Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 2hWarming up with the Juniors today in wonderful October sunshine, the vineyards of Soave in the background. 051 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneCalcio England @calcioengland.bsky.social · 9h✊🏿To mark Black History Month, we tell the tragic story of AC Milan’s first black player, Jose Germano de Sales Society wasn’t ready for his relationship with a young Countess. Ostracised at Milan & driven out of Italy, his talent was never realised 👉 calcioengland.com/2019/06/22/b... 041 1
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 19hHellas Verona 2 - 2 Catanzaro Created so many chances but most of them off target! 010 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 21hPretty one-sided but all square at halftime. Plenty of energy from the Catanzaro end as well. They’ve come a long way. 110 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 22hFriday night at the Bentegodi! Where else would you rather be? 2101 1
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 16/10/2026#FloodlightFriday Stadio Bentegodi, home of Hellas Verona Football Club Photo Credit: @rickhough.bsky.social 000 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Looks like I’m not the only one who’s been nostalgising on the 90s this week! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.com18 again: I returned to my life in 1990. Who – and what – would I find there?I doused myself in Poison perfume and made the trip back to my childhood home, friends and college. What could I learn by re-immersing myself in a world that brimmed with hope and potential? 020 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Really digging the vibe of my mother-in-laws choices from the book exchange 030 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Some of the very best pub, beer and wine writing out there with sky high production values - support it with a purchase if you can! 023 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My teenage kids are so jealous that I’m going. Hoping to take them next year! 110 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The world was changing but we didn’t know it. 110 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneTwonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Preserve endangered animals 372365299 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneThe Gentleman Ultra @gentlemanultra.bsky.social · 14/10/202614 October 1984 Matchday 5 Hellas Verona v Juventus 🧵 132 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I just published Will I (Still) ❤️ NY — 30 Years Later? richardhough-50290.medium.com/will-i-still...richardhough-50290.medium.comWill I (Still) ❤️ NY — 30 Years Later?For me, New York City has such a powerful nostalgic pull. 341 0
Reposted by Verona CampionePellicle @pelliclemag.com · 14/10/2026"Great Yarmouth, like many British seaside towns, is all too often associated with poverty...however, this is a place that’s home to friendly, welcoming people, with a gentle—if sardonic—sense of humour. A session in the Red Herring re-enforces this impression." www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/10...pelliclemag.comFaded Seaside Glamour — Drinking in Beer and History in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk — Pellicle“Have you seen a man dressed as a chicken?” I’m sitting at the bar of the Red Herring, enjoying a pint of Oakham’s Jeffrey Hudson Bitter, when four men on a stag do burst through the front door. ... 2177 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneJohn Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This week the Italian edition of Red Brigades is out with Einaudi and I also now have advance copies of the paperback of the English edition - both updated and revised... 0134 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneVerona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I just published Escape the Noise, Embrace the Silence: Hiking in the Dolomites richardhough-50290.medium.com/escape-the-n...richardhough-50290.medium.comEscape the Noise, Embrace the Silence: Hiking in the DolomitesFrom Verona the call of the mountains is irresistible. From the rolling hills of Monti Lessini in the foreground to the imposing bulk of… 4124 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneNigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Potato and Gorgonzola Focaccia from 'Cucina del Veneto: Delicious Recipes from Venice and Northeast Italy' by Ursula Ferrigno! www.nigella.com/recipes/gues... 121624 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Another cycling fatality on the roads around verona at the weekend. The victim was a 31-year-old Dutch cyclist. 000 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneNicky Bandini @nickybandini.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I interviewed Fabio Pisacane when he won the Guardian's inaugural Player of the Year award in 2016, and he remains one of the most extraordinary people I've had the privilege of meeting. Ten years later, he is turning out to be a very smart football manager too www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comDaniel Maldini finds his feet at Cagliari after years in family’s Serie A shadowSon of Paolo and grandson of Cesare struggled to establish himself at Milan but Fabio Pisacane is beginning to unlock his potential in Sardinia 3193 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneMark Gordon @markgordonmedia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The good people at @stanchionbooks.bsky.social have restocked my book. Head to their site to check out their fantastic range of titles!!⬇️ stanchionbooks.com/products/rob... 022 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Wow! Take out holiday insurance in case you get served foreign food on holiday is where we’re heading ??? 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Emilio Foletto’s death are ongoing. 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026He amassed more than 100 medals, including various regional titles and podium finishes in marathons, half-marathons, and cross-country races. In May 2025, he won the Italian Masters Mountain Running Championship title (Over-80 category) by triumphing in the grueling "La Santissima" race). 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A well-known local figure, his death has sparked an outpouring of grief in his local community, with the Mayor of Pressana leading the tributes. 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026While cycling he was hit by a lorry and suffered a severe blow to the head. He spent the next 18 days in intensive care but never regained consciousness. His death was announced on Friday. He was 86 years old. 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A couple of weeks ago Emilio was cycling near his home in Pressana, about 35 kilometers southeast of Verona known for its slow-paced, quiet agricultural countryside. It’s a popular spot for cyclists, hikers and campers looking for flat cycling paths and peaceful routes away from major hubs. 110 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Emilio Foletto was a champion hill runner, known affectionately as “il podista d'acciaio" (the steel runner). 100 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A tragic story that unfolded locally at the weekend... 🧵 300 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Wonderful! I wonder if it’s still in print anywhere? 010 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Sunday night football with the neighbors And Hellas are winning! 150 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneMoretti_italia 🇮🇹 @moretti-italia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I respect the above beverage Neal but this one here has tipped me over the edge like a pint of tennents in a Guinness glass. www.bernabei.it/birra-messin...bernabei.itBirra Messina Note Di Melograno 33clBirra Messina al Melograno è una lager italiana prodotta dal Birrificio Messina, in Sicilia, ottenuta con fermentazione a bassa temperatura 231 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneNeal Sutherland @nealsutherland.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sebbene! While supporting Birra dello Stretto, and Birrificio Messina, who make it independently, don't believe the boycott of Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale. It is actually produced in agreement with Birrificio Messina, with salt from the flats of Trapani 142 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneNeal Sutherland @nealsutherland.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Also, Dreher and then Birra Messina swallowed up by Heineken decades ago; Angelo Poretti by Carlsberg; Raffo taken over by Peroni in the 60s so it's also Asahi. So, here if you want a true Sicilian beer.... 131 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Under the shadow of the Bentegodi with the under 14s this afternoon! 030 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's Saturday! What you having? medium.com/curious/five...medium.comFive iconic Italian beers(and what you need to know before you drink them!) 250 0
Verona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Thanks for all the very kind comments about this article! Yes, the pictures are all mine (except for the amazing photo of the rifugio by night taken by my very talented hiking companion!) There's something incredibly uplifting about the mountains and that's what I tried to convey in the article. 030 0
Reposted by Verona CampioneThe Gentleman Ultra @gentlemanultra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Checking in on Caldiero with Giorgio Giovane. It's been a turbulent couple of years for the minnows of Veneto. Still a fantastic destination for #Calcio #Weekender #groundhopping www.gentlemanultra.com/2024/09/06/t...gentlemanultra.comCaldiero Terme -Next season, Serie C will welcome a new club to its ranks in the shape of Caldiero Terme. Richard Hall looks at the men from Veneto. 031 0