How did I avoid paying Venice’s new ‘entrance fee’? By joining the local Venezia FC fans
Fans heading to the waterside stadium don’t have to pay the €5 tourist fee. And with the team fighting for promotion to Serie A, the atmosphere at the last home game of the season is electric
November 2023
Over there
Fashion, tourism and Tessmann: a US plan to make Venezia a global brand
The Italian club’s American owners have attempted to turned the team into a business that goes beyond soccer. Now the on-field results need to follow
May 2022
European roundup: Perisic and Martínez help Inter keep Milan in sight
Internazionale are two points behind Milan in the battle for the Serie A title after a 2-1 win at Udinese, while Barcelona went second in La Liga
April 2022
Beyond the Biennale: Venice’s ‘secret’ Sant’Elena island
While most of La Serenissima will be heaving with visitors during the art fair, which starts this week, this tiny island at the city’s eastern tip is a world apart
March 2022
Finland named world’s happiest country for fifth year running
Experts say social support, honesty and generosity key to wellbeing, as Afghanistan and Lebanon struggle in global ranking
January 2022
European roundup: Inter drop points as Mourinho’s Roma end winless streak
Atalanta held Serie A leaders Internazionale to an entertaining 0-0 draw and Roma won for the first time in four games as Rennes thrashed Bordeaux 6-0 in Ligue 1
November 2021
European roundup: Inter close on leaders, victory for Barça and Xavi
European roundup: Milan clubs draw in derby, as Venezia sink Mourinho’s Roma
June 2021
Men’s transfer window summer 2021 – all deals from Europe’s top five leagues
All the summer’s Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A deals and club-by-club guides
May 2021
Venezia players celebrate return to Serie A with boat parade through city – video
Venezia FC are back in Serie A after 19 years away, and celebrated in style on the Italian city’s waterways
January 2018
Guardian Sport Network
Venice attracts 30m tourists a year. Why do so few visit its football club?
Venice has sold a myth of itself to tourists for centuries, so why has no one ever never succeeded in promoting its football club?
January 2014
Sportblog
Venezia's woes threaten to make football a relic in city of rich history
Jonathan Wilson: Venice club desperately need a new stadium and without one could lose their Russian owner and, with him, their existence
