Latest articles by Daniele Verri
Sampdoria: Football's Flagging Giants
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...
‘I’m often compared to my father, but he was unique – nothing compares to him. Beethoven’s son didn’t play like his dad. They were two different people’: Diego Maradona's son reveals what it's like growing up with famous surname
The son of Diego Maradona highlights how it was for him growing up in the 1990s
'My surname was a handicap, no doubt. I’d get told, ‘If you wanted to avoid all of the attention, just don’t play football’. But I wanted to because I loved it!': Diego Maradona Jr. achieved great success despite his name proving a hinderance in the sport
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
‘Berlusconi sent his helicopter twice to impress me. It took longer to drive to the airport than to go to his villa, but he loved doing things to surprise you’: How AC Milan eventually completed world record transfer for Italian star in 1992
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
The international footballer who’s now a computer salesman: Davide Gualtieri reveals how he left football for a normal life
Davide Gualtieri scored one of England's most humiliating goals ever – now he works with computers
Davide Gualtieri reveals how he was voted Man of the Year - all because of a record-breaking goal against ENGLAND
Davide Gualtieri netted a record strike against the Three Lions 30 years ago – and he won hearts for doing so
‘I didn’t appreciate what had happened’: The San Marino star who broke record against England
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
‘It was mad’: Fabio Cannavaro says he had never seen anything like the atmosphere at Ibrox when he played there for Parma vs Rangers
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
‘I heard the knock!’ Fabio Cannavaro admits he was close enough to hear Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final
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 says Alan Shearer was one of the best strikers he ever faced – and addresses the elbow on him in the Champions League
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: I came so close to joining Chelsea
Fabio Cannavaro has told FFT that Chelsea very nearly signed him – but that he admired Arsenal and Manchester United in the noughties, too
Fabio Cannavaro opens up about being the last defender to ever win the Ballon d’Or
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
