I remember them cafe shop moments, usually a different place each week. Football Italia always seemed able to capture the magic of foreign football, it may no longer be special as football around the world is easily accessible now but back then it really did seem to have that something special, getting glimpses of these powerhouse clubs with their own local legends, maybe its nostalgia but it was quite exciting not really knowing much about football on the continent and what you would be up against.
For sure, it was the only real window into continental football I had at the time and it just looked so glamorous; always beautiful and sunny. I think it's a real shame they cancelled that show and it'd be good to see it return, but I don't think it'd have the same appeal now. It was part of my childhood and you always remember those memories more fondly. These days we see continental football all the time on twitter etc, it's not the same.
