Asprilla tells his favourite Parma pranks
Tino Asprilla recounts some spectacular anecdotes from his time at Parma, including eating a fine, falling in a lake and partying with ‘five or six girls’ during a training retreat.…
Exclusive Interview: Alessandro Lucarelli
Alessandro Lucarelli told Football-Italia.net Chief Correspondent Richard Hall about his extraordinary journey, standing by Parma as they went from Serie A to bankruptcy and back again. The former defender has…
The rise, fall and rise again of Parma
No other club can sum up the heady days of 1990s Serie A, the burst of the financial bubble and dream revival like Parma, writes Anthony Barbagallo. In Italy, it is…
Scala torn by Buffon’s Italy future
Former Parma Coach Nevio Scala admits he is torn by news Gigi Buffon could extend his Italy career. “It’s an embarrassing situation.” The 40-year-old shot-stopper started his career at Parma…
On This Day: Parma lift Cup Winners’ Cup
Nevio Scala’s Parma triumphed under the old Wembley towers, beating Antwerp for the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Modern day life for Parma is quite the fall from grace after financial…
‘Donnarumma is Buffon’s heir’
Nevio Scala, who gave Gianluigi Buffon his debut, says Milan’s Gigio Donnarumma is the Juventus goalkeeper “20 years ago”. The Rossoneri number one made his debut at 16, drawing parallels…
Buffon: ‘Destined to be a goalkeeper’
Gigi Buffon believes “destiny made me a goalkeeper”, 20 years after making his Serie A debut. The Juventus shot-stopper made his top-flight bow for Parma against Milan on this day…
Parma break season ticket record
Parma are rebuilding in the amateur Serie D, and have already sold a record-breaking number of season tickets. The Ducali were declared bankrupt at the end of last season, and…