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About this episode

Henry and Michele preview the upcoming soccer season for SSC Napoli, discussing team changes and fan culture.

Henry and Michele return to look ahead to the first game of the season. They go through the comings and goings within the squad, consider the nature of Napoli fandom in comparison to other teams and Michele then goes into detail about what he's excited about with the new season. This is the first episode released since the launch of the In The Shadow Of The Vesuvio newsletter and blog, please subscribe and support: https://intheshadowofvesuvio.substack.com/ In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only podcast about SSC Napoli in English that comes direct from Naples - please give us a follow and a rate and a review if possible. Please do support the show by following our Twitter account @ShadowOfVesuvio and subscribe to our substack newsletter and blog https://intheshadowofvesuvio.substack.com/ For some of the best insight into Napoli, today and yesterday, find Henry Bell Calcio on Bluesky Traveling to Naples and need match tickets? Michele Borelli @NapoliTickets for all your Napoli ticket needs. Finally, if you get a moment, leave us a review and rating! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Henry Bell, Michele Borrelli

Topics covered

• soccer
• Napoli fandom
• season preview
• team changes
• podcast promotion

Keywords

• Napoli
• soccer
• season preview
• fandom
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: In The Shadow Of Vesuvio, SSC Napoli, Acast, Twitter, Bluesky

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