUSIVE The Italian stopper was unable to prevent the Azzurri’s penalty shootout defeat in the 1994 World Cup final
EXCLUSIVE The Italian was sacked just nine months after leading Leicester City to their incredible 2016 title victory
EXCLUSIVE The Italian’s 2015 arrival at Leicester City did not inspire confidence at the bookies
EXCLUSIVE Just how do you celebrate the most unlikely title win in modern football history?
Claudio Ranieri believes one player was key to his 2016 success
Andrea Bocelli, a call from Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Lineker on air with no trousers – Leicester City went all out in their Premier League title celebrations
LONG READ One of Europe's finest teams in the early 1990s, Sampdoria have just been relegated to the Italian third-tier Serie C for the first time - FFT travelled to Genoa to hear about a decline that has featured film directors, Andrea Pirlo and a pig's head in the post...
The son of Diego Maradona highlights how it was for him growing up in the 1990s
EXCLUSIVE Diego Maradona is one of the greatest footballers ever, so attempting to become a professional footballer was always going to be tricky for his son
EXCLUSIVE AC Milan were Europe's pre-eminent force at the beginning of the 1990s, but when one Italian star refused to join the Rossoneri, Silvio Berlusconi attempted everything in his power to convince him
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca isn't expected to have much of a say on which players the club buy this summer
Davide Gualtieri scored one of England's most humiliating goals ever – now he works with computers
Davide Gualtieri netted a record strike against the Three Lions 30 years ago – and he won hearts for doing so
The San Marino star who sent England to an all-time low tells FFT 30 years later that the magnitude of his achievement never really sunk in at the time
Fabio Cannavaro has played in a World Cup final and at the biggest stadiums in football - but Ibrox is a place he's full of admiration for
Fabio Cannavaro didn't know what had happened during the final between France and Italy - all he knows is that he heard it loudly
Fabio Cannavaro has been talking to FourFourTwo about how good Alan Shearer really was – and whether or not the striker meant to elbow him
Fabio Cannavaro has told FFT that Chelsea very nearly signed him – but that he admired Arsenal and Manchester United in the noughties, too
2006 Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro was the last centre-back to be given the award – but he says now that in many ways, he was lucky
