SPORT STORIES

SPORT STORIES

WHEN TWO DREAMS COLLIDE

On a hot afternoon in Reggio Emilia, a parish field became the setting for an unforgettable football match determining promotion to Seconda Categoria. Rivalta FC faced Tre…

THE PARISH FIELD THAT FELT LIKE WEMBLEY

On a hot afternoon in Reggio Emilia, a parish field became the setting for an unforgettable football match determining promotion to Seconda Categoria. Rivalta FC faced Tre…

IL DERBY DEL SECCHIA 2025 EDITION

[Thursday, May 1st, 2025 — Modena]Eleven men on the pitch. The twelfth was in the stands: singing, suffering, shouting, pounding fists against the glass walls, under a…

BEYOND THE GOAL LINE

Alice Pignagnoli, once a girl named “Alicio” in Northern Italy, became a trailblazer in football, challenging gender norms and advocating for mother-athletes’ rights. With over 250 matches…

PAMELA MALVINA “NOUCHO” SAWA RELOADED

In Bologna, Pamela Malvina Sawa became the European lightweight champion on October 25, 2024, through resilience and determination. Balancing boxing training with nursing, her journey reflects a…

PAMELA MALVINA NOUTCHO SAWA, THE NURSE BOXER

Pamela Malvina “Noutcho” Sawa, a boxer from Bologna, overcame her beginnings in Cameroon to achieve success in Italy. After discovering boxing at a homeless shelter, she trained…

MATTIA DE BIANCHI, THE SPARTANO

Mattia de Bianchi, a boxer from Reggio Emilia, reclaimed the Italian featherweight title by defeating Mattia Occhinero. He successfully defended his title against Alfredo di Bartolo but…

VACUUM FOCUS

The wait before a boxing match, those hours where energy is gathered and the final advice from the coach is received, muscles are warmed up, loosening knots…

EUROPEI 2021 | IT’S GOING ROME

July 11, 2021. The Italian national football team beats England in the European Championship final. And collective joy erupts. This was the improvised celebration — because in…

MATILDE GALASSI | THE ART OF KATA

Matilde Galassi, 2020 European Kata champion in the Junior category, still reigning. Riccione is her hometown, the place where she developed as an athlete, reaching the highest…

MATTIA MORINI | PANDEMIC WAIT

Mattia Morini, an athlete from Reggio Emilia, born in 1999, moved to Bishop Eustace School (New Jersey) at the age of 17, playing as a winger for…