Autore: Valerio Moggia

Born in Novara in 1989, he has been editing *Pallonate in Faccia* since 2017, a blog dedicated to the connections between soccer and politics. He has written on these topics for *Domani*, *InsideOver*, *Linkiesta*, *Il Manifesto*, *Il Post*, *Rivista Undici*, *l’Ultimo Uomo*, and *Valigia Blu*. He is the author of the books *Storia Popolare del Calcio. A Story of Exiles, Immigrants, and Workers” (Ultra Sport, 2020), “The Dead Man’s Cup: The Story of a World Cup That Shouldn’t Exist” (Ultra Sport, 2022), and “Soccer Is Politics: Sport as an Antidote to Nationalism” (People, 2025).